A switchable privacy display apparatus comprises a spatial light modulator, a light control film, and a polar control retarder that comprises plural retarders arranged between a display polariser of the spatial light modulator and an additional polariser. The display achieves high image visibility to an off-axis user in a public mode of operation and high image security to an off-axis snooper in privacy mode of operation.

A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes an upper substrate (1) and a lower substrate (2) that are disposed opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer (5) provided between the upper substrate (1) and the lower substrate (2); and a common electrode (3) provided on a side of the liquid crystal layer (5). The common electrode (3) has a wire gating polarizing structure that forms an polarization analyzer structure or a polarizer structure. Upon the common electrode (3) being applied for polarizing the light or analysis of light polarization, a polarizer or a polarization analyzer can be omitted in the display panel, which can reduce numbers of layered structures in the display panel and hence reduce a thickness of the display device.

A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a first substrate (110) and a second substrate (120) which are oppositely arranged, and a liquid crystal layer (130) arranged between the first substrate (110) and the second substrate (120); an alignment film (300) arranged on an inner side of the first substrate (110); and a compensation film (400) arranged on an inner side or an outer side of the second substrate (120). The inner side of the first substrate (110) and the inner side of the second substrate (120) are sides facing each other, and the outer side of the second substrate (120) is a side provided away from the inner side of the second substrate (120).

A liquid crystal panel includes a first four-domain structure, a second four-domain structure, a third four-domain structure, and a fourth four-domain structure repeatedly arranged. A reference azimuth of the rotated liquid crystal within the first four-domain structure is the same with the second, the reference azimuth of the rotated liquid crystal within the third four-domain structure is the same with the fourth, a difference between the reference azimuth of the rotated liquid crystal within the first four-domain structure and the third four-domain structure is in a range between 40 and 50 degrees. A pretilt angle of the rotated liquid crystal within the first four-domain structure is different from the second, and the pretilt angle of the rotated liquid crystal within the third four-domain structure is different from the fourth. With such configuration, the light leakage and color shift issue may be eliminated.

A backlight unit including: a light source; and a photoconversion layer disposed separately from the light source to convert a wavelength of incident light from the light source and thereby provide converted light, wherein the photoconversion layer includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of anisotropic semiconductor nanocrystals disposed in the polymer matrix, and wherein the polymer matrix includes a polymer having a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a methyl group, each R.sup.2 is independently hydrogen or a C1 to C3 alkyl group, and R.sup.3 is a C2 to C5 alkyl group, wherein the polymer exhibits elasticity at a temperature between a glass transition temperature of the polymer and about 100° C., and wherein the plurality of anisotropic semiconductor nanocrystals are aligned along a long axis thereof for the photoconversion layer to emit polarized light.

A display device includes a rear polarizing plate having a first transmission axis, a rear panel in which a major axis of a liquid crystal molecule in an initial alignment is oriented in a first initial alignment direction, a λ/2 wavelength plate, a front panel in which a major axis of a liquid crystal molecule in an initial alignment is oriented in a second initial alignment direction different from the first initial alignment direction, the front panel being tilted at a predetermined angle with respect to the rear panel, and a front polarizing plate having a second transmission axis oriented in a direction different from the first transmission axis and tilted at the predetermined angle with respect to the rear polarizing plate. The rear polarizing plate, the rear panel, the λ/2 wavelength plate, the front panel, and the front polarizing plate are disposed in this order, the first transmission axis and the first initial alignment direction are perpendicular or parallel to each other, and the second transmission axis and the second initial alignment direction are perpendicular or parallel to each other.

An array substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction and an auxiliary capacitance line having a trunk portion extending in the first direction so as to cross the source line and a branch portion branched from the trunk portion and extending along the source line. A switching element includes a drain line arranged under the auxiliary capacitance line so as to face the trunk portion and the branch portion thereof. A pixel electrode includes a main pixel electrode extending substantially in parallel to the source line and a contact portion electrically connected with the drain line. A counter substrate includes a couple of main common electrodes extending substantially in parallel to the main pixel electrode on the both sides sandwiching the main pixel electrode.

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a double-faced display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, the double-faced display panel includes: an array substrate, including a first transparent substrate, a first trans-reflective layer formed on the first transparent substrate and a first electrode layer formed on the first trans-reflective layer; an opposed substrate, disposed to face the array substrate, and including a second transparent substrate, a second trans-reflective layer formed on a side of the second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate and a second electrode layer formed on a side of the second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate; a display structure, disposed between the array substrate and the opposed substrate and including a plurality groups of display units arranged in matrix, wherein each of the first and second trans-reflective layers includes a plurality of reflection regions and a plurality of transmission regions disposed alternately.

The present invention provides a curved liquid crystal display device, which includes a curved backplane (3), a light guide plate (31) arranged on the curved backplane (3), a mold frame (2) mounted to the curved backplane (3), and a liquid crystal panel (1) bonded to the mold frame (2). The curved backplane (3) is in the form of a shell, which has two opposite inside walls that are respectively provided with a plurality of raised sections (32). The mold frame (2) includes two coupling sections (21) respectively formed at two opposite sides of a top portion thereof and a plurality of recessed grooves (22) formed in two opposite sides of a bottom portion thereof and having openings facing outward. The liquid crystal panel (1) is bonded to the coupling sections (21). The plurality of raised sections (32) are respectively received and retained in the plurality of recessed grooves (22) so as to fix the mold frame (2) to the curved backplane (3). The liquid crystal panel (1) is forced by the mold frame (2) to curve in a downward direction to have the liquid crystal panel (1) and the curved backplane (3) show identical curvatures.

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a high transmittance and excellent visibility in a bright place. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes, in the given order, a backlight, a first circular polarizer, a liquid crystal panel, and a second circular polarizer. The first circular polarizer is a reflective circular polarizer including a reflective linear polarizer and a λ/4 plate disposed adjacent to the reflective linear polarizer. The liquid crystal display device satisfies (1) the liquid crystal panel is provided with color filters of two or more colors and has an aperture ratio lower than 43%, or (2) the liquid crystal panel is provided with no color filter and has an aperture ratio of 39% or lower.