IP Library Granted Patent US 8,759,817
Granted Patent B2
US 8,759,817 · App. 11/255,940 · Granted Jun 24, 2014

Organic light-emitting device array and display

Inventors: Osamu Yuuki (Tokyo, JP); Shigeki Kondo (Hiratsuka, JP); Toshiko Morii (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 8,759,817
App. No.
11/255,940
Granted
Jun 24, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides an organic light emitting device array which reduces the change of white balance even if an observation angle is changed. In an organic light emitting device array comprising a plurality of organic light emitting devices which emit lights of different colors, an optical path difference is set such that signs of gradients at an optical path difference of 2 L of interferograms for all the plurality of organic light emitting devices are identical to each other.

Claims (34)

1. An organic light emitting device array comprising a plurality of organic light emitting devices of different emission light colors each comprising:

a first electrode disposed on a transmission side;

a second electrode disposed on a reflection side; and

an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first and the second electrodes,

wherein when an optical path between a light emitting position and a reflecting position on the reflection side is defined as L,

a cycle of an interferogram starts at an optical path difference indicating a minimum value of the interferogram and ends at an optical path difference indicating a next minimum value of the interferogram,

an optical path difference 2 L of each device is larger than an optical path difference indicating a minimum value of a cycle of an interferogram of each device and is smaller than an optical path difference indicating a maximum value of the same cycle of an interferogram of each device, or an optical path difference 2 L of each device is larger than an optical path difference indicating a maximum value of a cycle of an interferogram of each device and is smaller than an optical path difference indicating a next minimum value of the same cycle of an interferogram of each device, and

wherein the first electrode has a reflectance of less than 50%.

2. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 1 , wherein the reflecting position is at an interface on the transmission side of the second electrode which functions as a reflective electrode.

3. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode has a reflectance of 5% or less at an interface thereof on the organic light emitting layer side.

4. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 3 , wherein the second electrode has a reflectance of 98% or more.

5. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode has a reflectance of 1% or less at an interface thereof on the organic light emitting layer side.

6. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 1 , wherein film thicknesses between the light emitting position and the reflecting position of the plurality of organic light emitting devices are identical to each other.

7. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 1 , wherein a layer is provided between the light emitting position and the reflecting position in common to the plurality of organic light emitting devices.

8. A display comprising the organic light emitting device array set forth in claim 1 in a display unit thereof.

9. A digital camera comprising the organic light emitting device array set forth in claim 1 in a display unit thereof.

10. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 1 , wherein the optical path difference 2 L of each of the devices is smaller by 1 nm or more and 83 nm or less than an optical path difference indicating a maximum value of a cycle of an interferogram of each of the devices.

11. An organic light emitting device array comprising a plurality of organic light emitting devices of different emission light colors each comprising:

a first electrode disposed on a transmission side;

a second electrode disposed on a reflection side; and

an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first and the second electrodes,

wherein when an optical path between a light emitting position and a reflecting position on the reflection side is defined as L,

a cycle of an interferogram starts at an optical path difference indicating a minimum value of the interferogram and ends at an optical path difference indicating a next minimum value of the interferogram,

an optical path difference 2 L of each device is larger than an optical path difference indicating a minimum value of a cycle of an interferogram of each device and is smaller than an optical path difference indicating a maximum value of the same cycle of an interferogram of each device, or an optical path difference 2 L of each device is larger than an optical path difference indicating a maximum value of a cycle of an interferogram of each device and is smaller than an optical path difference indicating a next minimum value of the same cycle of an interferogram of each device, and

wherein the optical path difference 2 L of each of the devices is smaller by 1 nm or more and 83 nm or less than an optical path difference indicating a maximum value of a cycle of an interferogram of each of the devices.

12. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 11 , wherein the optical path difference 2 L of each of the devices is smaller by 40 nm or more and 83 nm or less than an optical path difference indicating a maximum value of a cycle of an interferogram of each of the devices.

13. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 11 , wherein the first electrode has a reflectance of less than 50%.

14. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 13 , wherein the first electrode has a reflectance of 5% or less at an interface thereof on the organic light emitting layer side.

15. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 11 , wherein the second electrode has a reflectance of 98% or more.

16. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 11 , wherein the first electrode has a reflectance of 1% or less at an interface thereof on the organic light emitting layer side.

17. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 11 , wherein film thicknesses between the light emitting position and the reflecting position of the plurality of organic light emitting devices are identical to each other.

18. The organic light emitting device array according to claim 11 , wherein a layer is provided between the light emitting position and the reflecting position in common to the plurality of organic light emitting devices.

19. A display comprising the organic light emitting device array set forth in claim 11 in a display unit thereof.

20. A digital camera comprising the organic light emitting device array set forth in claim 11 in a display unit thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2005
From: YUUKI, OSAMU; KONDO, SHIGEKI; MORII, TOSHIKO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 017328/0978 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2004-309011 · Oct 25, 2004 · national
JP 2005-302521 · Oct 18, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060091380A1 · May 4, 2006