A new backlighting system using a polarizing light pipe

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 527-536

  Tanase, H ^a,b,c   Mamiya, J ^a,d,e   Suzuki, M ^a,c,f,g  

^a IBM JAPAN LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Display Technology Department

^f IBM   (United States)

^g Society for Information Display

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL GLASS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

BACKLIGHTING SYSTEMS; DICHROIC POLARIZERS; POLARIZING LIGHT PIPES; REFLECTIVE COLOR FILTERS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

EID: 0032068529     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.423.0527     Document Type: Article

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