Enhanced off-axis viewing performance of liquid crystal display employing a fiberoptic faceplate having an opaquely masked front surface on the front face
First Claim
1. A direct-view, rear-illuminated liquid crystal display device, comprising in sequential order:
- a backlight source;
a rear diffuser layer;
a rear linear polarizer; and
a liquid crystal cell including a rear glass layer with addressing elements and pixel ITO electrodes, a liquid crystal layer and a front fiber-optic faceplate as a front containing element substantially adjacent to said liquid crystal layer, said front fiber-optic faceplate including optical fibers and cladding material, said front fiber-optic faceplate having opaque cladding apertures on the front face, wherein only a front surface of the fiber cladding material is opaquely masked.
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Abstract
A transmissive, backlit color twisted-nematic or super-twisted-nematic liquid crystal display employing a front fiber-optic faceplate or optical equivalent as a front retaining element of a liquid crystal cell that increases viewing angle between the display and a viewer while minimizing or eliminating undesirable variations in luminance, contrast ratio and chromaticity is described. In particular, the fiber-optic faceplate or optical equivalent includes cylindrical optical features and interstitial cladding material. The interstitial cladding material may include an opaque mask blocking layer to prevent the interstitial apertures from diffracting off-axis light into an observer'"'"'s viewing cone. Further, the interstitial cladding material may be opaque.
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1. A direct-view, rear-illuminated liquid crystal display device, comprising in sequential order:
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a backlight source; a rear diffuser layer; a rear linear polarizer; and a liquid crystal cell including a rear glass layer with addressing elements and pixel ITO electrodes, a liquid crystal layer and a front fiber-optic faceplate as a front containing element substantially adjacent to said liquid crystal layer, said front fiber-optic faceplate including optical fibers and cladding material, said front fiber-optic faceplate having opaque cladding apertures on the front face, wherein only a front surface of the fiber cladding material is opaquely masked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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