Optical element and liquid crystal display device using the same
First Claim
1. An optical element for a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- a polarizer for converting light emitted from a back light source to linearly polarized light;
a reflecting layer comprising a reflection area part for reflecting the linearly polarized light converted by the polarizer and a transmission area part for transmitting the linearly polarized light converted by the polarizer; and
at least one phase difference plate which is disposed so that only the light transmitted through the transmission area part after conversion of the light source-derived light to the linearly polarized light by the polarizer is incident to said phase difference plate.
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Abstract
There are provided a liquid crystal display device, which positively reflects, by a reflecting electrode and a light-shielding layer, light emitted from a backlight and further reflected from a light-shielding layer or a reflecting layer, and recycles the light while avoiding absorption in a linearly polarizing plate to improve the utilization efficiency of light and thus to realize a bright display screen, and an optical element for use in the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device comprises: a polarizer for converting light emitted from a back light source to linearly polarized light; a reflecting layer comprising a reflection area part for reflecting the linearly polarized light converted by the polarizer and a transmission area part for transmitting the linearly polarized light converted by the polarizer; and at least one phase difference plate which is disposed so that only the light transmitted through the transmission area part after conversion of the light source-derived light to the linearly polarized light by the polarizer is incident to the phase difference plate.
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1. An optical element for a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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a polarizer for converting light emitted from a back light source to linearly polarized light;
a reflecting layer comprising a reflection area part for reflecting the linearly polarized light converted by the polarizer and a transmission area part for transmitting the linearly polarized light converted by the polarizer; and
at least one phase difference plate which is disposed so that only the light transmitted through the transmission area part after conversion of the light source-derived light to the linearly polarized light by the polarizer is incident to said phase difference plate. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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2. An optical element for a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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a polarizer for converting light from a front light source to linearly polarized light;
a reflection area part for reflecting the linearly polarized light converted by the polarizer; and
at least one phase difference plate which is disposed so that only the light reflected from the reflection area part is incident to said phase difference plate. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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