Illumination device and electronic apparatus including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11181775-B2
Application number	US-201916460434-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	Sep 11, 2018
Publication date	Nov 23, 2021
Grant date	Nov 23, 2021

Abstract

Provided in an illumination device including a display panel including a first surface configured to display an image, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of display pixels disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and a transmission window configured to transmit light incident on the second surface through the first surface, a light source disposed at the second surface of the display panel and configured to emit light to an object toward the display panel, and a light deliverer disposed between the light source and the display panel, the light deliverer configured to deliver the light emitted from the light source to the object as flood illumination through the transmission window.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An illumination device comprising:
a display panel comprising a first surface configured to display an image, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of display pixels disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and a transmission window configured to transmit light incident on the second surface through the first surface;
a light source disposed at the second surface of the display panel and configured to emit light to an object toward the display panel; and
a light deliverer disposed between the light source and the display panel, the light deliverer configured to deliver the light emitted from the light source to the object as flood illumination through the transmission window,
wherein the light deliverer comprises a plurality of nanostructures having a shape dimension smaller than that of a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source.

2. The illumination device of claim 1 ,
wherein the transmission window comprises a plurality of non-pixel regions,
wherein the plurality of display pixels are configured to reflect the light emitted from the light source, and
wherein the plurality of display pixels and the plurality of non-pixel regions are alternately provided.

3. The illumination device of claim 2 , wherein a fill factor of a cross-sectional area occupied by the plurality of display pixels on the first surface is 50% to 60%.

4. The illumination device of claim 2 , wherein the light deliverer comprises:
a substrate comprising a third surface facing the display panel and a fourth surface facing the light source;
a meta-mirror disposed on the third surface and comprising a plurality of first nanostructures having a shape dimension smaller than that of the wavelength of the light emitted from the light source, wherein the plurality of first nanostructures have a shape distribution such that the plurality of first nanostructures is configured to operate as a mirror in which an aperture is formed in a center portion, and
a meta-lens disposed on the fourth surface and comprising a plurality of second nanostructures having a shape dimension smaller than that of the wavelength of the light emitted from the light source, wherein the plurality of second nanostructures have a shape distribution such that the light emitted from the light source is directed toward the aperture.

5. The illumination device of claim 4 , wherein the shape distribution of the plurality of first nanostructures is determined such that the meta-mirror is configured to operate as a concave mirror with respect to the display panel.

6. The illumination device of claim 4 , wherein the light source is provided asymmetrically with respect to the aperture.

7. The illumination device of claim 2 , wherein the light deliverer comprises:
a substrate comprising a third surface facing the display panel and a fourth surface facing the light source;
a first meta-lens disposed on the third surface and comprising a plurality of first nanostructures having a shape dimension smaller than that of the wavelength of the light emitted from the light source, wherein the plurality of first nanostructures have a shape distribution such that the plurality of first nanostructures are configured to converge the light to the plurality of non-pixel regions, and
a second meta-lens disposed on the fourth surface and comprising a plurality of second nanostructures having a shape dimension smaller than that of the wavelength of the light emitted from the light source, wherein the plurality of second nanostructures have a shape distribution such that the plurality of second nanostructures collimate the light emitted from the light source to correspond to the first meta-lens.

8. The illumination device of claim 7 , wherein the shape distribution of the plurality of first nanostructures is determined such that the first meta-lens is configured to operate as a plurality of first convex lenses provided to face the plurality of non-pixel regions, and
wherein the shape distribution of the plurality of second nanostructures is determined such that the second meta-lens is configured to operate as a plurality of second convex lenses provided to face the plurality of first convex lenses, respectively.

9. The illumination device of claim 7 , wherein the shape distribution of the plurality of first nanostructures is determined such that the first meta-lens is configured to operate as a plurality of first convex lenses provided to face the plurality of display pixels and the plurality of non-pixel regions, and
wherein the shape distribution of the plurality of second nanostructures is determined such that the second meta-lens is configured to operate as a plurality of second convex lenses provided to face the plurality of first convex lenses, respectively.

10. The illumination device of claim 9 , wherein the light source comprises a plurality of light emitting elements arranged to correspond to the plurality of display pixels and the plurality of non-pixel regions, respectively.

11. The illumination device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a photodetector configured to sense an amount of the light emitted from the light source reflected from the plurality of display pixels; and
a light source controller configured to select and drive a number of the plurality of light emitting elements based on the amount of light detected by the photodetector.

12. The illumination device of claim 7 , wherein the shape distribution of the plurality of first nanostructures and the shape distribution of the plurality of second nanostructures are determined such that the first meta-lens and the second meta-lens each is configured to operate as a convex lens, respectively.

13. The illumination device of claim 12 , further comprising a microlens array disposed between the first meta-lens and the display panel, the microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses facing the plurality of non-pixel regions, respectively.

14. The illumination device of claim 12 , wherein the shape distribution of the plurality of first nanostructures and the shape distribution of the plurality of second nanostructures are determined such that a focal length of the first meta-lens is shorter than a focal length of the second meta-lens.

15. The illumination device of claim 2 , further comprising a reflective structure provided between the light deliverer and the display panel, the reflective structure configured to reflect the light emitted from the light source and directed toward regions of the plurality of display pixels to be directed toward a non-pixel region.

16. Illumination device of claim 15 , wherein the light deliverer comprises:
a substrate comprising a third surface facing the display panel and a fourth surface facing the light source, and
wherein the plurality of nanostructures having a shape distribution shaping the light emitted from the light source such that an amount of light directed toward the reflective structure from the light source is similar to an amount of light directed directly toward the transmission window from the light source.

17. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the transmission window comprises one region in which the plurality of display pixels are not provided.

18. The illumination device of claim 17 , wherein a diameter of the transmission window is 5 mm to 10 mm.

19. The illumination device of claim 17 ,
wherein the plurality of nanostructures have a shape distribution such that the light emitted from the light source is f

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• You Jangwoo
• Han Seunghoon
• KWON Namseop
• Na Byunghoon
• Lee Minkyung
• Lee Suyeon

Classifications

• G06V10/60

  relating to illumination properties, e.g. using a reflectance or lighting model · CPC title

• G06V10/17

  using hand-held instruments · CPC title

• G06V10/141

  Control of illumination · CPC title

• G02F1/133606 Primary

  including a specially adapted diffusing, scattering or light controlling members · CPC title

• H10K59/65

  OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors · CPC title