OLED circular polarizer is 45µm thin, flexible
Based on lyotropic liquid crystal technology, Light Polymers’ proprietary nanochemistry creates a circular polarizer just 45µm thick. The company is now working on a foldable version of this circular polarizer for a possible commercial introduction in 2018. The circular polarizer is an essential part of an OLED display, it reduces the reflections of light off the mirror-like surface of an OLED panel. Without the circular polarizer, an OLED panel would act just like a mirror, reflecting all of the light back and rendering the OLED display unreadable.
Because Light Polymers’ polarizer chemistry is water-based, it can be coated using industry standard coating equipment at nearly room temperature without high drying temperatures.
“The polarizer industry’s current technology is nearly forty years old and based on PVA or polyvinyl alcohol which requires significant capital expense. One production line is over $50M and makes 30-40M m2 per year. Our polarizer nanochemistry enables the industry to use production lines at 1/10th the cap-ex costs and utilizes much less energy and processing additives”, explains Marc McConnaughey, President and CEO of Light Polymers.
Light Polymers –www.lightpolymers.com
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