Display device including an optical modulator
US9983437B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/13756
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a display surface, which displays an image by selectively reflecting light entering the display surface, and an illuminating device including an optical modulator provided on a display surface side of the display panel and including a plurality of portions in a major surface thereof and a light source provided on a side surface of the optical modulator, and the illuminating device illuminates the display panel at a predetermined brightness specific for each respective portion with the light entering the optical modulator from the light source.
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