Experimental and Simulation Study of the Optical Performances of a Wide Grid Polarizer as a Luminance Enhancement Film for LCD Backlight Applications
Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 16, Issue 2, pp. 151-156 (2012)
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Abstract
Reflective polarizers can be used as luminance enhancement films for LCD backlights via the polarization recycling process. The optical performances of a wire grid polarizer (WGP) as a reflective polarizer adopted in edge-lit backlights were investigated by luminance evaluation and a time-domain simulation technique. The results were compared to those of a commercial dielectric multilayer film. The luminance gain factor of WGP was smaller than that of the multilayer film by 18%. This was attributed to a much larger internal loss of WGP due to light absorption by metal wires. The internal losses of both reflective polarizers and the polarization conversion efficiency of the backlight were obtained numerically based on a phenomenological model. The optical performances of WGP were optimized by using a time-domain simulation technique. The luminance gain increased and was found to become comparable to, but slightly less than the case of the dielectric multilayer film with decreasing line width.
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OCIS Codes
(120.2040) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Displays
(150.2950) Machine vision : Illumination
(230.3720) Optical devices : Liquid-crystal devices
History
Original Manuscript: April 9, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: May 14, 2012
Published: June 25, 2012
Citation
Jae-Seok Seo, Tae-Eun Yeom, and Jae-Hyeon Ko, "Experimental and Simulation Study of the Optical Performances of a Wide Grid Polarizer as a Luminance Enhancement Film for LCD Backlight Applications," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 16, 151-156 (2012)
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