Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 3, 0322001(2025)

Design of Large-Size LCD Backlight Based on Turning Structure

Xinru Bai1, Shilei Jiang1、*, Xiaolin Dang2, Xuelian Liu3, Da Xie3, Bo Wang2, Xiaowei Chen2, and Xuhang Gong1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Opto-Electronical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, Shaanxi , China
  • 2Foryou Multimedia Electronics Co., Ltd., Huizhou 516006, Guangdong , China
  • 3College of Weapon Science and Technology, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, Shaanxi , China
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    Figures & Tables(21)
    Schematic of calculating illuminance from LED point light source at one point in space
    Schematic of LED array arrangement and uniform light effect. (a) Array layout; (b) uniform lighting effect
    Schematic diagram of conical light stick principle and modeling structure
    Distributions of apodization angle of the light source before and after the conical light stick modulation. (a) Before modulation; (b) after modulation
    Principle of asymmetric turning light stick
    Schematic diagram of the comparison of the turning light stick structure and light spot before and after optimization. (a) Conical light stick structure without y-axis eccentricity; (b) conical light stick structure with y-axis eccentricity; (c) illuminance diagram of conical light stick without y-axis eccentricity; (d) illuminance diagram of conical light stick with y-axis eccentricity
    Schematic diagram of illumination distribution on the light-emitting surface of the turning light stick
    Optimized Fresnel mirror. (a) Structural diagram; (b) microstructure surface profile curve
    Schematic diagram of the system collimation effect before and after using the Fresnel mirror. (a) Before use; (b) after use
    Schematic diagram of large-size image source backlight module
    Distribution of apodization angles of large-size image source backlight modules. (a) Backlight system using far-field receiver to simulate light intensity value; (b) intensity slices of backlight module
    Schematic diagram of brightness uniformity of large-size image source backlight module
    Virtual image brightness simulation. (a) Schematic of the splicing of backlight and HUD projection light paths; (b) virtual image brightness simulation light path; (c) virtual image brightness simulation results
    Virtual image color temperature and color coordinate simulation results. (a) Color temperature simulation diagram; (b) color temperature and color coordinate simulation values
    Large-size image source backlight. (a) Actual backlight; (b) backlight with LCD on; (c) actual measurement of backlight at full power brightness
    Thermal radiation path simulation diagram. (a) Sunlight radiation; (b) LED optical radiation; (c) thermal simulation
    Variation trends of virtual brightness and incident optical thermal radiation on the LCD with changes in backlight drive power
    • Table 1. Backlight design Specifications

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      Table 1. Backlight design Specifications

      ParameterValue
      Image source diagonal sizeLight output area (mm×mm)
      5.1 inch (12.95 cm)122.904×40.968
      Solid angle of light emitting surface Ω0.2437
      Resolution /(pixel×pixel)1440×480
      Backlight brightness /(cd/m2)>106
      Color temperature /K6500±500
      Virtual image brightness uniformity /%≥80
    • Table 2. Comparison of the light efficiency of the turning light stick before and after optimization

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      Table 2. Comparison of the light efficiency of the turning light stick before and after optimization

      Optimization

      status

      Turning light stick emitting surface
      S /(mm×mm)Light efficiencyEmax /lxEavg /lxAverage deviation
      Before123×410.8265.19×1053.63×1050.1609
      After0.9165.82×1054.62×1050.1839
    • Table 3. Backlight SAE nine-point brightness simulation value

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      Table 3. Backlight SAE nine-point brightness simulation value

      ValueNo.
      123456789
      Brightness /(104 cd/m2104.6109.6104.7108.0113.5108.0101.2104.8100.7
      Average /(104 cd/m2106.1
      Uniformity (min/max) /%88.7
    • Table 4. SAE nine-point virtual image brightness simulation values

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      Table 4. SAE nine-point virtual image brightness simulation values

      ValueNo.
      123456789
      Brightness /(103 cd/m210.1311.0910.6510.9711.6410.8410.1910.709.91
      Average /(103 cd/m210.68
      Uniformity (min/max) /%85.1
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    Xinru Bai, Shilei Jiang, Xiaolin Dang, Xuelian Liu, Da Xie, Bo Wang, Xiaowei Chen, Xuhang Gong. Design of Large-Size LCD Backlight Based on Turning Structure[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(3): 0322001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Nov. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Nov. 29, 2024

    Published Online: Feb. 20, 2025

    The Author Email: Jiang Shilei (jiangshilei8@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS241706

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS241706

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