Abstract

We propose a design for a high-efficiency backlight module that does not require a brightness enhancement film (BEF). With the high-efficiency backlight module it is possible to achieve almost the same half-luminance angle as a conventional edge-lit backlight module can achieve. The backlight system is comprised of a crisscross light guide plate (LGP) and one diffuser sheet. The crisscross LGP is composed of a LGP and optically patterned film (OPF). The backlight module allows light to be extracted through the direct guiding mode and top guiding mode, respectively. We controlled arrangement of the microstructures to increase the optical efficiency and the uniformity by two modes. Compared to the conventional edge-lit backlight module, there is a two-fold improvement in both the total optical efficiency and on-axis luminance with the high-efficiency backlight module.

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