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Liquid crystal display

  • US 20060290846A1
  • Filed: 05/24/2006
  • Published: 12/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A liquid crystal display comprising:

  • a display panel;

    a reflective polarizer provided under the display panel transmitting light that is linearly polarized in a first direction and reflecting light that is linearly polarized in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;

    an optical retarder provided under the reflective polarizer; and

    a backlight unit provided under the optical retarder, said backlight unit comprising a light source for supplying light to the display panel, wherein the reflective polarizer includes a substrate and a plurality of metal lines formed on a surface of the substrate, and an interval between two adjacent metal lines is narrower than a wavelength of visible light supplied by the backlight unit, and the metal lines of the reflective polarizer are parallel to each other in the second direction.

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