Optoelectronic component
An optoelectronic component and a method to operate the optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the optoelectronic component includes an organic light-emitting diode configured to emit radiation through a main emission surface and a liquid crystal element configured to adjust a color location of the radiation, wherein the liquid crystal element is switchable into a first state and into a second state, wherein the liquid crystal element in the first state is suitable for selectively reflecting light of a first wavelength range and in the second state is transparent, and wherein the liquid crystal element is arranged on a rear side of the organic light-emitting diode facing the main emission surface so that light of the first wavelength range that is emitted towards the rear side is at least partially reflected in a direction of the main emission surface in the first state of the liquid crystal element.
1. An optoelectronic component comprising:
an organic light-emitting diode configured to emit radiation through a main emission surface; and
a liquid crystal element configured to adjust a colour location of the radiation emitted by the organic light-emitting diode through the main emission surface,
wherein the liquid crystal element is switchable into a first state and into a second state,
wherein the liquid crystal element in the first state is suitable for selectively reflecting light of a first wavelength range and in the second state is transparent,
wherein the light emitted through the main emission surface has a lower colour temperature in the first state than in the second state,
wherein the liquid crystal element is arranged on a rear side of the organic light-emitting diode facing the main emission surface so that light of the first wavelength range that is emitted towards the rear side is at least partially reflected in a direction of the main emission surface in the first state of the liquid crystal element, and
wherein the organic light-emitting diode is configured to emit white light.
2. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode has at least two light-emitting organic layers configured to emit in different wavelength ranges.
3. The optoelectronic component according to claim 2 , wherein the light-emitting organic layers are arranged on top of each other.
4. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , further comprising a light-absorbing layer arranged on a surface of the liquid crystal element facing away from the organic light-emitting diode.
5. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the light of the first wavelength range comprises yellow light.
6. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode has an asymmetrical light emission, and wherein more radiation is emitted towards the rear side than towards the main emission surface.
7. The optoelectronic component according to claim 6 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode comprises a transparent substrate, and wherein the transparent substrate is arranged on the rear side.
8. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode has an asymmetrical light emission, wherein more radiation is emitted towards the main emission surface than towards the rear side.
9. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal element is a cholesteric liquid crystal element, which contains a liquid crystal, which has a planar texture in the first state and a focal-conic texture in the second state.
10. A method for operating the optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises:
switching the liquid crystal element from the first state into the second state or from the second state into the first state by a voltage source so that a colour temperature of the radiation emitted by the optoelectronic component is changed.
11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising operating the voltage source in pulsed mode in order to repeatedly switch the liquid crystal element from the first state into the second state or from the second state into the first state in a predetermined time sequence.
12. An optoelectronic component comprising:
an organic light-emitting diode configured to emit white light through a main emission surface;
a liquid crystal element configured to adjust a colour location of the white light emitted by the organic light-emitting diode through the main emission surface; and
a light-absorbing layer arranged on a surface of the liquid crystal element facing away from the organic light-emitting diode,
wherein the liquid crystal element is switchable into a first state and into a second state,
wherein the liquid crystal element in the first state is suitable for selectively reflecting light of a first wavelength range and in the second state is transparent,
wherein the liquid crystal element is arranged on a rear side of the organic light-emitting diode facing the main emission surface,
wherein a light of a first wavelength range that is emitted towards the rear side by the organic light-emitting diode is at least partially reflected in a direction of the main emission surface in the first state of the liquid crystal element, and
wherein a light emitted through the main emission surface has a lower colour temperature in the first state than in the second state.