• DocumentCode
    3058791
  • Title

    The influence of inhomogeneous birefringent medium on the polarization properties of the LCD backlight unit

  • Author

    Jeomgmin Moon ; Sungrae Lee ; Sejin Lee ; Woohyun Jung ; Kyunghwan Oh

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    June 30 2013-July 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The degree of polarization (DOP) of a LCD backlight unit was investigated by rotating a polarizer on it. The reduction of its DOP was mostly influenced by the inhomogeneous birefringence in the prism film.
  • Keywords
    liquid crystal displays; optical polarisers; optical prisms; LCD backlight unit; degree of polarization; inhomogeneous birefringent medium; polarization properties; polarizer; prism film; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600202
  • Filename
    6600202