Designs of broadband and wide-view patterned polarizers for stereoscopic 3D displays

Opt Express. 2010 Dec 20;18(26):27079-94. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.027079.

Abstract

This work presents a new methodology to design patterned circular polarizers consisting of in-cell polarizers, in-cell retarders and biaxial films to achieve very wide viewing freedom for stereoscopic 3D color LCDs. The biaxial films with least materials and simple fabrication concepts are employed for off-axis compensation of the in-cell retarders. In the best result, the crosstalk ratio is less than 0.035 or 0.0082 respectively for over ± 60° or ± 40° viewing cone of the 3D display. As to the normal view of the proposed structure with glasses or LCD rotation, the crosstalk ratio is less than 0.11%, with 93.5% improvement as compared with the ± λ/4 patterned polarizer. The dispersion properties of materials have been considered in all simulations to mimic real situations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Terminals*
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation*
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Liquid Crystals / chemistry*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*