Patent ID: 7123321
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A color filter for coloring a first light ray having a unidirectional optical path and a second light ray having a bidirectional optical path for each pixel, the color filter including: a first area portion in which the first light ray is caused to be transmitted and a second area portion in which the second light ray is caused to be transmitted, for each pixel, the first area portion and the second area portion respectively having structures by which different coloring effects are exerted if light rays having the same optical path and the same property pass through them, wherein each of the first area portion and the second area portion has a coloring element surface that is patterned based on a plurality of unit patterns, and the first area portion and the second area portion have different densities of the unit patterns per surface area of the pixel.