A display device includes a display panel including a front substrate and a back substrate, a plurality of brackets attached to a non-display area of a back surface of the back substrate using an adhesive, and a backlight unit positioned in the rear of the display panel. The backlight unit includes a frame including at least one protrusion, a light guide plate disposed between the frame and the display panel, the light guide plate including at least one groove or hole corresponding to the at least one protrusion of the frame, an optical layer disposed between the light guide plate and the display panel, and a light source disposed on the side of the light guide plate.

Lighting controller including control system having first control facility and second control facility. First and second control facilities respectively are for controlling first and second visible-light sources including first and second pluralities of semiconductor light-emitting devices spaced apart from and along longitudinal axis. First and second visible-light sources respectively are positioned for directing first and second beams of first and second visible-light emissions from first and second pluralities of semiconductor light-emitting devices in first and second beam directions. First and second control facilities respectively are programmed for controlling first and second intensities of first and second beams of first and second visible-light emissions. Control system is programmed for modulating first intensity of first beam and second intensity of second beam in manner for causing first and second beams of first and second visible-light emissions to collectively emulate progression of ambient sunlight. Lighting systems and lighting control methods.

According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a first light guide including a first main surface, a second main surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, a first light source and a first layer including a first prism provided on the second side surface. The first prism protrudes from the second main surface toward the opposite side to the first main surface and has a cross-sectional shape of a triangle with a first slope and a second slope. The incident angle of light emitted from the first light source and entering the first light guide from the second side surface, the angle between the first slope and the first direction, and the angle between the first slope and the second slope are set to values that satisfy the predetermined conditions, respectively.

The present application discloses a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions arranged adjacently; the backlight module includes a substrate, including a light-transmitting region, in which the light-transmitting region is at least partially located in the second regions; a plurality of first light-emitting elements, arranged at a side of the substrate, in which the first light-emitting elements are located in the first regions, and the first light-emitting elements emit light along a direction perpendicular to a plane where the substrate is located; a light-guiding plate, arranged at a side of the substrate away from the first light-emitting elements, in which the light-guiding plate includes a plurality of light-supplementing portions located in the second regions; and at least one second light-emitting element, arranged at a side face of the light-guiding plate.

An integrated optically functional multilayer structure includes a flexible, substrate film arranged with a circuit design including at least a number of electrical conductors on the substrate film; and a plurality of top-emitting, bottom-installed light sources provided upon a first side of the substrate film to internally illuminate at least portion of the structure for external perception via associated outcoupling areas, wherein for each light source of the plurality of light sources there is optically transmissive plastic layer, produced upon the first side of the substrate film, said plastic layer at least laterally surrounding the light source, the substrate film at least having a similar or lower refractive index therewith; and reflector design including at least one material layer, provided at least upon the light source and configured to reflect the light emitted by the light source and incident upon the reflective layer towards the plastic layer.

A two-dimensional optical waveguide, a virtual and real optical beam combiner, and an AR device. A surface of a substrate is divided into an in-coupling region, a folding area, and an out-coupling region. The folding area is provided with a defect area and at least two line defects, and the defect area extends from the in-coupling region toward a side away from the in-coupling region. The line defects have one end in contact with the defect area, and another end extending to the out-coupling region. The at least two line defects are distributed along an axis of the defect area. A photonic crystal is provided along a periphery of the defect area and the line defects. The photonic crystals includes multiple scattering rods having an axis perpendicular to a surface of the folding area.

A microfluidic apparatus is provided. The microfluidic apparatus includes a base substrate; a microfluidic device on the base substrate and including a plurality of micro fluidic channels; a plurality of light sources of different colors respectively emitting light of different wavelength ranges; a light extraction apparatus for extracting light respectively from the plurality of light sources of different colors and a plurality of photosensors. The light extraction apparatus includes a light guide plate having a plurality of light incident portions for respectively receiving light respectively incident from the plurality of light sources of different colors, the plurality of light incident portions being on a side of the light guide plate away from the microfluidic device; and a plurality of light extractors on the light guide plate.

An example a head-mounted display device includes a light projector and an eyepiece. The eyepiece is arranged to receive light from the light projector and direct the light to a user during use of the wearable display system. The eyepiece includes a waveguide having an edge positioned to receive light from the display light source module and couple the light into the waveguide. The waveguide includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The waveguide includes several different regions, each having different grating structures configured to diffract light according to different sets of grating vectors.

A lighting apparatus includes a light source, a light passing cover, a back cover and a rim frame. The light source is used for emitting a light. The light passing cover has a first ladder edge. The rim frame has an inner frame and a light source holder. The back cover, the surface rim and the light passing cover define a concealed space. The light source is disposed in the light source holder in the concealed space. The inner frame defines a light opening for the light to escape from the lighting apparatus. The inner frame has a second ladder edge surrounding the light opening. The first ladder edge and the second ladder edge are pressed by the back cover to press to each other. Multiple ladder protrusion surfaces between the first ladder edge and the second ladder edge prevent water to enter the concealed space.

A display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a first backlight unit that is disposed under the display panel and outputs first light, and a second backlight unit that is positioned between the display panel and the first backlight unit and outputs second light, wherein the first backlight unit includes a first light guide plate having first patterns protruding or recessed from a rear surface of the first light guide plate, the second backlight unit includes a second light guide plate having second patterns protruding from a rear surface of the second light guide plate, and the second patterns have an asymmetric pyramid shape.