17‐5: Distinguished Student Paper: Birefringent Light‐Shaping Film for Mini‐LED Backlights

Abstract

A new birefringent light-shaping polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film is experimentally demonstrated for mini-LED backlit liquid crystal displays. Due to its angle-sensitive transmission properties, such a volumetric PDLC diffuser helps to spread out the backlight faster, which in turn results in fewer mini-LEDs or thinner display panel.