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Research Trends in Light Guide Plates for LED Backlight Units

LED 백라이트유닛 도광판의 연구동향

  • Park, So Hee (Department of Physics, College of Natural Science, Chosun University) ;
  • Choi, Eun Seo (Department of Physics, College of Natural Science, Chosun University) ;
  • Ahn, Sun Young (Policy and Planning Department, Korea Association for Photonics Industry Development) ;
  • Shin, Yong Jin (Department of Physics, College of Natural Science, Chosun University)
  • Received : 2017.11.06
  • Accepted : 2017.11.29
  • Published : 2017.12.25
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Abstract

The display, which is closely related to modern life, is being developed as a window on a network connecting individuals, devices, and even other individuals from simple display devices, as the IT industry develops. To achieve a thinner, brighter unit with less consumption for backlighting, the LED light source has applied, and the study of complex light-guiding plates to improve luminance, uniformity, and viewing angle has been initiated. In this paper, we summarize the research results for the scatterers' pattern formation of the light-guiding plate and the arrangement and composition of the light source, which have enabled remarkable development of the LED backlight unit over the last 10 years. In addition, a large-area flat-screen illumination system, applying the light-guiding-plate technology to a currently noteworthy LED light-fixture design, is outlined. Finally, we discuss the direction and way to develop the current technology more progressively.

현대생활에 매우 밀접하게 연관되어 있는 디스플레이는 IT산업이 발전함에 따라 단순한 표시장치에서 개인과 기기, 더 나아가 또 다른 개인을 연결해주는 네트워크의 창으로서 발전하고 있다. 이와 같은 디스플레이의 가장 중요한 구성요소인 백라이트유닛이 보다 얇고 더 밝으며 전기 소모량도 적게 구현하기 위해서 LED 광원을 적용하였으며, 휘도와 휘도 균일도 및 시야각을 향상 시키기 위한 복합 도광판에 대한 연구가 시작되었다. 본 논문에서는 최근 10여 년간 LED 백라이트 유닛의 괄목할만한 성장을 가능하게 한, 도광판의 산란패턴 형성에 관한 연구와 광원의 배치 및 구성 기술에 관하여 정리하고, 더 나아가 이러한 도광판 기술을 최근 주목을 받고 있는 LED 조명기구 설계에 적용시킨 대면적 flat-type 조명시스템에 대해 개괄적으로 기술한다. 최종적으로 현 기술을 보다 발전적으로 향상시킬 수 있는 방안 및 적용 방법에 관하여 논의한다.

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