Provided is a laminate, which has a polarizer and an optically anisotropic layer and is excellent in thermal durability, and an organic electroluminescent device and a liquid crystal display device, which include the laminate. The laminate has two substrates and a polarizing plate disposed between the two substrates, in which the polarizing plate has a polarizer and an optically anisotropic layer, the polarizer contains a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, the optically anisotropic layer is formed of a composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by General Formula (I): L.sub.1-G.sub.1-D.sub.1-Ar-D.sub.2-G.sub.2-L.sub.2, a moisture permeability of the substrate is 10.sup.−3 g/m.sup.2.Math.day or less, and a water content of the polarizing plate is 3.0 g/m.sup.2 or less.

A novel emissive display assembly incorporates a photo-switchable polarizer that is switchable between an active, polarizing, state and an inactive, non-polarizing, state depending on the predetermined level of intensity of UV light in the ambient light and enhance the viewable quality of the emissive display by minimizing or eliminating UV light reflection on the emissive display.

Provided are a display substrate, a display apparatus and a display method therefor. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; pixel units on the base substrate; and an electrochromic structure on a side of the pixel units that is away from the base substrate. The transmittance of the electrochromic structure is positively correlated with the brightness of the pixel units when displaying an image, such that the contrast of the display substrate is improved, and the display effect is improved.

Provided are a display substrate, a display apparatus and a display method therefor. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; pixel units on the base substrate; and an electrochromic structure on a side of the pixel units that is away from the base substrate. The transmittance of the electrochromic structure is positively correlated with the brightness of the pixel units when displaying an image, such that the contrast of the display substrate is improved, and the display effect is improved.

A flexible display apparatus including a display substrate having a bending area that is bendable in one direction; a thin film encapsulation (TFE) layer on the display substrate; and at least one insulating dam on the display substrate, wherein the at least one insulating dam is outside the bending area.

Various embodiments set forth optical patterning systems. Each pixel of the optical patterning systems includes an amplitude-modulating cell that is in line with a phase-modulating cell. The amplitude-modulating cell includes a liquid crystal and a drive method for modulating at least the amplitude of a wavefront of light that passes through the amplitude-modulating cell. The phase-modulating cell includes a liquid crystal and a drive method for modulating at least the phase of a wavefront of light that passes through the phase-modulating cell. In some embodiments, the amplitude-modulating cell shares a common ground with the phase-modulating cell. The amplitude-modulating cell and the phase-modulating cell can be used to independently control the amplitude change and phase delay imparted by the pixel, enabling complex wavefront modulation.

A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a base substrate, a plurality of display areas arranged in an array on the base substrate, and non-display areas between the display areas. A display structure is disposed in the display area and configured to display images. The non-display area is light-transparent and is provided with a photochromic pattern. The photochromic pattern is configured to adjust the light transmittance of the non-display area according to the illumination intensity of the received light.

The display panel includes a display area including a pixel area, and a light blocking area which is adjacent to the pixel area, a first light emitting device which is in the pixel area of the display area and emits a light having a first wavelength range, a second light emitting device which is in the light blocking area of the display area and emits a light having a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range, and a discoloration layer which is on the second light emitting device and is color-changeable by the light having the second wavelength range, the discoloration layer defining a first opening exposing the pixel area to outside the discoloration layer.

The display panel includes a display area including a pixel area, and a light blocking area which is adjacent to the pixel area, a first light emitting device which is in the pixel area of the display area and emits a light having a first wavelength range, a second light emitting device which is in the light blocking area of the display area and emits a light having a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range, and a discoloration layer which is on the second light emitting device and is color-changeable by the light having the second wavelength range, the discoloration layer defining a first opening exposing the pixel area to outside the discoloration layer.

A stereoscopic image display device capable of reducing grid visual effect includes a flat display unit, a light source unit disposed on a side of the flat display unit, and a lens array unit disposed on another side of the flat display unit. A light source provided by the light source unit satisfies an optical characteristic as follows: an attenuation amplitude of a luminance of the light source before entering the lens array unit being not greater than 65% within a divergence angle of a light field system of the stereoscopic image display device, thereby reducing the grid visual effect of a stereo image generated by the stereoscopic image display device.