Highly collimating tapered light guide for uniform illumination of flat panel displays
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1. A light guide system for providing back-light illumination, comprising:
- a light guide having a first end portion opposite a second end portion, the light guide including a first surface and a second surface between the first and second end portions, the second surface being inclined relative to the first surface;
a mirror disposed parallel to the second surface;
a light source disposed along the first end portion on a first axis; and
a light redistribution device disposed at an entrance of the light guide for receiving light from the light source and redistributing a portion of the light perpendicular to the first axis to provide a uniform light distribution from the first surface.
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Abstract
A light guide system has a light guide having a first end portion opposite a second end portion. The light guide provides a first surface and a second surface between the first and second end portions, and the second surface is inclined relative to the first surface. A light source is disposed along the first end portion on a first axis. A light redistribution device is disposed on an entrance of the light guide for receiving light from the light source and redistributing a portion of the light perpendicular to the first axis to provide a uniform light distribution from the first surface.
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1. A light guide system for providing back-light illumination, comprising:
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a light guide having a first end portion opposite a second end portion, the light guide including a first surface and a second surface between the first and second end portions, the second surface being inclined relative to the first surface;
a mirror disposed parallel to the second surface;
a light source disposed along the first end portion on a first axis; and
a light redistribution device disposed at an entrance of the light guide for receiving light from the light source and redistributing a portion of the light perpendicular to the first axis to provide a uniform light distribution from the first surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A light guide system for providing back-light illumination, comprising:
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a light guide having a first end portion opposite a second end portion, the light guide including a first surface and a second surface between the first and second end portions, the second surface being inclined relative to the first surface;
a light source disposed along the first end portion wherein the first end portion defines a first axis and the light source extends along the first axis; and
a structured entrance formed in the first end portion of the light guide, the structured entrance including a plurality of angled surfaces extending along the first axis for redirecting light received from the light source to provide a uniform light distribution from the first surface of the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A light guide system for liquid crystal displays, comprising:
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a light guide having a first end portion opposite a second end portion, the light guide including a first surface and a second surface between the first and second end portions, the second surface being inclined relative to the first surface;
a light source disposed along the first end portion wherein the first end portion defines a first axis and the light source extends along the first axis;
a reflector surrounding a portion of the light source and extending along the first axis to reflect light from the light source into the light guide;
a mirror disposed parallel to the second surface;
a structured entrance formed in the first end portion of the light guide, the structured entrance including a plurality of angled surfaces extending along the first axis for redirecting light received from the light source to provide a uniform light distribution from the first surface of the light guide; and
a liquid crystal pixel array disposed in operative relationship with the first surface for receiving light directed from the first surface to render an image. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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