Light-emitting apparatus

• Main Authors: TSUZUKI, TOSHIHIKO, ISHIKAWA, HARUYUKI, TAKEUCHI, NORIHITO, YOSHIDA, MIKIO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.11.2006
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

A light extracting sheet is provided on a light extracting surface of an organic EL device. A prism sheet is provided on the light extracting sheet. The light extracting sheet has a first incident surface contacting the light extracting surface and a light exit surface located at an opposite side from the first incident surface. The light exit surface defines a plurality of first projections. Each of the first projections is pyramid. The prism sheet has a second incident surface that is substantially parallel to the light extracting surface and a light exit surface located at an opposite side from the second incident surface. The light exit surface defines a plurality of second projections. Each of the second projections is pyramid.