Abstract:
The present invention provides a mirror display which prevents the boundary line between a frame region and a display region from being observed in a mirror mode and which thus has improved design quality. The mirror display of the present invention includes a half mirror plate including a half mirror layer, and a display device disposed behind the half mirror plate, the display device including a display panel and a frame component that supports a peripheral portion of the display panel, and the mirror display including a reflectance adjuster that makes equal the reflectance in a display region where the half mirror layer and the display panel face each other and the reflectance in a frame region where the half mirror layer and the frame component face each other.
Abstract:
Certain embodiments relate to optical devices and methods of fabricating optical devices that pre-treat a sub-layer to enable selective removal of the pre-treated sub-layer and overlying layers. Other embodiments pertain to methods of fabricating an optical device that apply a sacrificial material layer.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a backlight unit, a secnd polarization layer, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the backlight unit and the second polarization layer, a first polarization layer disposed between the backlight unit and the liquid crystal layer. In an embodiment, a surface of the first polarization layer facing the backlight unit includes a reflective surface and a surface of the first polarization layer facing the backlight unit includes an absorbent surface. In another embodiment, the first polarization layer includes grids, which include a metal, and absorbing members, which include dielectric materials. In another embodiment, the first polarization layer includes grids, each of which includes a first component including a dielectric material and a second component including a metal.
Abstract:
An optical device characterized by comprising a light transmissive plate-shaped light guide (154) for guiding light incident from an end surface, an optical control layer (150) provided on a lower surface of said plate-shaped light guide through a transparent electrode (151) provided as a first electrode, a reflection film (152) provided on a lower surface of said optical control layer, a second electrode (153) provided on a lower surface of said reflection film, and a substrate (155) provided on a lower surface of said second electrode, wherein said optical control layer changes in scattering degree or diffraction efficiency by an electric field applied by said first electrode and said second electrode.
Abstract:
An optical device characterized by comprising a light transmissive plate-shaped light guide (63) for guiding light incident from an end surface, an optical control layer (60) provided on a lower surface of said plate-shaped light guide through a transparent electrode (61) provided as a first electrode, and a reflection plate (64) made of a light transmissive plate provided on a lower surface of said optical control layer through a second electrode (62) characterized by comprising said transparent electrode, wherein said optical control layer is selected from the group consisting of liquid crystal particles dispersed in a polymer resin area, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal comprising polymer resin particles dispersed in a liquid crystal, and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal in which a respective polymer resin area and a liquid crystal area are continuous, wherein said liquid crystal has a structure periodically distributed in the form of a diffraction grating, and wherein said optical control layer is made of a reverse mode holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal which is constructed by dispersing a low molecular-weight liquid crystal in a liquid crystalline polymer, and changes in scattering degree or diffraction efficiency field applied by said first electrode and said second electrode so that said optical control layer becomes a uniform birefringent thin film in the absence of any applied electric field, while said optical control layer becomes said diffraction grating for functioning as a hologram when an electric field is applied.
Abstract:
An optical device characterized by comprising a light transmissive plate-shaped light guide (63) for guiding light incident from an end surface, an optical control layer (60) provided on a lower surface of said plate-shaped light guide through a transparent electrode (61) provided as a first electrode, and a reflection plate (64) made of a light transmissive plate provided on a lower surface of said optical control layer through a second electrode (62) characterized by comprising said transparent electrode, wherein said optical control layer is selected from the group consisting of liquid crystal particles dispersed in a polymer resin area, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal comprising polymer resin particles dispersed in a liquid crystal, and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal in which a respective polymer resin area and a liquid crystal area are continuous, wherein said liquid crystal has a structure periodically distributed in the form of a diffraction grating, and wherein said optical control layer is made of a reverse mode holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal which is constructed by dispersing a low molecular-weight liquid crystal in a liquid crystalline polymer, and changes in scattering degree or diffraction efficiency field applied by said first electrode and said second electrode so that said optical control layer becomes a uniform birefringent thin film in the absence of any applied electric field, while said optical control layer becomes said diffraction grating for functioning as a hologram when an electric field is applied.