Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same

摘要

A backlight assembly includes a light generating unit, a light guide plate guiding light supplied from the light generating unit, at least one optical sheet disposed over the light guide plate, and a protection sheet disposed over the optical sheet. The protection sheet includes a diffusion layer formed on a first side of the protection sheet facing the optical sheet. The diffusion layer has a thickness in a range from about 5µm to about 100µm. The protection sheet further includes a scratch prevention layer formed on a second side located opposite the first side. The scratch prevention layer has a thickness in a range from about 1µm to about 10µm.