Backlit display
A backlit display for emitting a display light, said display comprising a backlight configured to emit a high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum having a spectral power distribution (SPD) with an overall power, and a blue range from 440-490 nm with a blue SPD power of at least 25% of said overall power, a pixel array comprising at least three filters, said at least three filter comprising at least a first filter, a second filter, and third filter, forming at least three sub-pixels, wherein said backlight is configured to backlight said pixel array, and wherein said display light has a gamut having an sRGB coverage of at least 85%.
1. A backlit display for emitting a display light, said display comprising:
a backlight configured to emit a high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum having a melanopic ratio of at least 1;
a pixel array comprising at least three filters, said at least three filter comprising at least a first filter, a second filter, and third filter, forming at least three sub-pixels, wherein said backlight is configured to backlight said pixel array, and
wherein said display light has a gamut having an sRGB coverage of at least 85%.
2. The backlit display of claim 1 , wherein said high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a spectral power distribution (SPD) with an overall power, and a blue range from 440-490 nm with a blue SPD power of at least 25% of said overall power.
3. The backlit display of claim 1 , wherein said sRGB coverage is at least 88%.
4. The backlit display of claim 1 , wherein said melanopic ratio is at least 1.1.
5. The backlit display of claim 1 , wherein said high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a violet range from 380-430 nm with a violet SPD power of no greater than 5% of said overall power.
6. The backlit display of claim 1 , wherein said high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a short blue range from 445-460 nm having a short blue SPD power no greater than 15% of said overall power.
7. A backlit display for emitting a display light, said display comprising:
a backlight configured to emit a low circadian stimulation backlight spectrum having a melanopic ratio of less than 1;
a pixel array comprising at least three filters, said at least three filter comprising at least a first filter, a second filter, and third filter, forming at least three sub-pixels, wherein said backlight is configured to backlight said pixel array, and
wherein said display light has a gamut having an sRGB coverage of at least 85%.
8. The backlit display of claim 7 , wherein a spectral power distribution (SPD) with an overall power, and a violet range from 380-430 nm with a violet SPD power of at least 20% of said overall power.
9. The backlit display of claim 7 , wherein said sRGB coverage is at least 88%.
10. The backlit display of claim 7 , wherein, said melanopic ratio of no greater than 0.9.
11. The backlit display of claim 7 , wherein said low circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a blue range from 440-490 nm with a blue SPD power of no greater than 10% of said overall power.
12. The backlit display of claim 7 , wherein said low circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a short blue range from 445-460 nm having a short blue SPD power no greater than 10% of said overall power.
13. A backlight for a backlit display for emitting variable display light, said backlight comprising:
a plurality of LED channels configured to emit circadian stimulation backlight in a plurality of modes,
a first mode in which a high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum having a first CCT is emitted,
a second mode in which a low circadian stimulation backlight spectrum having a second CCT is emitted, and
a third mode in which a combined backlight spectrum of said low circadian stimulation backlight spectrum and said high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum is emitted,
circuitry for driving said plurality of channels independently; and
wherein said first CCT is within +/−20% of said second CCT.
14. The backlight of claim 13 , wherein said third mode varies over a continuum between said low circadian stimulation backlight spectrum to said high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum.
15. The backlit display of claim 13 , wherein the CCT of said combined backlight emission in said third mode does not vary by more than 20%.
16. The backlight of claim 13 , wherein said high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a melanopic ratio of at least 1, and said low circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a melanopic ratio of less than 1.
17. The backlight of claim 13 , wherein said high circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a first SPD with a first overall power, and having a blue range from 440-490 nm with a blue SPD power of at least 25% of said first overall power, said low circadian stimulation backlight spectrum has a second SPD with a second overall power, and a violet range of 380-430 nm with a violet SPD power of at least 20% of said second overall power.
18. The backlight of claim 13 , further comprising:
a pixel array comprising at least three filters, said at least three filter comprising at least a first filter, a second filter, and third filter, forming at least three sub-pixels, wherein said backlight is configured to backlight said pixel array, and
wherein said display light has a gamut having an sRGB coverage of at least 85% in either said first mode or said second mode.
19. The backlight of claim 18 , wherein said display light has a gamut having an sRGB coverage of at least 85% in said third mode.