Flat-lamp technology for LCDs

Richmond F. Hicks; Wesley H. Halstead

doi:10.1117/12.177790

17 June 1994 Flat-lamp technology for LCDs

Richmond F. Hicks, Wesley H. Halstead

Proceedings Volume 2219, Cockpit Displays; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177790
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is rapidly becoming the technology of choice for high brightness, sunlight readable displays. One of the major drawbacks to this technology is the need for a high luminosity backlight. Fluorescent tubes, one of the most efficient methods of converting electrical energy into light, poorly fit the mechanical and optical requirements of LCD's. Many attempts have been made to address these issues by developing a light source that better meets the optical and mechanical requirements of LCD's. The Wafer LIght is a flat lamp developed specifically to meet the peculiar requirements of avionic displays, and has demonstrated significantly improved efficiency, uniformity, and thermal characteristics.

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Richmond F. Hicks and Wesley H. Halstead "Flat-lamp technology for LCDs", Proc. SPIE 2219, Cockpit Displays, (17 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177790

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