Design Optimization of Reflective Polarizers for LCD Backlight Recycling

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 335-340

  Li, Yan ^a   Wu, Shin Tson ^a   Wu, Thomas X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Birefringent; liquid crystal display (LCD); multilayer; polymer; reflective polarizer

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008050980     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: 15589323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2009.2027033     Document Type: Article

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