Lg Electronics Inc.

Sangcheon Kim

Chilkeun Park

Mangeun Kim

Yongjin Kim

Munheon Hong

Seongman Jeon

Hyunho Lee

Moongoo Choi

Hyunkwon Shin

Joodo Park

Ilhwan Kim

Hyouk Chon Kwon

Kyoungwoo Jo

Byounggoo Lee

Kyunghyun Kim

Hankyu Cho

Byoungkwon Cho

Youngin Kim

Misook Kim

Hyeonho Yoon

Taegu Kang

Joonsup Shim

Muntae Jung

Siyoung Kim

Jaeyong An

HyoHoon Park

Boyeon Sim

Hyouk Kwon

An optical device can include an end-fire optical phased array including an optical splitter to split an optical signal into a plurality of channels, an optical phase controller to control a phase of the optical signal transmitted from the optical splitter, and an end-fire optical radiator to radiate the optical signal transmitted from the optical phase controller. A lens can be further positioned on a path of the radiated optical signal to control a vertical divergence angle of the radiated optical signal.

Optical device

The present disclosure relates to a scanner and an electronic apparatus including the scanner. The scanner according to the present disclosure comprises a mirror, a substrate separated from the outside of the mirror, a first and a second mirror support member, a first and a second mirror spring, and a plurality of combs formed on the substrate and to supply a rotational force based on electrostatic force to the mirror, wherein the substrate includes a first edge and a second edge closer to the mirror than the first edge and placed at a lower position than the first edge, and the optical interference angle at the second edge is greater than the optical interference angle at the first edge. Accordingly, it is possible to output light in both directions of a mirror and thereby to perform wide-angle scanning.

Scanner and electronic device having same

A display device including a lower cover; a circuit substrate on the lower cover; a plurality of light sources disposed on a first portion of the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on a second portion of the circuit substrate; a first adhesive disposed between the second portion of the circuit substrate and the reflection layer; a light regulator including light regulating patterns disposed in the reflection layer; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources.

Planar lighting device

A display device including a lower cover; a circuit substrate on the lower cover; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the lower cover; a light regulating pattern disposed close to an edge of the reflection layer; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources. Further, a width of the light regulating pattern changes along the edge of the reflection layer.

A display device including a lower cover; a circuit substrate on the lower cover; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the lower cover; a light regulating pattern disposed close to an edge of the reflection layer; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources. Further, the light regulating pattern changes in size as a distance from the light source changes.

A display device includes a lower cover; a circuit substrate disposed on the lower cover; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate; a light regulator disposed at an edge of the reflection layer at an angle with respect to the reflection layer; and an optical sheet disposed on the plurality of light sources. Further, the light regulator includes a reflector portion reflecting light from the plurality of light sources; and an absorber portion having holes arranged in a pattern. In addition, light emitted from a respective light source close to the edge passes through the holes.

A lighting device includes a circuit substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer comprising a plurality of openings where respective light sources are located; a plurality of absorbers disposed at an edge of the reflection layer and at an angle with respect to the reflection layer. Further, a first area at a corner of the reflection layer absorb more light emitted from the light sources than second areas neighboring the first area; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources.

A display device includes a lower cover; a circuit substrate disposed on the lower cover; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate; a light regulator disposed at an edge of the reflection layer at an angle with respect to the reflection layer; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources. Further, the light regulator includes absorber portions and reflector portions located between the absorber portions, the absorber portion is located in a portion of the light regulator corresponding to an outermost light source, and the reflector portion is located in a portion of the light regulator corresponding to an inner light source inwardly located than the outermost light source.

Disclosed is a backlight unit comprising: a reflecting plate having a light source seated thereon; a first metal pattern formed on one surface of the reflecting plate so as to make contact with the light source; and a second metal pattern formed on the other surface of the reflecting plate and electrically connected to the first metal pattern.

Backlight unit and display device comprising same

A lighting device including a circuit substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer comprising a plurality of openings where respective light sources are located; a plurality of absorbers disposed at an edge of the reflection layer and at an angle with respect to the reflection layer, wherein first areas aligned with the respective light sources have a greater density of the plurality of absorbers than second areas between the first areas; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources. In addition, a central axis of a corresponding first area matches a central axis of a corresponding light source.

An optical member, backlight unit and display device are provided. The optical member includes: a reflective substrate including a base member, a reflective layer disposed on the base member, and a plurality of refractive layers disposed on the reflective layer; an optical conversion layer disposed on the reflective substrate; and a barrier substrate disposed on the optical conversion layer.

Optical member, backlight unit and display device

A display device comprises a display panel and a backlight unit. The backlight unit comprises: a bottom cover; a light source module mounted on the bottom cover and including: light sources arranged at uniform intervals; and a circuit board on which the light sources are mounted; a reflective layer placed above the light source module to reflect the light emitted from the light sources towards the display panel; a screening layer disposed over the reflective layer at a distance therefrom and having patterned holes to allow only a portion of the light reflected from the reflective layer to be transmitted; and a spacer disposed between the reflective layer and the screening layer to form a light guide layer defined by a vacant space between the reflective layer and the screening layer and to maintain the uniform height of the light guide layer.

Display device

A lighting device including a circuit substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer comprising a plurality of openings where respective light sources are located; a plurality of light regulating patterns disposed at an edge of the reflection layer and at an inclination with respect to the reflection layer, wherein corresponding light regulating patterns are disposed closer to the edge of the reflection layer at first areas aligned with the respective light sources than light regulating patterns at second areas between the first areas; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources.

A lighting device including a circuit substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer comprising a plurality of openings where respective light sources are located; a plurality of absorbers disposed at an edge of the reflection layer and at an inclination with respect to the reflection layer, wherein the plurality of absorbers have a greater density at first areas aligned with the respective light sources than at second areas between the first areas; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources.

Disclosed is a planar lighting device and more particularly, a planar lighting device including a light emitting device. The planar lighting device includes a plurality of light sources arranged on a first surface of a circuit substrate, the light sources mounted thereon, a light regulator disposed in an edge of the first surface, the light regulator regulating luminance difference caused by difference in distance between a plurality of light sources close to the edge, and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources.

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Seoul, South Korea

Sangcheon Kim