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
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600202
