Planar lighting apparatus and liquid crystal display having the same

摘要

A planar lighting apparatus (1), liquid crystal display having the same and a television having the same are provided. The planar lighting apparatus (1) includes a reflection sheet (40); a prism sheet (50) which is spaced apart from the reflection sheet, and which includes a prism pattern (52) on a surface of the prism sheet facing the reflection sheet; and a light source (20) which emits light toward a space (5) between the reflection sheet and the prism sheet and is disposed on at least one side of the space, wherein the prism pattern has a shape which reflects the light emitted from the light source.