ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to an illumination system (10) for illuminating a display device, and to the display device. The illumination system comprises a light distribution element (20 for distributing light across the display device. The light distribution element comprises a light output window (40), a rear wall (42) situated opposite the light output window, and edge walls (44, 46) extending between the light output window and the rear wall, at least one of the edge walls comprising a light input window (48) for admitting light into the light distribution element. The light distribution element further comprises specularly reflective light-outcoupling means (50) for specularly reflecting light from the light distribution element towards the display device via the light output window. A first light beam (100) comprises light of a first primary color (R) impinging on the light input window for coupling the light of the first primary color into the light distribution element. At least a second light beam (102, 104) comprises light of a second primary color (G, B) impinging on the light input window for coupling the light of the second primary color into the light distribution element, the second light beam being substantially not parallel to the first light beam. Use of specularly reflective outcoupling means yields a difference between an angle of incidence between the first and the second light beam. This difference is substantially preserved, which results in a color separation of the light emitted by the light distribution element towards the display device.