Color filter and preparation method thereof, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9651794-B2
Application number	US-201414408051-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2014
Priority date	Sep 13, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A color filter, a display device using the color filter, and a method for preparing the color filter are provided. The color filter is provided with a plurality of pixel regions in one-to-one correspondence to light within a plurality of different wavebands, respectively. The color filer comprises a plurality of stacked dielectric films. Each of the dielectric films reflects light within one waveband and transmits light within other wavebands. In each of the pixel regions, the dielectric film for reflecting light within a waveband corresponding to this pixel region is replaced with a polarization-separation film for reflecting light in a first polarization direction and transmitting light in a second polarization direction. The color filter provided by embodiments of the present invention improves the transmittance of incident light and the utilization ratio of the incident light and can further provide powerful technical support for the enhancement of image display quality.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A color filter, comprising a first pixel region corresponding to light within a first waveband and a second pixel region corresponding to light within a second waveband different from the first waveband, wherein,
the color filer comprises a first film and a second film which are vertically stacked, the first film comprises a first dielectric film for reflecting the light within the first waveband and transmitting light within wavebands except the first waveband and a polarization-separation film arranged in a same layer with the first dielectric film, and the second film comprises a second dielectric film for reflecting the light within the second waveband and transmitting light within wavebands except the second waveband and a polarization-separation film arranged in a same layer with the second dielectric film;
the polarization-separation films in the first and second films reflect light in a first polarization direction and transmitting light in a second polarization direction;
the polarization-separation film in the first film is disposed in the first pixel region, and the first dielectric film is disposed in all other regions than the first pixel region;
the polarization-separation film in the second film is disposed in the second pixel region, and the second dielectric film is disposed in all other regions than the second pixel region; and
each of the first dielectric film and the second dielectric film comprises a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer which are vertically alternated and stacked, the polarization-separation films in the first film and the second film comprise isotropic layers and anisotropic layers which are vertically alternated and stacked, and the isotropic layer is the second dielectric layer.

2. The color filter according to claim 1 , further comprising a third pixel region corresponding light within a third waveband which is different from the first and second wavebands, wherein
the color filter further comprises a third film vertically stacked on the first film and the second film;
the third film comprises a third dielectric film for reflecting the light within the third waveband and transmitting light within wavebands except the third waveband and a polarization-separation film arranged in a same layer with the third dielectric film; the polarization-separation film in the third film reflects light in the first polarization direction and transmitting light in the second polarization direction;
the polarization-separation film in the third film is disposed in the third pixel region, and the third dielectric film is disposed in all other regions than the third pixel region; and
the third dielectric film comprises the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer which are vertically alternated and stacked, the polarization-separation film in the third film comprises the isotropic layer and the anisotropic layer which are vertically alternated and stacked, and at least one of the isotropic layers is the second dielectric layer.

3. The color filter according to claim 2 , wherein, the light within the first waveband is red light, the light within the second waveband is green light, and the light within the third waveband is blue right.

4. The color filter according to claim 3 , wherein, a polarization direction of the light in the first polarization direction is perpendicular to that of the light in the second polarization direction; wherein
refractive indexes of the isotropic layers with respect to the light in the first polarization direction and the light in the second polarization direction are identical; and refractive indexes of the anisotropic layers with respect to the light in the first polarization direction and the light in the second polarization direction are different.

5. The color filter according to claim 4 , wherein, for the light in the first polarization direction, the refractive index of the isotropic layers is larger than that of the anisotropic layers; and for the light in the second polarization direction, the refractive index of the isotropic layers is equal to that of the anisotropic layers.

6. The color filter according to claim 2 , wherein, a polarization direction of the light in the first polarization direction is perpendicular to that of the light in the second polarization direction; wherein
refractive indexes of the isotropic layers with respect to the light in the first polarization direction and the light in the second polarization direction are identical; and refractive indexes of the anisotropic layers with respect to the light in the first polarization direction and the light in the second polarization direction are different.

7. The color filter according to claim 6 , wherein, for the light in the first polarization direction, the refractive index of the isotropic layers is larger than that of the anisotropic layers; and for the light in the second polarization direction, the refractive index of the isotropic layers is equal to that of the anisotropic layers.

8. The color filter according to claim 1 , wherein, a polarization direction of the light in the first polarization direction is perpendicular to that of the light in the second polarization direction; wherein
refractive indexes of the isotropic layers with respect to the light in the first polarization direction and the light in the second polarization direction are identical; and refractive indexes of the anisotropic layers with respect to the light in the first polarization direction and the light in the second polarization direction are different.

9. The color filter according to claim 8 , wherein, for the light in the first polarization direction, the refractive index of the isotropic layers is larger than that of the anisotropic layers; and for the light in the second polarization direction, the refractive index of the isotropic layers is equal to that of the anisotropic layers.

10. The color filter according to claim 9 , wherein, the refractive index of the first dielectric layer is larger than that of the second dielectric layer; and the number of layers included in each of the first dielectric film and the second dielectric film is the same as that of layers included in a corresponding polarization-separation film.

11. The color filter according to claim 10 , wherein the refractive index of the first dielectric layer is at least 0.2 larger than that of the second dielectric layer.

12. The color filter according to claim 10 , wherein the total number of the dielectric layers included in each of the first and second dielectric films is 50 to 400.

13. A display device, comprising a display panel and a color filter disposed on a light entering side of the display panel, wherein the color filter is the color filter according to claim 1 .

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein, the display device further comprises a reflecting sheet disposed on the light entering side of the display panel, and the color filter is disposed between the reflecting sheet and the display panel.

15. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein, a correction polarizing sheet is disposed between the color filter and the display panel, and a polarization axis of the correction polarizing sheet is the same as the polarization direction of the light in the second polarization direction.

16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein, the display device further comprises a reflecting sheet disposed on the light entering side of the display panel, and the color filter is disposed between the reflecting sheet and the display

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Display Tech Co

Inventors

• Zhang Hongshu

Classifications

• G02B5/26 Primary

  Reflecting filters (G02B5/28 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02F2001/133521

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02F2001/133545

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02F1/133536

  Reflective polarizers (G02F1/13362 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B5/205

  Neutral density filters · CPC title