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Colorant-Free Color Filter


PRIMARY INVENTORS

Byung H. Kim, Ph.D.

DESCRIPTION

This optical "colorant-free" color filter is based on a sub-micron scale wire grid polarizer, and another dielectric material formed on a substrate. The object is to provide polarization light and high transmission of color without using pigment.

 

The wire grid polarizer only allows light waves of a certain rotation to pass through.  The arrangement and incident angles are finely tuned - the ideal polarizer blocks one polarization light and passes another polarization through freely.

   

Another object of this invention is to provide a polarizer matrix between color filter cells, which has a similar surface structure but different dimensional parameters.  The intensity of the light arriving at the output of the display device is higher, resulting in a better image quality.

APPLICATIONS

LCD market "Liquid Crystal Display device"  for use in TVs, monitors and other flat panel applications.

ADVANTAGES

 The pigment-free process seeks to reduce cost (the pigment application process is quite wasteful) and simplify manufacturing, at the same time providing a display with brighter and better quality image. 

PATENT STATUS

Patent Pending

LICENSING STATUS

Available for Licensing or research collaboration

DOCKET

UMA 07-07

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