Dual panel display with cross BEF collimator and polarization-preserving diffuser
First Claim
1. A dual panel display, comprising:
- an image-generating panel;
at least one contrast-enhancing panel;
a backlight, positioned such that light from the backlight illuminates the the contrast-enhancing panel, and light transmitted through the contrast-enhancing panel illuminates the image-generating panel;
a controller, the controller receiving input image data and sending control signals to the backlight to emit a low resolution version of the input image data;
a polarization-preserving diffuser between the contrast-enhancing panel and the image-generating panel, said polarization-preserving diffuser comprising a holographic diffuser; and
a cross BEF collimator between the backlight and the contrast-enhancing panel;
a reflective polarizer between the backlight and the contrast-enhancing panel, wherein the backlight, the cross BEF collimator, the reflective polarizer, the contrast-enhancing panel, the polarization-preserving diffuser and the image-generating panel are arranged in this order.
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Abstract
A display including an image-generating panel and at least one contrast-enhancing panel, a cross BEF collimator between a backlight and one of the panels, and a polarization-preserving diffuser (e.g., holographic diffuser) between the panels. Typically, the contrast panel is upstream of the image panel, and a reflective polarizer is positioned between the cross BEF collimator or and contrast panel, with the reflective polarizer oriented relative to an initial polarizer of the contrast panel. Polarization of light transmitted by the reflective polarizer matches that transmitted by the initial polarizer. Collimated light propagating from the cross BEF collimator toward the contrast-enhancing panel is given a polarization bias by the reflective polarizer, which reflects incorrectly polarized light back toward the cross BEF collimator. Alternatively, the reflective polarizer may be positioned between the cross BEF collimator and the image-generating panel when the image-generating panel is upstream of the contrast-enhancing panel.
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19 Claims
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1. A dual panel display, comprising:
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an image-generating panel; at least one contrast-enhancing panel; a backlight, positioned such that light from the backlight illuminates the the contrast-enhancing panel, and light transmitted through the contrast-enhancing panel illuminates the image-generating panel; a controller, the controller receiving input image data and sending control signals to the backlight to emit a low resolution version of the input image data; a polarization-preserving diffuser between the contrast-enhancing panel and the image-generating panel, said polarization-preserving diffuser comprising a holographic diffuser; and a cross BEF collimator between the backlight and the contrast-enhancing panel; a reflective polarizer between the backlight and the contrast-enhancing panel, wherein the backlight, the cross BEF collimator, the reflective polarizer, the contrast-enhancing panel, the polarization-preserving diffuser and the image-generating panel are arranged in this order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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