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  • Vol. 15, Iss. 3 — Sep. 1, 2011
  • pp: 272–277

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Improvement of Color and Luminance Uniformity of the Edge-Lit Backlight Using the RGB LEDs

Chang-Gyun Son, Jong-Hoon Yi, Jin-Seog Gwag, Jin-Hyuk Kwon, and Gyeung-Ju Park  »View Author Affiliations


Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 272-277 (2011)


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Abstract

The effect of the M-window color mixing bar on the characteristics of color mixing and hot spots in the edge-lit backlight employing red (R), green (G), blue (G) light emitting diodes (LED) were studied in terms of the structure of the M-window color mixing bar. The rays from RGB LEDs entering the M-window bar were mixed by internal reflection and scattering inside the M-window bar so that the hot spots and color separation were minimized. The M-window bar was designed and fabricated and the simulation results are matched quite well to experimental data.

© 2011 Optical Society of Korea

OCIS Codes
(120.2040) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Displays
(230.3720) Optical devices : Liquid-crystal devices
(330.1690) Vision, color, and visual optics : Color

History
Original Manuscript: May 13, 2011
Revised Manuscript: June 15, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: June 15, 2011
Published: September 25, 2011

Citation
Chang-Gyun Son, Jong-Hoon Yi, Jin-Seog Gwag, Jin-Hyuk Kwon, and Gyeung-Ju Park, "Improvement of Color and Luminance Uniformity of the Edge-Lit Backlight Using the RGB LEDs," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 15, 272-277 (2011)
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