Collimating light guide texture
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a light source;
a display panel;
a light guide to collect light from the light source and to transport the light via total internal reflection, wherein a first surface of the light guide includes recessed regions having a surface with a circular-based profile to reflect at least a portion of the light from the light guide to the display panel, wherein material substantially filling the recessed regions has a first refractive index and the light guide has a second refractive index, and wherein the light that is reflected from the light guide reflects off the surface with the circular-based profile two or more times based, at least in part, on a difference between the first refractive index and the second refractive index;
a first layer covering at least a portion of the first surface of the light guide, wherein a portion of the first layer fills the recessed regions included in the first surface of the light guide; and
a second layer having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the light guide, wherein the second layer covers at least a portion of a second surface of the light guide to transmit the reflected light to the display panel, and wherein the second surface of the light guide is opposite to the first surface of the light guide.
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Abstract
An optical display device comprises a light source, a pixelated display panel, and a light guide to collect light from the light source and to transport the light via total internal reflection. A first surface of the light guide includes recessed regions having a circular-based profile, such as a quarter-circle profile, to reflect the light from the light guide to the pixelated display panel. A first optical layer covering at least a portion of the first surface of the light guide fills the recessed regions included in the first surface of the light guide. A second optical layer covering at least a portion of a second surface of the light guide transmits the reflected light to the pixelated display panel.
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19 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a light source; a display panel; a light guide to collect light from the light source and to transport the light via total internal reflection, wherein a first surface of the light guide includes recessed regions having a surface with a circular-based profile to reflect at least a portion of the light from the light guide to the display panel, wherein material substantially filling the recessed regions has a first refractive index and the light guide has a second refractive index, and wherein the light that is reflected from the light guide reflects off the surface with the circular-based profile two or more times based, at least in part, on a difference between the first refractive index and the second refractive index; a first layer covering at least a portion of the first surface of the light guide, wherein a portion of the first layer fills the recessed regions included in the first surface of the light guide; and a second layer having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the light guide, wherein the second layer covers at least a portion of a second surface of the light guide to transmit the reflected light to the display panel, and wherein the second surface of the light guide is opposite to the first surface of the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device comprising:
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a light guide to collect light from one or more light sources and to transport the light via total internal reflection, wherein the light guide includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a first layer covering at least a portion of the first surface of the light guide, wherein the first layer includes microstructures with a surface having a circular-based profile in the first surface of the light guide, and wherein a light ray exiting the light guide is reflected by the surface having the circular-based profile two or more times based, at least in part, on a difference between a refractive index of the first layer and a refractive index of the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for fabricating a display device, the method comprising:
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imprinting portions of a surface of a light guide to form recessed regions that include a surface having a circular-based profile that is configured to outcouple a light ray travelling in the light guide by reflecting the light ray two or more times; substantially filling the recessed regions with a fill material having a refractive index that is lower than a refractive index of the light guide; and at least partially covering the light guide with a layer having a refractive index that is lower than the refractive index of the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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