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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Wei-tien Chang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Kuang-tao Sung, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Wei-Tien Chang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Kuang-Tao Sung, Hsin-Chu, TW;
AU Optronics Corporation, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The light guide plate includes a light guide plate body and a first medium, wherein the refractive index of the light guide plate body is greater than the refractive index of the first medium. The light guide plate body includes a plurality of gaps parallel with each other, wherein the first medium is disposed in those gaps. The light guide plate body further includes a light entrance end, wherein the gaps extend in directions both away and toward the light entrance end. Furthermore, an active region is defined on the light guide plate body and the gaps are located in the active region.