LCD with hetero polar light guide
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An electro-optical system comprising:
- a light source;
a Hetero Polar Light Guide (HPLG) coupled to the light source and having a first region and a second region, wherein the first region outputs a first light substantially comprising a first polarization state, and the second region outputs a second light substantially comprising a second polarization state, wherein the first light and the second light is output in approximately the same direction and the first polarization state is different than the second polarization state; and
a polarization modifying light intensity modulation layer coupled to the hetero polar light guide having a third region and a fourth region;
wherein the third region accepts polarized light aligned in a first direction and the fourth region accepts polarized light aligned in a second direction; and
the third region is substantially aligned with and approximately the same shape and size as the first region, and said fourth region is substantially aligned with and approximately the same shape and size as the second region.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electro-optical display includes a light source and a Polarization Separation Element (“PSE”) coupled to the light source. The PSE generates a first output having a first polarization state and a second output having a second polarization state. The display further includes a Hetero Polar Light Guide (“HPLG”) that includes a first region optically isolated from a second region and coupled to the PSE. The first output of the PSE is directed into the first region and the second output of the PSE is directed into the second region, and the first region and second region output light in substantially the same direction.
71 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An electro-optical system comprising:
-
a light source; a Hetero Polar Light Guide (HPLG) coupled to the light source and having a first region and a second region, wherein the first region outputs a first light substantially comprising a first polarization state, and the second region outputs a second light substantially comprising a second polarization state, wherein the first light and the second light is output in approximately the same direction and the first polarization state is different than the second polarization state; and a polarization modifying light intensity modulation layer coupled to the hetero polar light guide having a third region and a fourth region;
wherein the third region accepts polarized light aligned in a first direction and the fourth region accepts polarized light aligned in a second direction; and
the third region is substantially aligned with and approximately the same shape and size as the first region, and said fourth region is substantially aligned with and approximately the same shape and size as the second region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A method of operating an electro-optical display device comprising:
-
generating light; coupling the light to a Hetero Polar Light Guide (HPLG) having a first region and a second region, wherein the first and second regions of the HPLG are optically isolated to substantially prevent light from traveling between the regions; enabling the first region to output light of substantially a first polarization state and the second region to output light of substantially a second polarization state that is different from the first polarization state, wherein light of both first and second polarization states is output in substantially a same direction; and coupling the light from the HPLG to a Liquid Crystal (LC) light intensity modulation layer having a third region and a fourth region and liquid crystal molecules;
wherein the third region molecules are aligned in a first direction and the fourth region molecules are aligned in a second direction; andthe third region is substantially aligned with and approximately the same shape and size as the first region, and the fourth region is substantially aligned with and approximately the same shape and size as the second region; and coupling an output from the LC light intensity modulation layer to a heterogeneous front polarizer having a fifth region and a sixth region, wherein the fifth region is substantially aligned with and approximately the same size and shape as the first region, and the sixth region is substantially aligned with and approximately the same size and shape as the second region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:
-
a light source; a Polarization Separation Element (PSE) coupled to the light source and adapted to generate a first output having a first polarization state and a second output having a second polarization state; and an Hetero Polar Light Guide (HPLG) coupled to the PSE and comprising a first region optically isolated from a second region; wherein the first output is directed into the first region and the second output is directed into the second region, and the first region and second region output light in substantially the same direction.
-
Specification