LED Package Quantum Dot Band Pass Filter 3D Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
LED packages with wide full width at half maximum (FWHM) light emission lead to significant color reproduction range and brightness differences between left and right eye images in 3D displays, affecting the quality of perceived three-dimensional images.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a quantum dot layer and a band pass filter in LED packages to absorb and emit light with specific wavelengths, reducing the FWHM and improving color reproduction by using quantum dots with controlled sizes to emit light with narrower spectral distributions, and employing band pass filters to transmit specific wavelength ranges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If phosphor is used in LED packages to generate white light, then the LED package can emit light for display, but the light has a wide full width at half maximum (FWHM) which causes large color reproduction range differences and brightness differences between left and right eye images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by replacing conventional phosphor materials with quantum dot materials that have different optical properties. Quantum dots exhibit size-dependent emission wavelengths and narrow FWHM (20-50 nm compared to phosphor's 50-100 nm), enabling precise control over light spectral characteristics. This parameter change in material composition directly resolves the contradiction by maintaining brightness while significantly improving color reproduction accuracy for 3D displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite materials by combining quantum dots with specific polymers or matrices to create quantum dot composite layers. These composite structures maintain the narrow emission spectrum of quantum dots while providing mechanical stability and processability. The composite approach enables simultaneous achievement of high brightness uniformity and precise color reproduction across different viewing angles and wavelengths.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a filter is used to provide light with specific wavelengths for each eye, then 3D display function is achieved, but the wide FWHM of LED light causes large color reproduction range differences and brightness differences
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-engineering the quantum dot layer with specific size distributions before the 3D display operation. The quantum dots are synthesized with controlled sizes (2-10 nm) that correspond to specific emission wavelengths, and this size distribution is optimized in advance to match the required spectral separation for left and right eye images. This preliminary structural preparation eliminates the need for complex post-processing filters and ensures consistent color reproduction from the outset.
Solution Approach 2:
The quantum dot layer serves as an intermediary between the blue LED excitation source and the final displayed image. Instead of using conventional phosphors that emit broad spectra, the quantum dot intermediary converts the blue light into narrow-band green and red light with precise wavelength control. This intermediary layer enables the 3D display function to achieve both spectral separation for stereoscopic vision and color consistency across different wavelength channels.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enhances color reproduction accuracy and reduces brightness differences between left and right eye images, improving the overall quality of 3D displays by achieving a narrower FWHM and more precise wavelength control.
Implementation Method 1
The quantum dot layer may include a plurality of quantum dots disposed on the light emitting diode and configured to absorb a portion of the first light and emit second light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first light
Implementation Method 2
The band pass filter may be disposed on the quantum dot layer and have a first pass band corresponding to the first light and a second pass band corresponding to the second light
Data Source
AI summary
A light emitting diode package, a method of fabricating the same, and a display apparatus having the same are provided. The light emitting diode package includes a light emitting diode, a quantum dot layer, a band pass filter, disposed in a housing. The light emitting diode emits light of a first color. The quantum dot layer includes a plurality of quantum dots disposed on the light emitting diode to absorb a portion of the light emitted by the diode, and then emit light of a second color. The band pass filter is disposed on the quantum dot layer and has a first pass band corresponding to the light emitted from the diode and a second pass band corresponding to the light emitted from the quantum dots.


