Optical structure and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025334782-A1
Application number	US-202418991309-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 20, 2024
Priority date	Apr 24, 2024
Publication date	Oct 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An optical structure and a display device are provided. The optical structure includes a lens, a transflective film, a reflective polarizing layer, and a first phase retardation film group. The first phase retardation film group includes a first phase retardation film and a second phase retardation film. The second phase retardation film is between the first phase retardation film and the transflective film. The first phase retardation film has a phase retardation of 200 to 280 nm, and the second phase retardation film has a phase retardation of 80 to 170 nm. An included angle between a slow axis of the first phase retardation film and a reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer ranges from 90 to 180 degrees, and an included angle between a slow axis of the second phase retardation film and the reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer ranges from 135 to 315 degrees.

First claim

1 . An optical structure, comprising:
at least one lens; a transflective film located on a first surface of the at least one lens; a reflective polarizing layer located on a second surface of the at least one lens; and a first phase retardation film group located on a side of the first surface away from the transflective film, wherein the first phase retardation film group comprises at least a first phase retardation film and a second phase retardation film, the second phase retardation film being located between the first phase retardation film and the transflective film, the first phase retardation film has a phase retardation R01 of 200 to 280 nm, the second phase retardation film has a phase retardation R02 of 80 to 170 nm, an included angle between a slow axis of the first phase retardation film and a reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer ranges from 90 to 180 degrees, and an included angle between a slow axis of the second phase retardation film and the reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer ranges from 135 to 315 degrees; and the first phase retardation film and the second phase retardation film each comprise in-plane refractive indices in two different directions, a difference between the two different refractive indices of the first phase retardation film is Δn1, a difference between the two different refractive indices of the second phase retardation film is Δn2, Δn1, R01 and a thickness d1 of the first phase retardation film satisfy a relationship: R01=Δn1*d1, and Δn2, R02 and a thickness d2 of the second phase retardation film satisfy a relationship: R02=Δn2*d2.

2 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first phase retardation film has a phase retardation of 202 to 249 nm, and the second phase retardation film has a phase retardation of 102 to 128 nm.

3 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the included angle between the slow axis of the first phase retardation film and the reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer ranges from 97 to 112 degrees, and the included angle between the slow axis of the second phase retardation film and the reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer ranges from 149 to 179 degrees.

4 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein an included angle between the slow axis of the first phase retardation film and the slow axis of the second phase retardation film ranges from 45 to 135 degrees.

5 . The optical structure according to claim 4 , wherein the included angle between the slow axis of the first phase retardation film and the slow axis of the second phase retardation film ranges from 51 to 67 degrees.

6 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first phase retardation film and the second phase retardation film each comprise three refractive indices in three directions perpendicular to each other, the three refractive indices comprising a first refractive index, a second refractive index, and a third refractive index;
the first refractive index is the highest in-plane refractive index of the first phase retardation film and the second phase retardation film, the second refractive index is the lowest in-plane refractive index of the first phase retardation film and the second phase retardation film, and the third refractive index is a refractive index of the first phase retardation film and the second phase retardation film in a thickness direction; the first refractive index Nx1, the second refractive index Ny1, the third refractive index Nz1 and the thickness d1 of the first phase retardation film satisfy a relationship: Nx1>Ny1, and (Ny1−Nz1)*d1*1000<20 nm, where Δn1=Nx1−Ny1; and the first refractive index Nx2, the second refractive index Ny2, the third refractive index Nz2 and the thickness d2 of the second phase retardation film satisfy a relationship: Nx2>Ny2, and (Ny2−Nz2)*d2*1000<20 nm, where Δn2=Nx2−Ny2.

7 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first phase retardation film and the second phase retardation film are each made of a material that has a positive dispersion with respect to wavelength.

8 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first phase retardation film comprises a half-wave plate, and the second phase retardation film comprises a quarter-wave plate.

9 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first phase retardation film group further comprises a third phase retardation film comprising three refractive indices in three directions perpendicular to each other, the three refractive indices comprising a fourth refractive index Nx3, a fifth refractive index Ny3, and a sixth refractive index Nz3; and
the fourth refractive index and the fifth refractive index are in-plane refractive indices of the third phase retardation film, the sixth refractive index is a refractive index of the third phase retardation film in a thickness direction, and a thickness d3 of the third phase retardation film, Nx3, Ny3 and Nz3 satisfy a relationship: Ny3<Nz3, and (Nx3−Ny3)*d3*1000<20 nm.

10 . The optical structure according to claim 9 , wherein the third phase retardation film has a phase retardation Rth1 of −50 to −150 nm in the thickness direction; and
Rth, d3, Nx3, Ny3 and Nz3 satisfy a relationship: Rth1=[(Nx3+Ny3)/2−Nz3]*d3.

11 . The optical structure according to claim 10 , wherein the third phase retardation film has a phase retardation Rth1 of −70 to −110 nm in the thickness direction.

12 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first linear polarizing layer located on a side of the reflective polarizing layer away from the transflective film, wherein an included angle between the slow axis of the first phase retardation film and an absorption axis of the first linear polarizing layer ranges from 90 to 180 degrees.

13 . A display device, comprising a display, and the optical structure of claim 1 , wherein
the optical structure is located on a light exit side of the display, and the transflective film is located between the display and the reflective polarizing layer.

14 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein a second phase retardation film group and a second linear polarizing layer are provided between the display and the optical structure, an absorption axis of the second linear polarizing layer is orthogonal to the reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer; and
the second phase retardation film group comprises at least a fourth phase retardation film and a fifth phase retardation film, the fifth phase retardation film being located between the fourth phase retardation film and the optical structure, a slow axis of the fourth phase retardation film being orthogonal to the slow axis of the first phase retardation film, and a slow axis of the fifth phase retardation film being orthogonal to the slow axis of the second phase retardation film.

15 . The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the fourth phase retardation film has a phase retardation R04 of 200 to 280 nm, and the fifth phase retardation film has a phase retardation R05 of 80 to 170 nm; and
the fourth phase retardation film and the fifth phase retardation film each comprise in-plane refractive indices in two different directions, a difference between the two different refractive indices of the fourth phase retardation film is Δn4, a difference between the two different refractive indices of the fifth phase retardation film is Δn5, Δn4, R04 and a thickness d4 of the fourth phase retardation film satisfy a relationship: R04=Δn4*d4, and Δn5, R05 and a thickness d5 of the fifth phase

Assignees

• Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhong Xuan
• Li Xin
• Li Xiaokai
• Zhu Shaopeng
• Zhang Zhao
• Jia Xiaofei

Classifications

• G02B5/3033

  in the form of a thin sheet or foil, e.g. Polaroid · CPC title

• G02B5/3083

  Birefringent or phase retarding elements (G02B5/3008, G02B5/3016 take precedence; systems for polarisation control G02B27/286; manufacturing phase modulating patterns by lithographic processes G03F7/001) · CPC title

• G02B27/0172 Primary

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G02B27/28

  for polarising (used in stereoscopes G02B30/25) · 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