• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.229-230
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• 2009

This paper proposes a new design of ultra-slim color mixing lens (CML) for backlight unit (BLU), and presents simulated performance of the design. The novel color mixing structure has a shorter mixing length (< 1cm) than the existing color mixing structure, and achieves high efficiency and uniformity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.514-516
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• 2003

LCD(Liquid Crystal Display)는 자체 발광능력이 없으므로 그 후면에서 LCD 화면을 밝혀주는 BLU(Backlight Unit)를 필요로 한다. BLU의 핵심부품으로써 광원으로부터 나온 빛을 LCD의 패널 방향으로 이끌어내는 역할을 담당하고 있는 부분이 바로 도광판이고, 빛을 패널 방향으로 고르게 분포시키기 위해 도광판 하부에 점 모양의 확산물질을 인쇄한다. 이 인쇄패턴은 광원으로부터의 거리에 따라서 그 크기를 다르게 함으로써 패널 부분으로 균일한 평면광을 생성하도록 한다. 따라서 보다 균일한 평면광을 생성하는 BLU를 개발하기 위해서는 주어진 조건에서 패널 부분으로 균일한 평면광을 생성하도록 설계된 인쇄패턴을 찾는 것이 관건이다. 이러한 인쇄패턴을 Simplex Search 알고리즘을 사용하여 자동으로 찾게 함으로써 수작업으로 찾는 것보다 빠른 시간 내에 더욱 효율적인 인쇄패턴을 찾도록 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.812-814
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• 2003

LCD(Liquid Crystal Display)는 표시장치로 실용화된 후 많은 상품에 적용되고 있다 그러나 LCD는 자체 발광 능력이 없으므로 그 후면에서 LCD 화면을 밝혀주는 BLU(Backlight Unit)를 필요로 한다. BLU는 내부 광원으로 밝기가 균일한 평면광을 만들어 LCD 화면을 균일하게 면조사하는 역할을 한다. LCD의 표시 품질을 향상시키기 위해, 균일한 평면광을 만들어내는 BLU를 제작하기 위한 다양한 방법이 개발되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 BLU를 제작하는 툴(Tool)과 제작린 BLU가 생성하는 평면광의 휘도 분포를 예측하는 시뮬레이터를 제안함으로써 BLU 개발에 소요되는 시간 및 비용을 단축할 수 있도록 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.471-472
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• 2005

본 연구는 TFT-LCD의 배경광원인 Backlight Unit(BLU)의 구조를 광학 시뮬레이션을 통하여 분석함으로써 BLU에서의 광효율을 극대화하는데 초점을 두었다. 일반적으로 LCD Monitor BLU는 형광램프, 반사시트, 램프 리플렉터, 도광판, 광학시트로 구성된다 여기에서는 20.1 인치 6램프로 구성된 Monitor용 Side Type BLU에 대하여 램프 리플렉터의 형상, 램프 리플렉터의 내부 공간 변화와 그에 따른 램프의 위치, 램프사이의 배열에 따른 램프에서 도광판으로의 입사광량을 광학 시뮬레이션을 통하여 분석하였다. 위 시뮬레이션의 결과, 램프리플렉터가 'ㄷ' 형상일 때, 램프리플렉터 내부공간의 약 1:2 되는 지점에 램프가 위치하고 Center Lamp가 도광판에 최대한 가깝게 위치할 때 입사광량이 최대가 되어 BLU에서의 광효율이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.61-65
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• 2011

Recently, LCD (liquid crystal display) industry is needed to goods of high reliability and wide range temperature condition and it is interested in products for extremely cold condition without failure of light-up. In this experiment, we made the LED backlight unit for Automotive-navigation under the extremely cold condition. And for making this backlight unit, we used to eight side emitting type white LEDs with 3W high power LED. We could know that this backlight unit releases to 18,000 nit in 24W power consumption and start up voltage time is under the 1ms in the ambient temperature at -40.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.119-123
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• 2012

The structure of an LCD backlight unit (BLU) was simplified by installing a micro reverse-pyramid array (MRPA) or a micro reverse-cone array (MRCA) on the top surface of the light guide panel (LGP) in order to eliminate the conventional diffuser sheet and the prism sheet. The optimum conditions of the MRPA and the MRCA in the new light guide panel were obtained through optical simulation. The change of the luminance and view angle that depend on the side angle, the height, and the length at the top of the MRPA and MRCA were studied. The optimized side angle and the view angle of the MRPA and MRCA were 59 and 57 degrees for the side angles and 68 and 64 degrees for the view angles, respectively.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.16-19
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• 2008

In this study, it was investigated about optical simulation in direct-type backlight design. Direct-type backlight has been used high-brightness backlight such as medical LCD application. The key parameter in designing direct-type backlight was consists of three geometrical dimension such as the distance of two lamps, the gap of lamp and reflection plate and the number of lamps. It has many of variations in optical design and it causes the different properties in backlight system. It shows the best values of above parameters; 26 mm of the distance of two lamps, 4.5 mm of the gap of lamp and reflection plate and 16 lamps. And we produced the specimen as above condition, and acquired good result in backlight such as the value of the brightness is 6423 nit in center of emission area and less than 5 % in brightness uniformity. It shows the effective ways of designing backlight system using optical simulation method for medical LCD application.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.14 no.3 s.75
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• pp.282-290
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• 2005

Nowadays, TFT-LCD is widely used as display unit of many digital devices. And, the backlight unit(BLU) is used as a light source of TFT-LCD module. In the backlight unit, the most important component is a light guide, which guides the input light to the TFT-LCD module uniformly. Recently, many researchers have focused on improving the efficiency of BLU by changing the design and structure of a light guide. In the present paper, a series of simulation was performed to find the optimal luminance distribution of emanated light from the given geometry as the first step. From the results of simulations for the light guide with given V-groove pattern, the emanated light from it is mostly affected by the groove angle. In the case of acute angle, about 74 degrees was found as optimal angle to satisfy the restrictions of angular luminance distribution, FWHM, the maximum luminance, etc. However, as far as the average luminance value was concerned, the case of 120 degrees(abtuse angle) was found to be the best while prism films were added to the BLU. As a next step the light guide samples of 74 and 120 degrees were manufactured by DSF method, which was recently proposed by the authors. Of course, most of design parameters were chosen by the aid of simulation results. Finally, the results of average luminance values were compared between the simulation and DSF molded samples.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.1087-1090
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• 2008

Present research is devoted to the development of optical sheet intended to be used inside LCD Backlight unit in order to improve output axial Luminance. It deals with refractive by nature optical sheet having relief embossed top surface (microlenses array). Patterned reflecting layer can be coated on flat bottom surface.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.795-798
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• 2004

After showing 32 inch two-dimensionally integrated fluorescent lamp (TIFL) and its module at SID '04, 40 inch TIFL and its module of prototype have been developed at the first time. It is the biggest size in the world as well as has a backlight unit without BEF optical film. The luminance of TIFL is 14000 nit at 190 watt power consumption and its luminous efficacy is 51 lumen/watt. The use of TIFL simplifies backlight assembly process and removes high price optical sheets. As a result, LCD TV, used by TIFL, is rapidly going to expand its market share in the large size TV area.