A display panel includes: a light emitting device to generate light; a plurality of color conversion patterns including: a first color conversion pattern including first scattering particles dispersed in the first color conversion pattern and configured to scatter the light of the light emitting device; and a second color conversion pattern including second scattering particles dispersed in the second color conversion pattern and configured to scatter the light of the light emitting device; a plurality of color filters including: a first color filter overlapping the first color conversion pattern; and a second color filter overlapping the second color conversion pattern; and a single, low index of refraction layer substantially continuously extending in the surface direction to overlap the first and the second color conversion patterns. The single, low index of refraction layer has a refractive index lower than refractive indexes of the first and second color conversion patterns.

A photovoltaic solar power plant assembly and a method of using said assembly to generate power are disclosed. The assembly includes an array of photovoltaic solar modules arranged in a solar module surface, and an optical structure for redirecting light towards said solar module surface, having a redirected light emitting surface. The optical structure includes: a planar optical waveguide which has a parallel first and second planar waveguide surfaces, wherein the first planar waveguide surface extends parallel to the redirected light emitting surface, wherein the first planar waveguide surface is at least partially covered by a photonic layer which is configured to provide an angular restriction of a light emission from the planar waveguide through the redirected light emitting surface, and a light scattering and/or luminescent material, which material is arranged as particles in the planar optical waveguide and/or in a layer which at least partially covers the second planar waveguide surface.

The invention relates to an acrylic light diffusing material providing spectral uniformity over the visible light range (400 to 800 nm). The light diffusing material provides a uniform light transmission for light engines containing two or more light sources with different spectral emission peaks. Due to its high hiding performance, the light diffusing material of the invention is especially useful with LED point sources. The diffusing material contains a transparent polymer matrix, such as acrylic polymers from Arkema, and one or more types of diffusing materials, providing an optimal balance of spectral uniformity, light transmission, diffusion, and hiding performance.

Optical films and stacks include at least one optically diffusive layer. The optically diffusive layer can include a plurality of nanoparticles and a polymeric material bonding the nanoparticles to each other to form a plurality of nanoparticle aggregates defining a plurality of voids therebetween. For substantially normally incident light and a visible wavelength range from about 450 nm to about 650 nm and an infrared wavelength range from about 930 nm to about 970 nm: in the visible wavelength range, the optical film or optically diffusive layer has an average specular transmittance Vs; and in the infrared wavelength range, the optical film or optically diffusive layer has an average total transmittance It and an average specular transmittance Is, Is/It≥0.6, Is/Vs≥2.5.

A method is provided that integrates an autonomous energy harvesting capacity in a mobile device in an aesthetically neutral manner. A unique set of structural features combine to implement a hidden energy harvesting system on a surface of the mobile device body structure or casing to provide electrical power to the mobile device, and/or to individually electrically-powered components in the mobile device. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.

A liquid crystal display apparatus, includes: a light-condensing backlight unit; a liquid crystal panel including a first linear polarizer and a second linear polarizer; a light scattering film facing the second linear polarizer; and a third linear polarizer facing the light scattering film. The light scattering film includes a functional layer including an organic polymer compound and light scattering particles. The functional layer includes a particle layer in which a fraction of 60% by volume to 100% by volume of the light scattering particles included in the functional layer expands along a surface of the particle layer at which the light output from the liquid crystal panel is received, and the particle layer is concentrated to a region having a thickness of 1 to 80% of a total thickness of the functional layer, in a direction perpendicular to the contact surface.

A structure includes a support 10, a first optical filter layer 24 provided on the support, a light scattering layer 50 provided on the light path of the first optical filter layer 24, and a second optical filter layer 21, 22, 23, 25, and 26 provided on the support 10, on a different region from the region where the first optical filter layer is provided, and the light scattering layer 50 is not provided on the light path of the second optical filter layer.

A color changing substrate comprises a substrate comprising emission areas and non-emission areas, a color filter layer on the substrate and comprising a light blocking member partitioning the emission areas and the non-emission areas, and a plurality of color filters in areas surrounded by the light blocking member, a bank overlapping the light blocking member, a wavelength control layer comprising wavelength conversion layers and a light transmitting layer in areas surrounded by the bank, a reflective layer overlapping the bank, a first metal oxide layer overlapping the reflective layer, and a self-assembled layer overlapping the first metal oxide layer.

The present specification relates to a color conversion film comprising a color conversion functional layer including a microcapsule phase change material, and a backlight unit and a display apparatus including the same.

A display device is provided. The display device includes a circuit board, a reflective housing, a plurality of light emitting diode units, and a diffusion film The reflective housing is disposed on the circuit board and has a plurality of recesses. The light emitting diode units are disposed in the recesses and are electrically connected to the circuit board. The diffusion film is disposed on the reflective housing and covers the recesses. The diffusion film includes a plurality of ink spots that are spaced apart from each other, and the ink spots correspond in position to the recesses.