Wire grid polarizer, liquid crystal display having the same and method of manufacturing the same

• Main Authors: Bae Jihyun, Lee Sunghoon, Hahm Sukgyu, Chung Jaeseung, Kim Dongouk, Park Joonyong, Shin Bongsu
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.07.2017
• Subjects: 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; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

A wire grid polarizer includes a substrate, a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, in which a first region and a second region are defined in the first layer, the first layer includes: a first wire grid including a plurality of first wires and disposed in the first region, where the first wires are spaced apart from each other, and no wire grid is disposed in the second region; and a first protection layer which covers the first wire grid, a third region and a fourth region are defined in the second layer, and the second layer includes a second wire grid including a plurality of second wires and disposed in the third region, where the second wires are spaced apart from each other, and no wire grid is disposed in the fourth region.