Polarizer and display device having the same
US9915767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/123
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display device includes a display panel which displays an image with light, a backlight unit which generates and provides the light to the display panel, and a polarizer which is coupled to the display panel and includes a polarizing film to polarize the light. The polarizing film includes a base film defining a first optical surface thereof from which first grooves are defined recessed and a second optical surface thereof which opposes the first optical surface and from which second grooves are defined recessed; a polarizing layer including the first grooves recessed from the first optical surface; and a light blocking layer including the second grooves recessed from the second optical surface.
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