Abstract: A backlight assembly comprising: a plurality of fluorescent lamps each including a lamp tube having a fluorescent layer, a discharge gas contained in the lamp tube, a first electrode disposed in the lamp tube, and a conductive terminal capacitively coupled to the first electrode; and a lamp socket which secures the plurality of fluorescent lamps.

Abstract: In a machine-implemented method of local dimming a light source of a light source block for driving the light source block to provide a plurality of image regions with light, duty ratios of a first light source and a second light source adjacent to the first light source are initially determined by using a first target luminance value of a first image region closest to the first light source and a second target luminance value of a second image region closest to the second light source. The initially determined duty ratios are compensated by using a target luminance value of a remaining image region excluding the first and second image regions among the image regions receiving the light generated from the first and second first light sources. The first and second first light sources are driven by using the compensated duty ratios.

Abstract: In an optical package capable of guiding light, and an optical lens and a backlight assembly having the optical package, the optical package includes a plurality of light emitting parts and a lens plate. The lens plate defines a plurality of lens parts corresponding to the light emitting parts, respectively. The lens plate has a plurality of light guiding portions extended from the lens parts in a side direction of the optical package.

Abstract: Provided are a backlight assembly, a display apparatus comprising the same, and a driving method of the liquid crystal display. The backlight assembly includes a pulse width modulation signal output unit receiving a dimming signal and outputting a pulse width modulation signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the dimming signal and having various periods, and a light source emitting light based on the pulse width modulation signal.

Abstract: An LCD includes an LCD panel, a light guiding plate disposed at a rear of the LCD panel and having a light incident surface on which a curved surface pattern is formed, and a point light source facing the light incident surface and disposed closer to the LCD panel than to a center of thickness of the light incident surface. Accordingly, the LCD including the point light source has excellent light efficiency and brightness uniformity.

Abstract: A backlight unit is provided. The backlight unit includes a point light source circuit board and a point light source group row comprised of a plurality of point light source groups arranged in the point light source circuit board in a line. In addition, at least a part of the point light source groups have a different rotating angle with respect to each other.

Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a lamp and a lamp driving device. The lamp includes a body and first and second electrodes. The body converts invisible ray generated by a discharge into visible ray, and the electrodes are disposed on the body. The lamp driving device provides the first and second electrodes with first and second driving voltages, respectively, to generate the discharge. The first driving voltage is less than a first critical voltage at which a corona discharge occurs at the first and second electrodes. When the first electrode is electrically connected to a ground, the first critical voltage may be about 1,200 volts. When the second driving voltage has an inverted phase with respect to the first driving voltage, the first critical voltage is about 2,400 volts. An ozone gas may not be generated at the first and second electrodes to prevent the damage of the electrodes.

Abstract: A backlight unit assembly includes a surface light source with a plurality of first electrode lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of second electrode lines and a plurality of discharge blocks defined in regions where the first and second electrode lines cross each other, respectively; a memory stores discharge/non-discharge data; a luminance calculator calculates luminances of a selected region based on an image signal; and a dimming controller outputs dimming control signals corresponding to the calculated luminances by using the discharge/non-discharge data stored in the memory. A first driving signal is transmitted to one of the first electrode lines, a second driving signal having a different waveform from the first driving signal is transmitted to another of the first electrode lines adjacent the above first electrode line, and a driving voltage is applied to one of the second electrodes lines that crosses the above two first electrode lines.

Abstract: An optical element includes a light-transmitting structure and a first reflection-prevention layer. The light-transmitting structure has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface. The first reflection-prevention layer includes a plurality of first light-refractive index buffering particles deposited on the first surface such as the concentration of the particles decreases as the distance from the first surface increases. The first reflection-prevention layer decreases the variation of a light-refractive index from the light-transmitting structure to an air layer to decrease the light reflectance of the first surface. Therefore, the light transmittance of the light-transmitting structure is increased due to the reflection-prevention layer formed on a surface of the light-transmitting structure, so that luminance may be enhanced. Moreover, the reflection-prevention layer may enhance the resistance of the light-transmitting structure to external impacts.

Abstract: A lamp and a liquid crystal display including the lamp, the lamp including a lamp tube into which a discharge gas is injected, an internal electrode portion disposed at each of a first end and a second end at an inner side of the lamp tube, an electrode lead connected to each of the internal electrode portions and extending to an exterior side of the lamp tube, and a transparent cap disposed on outer surface of each of the first end and the second end of the lamp tube.

Abstract: A point light source includes a light-emitting element, an optical lens, and at least two reflective members. The light-emitting element emits a point light. The optical lens is disposed over the light-emitting element. The reflective members are disposed in the optical lens. The reflective members confine an optical path of the light emitted from the light-emitting element, thereby substantially preventing the illumination areas of the point light sources from overlapping each other.

Abstract: An optical lens has a first curved surface. The first curved surface has a first variable curvature. The optical lens has a second curved surface. The second curved surface has a second variable curvature. The second variable curvature forms a protrusion on the second curved surface. A first end of the first curved surface is connected to a first end of the second curved surface at an outer edge of the lens.

Abstract: A lamp and a display device including the lamp, in which the lamp includes a discharge tube, a discharge gas, a blue fluorescent substance, a green fluorescent substance and a red fluorescent substance. The discharge gas is disposed in the discharge tube. The blue, green and red fluorescent substances are disposed at an inner wall surface of the discharge tube to generate a blue light, a green light and a red light by ultraviolet rays emitted by the discharge gas. The red fluorescent substance includes at least two different red fluorescent substances, which generate the red light having peak wavelengths different from each other. Thus, the color reproducibility may be improved using the two different red fluorescent substances.

Abstract: A fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body, a fluorescent layer and a discharge electrode. The lamp body has a discharge space in which ultraviolet light is generated. The fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of the lamp body to change the ultraviolet light into visible light. The discharge electrode is on an end portion of the lamp body to apply a voltage to the discharge space. A ratio of intensities of the visible light at wavelengths of about 545 nm and about 516 nm is about 1.32:1 to about 1.71:1. Therefore, color reproducibility and luminance may be improved.

Abstract: A light source module includes a plurality of light source units arranged in a matrix form and independently emitting light, and a light source control unit. The light source control unit includes a column control unit supplying a column control signal to a plurality of light source unit columns according to a brightness signal, a row control unit supplying a row control signal to a plurality of light source unit rows according to the brightness signal, and a brightness regulation unit supplying the brightness control signal to the column control unit and the row control unit. The plurality of light source units successively emit light for one frame in a light source column direction or a light source row direction, according to the brightness signal, the column control signal and the row control signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a backlight assembly, in which a lamp starting performance can be improved and an assembly process can be simplified, a liquid crystal display having the backlight assembly, and a method of manufacturing the backlight assembly. A backlight assembly according to the present invention includes a body, a phosphor film formed on an inside of the body, and an afterglowing material film formed on the outside of the body. Accordingly, a dark starting time can be shortened by improving a lamp starting performance of a light source.

Abstract: In an optical package capable of guiding light, and an optical lens and a backlight assembly having the optical package, the optical package includes a plurality of light emitting parts and a lens plate. The lens plate defines a plurality of lens parts corresponding to the light emitting parts, respectively. The lens plate has a plurality of light guiding portions extended from the lens parts in a side direction of the optical package.

Abstract: A display device includes an optical module, a receiving container and a display panel. The optical module includes a substrate, point light sources and an optical lens. The point light sources are disposed on the substrate, each of which generates light using power applied thereto through the substrate. The optical lens includes a first lens part having a receiving part receiving each of the point light sources, a second lens part disposed at a peripheral portion of the first lens part and having a different shape from that of the first lens part, and a connecting part connecting the first and second lens parts. The light from each of the point light sources sequentially passes through the first lens part and the second lens part. The receiving container receives the optical module. The display panel displays an image using the light.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a nanophosphor from a metal hydroxy carbonate and a nanophosphor prepared by the method. The method is capable of mass-production of a uniform particle-size nanophosphor with superior dispersibility and enables reduction in preparation costs. The nanophosphor prepared by the disclosed method exhibits high luminescence efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp and a liquid crystal display device having the same. The lamp includes a discharge tube having an inner wall coated with a phosphor; a first electrode containing a first metallic material having a first sputtering rate provided at one end of the discharge tube; and a second electrode containing a second metallic material having a second sputtering rate provided at the other end of the discharge tube, wherein the first sputtering rate is larger than the second sputtering rate.