手机侧背光照明导光板设计模拟

 为了提高手机侧背光照明导光板的亮度及亮度均匀性,对上表面为41 mm×26 mm的楔形导光板进行了模拟仿真,并对导光板底面不同的印刷式散射网点排布、不同的楔形导光板底面角度及不同的球缺形凸包网点排布进行了研究。结果显示,导光板底面排布印刷式散射网点时,导光板上表面亮度分布的均匀性较差,而出射光通量的百分比小于26%;当导光板底面排布球缺形凸包网点时,导光板上表面亮度分布的均匀性得到提高,出射光通量的百分比提高10%。楔形导光板底面角度81°时的出光效果优于85°时的效果。     

集成化导光板下表面微棱镜二维分布设计

集成化导光板下表面微结构分布是影响背光模组出射光均匀性的关键因素,因此是背光模组设计的重点之一.本文针对微棱镜一维分布设计中存在的大面积同一性影响背光模组亮度均匀性的问题,提出一种集成化导光板下表面微棱镜二维分布的设计思想,以提高背光模组的亮度均匀性.利用光学软件Lighttools对5.0英寸集成化导光板下表面微棱镜结构的较佳二维分布进行优化探索,通过与较佳的一维分布仿真结果对比分析可知,优化后的二维分布模式下,背光模组的光能利用率、照度均匀性、亮度均匀性分别达到92.03%,87.07%和91.94%,满足行业标准;其中,照度均匀性比一维分布提高了10%;同时,从亮度图观察,背光模组的整体亮度均匀性得到了有效提升.该研究结果对于背光模组轻薄化、集成化开发具有一定的参考价值.     

Optical characteristics of LGP depending on the scattering pattern orientation for flat-type LED lighting

In flat-type light-emitting-diode (LED) lighting systems, a planar light is formed using a luminance source positioned on the side of the system and light guide panel (LGP) or reflecting plates. Thus, such systems are favorable for their thinness, which allows a relatively small number of LEDs to be used. However, the application of a high-power LED light to a large-area lighting system yields Lambertian luminaires; therefore, a point or a discomfort glare is produced, which generally causes degradation of the luminance efficiency and uniformity. In this study, we solved the problems of luminance non-uniformity and inefficiency by adjusting the orientation of an applied LGP scattered pattern and removing the remaining glare. Through computer simulation, optical characteristics that increase the efficiency even in the case of low-output LEDs were found. Specifically, a scattered pattern vertically oriented relative to the direction of the incident light improves the luminance uniformity at the side of the system, while a scattered pattern oriented parallel to the direction of the incident light plays the role of a waveguide. We implemented a flat-type LED lighting system by fabricating a large-area LGP based on the computer-simulation results and using an extremely sensitive laser. The optical characteristics observed using the laser-processed LGP were identical to those obtained in the computer simulation. Therefore, for large-area flat-type LED lighting systems, we confirmed that adjusting the orientation of the LGP scattered pattern can increase the luminance efficiency and uniformity.     

基于DMD微光刻的导光板模板的制作方法

提出了一种基于数字微反射镜(DMD)微光刻的导光模板的制作方法.导光板的网点单元图形由DMD输入,经过缩微光学成像系统缩微后,在光刻胶干板上逐单元网点曝光,再经过显影、微电铸得到导光板模板,在PC薄板材上用微纳米压印制成导光板,厚度仅为0.381 mm.采用自行研制的SVGwriting-DMD激光直写系统,图形的最小分辨率为2 μm,DMD微光刻法无需掩膜版,可实现不同形状、大小、微结构的单元网点图形及网点的排布,便于大幅面的导光板模板的制作.     

Prism-pattern design of an LCD light guide plate using a neural-network optical model

This paper proposes a neural-network optical model for a backlight module of a liquid crystal display (LCD) to expedite the design of the light-scattering prism-pattern of its light guide plate (LGP). First, the prism surface of a light guide plate is divided into several equal regions. Then the neural-network optical model is implemented using a back-propagation neural network to establish the relationship between the distribution density of the prism pattern and the exiting-light luminance of the LGP at each region. The input–output patterns for the neural network training and verification are generated using orthogonal arrays and ASAP simulation. Then a for-loop computational algorithm is executed to search an approximately optimal distribution density of the prism pattern using the neural-network optical model such that high luminance uniformity is achieved. It is demonstrated by the case study of a 13 in. LCD backlight module that luminance uniformity could reach 93.1%. Thus it can be concluded that the developed neural-network optical model effectively expedites the LGP prism-pattern design.     

A polarized laser backlight using a zero-zero-birefringence polymer for liquid crystal displays

We have demonstrated a polarized laser backlight for liquid crystal displays and have investigated its basic polarization properties. To maintain the state of polarization of light propagating through the light-guide plate (LGP) of the backlight, we fabricated the LGP by injection molding of a zero-zero-birefringence polymer, poly(methyl methacrylate-co-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate-co-benzyl methacrylate) (52: 42: 6 by mass) that is free of both orientational and photoelastic birefringence. The degree of polarization of light from the resulting backlight (average: 92.4%) was much higher than that from a backlight with a polycarbonate LGP (average: 8.0%) in the defined effective range of the backlight. A laser speckle pattern was observed but the speckle contrast on the output surface of the backlight was reduced from 68 to 10% by vibrating a diffuser sheet situated in front of the output surface of the LGP. We also manufactured a white surface light source [chromaticity (value: x, y) = (0:310, 0:314)] by mixing the outputs from three primary-color-emitting lasers in the backlight.     

Patterning on single crystalline silicon by laser scanning and alkaline etching

The applicability of laser processing for small-lot micro-electromechanical system devices is discussed in this paper. This simple process could replace conventional complex processes designed with mass production in mind. Ablation, protrusions or surface modification is revealed to occur by argon ion laser scanning into silicon. Which of them occurs depends on the laser power. It is found that the protrusions are covered by a thin layer of oxide; however, oxidation of the modified surface is not established even though some results suggest it. Surface modification is more applicable to surface patterning than coarse protrusion is because the laser-modified surface can be used as a mask in KOH etching to make sharp patterns. The applicability of this method is indicated by demonstrating pattern width control, patterning over a large area and the fabrication of a 16-bit linear scale.     

Fabrication and patterning of carbon nanotube buckypapers using laser-separation method

A novel laser-separation method for fabrication and patterning of free-standing carbon nanotube buckypapers is reported in this study. By introducing a patterned mask, buckypapers having surface patterns could be straightforwardly fabricated; and, through a shaped support, buckypapers possessing three-dimensional curved surfaces were directly demonstrated. Property measurements indicated that the laser irradiation had unapparent effects on the buckypapers’ electrical conductivity and field-emission characteristics. In addition, based on this approach, thin buckypapers, with thickness around 15 μm, could be constantly fabricated that demonstrates the superiority over the available mass-produced methods for which buckypapers with thickness smaller than 50 μm still present challenges.     

Sapphire surface patterning using femtosecond laser micromachining

This study presents an alternative method for micron-resolution patterning of a sapphire surface utilizing the characteristic of an ultra-short pulse (10^?15 s) from ytterbium (Yb) femtosecond laser (FS-laser) irradiation. Conventional processes often involve several steps, such as wet chemical or dry etching, for surface structuring of sapphire. In this study, two-dimensional array patterns on the sapphire surface with an area of 5×5 mm² and a depth of 1.2±0.1 μm can be directly and easily fabricated by a single step of the FS-laser process, which involves 350-fs laser pulses with a wavelength of 517 nm at a repetition rate of 100 kHz. The measured ablation depths on the sapphire surface display that the proposed process can be under well-controlled conditions. Based on the design changes for being quickly implemented in the micromachining process, a FS laser can be a promising and competitive tool for patterning sapphire with an acceptable quality for industrial usage.     

Laser micro/nano patterning of hydrophobic surface by contact particle lens array

Direct laser surface micro/nanopatterning by using Contact Particle Lens Array (CPLA) has been widely utilized. The method involves laser scanning of a monolayer of transparent particles arranged on the substrate to be patterned. Despite the different techniques available for CPLA deposition; the particles monolayer can only be formed on hydrophilic surfaces, which restrict the range of substrates that could be patterned by this method. In this study, a technique for patterning of hydrophobic surfaces by using CPLA has been proposed. In the proposed technique, monolayer of CPLA is formed on a hydrophilic substrate and then transported to a hydrophobic substrate by using a flexible sticky plastic. The transported CPLA is then scanned by a laser for patterning the hydrophobic substrate. The plastic pre-selected for this work was transparent to the laser. Experimental investigations were carried out to generate bumps and bowl shaped patterns using transported particles. Features smaller than the diffraction limit have been generated. The optical near field and associated temperatures around the particles were numerically simulated with a coupled electromagnetic and thermal modelling technique.     

Simple liquid crystal display backlight unit comprising only a single-sheet micropatterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) light-guide plate

A simple liquid crystal display (LCD) backlight unit (BLU) comprising only a single-sheet polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) light-guide plate (LGP) has been developed. The PDMS LGP, having micropatterns with an inverse-trapezoidal cross section, was fabricated by backside 3-D diffuser lithography followed by PDMS-to-PDMS replication. The fabricated BLU showed an average luminance of 2878 cd/m(2) with 73.3% uniformity when mounted in a 5.08 cm backlight module with four side view 0.85cd LEDs. The developed BLU can greatly reduce the cost and thickness of LCDs, and it can be applied to flexible displays as a flexible light source due to the flexible characteristic of the PDMS itself.     

Silicon nanotips formed by self-assembled Au nanoparticle mask

The Au nanoparticle monolayer is formed by self-assembly technology on the Si substrates terminated with different functional groups. Silicon nanotips were fabricated by a self-assembled gold colloidal particle monolayer as an etch mask. The silicon nanotips with high density and uniformity in height and shape were obtained using reactive ion etching (RIE). The Si nanotips on the surface of the 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS)-treated Si substrate are less-ordered array and uniformity than 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS)-treated Si substrate at the same etching conditions. The ordered array and uniformity of Si nanotips on the APTMS-modified Si substrate was improved through heat-treatment. This result is implied the different functional groups on the Si surfaces could affect the formation of the Si nanostructures during RIE process. The uniformly nanotip pattern with height of >20 nm is obtained on the etched nanoparticle-coated Si substrate. This method can be applied to patterning a wide variety of thin film materials into tip arrays.     

基于等离子体紫外辐射的强激光自动寻焦系统

精准定位激光束焦点位置是提高激光雕刻、切割、焊接等加工精度的重要基础，而传统测量方法不适用于自动寻找强激光焦点。基于激光烧蚀金属后等离子发光含大量紫外谱线的原理，以日盲的氮化镓肖特基光电二极管为传感器，设计了以304不锈钢靶材为耗材的红外强激光束自动寻焦方法及其装置。该方法与共聚焦显微镜检测平均烧蚀坑深的方法相比，当以脉冲宽度100 ns、重复工作频率20 kHz、平均功率10 W的1064 nm光纤激光雕刻机为实验对象时，二者定焦位置相差24 μm。     

Mg based photocathodes for high brightness RF photoinjectors

Advanced high brightness radio frequency (RF) gun injectors require photocathodes with a fast response, high quantum efficiency (QE) and good surface uniformity. Metal films deposited by various techniques on the gun back wall could satisfy these requirements. A new deposition technique has been recently proposed, i.e. pulsed laser ablation. Several Mg samples have been deposited by this technique: the emission performance and morphological changes induced on the cathode surface during laser activation are compared and discussed.     

A novel backlight unit for volume-holographic optical elements-based time-multiplexed three-dimensional displays

In volume-holographic optical elements (VHOEs)-based time-sequential three-dimensional (3-D) displays, two reference beams generated from a backlight unit (BLU) illuminate VHOEs, and from which object beams satisfying the Brag condition are then diffracted. These beams form a pair of alternating light fields for stereo 3-D view. Since this system operates based on diffraction optics, its performance highly depends on the degrees of collimation and uniformity of the reference beams. Thus, a new BLU system to generate uniformly-collimated reference beams for the VHOEs-based 3-D display is proposed by combined use of a light-guide-plate (LGP) grooved with an array of angle-variant flat-top prisms, and two LED light sources attached with reflection-type beam collimators. Simulation results with LightTools 7.1 show that the average full-width at half maximum (FWHM), backshift ratio and intensity uniformity of the LGP output beam of the proposed system have been significantly reduced down to 2.8° and 0.4%, and increased up to 90.9%, respectively, from the values of 51.8°, 26.5% and 24.5% of the conventional system. They represent 18.5-, 66.3- and 3.7-fold improvements of those values in the proposed system, respectively. These successful results confirm the feasibility of the proposed system in the practical VHOEs-based 3-D display.     

Direct laser patterning of self-assembled monolayer using elliptical laser beams: A theoretical parametric study

A theoretical quantitative analysis of processing parameters for application of an elliptical laser beam to achieve maximum patterning area is the focus of this study. Direct laser patterning (DLP) of self-assembled monolayers (SAM) is achieved by localized heating of the sample above the SAM desorption temperature. Through use of elliptical laser beams in the present work, three goals are achieved by analyzing the heat diffusion model and related thermo-kinetics model: (1) optimal working conditions (combination of laser power, scanning velocity and aspect ratio) for DLP to produce maximum feature size, or highest processing velocity at a given power; (2) identification of conditions that reduces the potential thermal damage to the substrate; (3) shedding light on issues related to uniformity or homogeneity of heating a substrate using an elliptical laser beam. A heat diffusion model is employed to provide the resulting surface temperature caused by elliptical laser beams, and the coupled thermo-kinetics model is used to determine the final SAM coverage generated by DLP. Parametric analysis revealed that 70–150 mW can be used to pattern feature sizes in the range of 2–10 times of equivalent circular beam size. It is also found that each elliptical laser beam has a unique optimal aspect ratio to result in the widest feature size for a given laser power and scanning velocity. The edge transition width increases with an increase of the aspect ratio. Keeping the aspect ratio of elliptical laser beam small (i.e. β<20), a sharp edge definition could be obtained; if an aspect ratio larger than 30 is used, a surface with gradual edge definition could be obtained.     

Observation of interference in reflection profile resulting from excitation of optical normal modes with focused beams

We report the observation of novel interference patterns in reflected beam profiles resulting from the excitation with a focused laser beam of both the long-range surface plasmon mode and leaky waveguide modes in a prism-coupled thin-film geometry. Many new features of the observation are in good agreement with the theory; namely, the greater than unity normalized peak interference intensities, the monotonically decreasing spacing between the periodic intensity variations, and the reshaping of the reflected profile due to propagation. Implications of these results for submicrometer patterning in nanoscience are pointed out.     

Direct writing of micro/nano-scale patterns by means of particle lens arrays scanned by a focused diode pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

A practical approach to a well-known technique of laser micro/nano-patterning by optical near fields is presented. It is based on surface patterning by scanning a Gaussian laser beam through a self-assembled monolayer of silica micro-spheres on a single-crystalline silicon (Si) substrate. So far, the outcome of this kind of near-field patterning has been related to the simultaneous, parallel surface-structuring of large areas either by top hat or Gaussian laser intensity distributions. We attempt to explore the possibility of using the same technique in order to produce single, direct writing of features. This could be of advantage for applications in which only some areas need to be patterned (i.e. local area selective patterning) or single lines are required (e.g. a particular micro/nano-fluidic channel). A diode pumped Nd:YVO₄ laser system (wavelength of 532 nm, pulse duration of 8 ns, repetition rate of 30 kHz) with a computer-controlled 3 axis galvanometer beam scanner was employed to write user-defined patterns through the particle lens array on the Si substrate. After laser irradiation, the obtained patterns which are in the micro-scale were composed of sub-micro/micro-holes or bumps. The micro-pattern resolution depends on the dimension of both the micro-sphere’s diameter and the beam’s spot size. The developed technique could potentially be employed to fabricate photonic crystal structures mimicking nature’s butterfly wings and anti-reflective “moth eye” arrays for photovoltaic cells.     

Wood engraving by Q-switched diode-pumped frequency-doubled Nd:YAG green laser

Laser deep engraving is one of the most promising technologies to be used in wood carver operations. In this method, a laser beam is used to ablate a solid wood bulk, following predetermined patterns. The sculpture is obtained by repeating this process on each successive thin layer. Obviously, in order to achieve larger material removal rates, the process needs a controllable variation of the depth to carve a 3D (three dimensional) profiles.The degree of precision of the shape, the removal rate and the surface quality during the engraving process strictly depend on the materials properties, the laser source characteristics and the process parameters.The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of the process parameters on the material removal rates by engraving panels made of different types of wood using a Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YAG green laser working with a wavelength λ=532 nm. The examined parameters were: the mean power that depends on the pulse frequency, the beam speed and the number of laser scansions, also called repetitions. The working parameters and the engraved depth were related and an energy-based model was proposed in order to predict the latter.Experimental results showed that the Q-switched diode-pumped frequency-doubled Nd:YAG green laser can be successfully used to machine different types of wood, obtaining decorative drawing and 3D engraved geometries without burning. However, an accurate selection of the wood types and the process parameters is necessary in order to obtain deep engraving without carbonization and a homogeneous carving.