Patent Application
20130187840
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a display apparatus, and more particularly, to a display apparatus including organic light emitting elements (organic electroluminescence (EL) elements) and color filters.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, an organic light emitting display apparatus (organic EL display apparatus) using multiple types of organic light emitting elements having different emission colors has attracted attention as a display apparatus replacing a CRT and an LCD used as conventional display apparatuses. The organic light emitting element forming the organic EL display apparatus is an electronic element including multiple organic compound layers including an emission layer arranged between an anode and a cathode. The organic light emitting element is a spontaneous emission apparatus, and hence the display apparatus including the organic light emitting element exhibits excellent performance in terms of contrast and color reproducibility.
By the way, there is an organic EL display apparatus in a form in which, other than a form that uses multiple types of organic light emitting elements having different emission colors, organic light emitting elements to be used have one type of emission color (white etc.). In the organic EL display apparatus using the organic light emitting elements of a single type, a single emission color is emitted, and hence it is impossible to cause the elements to directly emit the three primary colors (blue, green, and red). Therefore, color filters are provided in the light extracting directions, to thereby separate the single-color emission into the three primary colors, that is, realize full-color display.
However, in the display apparatus using the color filters, between the organic light emitting element and the color filter, there is provided an inorganic layer for sealing the organic light emitting element or an interposing layer having a constant thickness, which is made of a resin or the like. Therefore, part of light emitted from the organic light emitting element leaks through adjacent color filters to adjacent pixels. As a result, the brightness becomes imbalanced, and there arises a problem in that color shift occurs particularly at a high viewing angle.
In order to solve the problem of this color shift occurrence, for example, there is proposed a method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-73219. The method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-73219 is a method for solving the problem of color shift at a high viewing angle with use of a thickness of a transparent resin layer provided between an emission portion and the color filter thereabove, and a black matrix provided between the adjacent color filters. In this case, the thickness of the transparent resin layer is adjusted so that light beams do not enter lower end portions of the adjacent color filters. On the other hand, the black matrix is provided for the purpose of preventing color leakage from the adjacent color filters or the color converting films, and fluctuations in the light blocking amount.
However, in the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-73219, no particular reference is made with respect to the shape of the color filter. For example, when the pixel pitch is extremely reduced, it becomes difficult to arrange the black matrix between the adjacent color filters, and each of the color filters is formed under a state in which the corresponding color filter is brought into direct and close contact with the adjacent color filters. In such a case, many color filters are formed by photolithography. At this time, the first color filter is generally formed of a negative resist, and the color filter formed of a negative resist tends to have an inverse-tapered sectional shape. Therefore, a color filter formed in the subsequent step adjacently to the previously-formed color filter tends to have a forward-tapered sectional shape. On the other hand, in the case where the first color filter is formed of a positive resist, the formed color filter tends to have a forward-tapered sectional shape. Therefore, a color filter formed in the subsequent step adjacently to the previously-formed color filter tends to have an inverse-tapered sectional shape. As described above, when the color filters are formed by photolithography, tapered (forward-tapered) or inverse-tapered color filters are obtained.
In a second pixel 110b including the second color filter 112b having a forward-tapered sectional shape, in light (hνb) emitted from an organic light emitting element 111b included in the second pixel 110b, regarding an oblique direction, a light amount passing through the first color filter 112a is larger than a light amount passing through the second color filter 112b. In this case, unnecessary light that is supposed to be absorbed by the second color filter 112b is not sufficiently absorbed, and hence mixed color light is emitted, in which a color other than a color of light passing through the second color filter 112b is mixed. In this case, when the display apparatus is viewed from the oblique direction, color shift is observed.
As described above, in the conventional display apparatus, color shift has been a problem in a pixel including a forward-tapered color filter.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and therefore has an object to provide a display apparatus in which color shift at a high viewing angle is suppressed.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus, including: a substrate; a first organic light emitting element; a second organic light emitting element; a first color filter provided in a region corresponding to the first organic light emitting element; and a second color filter provided in a region corresponding to the second organic light emitting element, for transmitting a color different from a color transmitted by the first color filter. The first color filter has a refractive index larger than a refractive index of the second color filter. The first color filter and the second color filter are in contact with each other. In a cross section taken along a direction perpendicular to the substrate, at a part at which the first color filter and the second color filter are in contact with each other, the first color filter has an angle between a side surface thereof and the substrate, which is more than 90 degrees, and the second color filter has an angle between a side surface thereof and the substrate, which is less than 90 degrees.
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the display apparatus in which the color shift in an oblique direction is suppressed.
That is, in the display apparatus of the present invention, the pixel including the color filter having a forward-tapered sectional shape in a direction perpendicular to the substrate has a high possibility of color mixture. However, in light emitted from this pixel, light passing through a color filter included in an adjacent pixel is refracted on the low angle side. Therefore, color shift in the oblique direction is suppressed. On the other hand, light emitted from the pixel including the color filter having an inverse-tapered sectional shape is refracted on the high angle side when the light enters from the inverse-tapered color filter into the adjacent forward-tapered color filter. Further, total reflection occurs when light is refracted on the high angle side. Therefore, color mixture hardly occurs, and there is no problem of color shift at a high viewing angle. As a result, the problem of color shift at a high viewing angle in the whole display apparatus can be solved.
Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
A display apparatus of the present invention includes a substrate, and a first pixel and a second pixel provided on the substrate. That is, the display apparatus of the present invention includes at least two types of pixels. Note that, the number of types of the pixels included in the display apparatus of the present invention is not limited to two.
In the display apparatus of the present invention, the first pixel and the second pixel each includes an organic light emitting element, and a color filter provided in a region corresponding to an emission region of the organic light emitting element. The organic light emitting element included in the pixel in this case includes a first electrode provided on the substrate, an organic compound layer including an emission layer, and a second electrode. Further, a protective layer is provided between the organic light emitting element and the color filter in order to prevent moisture and oxygen from entering the organic light emitting element from outside.
Further, in the display apparatus of the present invention, a part of the region in which the organic light emitting element is provided is an emission region, and the color filter is provided in a planar region on the protective layer, which corresponds to the emission region.
In the present invention, the color filter included in each pixel has the following features. First, the color of the color filter included in each pixel differs depending on the type of the pixel. In a case where the number of types of pixels is two (first pixel and second pixel), the color filter of the first pixel and the color filter of the second pixel have different colors. Further, in a case where the number of types of pixels is three (first pixel, second pixel, and third pixel), the color filter of the first pixel, the color filter of the second pixel, and the color filter of the third pixel have different colors.
In the present invention, the refractive index of the first color filter included in the first pixel is larger than the refractive index of the second color filter included in the second pixel. Further, the first color filter and the second color filter are in direct (physical) contact with each other. Still further, in a cross section of a contact plane between the first color filter and the second color filter in a direction perpendicular to the substrate, the first color filter includes an inverse-tapered portion, and the second color filter includes a tapered portion.
In other words, in the present invention, in a cross section of a contact plane between two color filters taken along a direction perpendicular to a substrate, a color filter having a relatively higher refractive index includes an inverse-tapered portion, and a color filter having a relatively lower refractive index includes a tapered portion. The tapered (forward-tapered) portion refers to a portion having such a shape that, in the above-mentioned cross section, an angle between a side surface of the color filter and the substrate is less than 90 degrees. On the other hand, the inverse-tapered portion refers to a portion having such a shape that, in the above-mentioned cross section, an angle between a side surface of the color filter and the substrate is more than 90 degrees.
In the following, embodiments of the present invention are described referring to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. To a part which is not particularly illustrated in the figures or described below, known or common technologies in the technical field can be applied.
In the display apparatus 1 of
Further, a part of a region (planar region) in which each of the two types of organic light emitting elements (11a and 11b) forming the display apparatus 1 of
Next, the components of the display apparatus 1 of
The substrate 20 includes a base member (not shown), and a pixel circuit (not shown) provided on the base member and enabling independent driving of each of the organic light emitting elements (11a and 11b). In this case, the pixel circuit provided in the substrate 20 includes multiple transistors (not shown). Further, on the substrate 20, there are provided an interlayer insulating film (not shown) provided between the transistor and the first electrode 21, and a contact hole for electrically connecting the transistor and the first electrode 21. The base member may be made of glass, plastic, a metal, and the like. Further, the base member may be transparent or opaque.
Each of the organic light emitting elements (11a and 11b) is an electric element formed by laminating the first electrode 21 provided on the substrate 20, an organic compound layer 22, and a second electrode 23 in the stated order.
When the first electrode 21 forming each of the organic light emitting elements (11a and 11b) is an anode electrode, as a material for forming the first electrode 21, a conductive metal material such as Ag, Al, and Ti may be used. Further, when the first electrode 21 is the anode electrode, the first electrode 21 may be formed of a laminate including a layer made of the above-mentioned conductive metal material and a layer made of a transparent conductive material such as indium-tin-oxide (ITO) excellent in hole injection properties.
As the distance between the first electrodes 21 becomes larger, in light emitted from a pixel including a color filter having a forward-tapered sectional shape, light passing through an adjacent pixel has a smaller angle with respect to the substrate. Therefore, color shift in an oblique direction is suppressed. However, when the distance between the first electrodes 21 increases, the area of the first electrode 21 decreases, and the life of the organic light emitting element is shortened. Alternatively, there occurs such an adverse effect that power consumption of the organic light emitting element increases. Further, this adverse effect becomes conspicuous as the resolution becomes higher. Therefore, the distance between the first electrodes 21 is preferred to be about 1 μm to 3 μm.
The distance between the electrodes referred to herein means a distance between the two types of pixels (10a and 10b) in a region in which no light beams are substantially emitted from the organic light emitting elements. For example, in a case where a bank or the like is present between the anode electrodes so as to cover the anode electrodes, the distance between the electrodes means a distance between end portions of the electrode surfaces not covered with the bank or the like.
The organic compound layer 22 forming each of the organic light emitting elements (11a and 11b) is a single layer or a laminate formed of multiple layers including at least an emission layer. In a case where the organic compound layer 22 is a laminate formed of multiple layers, as a specific layer configuration, for example, the configurations described in the following items (i) and (ii) can be exemplified. Note that, in the present invention, the configuration of the organic compound layer is not limited to those in the following items (i) and (ii).
(i) hole transport layer/emission layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer
(ii) hole transport layer/emission layer/electron transport layer
As a material for forming the organic compound layer 22 (organic light emitting material, charge transport material, and charge injection material), a known material can be used.
Note that, the organic compound layer 22 forming the display apparatus 1 of
When the first electrode 21 is the anode electrode, the second electrode 23 forming each of the organic light emitting elements (11a and 11b) functions as a cathode electrode. Note that, the second electrode 23 forming the display apparatus 1 of
In a case where the second electrode 23 is formed as an electrode having a semi-reflective property for the purpose of enhancing an interference effect inside the element, the second electrode 23 is formed as an electrode thin film made of a conductive metal material excellent in an electron injection property, specifically, Ag, AgMg, or the like, to have a thickness in a range of 2 nm or more and 50 nm or less.
In the display apparatus 1 of
In the display apparatus 1 of
In the display apparatus 1 of
In the present invention, the refractive index of the first color filter 12a forming the display apparatus 1 of
In this case, the first color filter 12a has an inverse-tapered sectional shape, and hence most part of the light beam (hν1) emitted from the first organic light emitting element 11a in a range of a necessary viewing angle passes through only the first color filter 12a. Even if a part of the light beam (hν1) reaches an interface between the first color filter 12a and the second color filter 12b, total reflection occurs at the interface in most cases due to the incident angle of light to the interface and the refractive index difference between both the color filters (12a and 12b). Therefore, light hardly travels inside the adjacent second color filter 12b.
On the other hand, the second color filter 12b has a forward-tapered sectional shape, and hence a part of the light beam (for example, light beam hν2′ in
As described above, in the present invention, a specific refractive index difference is provided between both the color filters (12a and 12b), and thus the problem of color shift at a high viewing angle, which has conventionally been a problem, can be reduced.
In the present invention, each of the color filters (12a and 12b) is made of a material obtained by, for example, mixing a pigment into a resin material or the like, and can be sequentially formed into a desired shape by photolithography. When the color filter is formed of a negative resist, an inverse-tapered color filter is formed, which has an inverse-taper angle of 100 degrees or more and 120 degrees or less. On the other hand, when the color filter is formed after the inverse-tapered color filter is formed, a forward-tapered color filter is formed, which has a forward-taper angle of 60 degrees or more and 80 degrees or less.
Further, the thickness of each color filter is adjusted as appropriate so that the front chromaticity becomes a desired chromaticity. For example, the thickness in this embodiment is 2 μm.
The refractive index of each color filter is preferred to be 1.4 or more and 2.0 or less. Further, in a configuration in which the above-mentioned forward-taper angle is 60 degrees or more and 80 degrees or less (inverse-taper angle is 100 degrees or more and 120 degrees or less), the ratio of the refractive index of the color filter having the relatively higher refractive index with respect to the refractive index of the color filter having the relatively lower refractive index is preferably 1.001 or more and 1.300 or less, more preferably 1.010 or more and 1.300 or less, further preferably 1.050 or more and 1.300 or less. As the ratio of the refractive index becomes larger, the effect of the present invention becomes larger, but the refractive index of the color filter has a limitation to some extent depending on its material and the like, and hence the refractive index ratio substantially has a limitation of about 1.300.
Note that, the refractive index of each of the color filters (12a and 12b) can be easily changed by mainly changing a material to become a binder of the color filter. For example, in the case of a color filter having a high refractive index, a polyimide resin material or a novolac resin material may be used as a binder, and its refractive index is about 1.6 to 2.0. On the other hand, in the case of a color filter having a low refractive index, an acrylic resin material may be used as a binder, and its refractive index is about 1.4 to 1.8.
On the respective color filters (12a and 12b), the color filter protective layer 25 is formed for the purpose of protecting the respective color filters (12a and 12b). The color filter protective layer 25 can be formed by forming a thermosetting resin film and heating the film.
The embodiment (first embodiment) described above is a system in which the number of types of color filters is two, but the number of types of color filters in the present invention is not limited to two, and the present invention can be easily applied even when the number is three or more. Further, the material, thickness, and the like in a second embodiment of the present invention, which are not particularly specified, are equivalent to those in the first embodiment.
In the display apparatus 2 of
The first color filter 32a is in direct (physical) contact with the second color filter 32b and the third color filter 32c. The second color filter 32b is in direct (physical) contact with the third color filter 32c and the first color filter 32a. The third color filter 32c is in direct (physical) contact with the first color filter 32a and the second color filter 32b.
In the display apparatus 2 of
Similarly to the first embodiment, in a cross section of a contact plane between two color filters taken along a direction perpendicular to a substrate, a color filter having a relatively higher refractive index includes an inverse-tapered portion, and a color filter having a relatively lower refractive index includes a tapered portion. Specifically, in the cross section in the direction perpendicular to the substrate 40, at a part at which the first color filter 32a and the second color filter 32b are in contact with each other, an angle between a side surface of the first color filter 32a and the substrate 40 is more than 90 degrees, and an angle between a side surface of the second color filter 32b and the substrate 40 is less than 90 degrees. At a part at which the second color filter 32b and the third color filter 32c are in contact with each other, an angle between a side surface of the third color filter 32c and the substrate 40 is more than 90 degrees, and an angle between the side surface of the second color filter 32b and the substrate 40 is less than 90 degrees. At a part at which the first color filter 32a and the third color filter 32c are in contact with each other, an angle between the side surface of the first color filter 32a and the substrate 40 is more than 90 degrees, and an angle between the side surface of the third color filter 32c and the substrate 40 is less than 90 degrees.
First, light emitted from the second organic light emitting element 31b forming the second pixel 30b is described. The second color filter 32b included in the second pixel 30b has a forward-tapered sectional shape similarly to the second color filter 12b forming the display apparatus of
Next, light emitted from the third organic light emitting element 31c forming the third pixel 30c is described. In the display apparatus 2 of
On the other hand, the third color filter 32c includes a forward-tapered portion on a side on which the third color filter 32c and the first color filter 32a are in contact with each other, and the refractive index of the third color filter 32c is smaller than that of the first color filter 32a. In this case, in the light emitted from the third organic light emitting element 31c, a part of the light beam traveling toward the first pixel 30a (for example, hν13′ in
Regarding both of the light beams hν12 and hν13, most part of the light emitted from the third pixel 30c in the range of the necessary viewing angle passes through only the third color filter 32c, and hence the problem of color shift at a high viewing angle is solved.
By the way, as described above, when the color filter is formed of a negative resist by photolithography, the color filter formed first tends to have an inverse-tapered sectional shape. Considering this point, the color filters (32a, 32b, and 32c) forming the display apparatus 2 of
Also in this case, an inverse-tapered color filter is formed, which has an inverse-taper angle of 100 degrees or more and 120 degrees or less. On the other hand, when the color filter is formed after the inverse-tapered color filter is formed, a forward-tapered color filter is formed, which has a forward-taper angle of 60 degrees or more and 80 degrees or less.
Further, the thickness of each color filter is adjusted as appropriate so that the front chromaticity becomes a desired chromaticity. For example, the thickness in this embodiment is 2 μm.
The refractive index of each color filter is preferred to be 1.4 or more and 2.0 or less. Further, similarly to the first embodiment, the ratio of the refractive index of the first color filter with respect to the refractive index of the second color filter is preferably 1.001 or more and 1.300 or less, more preferably 1.010 or more and 1.300 or less, further preferably 1.050 or more and 1.300 or less. Further, the ratio of the refractive index of the third color filter with respect to the refractive index of the second color filter is preferably 1.001 or more and 1.150 or less, more preferably 1.010 or more and 1.150 or less, further preferably 1.050 or more and 1.150 or less. As the ratio of the refractive index becomes larger, the effect of the present invention becomes larger, but the refractive index of the color filter has a limitation to some extent depending on its material and the like, and hence, in order to obtain the same effects in the respective pixels when the three types of color filters are provided, the refractive index ratio has a limitation of about 1.150. Further, the ratio of the refractive index of the first color filter with respect to the refractive index of the third color filter is preferably 1.001 or more and 1.150 or less, more preferably 1.010 or more and 1.150 or less, further preferably 1.050 or more and 1.150 or less.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above as long as the present invention does not depart from the above-mentioned gist, and various applications and modifications may be made thereto.
The display apparatus 1 illustrated in
(1) Step of Manufacturing Substrate Provided with First Electrode
On a silicon substrate, a pixel circuit (not shown) including TFTs was formed, and then an interlayer insulating film made of SiO was formed on the pixel circuit, to thereby manufacture the substrate 20. Next, a Ti film was formed on the substrate 20 by sputtering. As this time, the thickness of the Ti film was set to 50 nm. Next, the Ti film was patterned for each pixel to form an anode electrode (first electrode 21). At this time, the size of the exposed part of the first electrode 21 was set to 9 μm×4 μm. In this case, the distance between the first electrodes 21 is 2 μm. Next, the substrate 20 having the first electrode 21 formed thereon was subjected to ultrasonic cleaning with isopropyl alcohol (IPA), followed by boiling cleaning and drying. Further, UV/ozone cleaning was performed.
(2) Step of Forming Organic Compound Layer
Next, the organic compound layer 22 was formed on at least the first electrode 21 by vapor deposition. A specific method is described below.
First, a hole transport layer having a thickness of 87 nm was formed as a layer shared by all the pixels. At the time when the hole transport layer was formed, the degree of vacuum was set to 1×10−4 Pa, and the deposition rate was set to 0.2 nm/sec.
Next, with use of a shadow mask having an opening in a region corresponding to the exposed part of the first electrode 21, a white-color emission layer having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the hole transport layer in the region corresponding to the exposed part of the first electrode 21.
Next, on the white-color emission layer or the hole transport layer, a bathophenanthroline (Bphen) film was formed as the electron transport layer. At this time, the conditions were set as follows. The thickness of the electron transport layer was set to 10 nm, the degree of vacuum at the time of deposition was set to 1×10−4 Pa, and the film formation rate was set to 0.2 nm/sec. Further, the electron transport layer was formed as a layer shared by all the pixels.
Next, on the electron transport layer, Bphen and Cs2CO3 were co-evaporated (weight ratio; Bphen:Cs2CO3=90:10) to form the electron injection layer. At this time, the conditions were set as follows. The thickness of the electron injection layer was set to 40 nm, the degree of vacuum at the time of deposition was set to 3×10−4 Pa, and the film formation rate was set to 0.2 nm/sec. Further, the electron injection layer was formed as a layer shared by all the pixels.
(3) Step of Forming Second Electrode
Next, the substrate having the organic compound layer 22 formed thereon was moved into a sputtering apparatus without breaking the vacuum state. Next, on the electron injection layer, a transparent electrode thin film made of a mixture containing indium oxide and zinc oxide was formed by sputtering to form the cathode electrode (second electrode 23). At this time, the thickness of the second electrode 23 was set to 100 nm.
(4) Step of Forming Protective Layer
Next, the protective layer 24 made of silicon nitride was formed on the second electrode 23 by plasma CVD using an SiH4 gas, an N2 gas, and an H2 gas. At this time, the thickness of the protective layer 24 was set to 2 μm. Note that, the refractive index of the protective layer 24 was 1.96.
(5) Step of Forming Color Filter
Next, a green pigment and a polyimide-based material as a matrix were mixed together with a solvent to prepare a green color filter material. Next, the green color filter material was applied on the protective layer 24 by a spin coater to form a thin film. The thickness of the thin film formed at this time was 2 μm. Next, with use of a stripe-shaped photomask having a pitch of 12 μm and a width of 6 μm, exposure and development were performed to process the thin film. Thus, the first color filter 12a having an inverse-tapered sectional shape was formed. At this time, the refractive index of the first color filter 12a was 1.7, and the taper angle with respect to the surface of the protective layer 24 was 110°.
Next, a red pigment and an acrylic-based material as a matrix were mixed together with a solvent to prepare a red color filter material. Next, the red color filter material was applied on at least the protective layer 24 by a spin coater to form a thin film. The thickness of the thin film formed at this time was 2 μm. Next, with use of a stripe-shaped photomask having a pitch of 12 μm and a width of 6 μm, exposure and development were performed to process the thin film. Thus, the second color filter 12b having a forward-tapered sectional shape was formed. At this time, the refractive index of the second color filter 12b was 1.5, and the taper angle with respect to the surface of the protective layer 24 was 70°. That is, in this example, the taper angle of adjacent surfaces of the adjacent color filters (12a and 12b) was 70° with respect to the horizontal direction.
(6) Step of Forming Color Filter Protective Layer
Next, on the color filters (12a and 12b), a thermosetting resin having a viscosity of 200 cp and a refractive index of 1.5 was applied by a spin coater to form a thin film. Next, with use of a hot plate, the thin film was heated at 120° C. for 10 minutes to be cured, and thus the color filter protective layer 25 was formed. At this time, the thickness of the color filter protective layer 25 was 5 μm. With the above-mentioned steps, the display apparatus 1 of
Note that, in the manufacturing process described above, the first color filter 12a is the green color filter and the second color filter 12b is the red color filter, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other words, in the present invention, in theory, six combinations can be considered for the first color filter 12a and the second color filter 12b as shown in Table 1 below.
In this example, the pigments to be used were selected as appropriate, and display apparatuses respectively corresponding to the six types as shown in Table 1 were manufactured.
A display apparatus was manufactured by a method similar to that in Example 1 except that the matrix of the first color filter in Example 1 was changed to an acrylic-based material.
(Evaluation of Display Apparatus)
Regarding the manufactured display apparatuses, the chromaticity on the front side (front chromaticity) and the chromaticity at 30° from the front side (30° chromaticity) were measured. Note that, measurement at a position of 30° from the front side is performed in consideration of relatively-small applications requiring a small necessary viewing angle, such as an EVF for a digital camera. Results are shown in Tables 2 to 7. Note that, Tables 2 to 7 each show coordinates (CIExy chromaticity coordinate system, U′V′ coordinate system) of chromaticity of light measured from each of the front side and at a position of 30° from the front side and a chromaticity change (ΔU′V′: distance in U′V′ coordinates) when moved from the front side to the position of 30° from the front side.
As is apparent from Tables 2 to 7, it was found that, in the display apparatus of Example 1, ΔU′V′ as an index of color shift was suppressed as compared to the display apparatus of Comparative Example 1.
The display apparatus of the present invention can be used for mobile applications in which satisfactory viewing angle characteristics are required, for example, for a rear-side monitor of a digital camera and a mobile phone display. Further, the display apparatus of the present invention can be combined with a zooming optical system to be effectively used as a head mounted display or an EVF for a digital camera.
While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. The scope of the following claims is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures and functions.
This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Applications No. 2012-011947, filed Jan. 24, 2012, and No. 2012-241716, filed Nov. 1, 2012 which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-011947 | Jan 2012 | JP | national |
| 2012-241716 | Nov 2012 | JP | national |
