Optical structure, display device and depolarization beam splitting structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025216691-A1
Application number	US-202418999611-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2024
Priority date	Dec 28, 2023
Publication date	Jul 3, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An optical structure, a display device and a depolarization beam splitting structure. The optical structure has a light incident side and a light-exiting side; and the optical structure includes a lens structure, a beam splitting film, a light-transmitting protective film, a phase retardation film and a polarizing reflective film. The lens structure includes a first surface and a second surface, the beam splitting film is located on a side of the first surface; the light-transmitting protective film is located on a side of the beam splitting film away from the first surface and in contact with the beam splitting film. The beam splitting film includes a metal layer; the light-transmitting protective film includes a structure layer; a refractive index of the structure layer gradually decreases along a reference direction; and the reference direction is a direction in which the beam splitting film points towards the light-transmitting protective film.

First claim

1 . An optical structure, having a light incident side and a light-exiting side, comprising:
a lens structure, comprising a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to each other; the first surface being a surface of the lens structure on the light incident side, and the first surface being a curved surface; a beam splitting film, located on a side of the first surface away from the second surface; a light-transmitting, located on a side of the beam splitting film away from the first surface and in contact with the beam splitting film; a phase retardation film, located on a side of the second surface away from the first surface; and a polarizing reflective film, located on a side of the second surface away from the first surface, wherein the beam splitting film comprises a metal layer; the light-transmitting protective film comprises a structure layer; a refractive index of the structure layer gradually decreases along a reference direction; and the reference direction is a direction in which the beam splitting film points towards the light-transmitting protective film.

2 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the light-transmitting protective film further comprises a base layer; the base layer is closer to the beam splitting film than the structure layer; and the base layer is in contact with the beam splitting film and is configured to protect the beam splitting film.

3 . The optical structure according to claim 2 , wherein a refractive index of the base layer is not less than a maximum refractive index of the structure layer.

4 . The optical structure according to claim 3 , wherein the structure layer comprises a plurality of protruding structures; and along the reference direction, dimensions of cross-sectional line segments of a longitudinal section of each of the plurality of protruding structures gradually decreases, and a direction of each of the cross-sectional line segments is perpendicular to the reference direction, the longitudinal section is parallel to the reference direction.

5 . The optical structure according to claim 4 , wherein a lateral side of the longitudinal section of each of the plurality of protruding structures comprises at least one of a straight line segment or a curved line segment.

6 . The optical structure according to claim 4 , wherein a maximum height of each of the plurality of protruding structures in the reference direction ranges from 50 nm to 200 nm; and a minimum spacing distance between two adjacent ones of the plurality of protruding structures ranges from 0 nm to 200 nm.

7 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the refractive index of the structure layer decreases step by step along the reference direction, and comprises at least 3 decreasing steps.

8 . The optical structure according to claim 7 , wherein the structure layer comprises at least three structure sub-layers; the at least three structure sub-layers are sequentially arranged along the reference direction and refractive indices of the at least three structure sub-layers sequentially decrease along the reference direction.

9 . The optical structure according to claim 8 , wherein material densities of the at least three structure sub-layers sequentially decrease along the reference direction.

10 . The optical structure according to claim 8 , wherein each of the at least three structure sub-layers comprises a nanoparticle coating; and porosities of the at least three structure sub-layers sequentially increase along the reference direction.

11 . The optical structure according to claim 2 , wherein a material of the base layer of the light-transmitting protective film comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, amino resin, polyester resin, organosilicon, parylene and derivatives thereof, plasma-polymerized hexamethyldisiloxane, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polyvinylidene fluoride; and a material of the structure layer of the light-transmitting protective film comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, polyurethane, epoxy, amino resin, polyester resin, organosilicon, parylene and derivatives thereof, plasma-polymerized hexamethyldisiloxane, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polyvinylidene fluoride.

12 . The optical structure according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the base layer ranges from 100 nm to 5 μm; and a thickness of the structure layer ranges from 50 nm to 200 nm.

13 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the beam splitting film further comprises at least one non-metal layer stacked with the metal layer.

14 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a polarized absorption film, located on a side of the polarizing reflective film away from the first surface.

15 . A display device, comprising a display screen and the optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the display screen is located on the light incident side of the optical structure.

16 . The display device according to claim 15 , wherein the display screen comprises a micro organic light emitting diode display screen.

17 . A depolarization beam splitting structure, comprising a beam splitting film and a light-transmitting protective film stacked with each other;
wherein the light-transmitting protective film is provided in contact with the beam splitting film; the beam splitting film comprises a metal layer and at least one non-metal layer stacked with the metal layer; the light-transmitting protective film comprises a structure layer; a refractive index of the structure layer gradually decreases along a reference direction; and the reference direction is a direction in which the beam splitting film points towards the light-transmitting protective film.

18 . The depolarization beam splitting structure according to claim 17 , wherein the light-transmitting protective film further comprises a base layer; the base layer is closer to the beam splitting film than the structure layer; and the base layer is in contact with the beam splitting film and is configured to protect the beam splitting film, a refractive index of the base layer is not less than a maximum refractive index of the structure layer.

19 . The depolarization beam splitting structure according to claim 18 , wherein the structure layer comprises a plurality of protruding structures; and along the reference direction, dimensions of cross-sectional line segments of a longitudinal section of each of the plurality of protruding structures gradually decreases, and a direction of each of the cross-sectional line segments is perpendicular to the reference direction, the longitudinal section is parallel to the reference direction.

20 . The depolarization beam splitting structure according to claim 17 , wherein the refractive index of the structure layer decreases step by step along the reference direction, and comprises at least 3 decreasing steps, the structure layer comprises at least three structure sub-layers; the at least three structure sub-layers are sequentially arranged along the reference direction and refractive indices of the at least three structure sub-layers sequentially decrease along the reference direction.

Assignees

• Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co Ltd
• Lemon Inc

Inventors

• Zhu Shaopeng
• Zhang Ziyang
• Chen Jian
• Zhong Xuan
• Bai Wenbin
• Liu Guojun

Classifications

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G02B1/14

  Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings · CPC title

• G02B27/283 Primary

  used for beam splitting or combining · CPC title

• G02B17/0804

  using two curved mirrors (G02B17/0864, G02B17/0896 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B17/0856 Primary

  comprising a refractive element with a reflective surface, the reflection taking place inside the element, e.g. Mangin mirrors · CPC title