Abstract: Backlights are described. In particular, backlights including wide-web turning films and reflective polarizers having quarter-wave retarders are disclosed. Such configurations can provide turning film systems with improved luminance uniformity for large format displays.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first polarizer, a first liquid crystal panel, a second polarizer, a second liquid crystal panel and a third polarizer which are sequentially stacked, wherein the second polarizer includes two protective layers, and a polarizing layer positioned between the two protective layers.

Abstract: Provided is a headlamp for a vehicle, including: a light source producing light; an optical unit provided in front of the light source, and producing a high beam or a low beam by partially blocking or not blocking the light emitted from the light source; and a micro-lens array provided in front of the optical unit and diffusing the light having passed through the optical unit, wherein the micro-lens array includes: a light incident plate having a number of first microlenses on a light incident surface facing the optical unit, the first microlenses refracting the light having passed through the optical unit forward; and a light exit plate having a number of second microlenses on a light exit surface opposing the light incident surface, the second microlenses diffusing the light having passed through the first microlenses, and the first microlenses and the second microlenses have different shapes.

Abstract: An optical composite film layer, comprising a first uniaxial optical film layer, a second uniaxial optical film layer, and a first grating film layer. The first uniaxial optical film layer comprises a platy portion and multiple refraction portions disposed on one side of the platy portion, and the multiple refraction portions are selected from one of cambered columns or quadrangular columns; the second uniaxial optical film layer is laminated on one side, close to the refraction portions, of the platy portion, the multiple refraction portions are received in the second uniaxial optical film layer, and the extraordinary light refractive index of the first uniaxial optical film layer is greater than the ordinary light refractive index of the second uniaxial optical film layer; and the first grating film layer is disposed on one side, far away from the first uniaxial optical film layer, of the second uniaxial optical film layer.

Abstract: A light guide module includes a light guide element and a light source. The light guide element includes a first light guide layer and a second light guide layer. The second light guide layer is disposed on the first light guide layer. The refractive index of the first light guide layer is greater than the refractive index of the second light guide layer. The light source is disposed in the first light guide layer.

Abstract: A powered catheter and/or powered catheter system is described. The catheter includes a catheter hub with one set of contact components that are configured to connect to a mating cable with a corresponding second set of contact components. The mating cable can be part of another device, such as a controller or power source.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source unit configured to output light, a display panel configured to display an image and including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a diffusion layer provided between the light source unit and the display panel and including scatterers for scattering the light supplied from the light source unit. The diffusion layer has a first concentration area in which the scatterers are provided at a first concentration, and a second concentration area in which the scatterers are provided at a second concentration.

Abstract: Multiview displays include a reflective support structure located between a backlight and a screen. The backlight includes a plate light guide configured to couple out light that propagates within the plate light guide using multibeam elements. The reflective support structure reflects light incident on a portion of the surface that abuts the reflective support structure back into the plate light guide. The screen includes an array of multiview pixels configured to modulate coupled out light to create a multiview image.

Abstract: A backlight system controls a viewing angle in a switchable privacy display system that achieves a strong private mode and enhanced brightness in the private and public modes as compared to conventional configurations. The backlight system includes a first backlight unit that emits light from a non-viewing side of the backlight system toward a viewing side of the backlight system; a second backlight unit located on a viewing side of the first backlight unit that emits light toward the viewing side of the backlight system; and a privacy optic that includes a liquid crystal material and is located on a non-viewing side of the second backlight unit and between the first backlight unit and the second backlight unit, wherein the privacy optic operates to transmit light from the first backlight unit in a limited viewing angle range.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a direct-type backlight module and a liquid crystal display. the direct-type backlight module includes a back frame, a backlight source, optical films and the elastic rope. The install pillars are arranged on the first edge and the second edge opposite to the first edge of the back frame. The backlight source is arranged within the back frame. The elastic rope and the install pillars cooperatively defines the supporting net opposite to the backlight source. The optical films are arranged on the supporting net, and thus may be supported by the supporting net. In this way, the optical films may be prevented from collapse, so as to exclude the diffusion plate. Not only the cost of the manufacturing process may be reduced, and the thin design of the backlight module may be realized.

Abstract: An optical film, a color filter substrate, manufacturing methods thereof and display devices are provided, in the field of liquid crystal display technology. The color filter substrate includes a base, a color resistant layer and a diffusion layer. The color resistant layer and the diffusion layer are arranged on the base, and the color resistant layer and the base are arranged at the same side of the diffusion layer. The color resistant layer comprises a plurality of color resistant blocks which are arranged in an array. The diffusion layer comprises a plurality of diffusion structures which are arranged to be in one-to-one correspondence to the plurality of color resistant blocks. Each of the plurality of diffusion structures is configured to diffuse light vertically emitted from the color filter substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical substrate and a display device. The optical substrate includes: a light guide plate which includes a light entering surface and a light extraction surface adjacent to the light entering surface, and is configured to enable light entering the light guide plate through the light entering surface to be totally reflected toward an opposite surface of the light guide plate opposite to the light entering surface; and a plurality of light extraction structures which is arranged on the light extraction surface of the light guide plate for extracting the totally-reflected light in the light guide plate, and has areas of orthogonal projections of the plurality of light extraction structures on the light extraction surface of the light guide plate gradually increasing along a direction from the light entering surface to the opposite surface.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a backlight device includes a case having a bottom plate, a light guide having an emission surface, a second main surface and an incidence surface and arranged on the bottom surface, and a light source unit including a wiring board and light-emitting elements on the wiring board. Each light-emitting element has a mounting surface, a first side surface opposed to the mounting surface, and a light-emitting surface between the mounting surface and the first side surface. Each light-emitting surface faces the incidence surface, and the first side surfaces are arranged parallel to the second main surface, and the light source unit is fixed to the light guide with a fixing tape attached over each first side surface and the second main surface.

Abstract: An atomic sensing method, the method including providing a polarization converter; emitting a linearly polarized polychromatic laser beam to the polarization converter; converting, by the polarization converter, the linearly polarized polychromatic laser beam into a circularly-polarized laser beam and a linearly-polarized laser beam; combining the circularly-polarized laser beam and the linearly-polarized laser beam thereby yielding a multi-polarization polychromatic laser beam; transmitting the multi-polarization polychromatic laser beam to an atomic vapor cell comprising alkali metal atoms, polarizing the multi-polarization polychromatic laser beam into two laser beams, and detecting the two laser beams by two photodetectors, respectively.

Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a light source panel, a first optical control layer, and a second optical control layer. The light source panel includes a plurality of light-emitting blocks arranged in an array, and each of the light-emitting blocks is provided with a plurality of backlights arranged in an array and connected in parallel. The first optical control layer is spaced apart from the light source panel and includes a plurality of control regions each corresponds to one of the backlights. Each of the control regions has a light transmittance increasing from a center position to an edge position. The second optical control layer surrounds each of the light-emitting blocks and is configured to collect light emitted by each of the light-emitting blocks, such that the light emitted by each of the light-emitting blocks is emitted to a corresponding control region.

Abstract: Optical enhancement and diffuser panels are provided for liquid crystal modules integrated in electronic devices. For example the enhancement and diffuser panels can be for backlight enhancement and diffusing in electronic devices having an integrated optical fingerprint sensor. The enhancement and diffuser panels include film layers that refract and diffuse light passing through in one direction (e.g., toward a display panel), while providing clear viewing windows for light passing through in the opposite direction (e.g., toward an under-display optical sensor). For example, the film layers can provide backlight enhancement and diffusing, without blurring reflected probe light used for optical sensing.

Abstract: A display device includes an illumination device and a display panel. The display panel faces the illumination device and displays an image using light supplied from the illumination device. The display device includes a chassis housing the illumination device; and an adhesive tape bonding the display panel and the chassis together. The adhesive tape has a comb-shape including a body disposed along an edge of the chassis, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the body.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes a liquid crystal panel 11, a backlight device 12 supplying light to the liquid crystal panel 11, LEDs 13 included in the backlight device 12, a light guide plate 15 that is an optical member and included in the backlight device 12 and disposed opposite the liquid crystal panel 11 and has a light guide plate light exit surface 15a through which light from the LEDs 13 exits toward the liquid crystal panel 11, and a light guide plate side light collecting portion 20 included in the light guide plate 15, which is the optical member, and applying an anisotropic refracting action to at least light rays exiting an edge portion of the light guide plate light exit surface 15a to be directed to a middle section of the liquid crystal panel 11.

Abstract: Novel microlens array architectures for enhanced light outcoupling from light emission are provided. Organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) that include an outcoupling layer including these novel microlens array architectures and method for fabricating such OLEDs are provided. These devices may be used to provide OLEDs with optimized light extraction.

Abstract: A lighting device includes: a light source; a plate-like optical member on which light from the light source falls; an optical sheet that imparts an optical effect to light emitted from the optical member; and an accommodating member that surrounds outer peripheral edges of the optical member and outer peripheral edges of the optical sheet. The optical sheet has a body part having a polygonal shape, extension portions provided on side portions of the body part and placed between the outer peripheral edges of the optical member and the chassis, and curtain portions, provided in corner portions of the body part, each of which connects the extension portions provided on adjacent ones of the side portions, and the extension portions and the curtain portions are provided with folds, respectively.

Abstract: Provided is an optical sheet which is excellent in anti-glare property, contrast, and image clarity, as well as capable of displaying a powerful moving image, wherein at least one surface of the optical sheet is an uneven surface, and the uneven surface satisfies following conditions (1) to (3), provided that Rz0.8 is a ten-point average roughness according to JIS B0601: 1994 with a cut-off value of 0.8 mm, Rz0.25 is a ten-point average roughness according to JIS B0601: 1994 with a cut-off value of 0.25 mm, and SD is a standard deviation of an arithmetic average roughness Ra0.8 according to JIS B0601: 1994 with a cut-off value of 0.8 mm: 0.300 ?m?Rz0.8?0.650 ?m??(1) 0.170 ?m?Rz0.25?0.400 ?m??(2) SD?0.015 ?m??(3).

Abstract: A method of fabricating a casing including steps of providing a polycarbonate substrate, printing a first material on the polycarbonate substrate to form a light shielding layer by using a first screen, and printing a second material on the light shielding layer to form a light transmission layer by using a second screen is provided. The light shielding layer has at least one patterned transmissive region. The light transmission layer covers the at least one patterned transmissive region and a portion of polycarbonate substrate exposed by the at least one patterned transmissive region. Mesh counts of the first screen is greater than that of the second screen. A casing including a polycarbonate substrate, a light shielding layer, and a light transmission layer is provided. A thickness of the light transmission layer is greater than a thickness of the light shielding layer. An electronic device adopting the casing is provided.

Abstract: A backlight module, a display device and a driving method are disclosed. The backlight module includes a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate arranged oppositely, a first light source and a second light source. A surface of the first light guide plate facing the second light guide plate is a light exit surface of the first light guide plate. The first light source is arranged at a light entrance surface of the first light guide plate. The second light source is arranged at a light entrance surface of the second light guide plate. The first light guide plate includes a light guide element guiding light along a direction perpendicular to the light exit surface of the first light guide plate. The second light guide plate includes a scattering element.

Abstract: A light guide element includes: an incidence surface wherefrom light enters from a light source; a first reflection surface configured to totally reflect at least a portion of the light entering from the incidence surface; a second reflection surface configured to totally reflect at least a portion of the light totally reflected by the first reflection surface as parallel light; and an emission surface configured to emit the parallel light totally reflected by the second reflection surface.

Abstract: A light emitting device of the disclosure includes a first light source and a second light source, a light-guiding plate having a first main surface and a second main surface that face each other, a first end surface facing the first light source, and a second end surface facing the first end surface and the second light source, a prism sheet disposed to face the first main surface, and a reflection sheet disposed to face the second main surface. The light-guiding plate includes a plurality of first slope sections and a plurality of second slope sections both provided on one of the first main surface and the second main surface. A proportion of area occupied by the second slope sections increases in a predetermined range from the second end surface, as a distance from the second end surface increases.

Abstract: A large-sized display device having a partially curved part, includes: a partially curved transparent panel fixing plate comprising a curved part, formed so as to have a predetermined curved surface, and a flat part, formed so as to be continuous with the curved part; a curved display panel formed so as to have a curved surface corresponding to the curved surface of the curved part for displaying an image through the panel fixing plate; and a flat display panel installed at the flat part for displaying an image through the panel fixing plate.

Abstract: The invention provides a display device including a panel module, a reflection module and a light guide module. The panel module has a display area for displaying an image and a perspective area for displaying a background. The reflection module is disposed at a side of the panel module. A reflective sheet on the reflection module faces the panel module. The shape and position of the reflective sheet correspond to the shape and position of the display area, respectively. The light guide module includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide module is disposed between the panel module and the reflection module. The light guide plate has a plurality of optical microstructures, and light emitted by the light source is at least partially directed away from the panel module by the optical microstructures and is transmitted to the reflection module.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting structure with an electrode layer, a light-transmitting body, a reflective layer and a metal bump. The light-transmitting body covers the light-emitting structure, and has a first side surface and a second side surface which are substantially perpendicular to each other. The reflective layer covers the first side surface without covering the second side surface. The metal bump is directly formed on the electrode layer.

Abstract: To provide a display device whereby luminance distribution uniformity within a display surface can be improved. A display device of the present invention is provided with: a rectangular display panel, one surface of which displays an image; a substrate, which is disposed to face the other surface of the display panel, said the other surface being on the reverse side of the one surface, and on which a plurality of light sources are mounted; a diffuser plate disposed between the display panel and the substrate; and a supporting member, which has an opening, which light emitted from the light sources passes through, and which supports the peripheral end of the diffuser plate. The display device is also provided with reflecting members, which are respectively provided at the peripheries of the light sources close to four corner portions of the display panel, and which reflect light diffused by the diffuser plate to the corner portions of the display panel.

Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: An LCD device having light weight, slimness, and high luminance, includes: a display panel; a light source providing a light to the display panel; and a light guide plate including an upper surface facing the display panel, an opposing lower surface, a light incidence surface facing the light source, and a light opposing surface opposing the light incidence surface, the light guide plate including a prism area and a non-prism area on the lower surface. The light guide plate further includes a plurality of prisms arranged at the prism area along a first direction which is perpendicular to the light incidence surface, a linear portion disposed at the non-prism area and extending from the plurality of prisms, a first resin layer on the linear portion, and a second resin layer on the first resin layer, wherein the first resin layer is thinner than the second resin layer.

Abstract: A light source module including a first light guide plate, a first light source, a second light guide plate, a second light source, and a turning film is provided. The first light guide plate and the second light guide plate are sequentially stacked up. The second light guide plate is disposed between the first light guide plate and the turning film. The turning film has a plurality of prism columns, the prism columns face the second light guide plate. The first light guide plate includes a first light exiting surface, the first light exiting surface is located at a side facing the turning film and has a plurality of lenticular lens structures. The lenticular lens structures are arranged along a first direction and extended along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Besides, a display apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight light emitting diode arrangement process, which comprises the following steps: (1) determining a number Z of a backlight light emitting diode; (2) determining a distribution region of the backlight light emitting diode according to a space calculation formula, the space calculation formula comprising Y×A=Y×F×Q %, A=Q %×F, and A+F=(X/Z)×2; (3) further calculating distribution sizes of intermediate regions B, C, D and E using a gradually widened average value obtained through a formula (F?A)/(Z/2?1) according to the A and F calculated in step (2); (4) calculating a specific position of the backlight light emitting diode; and (5) drawing a ladder diagram.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a backlight module including a light guide plate, a diffusion assembly and a light source assembly. The light guide plate is provided with a hole thereon. The diffusion assembly is disposed over the light guide plate. The light source assembly has a light emitting portion. The light emitting portion is disposed within the hole, and includes a COB light source with an out-light surface facing towards the diffusion assembly and a LED light source with an out-light surface facing towards a hole wall of the hole. A transmittance at a position of the diffusion assembly opposite to the COB source light is smaller than a transmittance at a remaining position thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a direct-type backlight module and a liquid crystal display the direct-type backlight module includes a back frame, a backlight source, optical films and the elastic rope. The install pillars are arranged on the first edge and the second edge opposite to the first edge of the back frame. The backlight source is arranged within the back frame. The elastic rope and the install pillars cooperatively defines the supporting net opposite to the backlight source. The optical films are arranged on the supporting net, and thus may be supported by the supporting net. In this way, the optical films may be prevented from collapse, so as to exclude the diffusion plate. Not only the cost of the manufacturing process may be reduced, and the thin design of the backlight module may be realized.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition, a quantum dot polymer composite pattern prepared therefrom, and a layered structure and an electronic device including the same. The photosensitive composition includes a quantum dot; a carboxylic acid group-containing binder; a multi-thiol compound including a thiol group at each terminal end of the multi-thiol compound; a photopolymerizable monomer including a carbon-carbon double bond; a metal oxide fine particle; a polymeric stabilizer; a photoinitiator; and a solvent, wherein the polymeric stabilizer includes a polymer including —RO—, —R1COO—, —R1OCO—, —CR1R2—CAR—, —OCONH—R—NHCOO—R?—, or a combination thereof, as a repeating unit.

Abstract: A method of anti-fouling of a surface while said surface is at least partially submersed in an liquid environment, comprising: providing an anti-fouling light; distributing at least part of the light through an optical mediumcomprising a silicone material and/or UV grade fused silica; emitting the anti-fouling light from the optical medium and from the surface.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition including a quantum dot; a carboxylic acid group-containing binder; a multi-thiol compound including at least two thiol groups at its terminal ends; a photopolymerizable monomer including a carbon-carbon double bond; a metal oxide fine particle including an organic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or a moiety derived from the organic compound at a surface of the metal oxide fine particle; a polymeric stabilizer; a photoinitiator; and a solvent, a production method thereof, a quantum dot polymer composite prepared therefrom, and a layered structure and an electronic device including the same are disclosed: (AnSiR)4-n??Chemical Formula 1 wherein n, A, and R are the same as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a backlight. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a heatsink. The first substrate includes a second substrate non-overlapping portion on which the second substrate is not disposed but a driving component is disposed. The backlight includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light source emits light toward an end surface of the light guide plate. The heatsink includes a display panel overlapping portion, a light source overlapping portion, and a connecting portion. The display panel overlapping portion is on a rear surface of the first substrate at least over an area corresponding to the driving component. The light source overlapping portion is on a side of the backlight remote from the display panel. The connecting portion connects the display panel overlapping portion and the light source overlapping portion to each other.

Abstract: A video display device includes: a display panel that displays an image based on an image signal; a light source substrate disposed on a rear side of the display panel; a plurality of light emitting elements each of which is attached to a surface of the light source substrate on a side toward the display panel to emit light to the display panel; a reflection sheet; and driver elements that drive each of the plurality of light emitting elements. Partitioning wall portions are formed in the reflection sheet, each of partitioning wall portions separates adjacent ones of the light emitting elements, and expands toward the display panel. The reflection sheet covers the surface of the light source substrate on the side toward the display panel except for portions provided with the light emitting elements. Each of the driver elements is attached to the surface of the light source substrate on the side toward the display panel in a portion surrounded by the corresponding partitioning wall portions.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may have an array of display pixels that provide image light to a user. The array of display pixels may form an active display structure with a rectangular shape. The rectangular active display structure may be surrounded by an inactive border region. Optical structures such as a sheet of glass or another optical member may have portions that are configured to bend light from the display pixels along the periphery of the active display structure. The optical member may have an area that is larger than the area of the active display structure, so that the presence of the optical member may serve to enlarge the apparent size of the display. Solidified liquid polymer may be used to support the optical structures and may be interposed between the optical structures and the active display structures.

Abstract: A display device includes: a panel including a display screen and a side face that extends along a periphery of the display screen; a backlight located on a side of the panel opposite to the display screen to radiate light on the panel; a case, for containing the backlight, including a bottom that faces the panel with the backlight in between and a side wall that stands at a periphery of the bottom and faces the side face of the panel; and a combining member provided between the side face of the panel and the side wall to combine the panel and the case.

Abstract: A display device includes a cover bottom, a guide panel, and a guide holder. The cover bottom includes a horizontal portion covering a back surface of a light guide plate and a vertical portion extended from the horizontal portion that covers a side of the light guide plate. The guide panel includes a liquid crystal display panel supporter disposed under a liquid crystal display panel and positioned on the same plane as an optical sheet in parallel with the optical sheet, and an extension that is extended from the liquid crystal display panel supporter that covers the vertical portion. The guide holder is disposed between the light guide plate and the vertical portion. The optical sheet includes a protrusion protruding toward the vertical portion. The guide holder includes a body, a stopper protruding from the body, and a first boss protruding from the body.

Abstract: An optical laminate includes a translucent substrate, and at least one optical functional layer provided on the translucent substrate. The optical functional layer has a concave-convex shape on at least one surface. The optical functional layer contains two types of inorganic fine particles, and resin particles. The optical laminate has an internal haze X and a total haze Y satisfying (1) Y>X, (2) Y?X+25, (3) Y?50, and (4) 7?X?25. The optical laminate has a transmitted image clarity of 15% to 55% as measured using a 0.5-mm width optical comb. The number of projections having a height of not smaller than 0.1 ?m is not less than 900 per mm2 of measurement area in the concave-convex shape as measured by optical interferometry at an outermost surface of the optical functional layer.

Abstract: Color-scanning grating-based backlighting includes a color scanning protocol to provide different colors of light in different regions of a plate light guide with an intervening dark region. A color-scanning grating-based backlight includes the plate light guide and a diffraction grating configured to diffractively couple out a portion of a guided light beam as a coupled-out light beam directed away from a plate light guide surface at a predetermined principal angular direction. The backlight further includes a multicolor light source configured to provide the different colors of light to the plate light guide as the guided light beam according to the color scanning protocol. Provided light of a first color in a first region is separated from provided light of a second color in a second region one or both by the intervening dark region and by a light-confining wall of the plate light guide.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a liquid crystal display device including a display panel having a red pixel, a green pixel, and a blue pixel; and a backlight unit which emits light to the display panel. The backlight unit includes a light source which outputs a first color light; a color conversion layer which is disposed on the light source and converts the first color light into a second color light; an optical sheet which diffuses or condenses the second color light; and an air gap formed between the color conversion layer and the optical sheet.

Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus including a light-emitting element and a lens covering the light-emitting element. The lens includes an upper surface having a convex shape and a lower surface including a cavity to which light emitted from the light-emitting elements is incident, in which the cavity includes an apex facing an upper surface of the light-emitting element and configured to reduce Fresnel reflections emitted vertically.

Abstract: The object is to provide a technology capable of enhancing an image quality of a light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface that is on an opposite side to the first surface, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in the first surface, and a plurality of light-emitting-element driving portions each for driving at least two light-emitting elements included in the plurality of light-emitting elements. The plurality of light-emitting-element driving portions are arranged in the second surface in a plurality of aligned states that are different from one another, or arranged in the second surface in an unaligned state.

Abstract: Occurrence of coloration at a screen end portion is suppressed when a backlight device having a configuration combining a blue LED and a wavelength conversion sheet is adopted. In a backlight device (600) adopting a configuration combining a blue LED (63) and a phosphor sheet (65) in order to obtain white light, a reflection partition (67) is provided on an LED substrate (62) so as to surround the blue LED (63) (more specifically, so as to surround an LED unit including one or a plurality of blue LEDs (63)). A surface of the reflection partition (67) is formed of a reflection material. A height and an angle of the reflection partition (67) is designed so that light emitted from the blue LED (63) corresponding to each area does not reach other areas.

Abstract: An optical sheet for a liquid crystal display device has functions of condensing rays of light with respect to a specific direction in a plane of the optical sheet, and diffusing rays of light with respect to a direction perpendicular to the specific direction. A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device includes: a light guide film for guiding rays of light incident on an end face of the light guide film toward a front face side; at least one LED light source disposed along the end face of the light guide film; the optical sheet disposed on the front face side; and a prism sheet disposed on a front face of the optical sheet, with the specific direction being parallel to a direction of rays of light emitted by the at least one LED light source and perpendicular to a direction of prism rows of the prism sheet.