Illumination device including cores and clad and display device comprising the illumination device
US9897743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133615
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light source, clad, and a plurality of cores. The clad includes a first edge at a light source side, a second edge opposite to the first edge, and a plurality of grooves formed by a plurality of partitions extending in parallel to each other from the first edge to the second edge. The cores are accommodated in the grooves, and each core includes an incident surface on which light from the light source is incident and an exit surface exposed from the groove to emit the light incident on the incident surface.
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