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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
David L Williams, Newark, CA (US);
James P. Kardach, Saratoga, CA (US);
David L Williams, Newark, CA (US);
James P. Kardach, Saratoga, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a device for polarizing light in a backlighting system of an electronic display to conserve energy. Embodiments of the invention may comprise an optically transparent material that includes an interface therein to separate randomly polarized light into vertically polarized and horizontally polarized components. The optically transparent material may have a re-polarizing layer thereon to change a polarization of one of the separated components, and a reflective edge disposed at an angle substantially parallel to the interface.