# US 10,310,324 B2 · Backlight module

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- Number: US 10,310,324 B2
- Document ID: US10310324B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/115,913
- Filed: 2016-06-23
- Published: 2018-07-19
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2016-06-01
- Assignees: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Guowei Zha
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310324B2

## CPC

- G02F 1/133602: {Direct backlight}
- G02B 6/0031: {Reflecting element, sheet or layer}
- G02B 6/005: {provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed on the light output side of the light guide}
- G02F 1/133528: {Polarisers}
- G02F 1/13362: {providing polarized light, e.g. by converting a polarisation component into another one}
- G02B 6/0056: {for producing polarisation effects, e.g. by a surface with polarizing properties or by an additional polarizing elements}
- G02F 1/133548: {Wire-grid polarisers}
- G02F 1/133614: {using photoluminescence, e.g. phosphors illuminated by UV or blue light}
- G02F 2202/108: quantum wells
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

The invention provides a backlight module, using blue backlight to excite the red, green QD films to obtain red and green fluorescence; and disposing two metal wire grids on both sides of the green QD film to form a Fabry-Perot cavity, the Fabry-Perot cavity able to select and enhance luminance intensity of a specific wavelength selected from the green light emitted by the green QD film so as to improve color purity and luminous intensity of the green light, and thus increase the color gamut of the backlight module, as well as improve the luminous efficiency of the green QD film, and significantly improve the low efficiency problem of fluorescence QD film. Moreover, the metal wire grid may form a brightness enhancing structure with the reflective layer of the backlight module to save setting up a brightness enhancing structure and reduce the thickness of the backlight module.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A backlight module, which comprises: a light-guiding plate, a blue light source disposed on one side of the light-guiding plate, and a red light conversion layer and a green light conversion layer stacked and disposed above the light-exiting side of the light-guiding plate;
the red light conversion layer comprising a red quantum dot (QD) film;
the green light conversion layer comprising a green QD film, and two metal wire grids disposed respectively on both sides of the green QD film;
the metal wire grid comprising a dielectric layer and a plurality of metal wire grid units disposed on the dielectric layer and sequentially arranged; the metal wire grid unit comprising a metal strip and a strip-shaped space disposed on one side of the metal strip; the metal wire grid units of the two metal wire grids disposed on both sides of the green QD film being arranged in the same direction;
the distance between the two metal wire grids disposed on both sides of the green QD film being a multiple of a specific green light wavelength, the specific green light wavelength being an arbitrary wavelength within a green light band emitted by the green QD film;
wherein P state is defined as the polarization direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the metal wire grid units, and S state is defined as the polarization direction parallel with the arrangement direction of the metal wire grid units; for S state, the metal wire grid only reflects the green light band emitted by the green QD film, and while for P state, the metal wire grid only lets the green light band emitted by the green QD film pass.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the green light band emitted by the green QD film is 500-600 nm, and the specific green light wavelength is an arbitrary wavelength within 500-600 nm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal wire grid is disposed with the side disposed with dielectric layer or the side disposed with the plurality of metal wire grid units facing towards the green QD film.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the metal wire grid unit, the metal strip and the strip-shaped space are both straight and parallel to each other.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal strip is made of one or more of the following: aluminum, silver, and gold.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dielectric layer comprises, from bottom to top in stack, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer and a third dielectric layer, wherein the second dielectric layer has a higher refraction index higher than the first dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer are made of one or more of the following materials: silicon dioxide, silicon oxide, and magnesium oxide; the second dielectric layer is made of one or more of the following materials: silicon nitride, titanium dioxide, and tantalum pentoxide.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal wire grid unit has a width of 200-500 nm, wherein the width of the metal strip makes up 0.4-0.9 of the width of the metal wire grid unit, and the metal strip has a height of 20-200 nm.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the backlight module further comprises: a reflective layer disposed below the light-guiding plate.

### Claim 10

A backlight module, which comprises: a light-guiding plate, a blue light source disposed on one side of the light-guiding plate, and a red light conversion layer and a green light conversion layer stacked and disposed above the light-exiting side of the light-guiding plate;
the red light conversion layer comprising a red quantum dot (QD) film;
the green light conversion layer comprising a green QD film, and two metal wire grids disposed respectively on both sides of the green QD film;
the metal wire grid comprising a dielectric layer and a plurality of metal wire grid units disposed on the dielectric layer and sequentially arranged; the metal wire grid unit comprising a metal strip and a strip-shaped space disposed on one side of the metal strip; the metal wire grid units of the two metal wire grids disposed on both sides of the green QD film being arranged in the same direction;
the distance between the two metal wire grids disposed on both sides of the green QD film being a multiple of a specific green light wavelength, the specific green light wavelength being an arbitrary wavelength within a green light band emitted by the green QD film;
wherein P state is defined as the polarization direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the metal wire grid units, and S state is defined as the polarization direction parallel with the arrangement direction of the metal wire grid units; for S state, the metal wire grid only reflects the green light band emitted by the green QD film, and while for P state, the metal wire grid only lets the green light band emitted by the green QD film pass;
wherein the green light band emitted by the green QD film being 500-600 nm, and the specific green light wavelength being an arbitrary wavelength within 500-600 nm;
wherein the metal wire grid being disposed with the side disposed with dielectric layer or the side disposed with the plurality of metal wire grid units facing towards the green QD film;
wherein in the metal wire grid unit, the metal strip and the strip-shaped space being both straight and parallel to each other.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the metal strip is made of one or more of the following: aluminum, silver, and gold.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the dielectric layer comprises, from bottom to top in stack, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer and a third dielectric layer, wherein the second dielectric layer has a higher refraction index higher than the first dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer are made of one or more of the following materials: silicon dioxide, silicon oxide, and magnesium oxide; the second dielectric layer is made of one or more of the following materials: silicon nitride, titanium dioxide, and tantalum pentoxide.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the metal wire grid unit has a width of 200-500 nm, wherein the width of the metal strip makes up 0.4-0.9 of the width of the metal wire grid unit, and the metal strip has a height of 20-200 nm.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the backlight module further comprises: a reflective layer disposed below the light-guiding plate.