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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Jee-hong Min, Seongnam-si, KR;
Moon-gyu Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jee-hong Min, Seongnam-si, KR;
Moon-gyu Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a wide angle diffuser including a plate-shaped body, a plurality of microlenses, and a plurality of prisms. The plate-shaped body has an incident surface on which light is incident and an exit surface through which light is emitted form the plate-shaped body. The microlenses and the prisms are respectively disposed on one of the incident surface and the exit surface. Also provided is a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit, provided on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel, which emits collimated light to the liquid crystal panel, and the wide angle diffuser diffusing light passing through the liquid crystal panel.