Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel and a circularly polarizing plate disposed on a viewing side of the liquid crystal panel. The circularly polarizing plate sequentially includes, from a viewing side, a linearly polarizing plate and an out-cell retarder. The liquid crystal panel includes a thin-film transistor substrate, a color filter substrate facing the thin-film transistor substrate and including black matrix, a horizontal alignment liquid crystal layer disposed between the thin-film transistor substrate and the color filter substrate, and an in-cell retarder disposed in one substrate disposed on the viewing side selected from the thin-film transistor substrate and the color filter substrate. The in-cell retarder is disposed outside a region between the black matrix and the horizontal alignment liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: An optical device includes a stack of multiple grating structures, each of which includes a plurality of sublayers of liquid crystal material. Each sublayer of liquid crystal material includes laterally extending repeating units, each formed of a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The repeating units of the liquid crystal layers are lateral offset from one another, and defined a tilt angle. The grating structures forming the stack of grating structure have tilt angles of different magnitudes. The grating structures may be configured to redirect light of visible or infrared wavelengths. Advantageously, the different tilt angles of the stack of grating structures allows for highly efficient diffraction of light incident on the grating structures at a wide range of incident angles.

Abstract: A wire-grip polarizer (“WGP”), and a panel having said WGP is provided. The WGP is mounted on an absorption layer. The absorption layer is mounted on a substrate. The substrate is brightly colored. The WGP includes a plurality of gratings formed of a metallic element. Each of the gratings is spaced apart from the other so as to form a waveguide. The WGP is configured to transmit S-Polarized light and reflect P-polarized light. The A thin film layer may be disposed on each of the metallic gratings. The thin film layer is configured to generate a resonance so as to modify the reflectivity of P-polarized light so as to reduce veiling glare and maintain the brightness of the substrate.

Abstract: A multilayer film including: a first long-length substrate; and an optically anisotropic layer that is formed directly on the first substrate and contains cured liquid-crystal molecules, wherein the first substrate has an orientation-controlling force caused by stretching, and a slow axis of the first substrate is different from a lengthwise direction of the first substrate; an optically anisotropic laminate, a circular polarizing plate, and an organic EL display device having the anisotropic layer; as well as manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate including a first region including a display region, a second region including a curved region, and a third region including a terminal region; an electro-optical element located in the display region; and a resin layer continuously extending from the first region to the third region.

Abstract: There is provided a display device exhibiting a good color reproducibility, even when observed through polarized sunglasses. A display device comprises a polarizer a and an optical film X on a surface on a light emitting surface side of a display element, wherein L1, which is the light incident vertically on the optical film X, among light incident on the optical film X from the display element side, satisfies a specific condition, and L2, which is the light emitting vertically from the light emitting surface side of the optical film X, and passing through a polarizer b having the absorption axis parallel to the absorption axis of the polarizer a, satisfies a specific condition.

Abstract: To provide a polarizing plate capable of excellently controlling reflectance characteristics, a polarizing plate manufacturing method, and an optical apparatus including the polarizing plate. Provided is a polarizing plate 10 with a wire grid structure, including: a transparent substrate 1 and a grid-shaped convex portion 6 arranged on the transparent substrate at a pitch shorter than a wavelength of light of a use band and extending in a predetermined direction, wherein the grid-shaped convex portion 6 includes a reflection layer 2, a first dielectric layer 3, and an absorption layer 4 in order from the transparent substrate 1, and wherein the reflection layer and the first dielectric layer have substantially the same width and a minimum width of the absorption layer is smaller than a minimum width of the reflection layer and the first dielectric layer as viewed from a predetermined direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a backlight module, a display device, and a fabricating method for the backlight module. Specifically, the backlight module includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, a plurality of light emitting units arranged in an array on the first surface of the first substrate, a metal wire grid polarizer on the second surface of the first substrate, and a driving circuit. The driving circuit is electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting units to drive the plurality of light emitting units to emit light toward the first substrate.

Abstract: A cross-linkable composition can be provided in the present application. In one embodiment, the cross-linkable composition can allow a membrane formed of the cross-linkable composition to have an excellent interfacial adhesion with another membrane and prevent the occurrence of a detachment phenomenon or the like.

Abstract: The present application relates to a cross-linkable composition, and for example, to a cross-linkable composition which can form a membrane having an excellent interfacial adhesion with other layers and cause no detachment phenomenon when forming a membrane in a structure of a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical member or the like.

Abstract: A touch display device includes a display area and a non-display area and further includes a touch electrode layer; wherein a plurality of sensing electrodes is configured in the electrode layer; wherein each sensing electrode extends from the display area to the non-display area and is coupled to a driver chip via a connection structure; wherein the connection structure locates in the non-display area.

Abstract: As a pressure-sensitive adhesive polarizing plate, for example, a pressure-sensitive adhesive polarizing plate allowing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the polarizing plate to have an excellent interfacial adhesion with another layer and have no detachment phenomenon can be provided in the present application.

Abstract: A diffraction grating with independently controlled diffraction angles for optical beams at different wavelengths may be used to redirect and couple light to a waveguide in an efficient, space-saving manner. The diffraction grating can include a layer with optical permittivity and associated index contrast of the grating grooves at different grating periods dependent on wavelength.

Abstract: A display device includes an image display panel, and a viewing angle switching element includes a first linear polarizer, an optically anisotropic layer, a viewing angle control cell, and a second linear polarizer, in which an angle formed between transmission axes of the first linear polarizer and the second linear polarizer is 45°, the optically anisotropic layer has a function of changing an azimuth of a polarization axis of linearly polarized light emitted from the first linear polarizer and causing the light to be emitted toward the viewing angle control cell, the viewing angle control cell is formed of a vertically aligned liquid crystal cell in which vertically aligned liquid crystals are tilted in one direction by voltage application, and an angle formed between a tilt azimuth of the vertically aligned liquid crystal of the viewing angle control cell and the transmission axis of the second linear polarizer is 45°.

Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area and a polarizing layer disposed on the display panel, and including a main portion for at least covering the display area and an extension for covering part of the non-display area. The polarizing layer includes a groove for extending along a border of the main portion and the extension.

Abstract: A light adjustment device, a method of preparing the same, and a display device are provided, the light adjustment device includes: light-absorption portions spaced apart from one another, with first gaps each functioning as light ray passages and between each two adjacent light-absorption portions of the light-absorption portions, respectively; first electrodes being transparent and between each two adjacent light-absorption portions of the light-absorption portions respectively and at least partially located on both sides of each of the light ray passages; at least one second electrode being also transparent, each being in a respective one of the first gaps respectively, with second gaps each being between each second electrode and a respective adjacent one of the first electrodes; and transflective portions being electrically polarized and in the second gaps respectively, comprising light-transmitting portions and light-reflecting portions, the light-reflecting portions being steerable to be turned under a

Abstract: Narrowband light filters, and methods of manufacturing such light filters, are provided. A narrowband light filter may include at least two electrically conductive bodies, an electrically conductive thin film layer disposed between the at least two electrically conductive bodies, at least one protective oxide layer disposed on the thin film layer and electrically conductive bodies, and at least one slit disposed through the electrically conductive thin layer. In various embodiments, the electrically conductive bodies give the narrowband light filter a mirrored structure in exemplary embodiments of the invention. The narrowband filters may also include one or more slits. Multiple slits may be configured to make the narrowband filtration polarization-independent. A plurality of narrowband light filters may be configured into pixel arrays. Pixel arrays may also be used in multispectral or hyperspectral imaging apparatus and techniques.

Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate for a light emitting display device and the light emitting display device including same, the polarizing plate for a light emitting display device having a first adhesive film, a second protective layer, a polarizer, and a first protective layer sequentially laminated therein. The polarizing plate includes a UV absorber; and an as value of the polarizing plate is about ?2.0 to about ?20.0, and a bs value of the polarizing plate is about 3.0 to about 30.0.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light shielding unit and a back plate. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and an upper polarizer. The first substrate is disposed corresponding to the second substrate. The upper polarizer is disposed on the second substrate. The light shielding unit is connected to the upper polarizer. The first substrate is disposed on the back plate.

Abstract: Full color displays that include optical thin film layers with a controllable reflectance are provided. The layers allow for the overall transparency and display properties of each side of the display to be controlled, allowing for augmented reality displays virtual reality displays, two-sided signage, and the like.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device comprises: a display panel; a collimation optical element located on a light emission side of the display panel and configured to modulate a first light emitted from the display panel into a collimated second light and emit the collimated second light; and a light modulation element located on a light emission side of the collimation optical element and configured to adjust an emission angle of the second light from the light modulation element. The first light emitted from the display panel is modulated into the collimated second light by the collimation optical element, the emission angle of the second light emitting from the light modulation element is adjusted by the light modulation element, such that the direction of the emission light of the display device is controllable.

Abstract: The present application relates to a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device including the same.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided in which a tint change in case of being seen from an oblique direction at the time of black display is suppressed. The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal cell and a pair of polarizing plates that are disposed such that the liquid crystal cell is interposed between the pair of polarizing plates, in which a tilt angle of the liquid crystal compound is 1.0° or less, respective color filters that are disposed on respective pixel regions of the liquid crystal cell are provided between the pair of polarizing plates, Rth of the respective color filters satisfy predetermined requirements, the polarizing plate that is disposed on the visible side among the pair of polarizing plates includes an optical compensation layer and a polarizer in this order from the liquid crystal cell side, and the optical compensation layer satisfies a predetermined requirement.

Abstract: Provided is a member surface treatment method for treating a surface of a member containing a crystallizable thermoplastic resin by a dry treatment, wherein the dry treatment is performed so as to satisfy the following conditions X and Y. Condition X: ?d/?d0 is not less than 1.0 and less than 1.4. Condition Y: ?p/?p0 is not less than 1.2 and less than 40. ?d0 is a non-polar component of surface free energy of the surface before the dry treatment, ?d is a non-polar component of surface free energy of the surface after the dry treatment, ?p0 is a polar component of surface free energy of the surface before the dry treatment, and ?p is a polar component of surface free energy of the surface after the dry treatment.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes an anti-reflection film. The anti-reflection film includes a base film, a retardation coating layer disposed on a first side of the base film so as to delay a phase of transmitted light, and a polarizer coating layer disposed on a second side of the base film so as to allow a polarization component of the transmitted light in a specific direction to pass through, wherein the retardation coating layer and the polarizer coating layer are formed by applying a liquid crystal on the base film.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate including a first polarizer, a first patterned optical anisotropic layer, a second patterned optical anisotropic layer, and a second polarizer in this order and an optically anisotropic layer disposed between the second polarizer and the second patterned optical anisotropic layer, in which an angle formed between an absorption axis of the first polarizer and an absorption axis of the second polarizer is 90°±5°; each of the first patterned optical anisotropic layer and the second patterned optical anisotropic layer has a plurality of phase difference regions having different slow axis directions in a plane of the first patterned optical anisotropic layer or the second patterned optical anisotropic layer; a white display state and a black display state are switched with each other; none of the slow axis directions of first phase difference regions and the slow axis directions of second phase difference regions are parallel or orthogonal to the absorption axes and transmission axes of the

Abstract: A display unit includes a flexible substrate, a display device layer, a polarizer, a first moisture barrier film, and a second moisture barrier film. The display device layer is provided on the flexible substrate. The polarizer is provided over the flexible substrate with the display device layer being interposed between the flexible substrate and the polarizer and has a first surface opposed to the flexible substrate, a second surface facing the first surface, and an end surface connecting the first surface and the second surface. The first moisture barrier film covers the first surface of the polarizer. The second moisture barrier film covers the second surface and the end surface of the polarizer, and is in contact with the first moisture barrier film.

Abstract: A display system which includes a first image display; a second image display; a reflective polariser disposed between the first image display and the second image display, with the second image display disposed on a viewing side of the display system; and a controller for addressing image data to the first image display and the second image display, wherein the controller, the first image display and second image display are configured to selectively operate in accordance with: a first display function in which the first image display is visible to a viewer through the second image display and the second image display appears substantially transparent to the first image display; a second display function in which the display system is in a reflective mode that conveys information to a user; and a third display function in which images are addressed to both the first image display and the second image display.

Abstract: A diffractive optical element is configured to provide desired diffracted light and is excellent in durability. The diffractive optical element shapes light from a light source, wherein the diffractive optical element is provided with a diffractive layer having a periodic structure having low refractive index portions and high refractive index portions, and the high refractive index portions of the periodic structure include one having an aspect ratio of 2 or more.

Abstract: Provided herewith is a display device comprising: a first display unit having an alignment mark; and a bottom plate disposed under the first display unit and comprising an alignment hole corresponding to the alignment mark, wherein the bottom plate comprises: a base portion having a first area and a second area surrounding the first area, the alignment hole being located in the second area; a side wall portion along a periphery of the base portion; and a protruding portion protruding from the base portion to surround the alignment hole. Accordingly, in the liquid crystal display device having a narrow bezel, the protruding portion made of a rigid material surrounds the alignment hole formed in the bottom plate, such that alignment holes can be formed uniformly. As a result, it is possible to suppress misalignment from possibly occurring during the process of bonding the liquid crystal display panel with the bottom plate.

Abstract: An optical device includes a stack of multiple grating structures, each of which includes a plurality of sublayers of liquid crystal material. Each sublayer of liquid crystal material includes laterally extending repeating units, each formed of a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The repeating units of the liquid crystal layers are lateral offset from one another, and defined a tilt angle. The grating structures forming the stack of grating structure have tilt angles of different magnitudes. The grating structures may be configured to redirect light of visible or infrared wavelengths. Advantageously, the different tilt angles of the stack of grating structures allows for highly efficient diffraction of light incident on the grating structures at a wide range of incident angles.

Abstract: Provided is a polarizing element having a wire grid structure. The polarizing element includes a transparent substrate (11) and grid-shaped protrusions (10) that are arranged on the transparent substrate (11) at a smaller pitch than a wavelength of operating band light and that extend in a specific direction. The grid-shaped protrusions (10) include a reflection layer (12) formed on the transparent substrate (11). The reflection layer (12) includes a metal layer (15) and an oxide layer (16) that covers a side surface of the metal layer (15) as viewed in the specific direction and is formed from an oxide of a constituent metal of the metal layer (15).

Abstract: A display system includes a first image display, a second image display, a specular reflective polariser disposed between the first image display and the second image display, and an optical diffuser layer disposed between the first image display and reflective polariser. The reflective polariser and optical diffuser may be combined into a single film with the reflective polariser disposed on a viewing side of the display system, and the optical diffuser disposed between the first image display and reflective polariser. A controller is configured to address image data to the first image display and the second image display. The controller, the first image display and second image display are configured to selectively operate to pass light through the specular reflective polariser and the optical diffuser layer in accordance with multiple display functions in which the first image display and the second image display have different viewing properties to a viewer.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of forming a polarization grating structure (e.g., polarizer) as part of a grid structure of a back side illuminated image sensor device. For example, the method includes forming a layer stack over a semiconductor layer with radiation-sensing regions. Further, the method includes forming grating elements of one or more polarization grating structures within a grid structure, where forming the grating elements includes (i) etching the layer stack to form the grid structure and (ii) etching the layer stack to form grating elements oriented to a polarization angle.

Abstract: A transparent conductive film having a transparent resin film containing a cyclic olefin resin, an undercoating layer formed on the transparent resin film, and a conductive layer and having a thermal dimensional change rate in hot water at 100° C. for 60 seconds of from 0.01 to 0.2%, which shows excellent adhesion between the transparent resin film and the conductive layer.

Abstract: Articles utilizing polymeric dielectric materials for gate dielectrics and insulator materials are provided along with methods for making the articles. The articles are useful in electronics-based devices that utilize organic thin film transistors.

Abstract: A display panel including a scan line, a first data line, a second data line, a first switching element, a second switching element, a first electrode, two second electrodes, a third electrode, a black matrix and a plurality of color filter layers is provided. The first switching element is electrically connected with the scan line and the first data line. The second switching element is electrically connected with the second data line. The first electrode includes at least two first openings. The two second electrodes are electrically connected with the first switching element and the second switching element respectively through the at least two first openings. The third electrode includes two first body portions, a second body portion and at least two branch portions. The black matrix includes a plurality of second openings. Two neighboring color filter layers are disposed corresponding to one of the second openings and form an overlapped structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display and a display module thereof, the display module includes a lower polarizer, a TFT array substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter and a upper polarizer. The display module further includes a metal electrode layer arranged between the color filter and the liquid crystal layer, the metal electrode layer includes a dielectric layer and a metal wire grid layer, and the metal wire grid layer is arranged on a surface of the dielectric layer facing the liquid crystal layer. The metal wire grid layer is used as a common electrode layer of the display module, thus replacing the traditional transparent electrode ITO and avoiding the problem that the transparent electrode ITO easily causes brittle fracture during bending resulting in electrical abnormality and at the same time can improve the contrast of the entire liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A multi-display system (e.g., a display including multiple display panels) includes at least first and second displays (e.g., display panels or display layers) arranged substantially parallel to each other in order to display three-dimensional (3D) features to a viewer(s). The first and second displays have different color filter patterns, respectively, as viewed from a point of view of a viewer of the display device, in order to reduce moiré interference.

Abstract: A polarizer including: a base layer including a first area and a second area enclosing the first area; a polarizing part disposed on the first area of the base layer and including a plurality of linear patterns spaced apart from each other; a dummy part disposed on the second area of the base layer and spaced apart from the polarizing part; and a hard mask residue part disposed on a portion of the second area of the base layer between the polarizing part and the dummy part and contacting the base layer. The polarizing part and the dummy part include a metal layer disposed on the base layer, and a hard mask layer disposed on the metal layer and comprising the same material as the hard mask residue part.

Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.

Abstract: The resin composition for an optical material according to the present invention has features that it can implement a low retardation value during the preparation of an optical film, by using a polycarbonate composition satisfying a specific condition as a retardation-adjusting agent while using polymethyl methacrylate not containing a monomer having a cyclic structure at the main chain of the polymer.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate; a display panel on the substrate; and a protective film protecting one of the substrate and the display panel, wherein the protective film includes a first protective film and a second protective film, wherein the first protective film is disposed closer to the display panel than the second protective film, and wherein the first protective film includes a polymerizable compound having an adhesive strength that changes with energy irradiated onto the polymerizable compound.

Abstract: There is provided a circularly polarizing plate for an organic EL display apparatus that is excellent in productivity, is prevented from warping, and can achieve an excellent tint. An elongated circularly polarizing plate for an organic EL display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes in the following order: an elongated polarizer having an absorption axis in a longitudinal direction thereof; an elongated first retardation layer functioning as a ?/2 plate; and an elongated second retardation layer functioning as a ?/4 plate. An angle formed between the absorption axis of the elongated polarizer and a slow axis of the elongated first retardation layer is front 15° to 30°; and the absorption axis of the elongated polarizer and a slow axis of the elongated second retardation layer are substantially perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a curved display, which produces a curved display using a flat display module. A method for producing a curved display, according to one embodiment of the present invention, is to produce a curved display using a flat display module, the method comprising the steps of: masking the display module with a masking element so as to cover parts of the upper plate and the lower plate thereof, in which a masking area of the upper plate and a masking area of the lower plate are disposed asymmetrically up and down; etching the display module to a preset thickness so as to reduce the thickness of the display module except for the masking areas in the masked display module; removing the masking element from the display module after the etching step; and curving the display module.

Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a light guide plate and a prism film arranged at a light-exiting side of the light guide plate. The display device includes the above backlight module and a lower polarizer arranged on the prism film.

Abstract: An optical film includes a prism part having a plurality of prism patterns obliquely arranged in rows on a multilayer-structured reflective polarizing part. The reflective polarizing part is configured to reflect light from a first polarization axis and transmit light through a second polarization axis perpendicular to the first polarization axis. The rows of the prism patterns are arranged at a predetermined angle of inclination relative to the second polarization axis to reduce a Moiré phenomenon. The optical film may be adopted in a liquid crystal display device including a backlight unit to transmit light to a liquid crystal panel. A first polarizing plate is disposed between the optical film and the liquid crystal panel, and has a transmission axis that coincides with the second polarization axis of the reflective polarizing part to maximize light transmission from the backlight unit to the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a thickness of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device may be minimized by directly attaching a liquid crystal panel to a guide panel and a light guide plate made of glass through a foam pad, and thus a thin LCD device may be effectively provided. In addition, light leakage between the liquid crystal panel and the guide panel may be prevented through the foam pad including a first layer, which is a light reflecting layer, and a second layer, which is a light absorbing layer, and, at the same time, a dark portion phenomenon generated at edges of the LCD device may be effectively prevented.

Abstract: The present invention includes an optical element of which an oblique tint change can be improved in a case of the optical element is incorporated to a liquid crystal display device, a method of manufacturing an optical element, and a liquid crystal display device. The optical element includes: a reflection polarizer which is formed of a discotic liquid crystal compound and in which a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase is immobilized, in which, in the reflection polarizer, a front retardation value Re satisfies 0 nm?Re<10 nm in a range of ±50 nm outside a reflection center wavelength, and an absolute value |Ret (50°)| of a retardation value Ret in a polar angle 50° direction satisfies |Ret (50°)|?50 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method for an ultrathin white covering film. The ultrathin white covering film includes a protecting film, a white ink layer, an adhesive layer and a release material, wherein the manufacturing method for the ultrathin white covering film includes the following steps: S101: preparing white ink and an adhesive; S102: coating the white ink on the protecting film and drying to form a white ink layer; S103: coating the adhesive on the white ink layer and drying to form a adhesive layer; S104: compounding the release material on the adhesive layer and coiling under certain compound temperature and compound pressure; and S105: curing to obtain the ultrathin white covering film. The present invention reduces a polyimide film layer, reduces a use part from three layers to two layers, can greatly reduce the thickness of a product, make an appearance of the product better, and greatly reduces the price.