Controlling luminance of a display unit
There is provided an apparatus configured to control a display section of a display unit. There is included a pixel in the display section including a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels including a single first electrode, a single second electrode provided along a laminating direction of the first electrode, and a light-emitting layer inserted between the first electrode and the second electrode. One or more of the plurality of sub-pixels have a plurality of window openings that include at least two or more window openings different in one or more of shape, size, and orientation from one another.
1. A display unit, comprising:
a first pixel of a plurality of pixels, wherein
the first pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels, and
each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes:
a first electrode;
a second electrode along a laminating direction of the first electrode;
a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a first insulating layer on the first electrode;
a plurality of windows on the first electrode, wherein
the plurality of windows includes at least a first window and a second window,
a first shape of the first window is different from a second shape of the second window,
a width of the first window and a height of the first insulating layer are same,
the width of the first window is in a first direction parallel to the light-emitting layer, and
the height of the first insulating layer is in a second direction perpendicular to the light-emitting layer; and
a color filter,
wherein the plurality of windows overlaps with the color filter.
2. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the first insulating layer includes a plurality of opening sections in positions corresponding to the plurality of windows,
at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels further includes a second insulating layer on the second electrode,
a first refractive index of the first insulating layer is different from a second refractive index of the second insulating layer, and
the first electrode, the light-emitting layer, the second electrode, and the second insulating layer are laminated on a bottom of the plurality of opening sections.
3. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein a first arrangement pattern of the plurality of windows is same in each sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels.
4. The display unit according to claim 3 , wherein arrangement patterns of mutually-corresponding sub-pixels in adjacent pixels of the plurality of pixels are the same as each other.
5. The display unit according to claim 3 , further comprising a second pixel of the plurality of pixels, wherein
the second pixel is adjacent to the first pixel, and
the first arrangement pattern of the plurality of windows of a first sub-pixel in the first pixel is different from a second arrangement pattern of a plurality of windows of a mutually-corresponding sub-pixel in the second pixel.
6. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein an arrangement pattern of the plurality of windows is different in each sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels.
7. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of sub-pixels includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel, and a fourth sub-pixel,
the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel are configured to emit basic color light, and
the fourth sub-pixel is configured to emit non-basic color light.
8. The display unit according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of windows in the fourth sub-pixel is smaller in number than the plurality of windows in the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel.
9. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-pixels includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel each of which is configured to emit basic color light.
10. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the first window is adjacent to the second window, and
the first window is different from the second window in at least one of a size or an orientation.
11. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein an arrangement pattern of the plurality of windows is based on a Voronoi diagram.
12. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of windows is in an orderly arrangement pattern without periodicity.
13. The display unit according to claim 12 , wherein the orderly arrangement pattern is based on a Penrose tiling.
14. The display unit according to claim 12 , wherein the orderly arrangement pattern is based on a Fibonacci spiral.
15. The display unit according to claim 12 , wherein the orderly arrangement pattern is based on a pattern in which pentagons are spread without gap.
16. The display unit according to claim 12 , wherein the orderly arrangement pattern is based on an atomic arrangement of a paracrystal.
17. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein
a first size of the first window is different from a second size of the second window,
a first orientation of the first window is different from a second orientation of the second window, and
the plurality of windows corresponds to light emission regions of each of the plurality of sub-pixels.
18. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein a luminance of the display unit and a viewing angle of the display unit are based on the width of the first window and the height of the first insulating layer, respectively.
19. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a display unit; and
a control section configured to control the display unit,
wherein the display unit comprises:
a pixel including a plurality of sub-pixels,
wherein each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes:
a first electrode;
a second electrode along a laminating direction of the first electrode;
a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a protrusion on the first electrode in a cross-sectional view, wherein
the protrusion comprises an insulating material, and
the light-emitting layer is in contact with the protrusion;
a light-emitting area adjacent to the protrusion; and
a color filter, wherein
the protrusion and the light-emitting area overlap with the color filter,
an edge of the light-emitting area includes a curved shape in a plan view, and
the light-emitting area includes a non-symmetrical shape in the plan view.
20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein at least two light-emitting areas are on the first electrode.
21. A display unit, comprising:
a first pixel of a plurality of pixels, wherein
the first pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels, and
each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes:
an anode;
a cathode along a laminating direction of the anode;
a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode;
an insulating layer on the anode;
a plurality of windows on the anode, wherein
the plurality of windows includes at least a first window and a second window,
a first shape of the first window is different from a second shape of the second window,
a width of the first window and a height of the insulating layer are same,
the width of the first window is in a first direction parallel to the light-emitting layer, and
the height of the insulating layer is in a second direction perpendicular to the light-emitting layer; and
a color filter,
wherein the plurality of windows overlaps with the color filter.