POLARIZATION ASSEMBLY AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
A polarizing assembly includes a polarizing substrate which transmits a specific linearly-polarized light of a light incident thereto and a patterned retarder. The patterned retarder includes first retarder patterns which convert the light for a left-eye image transmitted by the polarizing substrate into a first polarized light and second retarder patterns which convert the light for a right-eye image transmitted by the polarizing substrate into a second polarized light. The first retarder patterns have a light axis substantially perpendicular to a light axis of the second retarder patterns. The polarizing substrate includes a polarizing plate which transmits the specific linearly-polarized light of the light incident thereto and a glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate which is attached to the polarizing plate.
1 . A polarizing assembly comprising:
a polarizing substrate which transmits a specific linearly-polarized light of a light incident thereto; and
a patterned retarder including first retarder patterns which convert the light for a left-eye image transmitted by the polarizing substrate into a first polarized light, and second retarder patterns which convert the light for a right-eye image transmitted by the polarizing substrate into a second polarized light, the first retarder patterns having a light axis substantially perpendicular to a light axis of the second retarder patterns,
wherein the polarizing substrate comprises:
a polarizing plate which transmits the specific linearly-polarized light of the light incident thereto; and
a glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate which is attached to the polarizing plate, and between the polarizing plate and the patterned retarder.
2 . The polarizing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the polarizing plate is a reflective type wire grid polarizer.
3 . The polarizing assembly of claim 2 , wherein the glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate comprises glass fibers substantially parallel to or perpendicular to a transmission axis of the reflective type wire grid polarizer.
4 . The polarizing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate has a thickness equal to or smaller than about 100 micrometers.
5 . A three-dimensional image display apparatus comprising:
a display panel which displays an image;
a polarizing substrate which transmits a specific linearly-polarized light of a light provided from the display panel; and
a patterned retarder including first retarder patterns which convert the light for a left-eye image transmitted by the polarizing substrate into a first polarized light, and second retarder patterns which convert the light for a right-eye image transmitted by the polarizing substrate into a second polarized light, the first retarder patterns having a light axis substantially perpendicular to a light axis of the second retarder patterns,
wherein the polarizing substrate is between the display panel and the patterned retarder, and comprises:
a polarizing plate which transmits the specific linearly-polarized light of the light provided from the display panel; and
a glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate which is attached to the polarizing plate.
6 . The three-dimensional image display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the polarizing plate is between the display panel and the glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate.
7 . The three-dimensional image display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the polarizing plate is a reflective type wire grid polarizer.
8 . The three-dimensional image display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate comprises glass fibers substantially parallel to or perpendicular to a transmission axis of the reflective type wire grid polarizer.
9 . The three-dimensional image display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate has a thickness equal to or smaller than about 100 micrometers.
10 . The three-dimensional image display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the display panel comprises:
a lower substrate;
an upper substrate which faces the lower substrate and is attached to the polarizing substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer between the lower substrate and the upper substrate.
11 . The three-dimensional image display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the lower substrate comprises a soda-lime glass.
12 . A method of forming a three-dimensional image display apparatus, the method comprising:
disposing a polarizing substrate on a viewing side of a display panel, wherein the polarizing substrate transmits a specific linearly-polarized light of a light provided from the display panel; and
disposing a patterned retarder on a viewing side of the polarizing substrate,
wherein
the patterned retarder includes first retarder patterns which convert the light for a left-eye image transmitted by the polarizing substrate into a first polarized light, and second retarder patterns which convert the light for a right-eye image transmitted by the polarizing substrate into a second polarized light, the first retarder patterns having a light axis substantially perpendicular to a light axis of the second retarder patterns, and
the polarizing substrate is between the display panel and the patterned retarder, and comprises:
a polarizing plate which transmits the specific linearly-polarized light of the light provided from the display panel; and
a glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate which is attached to the polarizing plate.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the polarizing plate is between the display panel and the glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate comprises glass fibers which have longitudinal axes substantially parallel to or perpendicular to a transmission axis of the polarizing plate.
15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the glass fiber reinforced plastic substrate has a thickness equal to or smaller than about 100 micrometers.