Light emitting display device
In one aspect, a light emitting display device includes a plurality of subpixels on a substrate, each of the plurality of subpixels having a corresponding emission region, each of the plurality of subpixels having an outer interface with an n-gonal shape; a light emitting diode at each corresponding emission region and including an emission layer; and a plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors inside the light emitting diode and having a lower refractive index than a refractive index of the emission layer. The plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors are in a quasi-caustic region of the outer interface.
1 . A light emitting display device, comprising:
a plurality of subpixels on a substrate, each of the plurality of subpixels having a corresponding emission region, each of the plurality of subpixels having an outer interface with an n-gonal shape;
a light emitting diode at each corresponding emission region and including an emission layer; and
a plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors inside the light emitting diode and having a lower refractive index than a refractive index of the emission layer,
wherein the plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors are in a quasi-caustic region of the outer interface.
2 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting display device is a top-emission device, and further comprises:
a bank on the substrate having a corresponding opening for each of the plurality of subpixels.
3 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a number of the arc-shaped light reflectors are disposed in a region having a highest total reflection optical path distribution in the quasi-caustic region.
4 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a radius of a circle formed by the plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors is smaller than a radius of the emission region.
5 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors are positioned asymmetrically relative to each other in the mission region.
6 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a height of each of the plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors is equal to or greater than a height of the emission layer.
7 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a height of each of the plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors is smaller than a height of an inclined surface of each of the plurality of subpixels.
8 . The light emitting display device of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of arc-shaped light reflectors has a lower portion having a rectangular shape and an upper portion having a trapezoid shape.
9 . The light emitting display device of claim 8 , wherein a height of the rectangular portion is larger than a height of the trapezoid portion.
10 . A light emitting display device comprising:
a substrate;
a transistor on the substrate;
a subpixel electrically connected to the transistor, the subpixel including an organic light emitting diode; and
a plurality of light reflectors inside the organic light emitting diode;
wherein the subpixel has an n-gonal shape and the plurality of light reflectors have an arc shape.
11 . The light emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the subpixel has at least two emissions areas each having the n-gonal shape.
12 . The light emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the subpixel has a rectangular shape,
wherein the plurality of light reflectors includes a first light reflector and a second light reflector staggered in a long axis direction of the rectangular shape, and
wherein a center of the first light reflector has different arc line than a center of the second light reflector.
13 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the n-gonal shape has more than 5 sides, and
wherein at least a number of the plurality of light reflectors are in a quasi-caustic region of the subpixel.
14 . The light emitting display device of claim 13 , wherein the number of the plurality of light reflectors are in an area within the quasi-caustic region having a maximum distribution of total reflection optical path.
15 . The light emitting display device of claim 10 , further comprising:
an inclined reflective portion within an emission area of the subpixel, wherein the inclined reflective portion has a shape corresponding to a shape of the subpixel.
16 . The light emitting display device of claim 15 , wherein the shape of the subpixel is one of a rectangular shape or a shape having more than 5 sides.
17 . The light emitting display device of claim 15 , wherein the inclined reflective portion extends from a first electrode of the subpixel.
18 . The light emitting display device of claim 15 , wherein the inclined reflective portion extends from a second electrode of the subpixel.
19 . The light emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of light reflectors has a lower portion having a rectangular shape and an upper portion having a trapezoid shape.
20 . The light emitting display device of claim 19 , wherein a height of the rectangular portion is larger than a height of the trapezoid portion.