Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the same

摘要

A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight assembly and an LCD device associated with the backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes a flat fluorescent lamp, a brightness enhancement member and a light diffusing member. The flat fluorescent lamp has a plurality of discharge spaces which generate light. The brightness enhancement member is on the flat fluorescent lamp, and guides the light generated from the flat fluorescent lamp toward a viewer's side of the liquid crystal display device. The diffusion member is on the brightness enhancement member, and diffuses the guided light.