Patent Publication Number: US-8981349-B2

Title: Organic light emitting diode display

Description:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY 
     This application makes reference to, incorporates into this specification the entire contents of, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C. §119 from an application earlier filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jan. 9, 2009, and there duly assigned Serial No. 10-2009-0001909. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device having improved display characteristics. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     An organic light emitting diode display device includes a plurality of organic light emitting diodes that include hole injection electrodes, organic emission layers, and electron injection electrodes. Energy is produced when excitons generated by combination of holes and electrons in the organic emission layer transit from an excited state to a ground state to emit light, such that the organic light emitting diode display device forms visual images. 
     Therefore, the organic light emitting diode display device has a self-emission characteristic. Unlike a liquid crystal display device, since the organic light emitting diode display device does not require an additional light source, the thickness and weight of the organic light emitting diode display device can be reduced. Further, since the organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device shows high-quality characteristics such as low power consumption, high luminance, and high reaction speed, the organic light emitting diode display device has attracted considerable attention as a next-generation display device for a portable electronic apparatus. 
     In general, one or more of the hole injection electrodes and the electron injection electrodes, and various other metal wires that are disposed in the organic light emitting diode display device, can reflect light inputted from the outside. Accordingly, when the organic light emitting diode display device is used in a bright environment, representation and contrast of a black color are undesirably deteriorated due to external light reflection. 
     In order to solve the problem, a polarizing plate and a phase retardation plate are disposed on an organic light emitting element to suppress the external light reflection. A known method of suppressing the external light reflection by means of the polarizing plate and the phase retardation plate has a problem, however, in that a large amount of light generated from the organic emission layer is lost when being discharged to the outside through the polarizing plate and the phase retardation plate. 
     The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved organic light emitting diode. 
     It is another object to provide an organic light emitting diode exhibiting improved display characteristics. 
     It is still another object to provide an organic light emitting diode capable of minimizing loss of light emitted from an organic emission layer to the outside while improving visibility by suppressing external light reflection. 
     According to one aspect of the present invention, an organic light emitting diode display device may be constructed with an organic light emitting element including a first electrode, an organic emission layer, and a second electrode sequentially laminated together, a transmittance control layer formed on the organic light emitting element, a selective reflective layer formed on the transmittance control layer, a polarizing plate formed on the selective reflective layer, and a phase retardation plate disposed between the organic light emitting element and the polarizing plate. 
     The selective reflective layer may be a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and the phase retardation plate may be disposed between the polarizing plate and the cholesteric liquid crystal layer. 
     The cholesteric liquid crystal layer may pass one of left circular polarized light and right circular polarized light and reflect the other one of the left circular polarized light and the right circular polarized light. 
     Light that is linearly polarized through the polarizing plate may be converted into circular polarized light while passing through the phase retardation plate. 
     The phase retardation plate is a ¼ wavelength plate, and an intersection angle between an optical axis of the phase retardation plate and a polarization axis of the polarizing plate may be 45 degrees. 
     The selective reflective layer may be a dual brightness enhancement film, and the phase retardation plate may be disposed between the organic light emitting element and the transmittance control layer or between the transmittance control layer and the dual brightness enhancement film. 
     The polarizing plate may have the same polarization axis as the dual brightness enhancement film. 
     Light that is linearly polarized through the dual brightness enhancement film may be converted into the circular polarized light while passing through the phase retardation plate. 
     The phase retardation plate is a ¼ wavelength plate, and the intersection angle between the optical axis of the phase retardation plate and the polarization axis of the polarizing plate may be 45 degrees. 
     In the organic light emitting diode display device, the transmittance control layer may be made of a resin containing the light absorption material. 
     Transmittance of light of the transmittance control layer may be controlled depending on the kind and content of the light absorption material. 
     The transmittance control layer may have a selective transmittance for each wavelength band of the light. 
     The resin may include at least one of polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyether sulfone (PES), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and triacetate cellulose (TAC). 
     The light absorption material may include at least one of carbon black, a polyene-based pigment, an azo-based pigment, an azomethine-based pigment, a diimmonium-based pigment, a phthalocyanine-based pigment, a quinine-based pigment, an indigo-based pigment, a thioindigo-based pigment, a dioxadin-based pigment, a quinacridone-based pigment, an isoindolinone-based pigment, a metal oxide, a metal complex, and other aromatic hydrocarbons. 
     The polyene-based pigment may include at least one of compounds of the following Chemical Formulas 1 and 2. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The azo-based pigment may include a compound of the following Chemical Formula 3. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The quinacridone-based pigment may include at least one of compounds of the following Chemical Formulas 4 and 5. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The quinine-based pigment may include at least one of compounds of the following Chemical Formulas 6 to 8. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The indigo-based pigment may include at least one of compounds of the following Chemical Formulas 9 to 11. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The aromatic hydrocarbons may include at least one of compounds of Chemical Formulas 12 to 18. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Therefore, the organic light emitting diode display device can minimize loss of light emitted from the organic emission layer to the outside while improving visibility by suppressing external light reflection. 
     Further, the organic light emitting diode display device can selectively control transmittance for each wavelength band of the light. 
     Further, the organic light emitting diode display device can reduce power consumption and extend the lifespan thereof. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       A more complete appreciation of the invention, and many of the attendant advantages thereof, will be readily apparent as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference symbols indicate the same or similar components, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of an organic light emitting diode display device constructed as a first exemplary embodiment according to the principles of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a layout view illustrating a circuit layout of a driving circuit and an organic light emitting element of the organic light emitting diode display device of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a configuration diagram illustrating the path of light inputted into the organic light emitting diode display device of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a configuration diagram illustrating the path through which light generated from the organic light emitting element of the organic light emitting diode display device of  FIG. 1  is emitted to the outside. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of an organic light emitting diode display device constructed as a second exemplary embodiment according to the principles of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a configuration diagram illustrating the path of the light inputted into the organic light emitting diode display device of  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 7  is a configuration diagram illustrating the path through which the light generated from the organic light emitting element of the organic light emitting diode display device of  FIG. 5  is emitted to the outside. 
         FIG. 8  is a graph illustrating a transmittance distribution for each wavelength band of a transmittance control layer used for an organic light emitting diode display device according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     The present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. 
     Further, since sizes and thicknesses of constituent members shown in the accompanying drawings are arbitrarily given for better understanding and ease of description, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated sizes and thicknesses. 
     In the drawings, the thickness of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., are exaggerated for clarity. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. It will be understood that when an element such as a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present. 
     In order to clarify the present invention, elements extrinsic to the description are omitted and like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification. 
     Further, in several exemplary embodiments, constituent elements having the same configuration are representatively described in a first exemplary embodiment by using the same reference numeral and only constituent elements other than the constituent elements described in the first exemplary embodiment will be described in other embodiments. 
     Hereinafter, a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 and 2 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , organic light emitting diode display device  100  constructed as the first exemplary embodiment according to the principles of the present invention includes a first substrate  51 , a second substrate  52 , and an optical member  58  that are bonded with each other. 
     First substrate  51  includes a substrate member  511 , a driving circuit DC formed on substrate member  511 , and an organic light emitting element L 1  formed on driving circuit DC. 
     Driving circuit DC generally has a layout structure shown in  FIG. 2 . That is, as shown in  FIG. 2 , driving circuit DC includes two or more thin film transistors T 1  and T 2  and one or more storage capacitors C 1 . The thin film transistor basically includes a switching transistor T 1  and a driving transistor T 2 . 
     Switching transistor T 1  is connected to a scan line SL 1  and a data line DL 1  to transmit a data voltage inputted from data line DL 1  to driving transistor T 2  depending on a switching voltage inputted to scan line SL 1 . Storage capacitor C 1  is connected to switching transistor T 1  and a power supply line VDD to store a voltage corresponding to a difference between a voltage transmitted from switching transistor T 1  and a voltage supplied from power supply line VDD. 
     Driving transistor T 2  is connected to power supply line VDD and storage capacitor C 1  to supply an output current I OLED  that is proportional to the square of a difference between the voltage stored in storage capacitor C 1  and a threshold voltage to organic light emitting element L 1 , and organic light emitting element L 1  emits light by output current I OLED . 
     Referring back to  FIG. 1 , driving transistor T 2  includes a source electrode  533 , a drain electrode  532 , and a gate electrode  531 . 
     Organic light emitting element L 1  includes a first electrode  544 , an organic emission layer  545  formed on first electrode  544 , and a second electrode  546  formed on organic emission layer  545 . In general, first electrode  544  becomes an anode electrode and second electrode  546  becomes a cathode electrode. The first exemplary embodiment of the present invention is not, however, limited thereto, and first electrode  544  may become the cathode electrode and second electrode  546  may become the anode electrode according to a driving method. In addition, first electrode  544  of organic light emitting element L 1  is connected to drain electrode  532  of driving transistor T 2 . One or more of first electrode  544  and second electrode  546  is formed in a semi-transmissive or reflective form to reflect light. 
     Further, in organic light emitting diode display device  100  according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, organic light emitting element L 1  emits light from organic emission layer  545  to second electrode  546  to display images. That is, organic light emitting diode display device  100  is formed as a top emission type. 
     The configurations of driving circuit DC and organic light emitting element L 1  are not limited to the above-mentioned example, but may be modified in various known configurations that can be implemented by those skilled in the art. 
     Optical member  58  serves to minimize loss of light emitted from organic light emitting element L 1  to the outside while improving visibility of organic light emitting diode display device  100  by suppressing external light reflection. Optical member  58  includes a transmittance control layer  585 , a selective reflective layer  583 , a phase retardation plate  582 , and a polarizing plate  581 . In organic light emitting diode display device  100  according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, transmittance control layer  585 , selective reflective layer  583 , phase retardation plate  582 , and polarizing plate  581  of optical member  58  are arranged adjacent to organic light emitting element L 1  in sequence. 
     Polarizing plate  581  has a polarization axis and linearly polarizes light in a polarizing-axis direction. More specifically, polarizing plate  581  passes light parallel to the polarization axis and absorbs light not parallel to the polarization axis. Therefore, when light passes through polarizing plate  581 , the light is linearly polarized in the polarizing-axis direction. 
     Phase retardation plate  582  is a ¼ wavelength plate. Phase retardation plate  582  has an optical axis that deviates from the polarization axis of polarizing plate  581  by approximately 45 degrees. That is, an intersection angle between the optical axis of phase retardation plate  582  and the polarization axis of polarizing plate  581  is approximately 45 degrees. As a result, the linear polarized light passing through polarizing plate  581  becomes circular polarized light while passing through phase retardation plate  582 . As the intersection angle between the optical axis of phase retardation plate  582  and the polarization axis of polarizing plate  581  becomes closer to 45 degrees, the linear polarized light passing through polarizing plate  581  substantially becomes the circular polarized light while passing through phase retardation plate  582 . 
     A cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer is used as selective reflective layer  583 . Hereinafter, in the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the selective reflective layer is referred to as a cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583 . 
     Although cholesteric liquid crystals have a layered structure like smectic liquid crystals, molecules along a long axis have an equilibrium arrangement similar to nematic liquid crystals in a plane. More specifically, the cholesteric liquid crystals have a structure in which elongated molecules are arranged in order in a long axis direction in one plane and an arrangement orientation of a molecular axis is slightly deviated in a direction vertical to the plane, that is, a structure in which a molecular arrangement orientation circles as a helical curve. Therefore, the liquid crystals have a helical structure on the whole. As a result, the cholesteric liquid crystals have certain characteristics, such as optical rotary power, selective light dispersion, and circular dichroism. 
     Accordingly, cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  may selectively transmit or reflect circular polarized light. As an example, cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  may transmit right circular polarized light and reflect left circular polarized light. 
     Transmittance control layer  585  absorbs some passing light to control transmittance. Transmittance control layer  585  is made of a resin containing a light absorption material. Accordingly, transmittance control layer  585  can control a transmittance of light in accordance with the kind and content of the light absorption material. 
     Transmittance control layer  585  includes at least one of resin among polycarbonate, polyether sulfone (PES), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and triacetate cellulose (TAC). 
     Further, transmittance control layer  585  includes at least one light absorption material among carbon black, a polyene-based pigment, an azo-based pigment, an azomethine-based pigment, a diimmonium-based pigment, a phthalocyanine-based pigment, a quinine-based pigment, an indigo-based pigment, a thioindigo-based pigment, a dioxadin-based pigment, a quinacridone-based pigment, an isoindolinone-based pigment, a metal oxide, a metal complex, and other aromatic hydrocarbons. 
     In this way, transmittance control layer  585  may include at least one of various light absorption materials. The light absorption material absorbs light having a predetermined wavelength band according to the kind of the light absorption material. Accordingly, transmittance control layer  585  may have a selective transmittance for each wavelength band according to the kind of light absorption material. That is, transmittance control layer  585  may include at least one among the above-mentioned light absorption materials so as to control the transmittance of light on the basis of a color having a predetermined wavelength band by considering a primary color included in external light, which suppresses reflection or the state of the light emitted from organic light emitting element L 1 . 
     Hereinafter, several materials among the light absorption materials that may be used for transmittance control layer  585  will be described in detail as examples. Transmittance control layer  585  includes one or more light absorption materials to be described below to selectively control transmittance in a predetermined wavelength band. 
     First, the polyene-based pigment includes a compound represented by at least one of the following Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Herein, Chemical Formula 1 represents dodecapreno-beta-carotene, which can absorb light having a wavelength in the range of approximately 480 nm to 530 nm. Further, Chemical Formula 2 represents trans-stilbenes, which can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 525 nm. 
     Next, the azo-based pigment includes a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 3. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Herein, the compound of Chemical Formula 3 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 518 nm. 
     Next, the quinacridone-based pigment includes a compound represented by at least one of the following Chemical Formula 4 and Chemical Formula 5. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Herein, the compound of Chemical Formula 4 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 523 nm, and the compound of Chemical Formula 5 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 528 nm. 
     Next, the quinacridone-based pigment includes a compound represented by at least one of the following Chemical Formula 6 to Chemical Formula 8. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Herein, the compound of Chemical Formula 6 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 528 nm, the compound of Chemical Formula 7 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 549 nm, and the compound of Chemical Formula 8 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 508 nm. 
     Next, the indigo-based pigment includes a compound represented by at least one of the following Chemical Formula 9 to Chemical Formula 11. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Herein, the compound of Chemical Formula 9 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 546 nm, the compound of Chemical Formula 10 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 505 nm, and the compound of Chemical Formula 11 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 534 nm. 
     Next, the aromatic hydrocarbons include a compound represented by at least one of the following Chemical Formula 12 to Chemical Formula 18. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Herein, the compound of Chemical Formula 12 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 523 nm, and the compound of Chemical Formula 13 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 512 nm. Further, the compound of Chemical Formula 14 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 510 nm, and the compound of Chemical Formula 15 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 519 nm. Further, the compound of Chemical Formula 16 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 534 nm, the compound of Chemical Formula 17 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 523 nm, and the compound of Chemical Formula 18 can absorb light having a wavelength of approximately 521 nm. 
     Second substrate  52  covers first substrate  51  on which organic light emitting element L 1  and driving circuit DC are formed. That is, second substrate  52  is arranged opposite to and covers first substrate  51 , such that thin film transistors T 1  and T 2 , storage capacitor C 1 , and organic light emitting element L 1  are sealed from the outside. At this time, second substrate  52  is bonded with first substrate  51  by a sealant (not shown) formed on the edge to seal a space between substrates  51  and  52 . 
     Further, second substrate  52  also covers optical member  58  formed on organic light emitting element L 1 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto. As a result, optical member  58  may be formed on second substrate  52 . That is, optical member  58  may be disposed outside of the sealed space formed by bonding first substrate  51  and second substrate  52  to each other. As such, optical member  58  may be arbitrarily disposed on organic light emitting element L 1 . 
     By this configuration, organic light emitting diode display device  100  can minimize loss of light emitted from organic emission layer  545  to the outside while improving visibility by suppressing the external light reflection. Further, organic light emitting diode display device  100  can selectively control transmittance for each wavelength band of the light. 
     Accordingly, organic light emitting diode display device  100  can have improved luminance due to an increase of overall use efficiency. Further, organic light emitting diode display device  100  can reduce power consumption and extend the lifespan thereof. 
     Hereinafter, referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , a principle will be described in which optical member  58  of organic light emitting diode display device  100  according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention minimizes the loss of the light emitted from organic emission layer  545  to the outside while effectively suppressing the external light reflection. 
     First, referring to  FIG. 3 , the path of light, which is inputted from the outside through optical member  58 , is described. 
     External light  610  is linearly polarized in a polarization-axis direction of polarizing plate  581  while passing through polarizing plate  581 . Linear polarized light  612  is converted into circular polarized light  614  while passing through phase retardation plate  582 , which is a ¼ wavelength plate. At this time, the optical axis of phase retardation plate  582  deviates from the polarization axis of polarizing plate  581  by 45 degrees. That is, the intersection angle between the optical axis of phase retardation plate  582  and the polarization axis of polarizing plate  581  is 45 degrees. 
     As such, since an intersection angle between an axial direction of linear polarized light  612  and an optical axis direction of phase retardation plate  582  is 45 degrees, linear polarized light  612  is converted into circular polarized light  614  while passing through phase retardation plate  582 . At this time, circular polarized light  614  is a right circular polarized light. However, the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. Accordingly, phase retardation plate  582  may be disposed such that the light passing through phase retardation plate  582  becomes the left circular polarized light. 
     Right circular polarized light  614  passes through cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583 . Cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  serves to pass the right circular polarized light and reflect the left circular polarized light. However, the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. Accordingly, cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  may pass the left circular polarized light and reflect the right circular polarized light. However, in this case, the light passing through the phase retardation plate  582  must be the left circular polarized light. That is, cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  must be able to pass the circular polarized light through polarizing plate  581  and phase retardation plate  582 . 
     Right circular polarized light  616  passing through cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  is reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  while being partially eliminated while passing through transmittance control layer  585 . Further, the light may be reflected by various other metal wires in addition to electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1 . At this time, transmittance control layer  585  may equally absorb and eliminate some of passing light  618  for each wavelength band or selectively absorb and eliminate some of passing light  618  for each wavelength band in accordance with the kind of optical absorption material included in transmittance control layer  585 . 
     Right circular polarized light  618  passing through transmittance control layer  585  is reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  or various other metal wires to thereby be converted into left circular polarized light  620  by a phase of 180 degrees. Further, left circular polarized light  620  goes toward cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  through transmittance control layer  585  again. Even at this time, light  622  is partially eliminated while passing through transmittance control layer  585 , as described above. 
     Left circular polarized light  622  re-passing through transmittance control layer  585  is reflected by cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583 . The reflected left circular polarized light  624  goes toward transmittance control layer  585  again. Further, left circular polarized light  626  re-passing through transmittance control layer  585  is reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  or various other metal wires again to thereby be phase-converted into right circular polarized light  628 . 
     Right circular polarized light  628  goes toward transmittance control layer  585  again and light  630  passing through transmittance control layer  585  goes toward phase retardation plate  582  through cholesteric liquid crystal  583 . 
     Right circular polarized light  632  passing through cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  is converted into linear polarized light  634  while passing through phase retardation plate  582 . At this time, since an axial direction of linear polarized light  634  is substantially parallel to the polarizing-axis direction of polarizing plate  581 , linear polarized light  636  goes outwards through polarizing plate  581 . 
     As such, after the external light passes through optical member  58 , the external light passes through transmittance control layer  585  a total of four times when the external light is reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  or various other metal wires, and goes toward the outside through optical member  58 . The external light is substantially eliminated while passing through transmittance control layer  585 . That is, a large amount of external light is eliminated while passing through transmittance control layer  585 . 
     At this time, transmittance control layer  585  may selectively absorb and eliminate only light of a predetermined wavelength band among the external light. 
     By this configuration, organic light emitting diode display device  100  may suppress the external light reflection. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the path of the light emitted from organic emission layer  545  (shown in  FIG. 1 ) to the outside will be described. 
     Light  710  emitted from organic emission layer  545  goes toward cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  through second electrode  546  and transmittance control layer  585 . At this time, various phases coexist in the light. Further, light  714  is partially eliminated while passing through transmittance control layer  585 . 
     Light  716  having a right circular polarized light component among light  714  passing through transmittance control layer  585  goes toward phase retardation plate  582  through cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583 , and light  718  having a left circular polarized light component is reflected to go toward transmittance control layer  585 . Herein, light  718  having the left circular polarized light component, which is reflected by cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583 , passes through transmittance control layer  585 , and is converted into right circular polarized light  722  while being reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  or various other metal wires through transmittance control layer  585 . Right circular polarized light  722  goes toward phase retardation plate  582  through transmittance control layer  585  and cholesteric layer  583  in sequence again. That is, the light generated from organic light emitting element L 1  reaches phase retardation plate  582  through transmittance control layer  585  either once or three times. 
     Right circular polarized lights  716  and  726  passing through cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  are converted into linear polarized lights  728  and  730  while passing through phase retardation plate  582 . At this time, since an axial direction of linear polarized light  634  is substantially parallel to the polarizing-axis direction of polarizing plate  581 , linear polarized lights  732  and  734  go outwards through polarizing plate  581 . 
     As such, in the case of organic light emitting diode display device  100  according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the light inputted from the outside is emitted to the outside again by being reflected, the external light passes through transmittance control layer  585  a total of four times, while the light generated from organic light emitting element L 1  passes through transmittance control layer  585  either once or three times. That is, transmittance control layer  585  has a large advantage of suppressing the external light reflection, while the amount of light lost in transmittance control layer  585  is relatively low when the light generated from organic light emitting element L 1  is emitted to the outside. 
     Organic light emitting diode display device  100  can minimize loss of light emitted from organic emission layer  545  to the outside while effectively suppressing the external light reflection. 
     Further, organic light emitting diode display device  100  can efficiently emit the light generated from organic emission layer  545  to thereby improve luminance, reduce power consumption, and extend the lifespan. 
     Hereinafter, referring to  FIG. 5 , a second exemplary embodiment of the principles of the present invention will be described. 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , an organic light emitting diode display device  200  constructed as the second exemplary embodiment according to the principles of the present invention includes a first substrate  51 , a second substrate  52 , and an optical member  59 . 
     Optical member  59  includes a phase retardation plate  596 , a transmittance control layer  595 , a selective reflective layer  594 , and a polarizing plate  591 . In organic light emitting diode display device  200  according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, phase retardation plate  596 , transmittance control layer  595 , selective reflective layer  584 , and polarizing plate  591  of optical member  59  are arranged adjacent to an organic light emitting element L 1  in sequence. The position of phase retardation plate  596  is not, however, limited to the above-mentioned position, but phase retardation plate  596  may be positioned between transmittance control layer  595  and selective reflective layer  594 . 
     A dual brightness enhancement brightness film (DBEF) is used as selective reflective layer  594 . Hereinafter, in the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the selective reflective layer is referred to as dual brightness enhancement film  594 . 
     Dual brightness enhancement film (DBEF)  594  passes light that is parallel to a polarization axis and reflects light that is not parallel to the polarization axis. That is, polarizing plate  591  is different from dual brightness enhancement film  594  in that polarizing plate  591  absorbs the light that is not parallel to the polarization axis. 
     Polarizing plate  591  has a polarization axis of the same direction as dual brightness enhancement film  594 . Further, an intersection angle between an optical axis of phase retardation plate  596  and the polarization axis of dual brightness enhancement film  594  is 45 degrees. 
     Transmittance control layer  595  is described in detail in the first exemplary embodiment explained above. 
     By this configuration, organic light emitting diode display device  200  can minimize loss of light emitted from organic emission layer  545  to the outside while improving visibility by effectively suppressing external light reflection. 
     Further, organic light emitting diode display device  200  can efficiently emit the light generated from organic emission layer  545  to the outside to thereby improve luminance, reduce power consumption, and extend the lifespan. 
     Hereinafter, referring to  FIGS. 6 and 7 , a principle will be described in which optical member  59  of organic light emitting diode display device  200  according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention minimizes the loss of the light emitted from organic emission layer  545  to the outside while effectively suppressing the external light reflection. 
     First, referring to  FIG. 6 , the path of light, which is inputted from the outside through optical member  59 , will be described. 
     External light  810  is linearly polarized in a polarization-axis direction of polarizing plate  591  while passing through polarizing plate  591 . Linear polarized light  812  goes toward transmittance control layer  595  through dual brightness enhancement film  594  without substantial loss. 
     After linear polarized light  814  passing through dual brightness enhancement film  594  is partially eliminated while passing through transmittance control layer  595 , linear polarized light  816  goes toward phase retardation plate  596 . At this time, transmittance control layer  595  may equally absorb and eliminate some of the passing light for each wavelength band or selectively absorb and eliminate some of the passing light for each wavelength band in accordance with the kind of optical absorption material included in transmittance control layer  595 . 
     Linear polarized light  816  passing through transmittance control layer  595  is converted into circular polarized light  818  through phase retardation plate  596  which is a ¼ wavelength plate. At this time, the optical axis of phase retardation plate  596  deviates from the polarization axis of dual brightness enhancement film  594  by 45 degrees. That is, the intersection angle between the optical axis of phase retardation plate  596  and the polarization axis of dual brightness enhancement film  594  is 45 degrees. 
     As such, since the intersection angle between the axial direction of the linear polarized light and the optical axis direction of phase retardation plate  596  is 45 degrees, linear polarized light  816  is converted into circular polarized light  818  while passing through phase retardation plate  596 . At this time, circular polarized light  818  is right circular polarized light. However, the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. Accordingly, the light passing through phase retardation plate  596  may be left circular polarized light. 
     Right circular polarized light  818  passing through phase retardation plate  596  is reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  to thereby be converted into left circular polarized light  820  by a phase of 180 degrees. Further, the light may be reflected by various other metal wires in addition to electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1 . In addition, left circular polarized light  820  passes through phase retardation plate  596  and transmittance control layer  595  in sequence again. Further, left circular polarized light  820  is converted into linear polarized light  822  while passing through phase retardation plate  596 . At this time, linear polarized light  822  has an axial direction that deviates from the polarization axis of dual brightness enhancement film  594  by 90 degrees. Accordingly, linear polarized light  824  passing through transmittance control layer  595  is reflected without passing through dual brightness enhancement film  594 , and passes through transmittance control layer  595  and phase retardation plate  596  in sequence again. Further, linear polarized light  828  is converted into left circular polarized light  830  while passing through phase retardation plate  596 . 
     Left circular polarized light  830  passing through phase retardation plate  596  is reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  or various other metal wires to thereby be converted into right circular polarized light  832 . In addition, right circular polarized light  832  passes through phase retardation plate  596  and transmittance control layer  595  in sequence again. Further, right circular polarized light  832  is converted into linear polarized light  834  again while passing through phase retardation plate  596 . At this time, linear polarized light  834  has the same axial direction as the polarization axis of dual brightness enhancement film  594 . Therefore, linear polarized light  834  is emitted to the outside while passing through dual brightness enhancement film  594  and polarizing plate  591  in sequence. 
     As such, after the external light passes through optical member  59 , the external light passes through transmittance control layer  595  a total of four times when the external light is reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  or various other metal wires, and goes toward the outside through optical member  59 . That is, a large amount of external light is eliminated several times while passing through transmittance control layer  595 . 
     At this time, transmittance control layer  595  may selectively absorb only light of a predetermined wavelength band among the passing external light. 
     By this configuration, organic light emitting diode display device  200  may suppress the external light reflection. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the path of the light emitted from organic emission layer  545  (shown in  FIG. 1 ) to the outside will be described. 
     Light  910  emitted from organic emission layer  545  goes toward dual brightness enhancement film  594  while passing through second electrode  546 , phase retardation plate  596 , and transmittance control layer  595  in sequence. At this time, various phases coexist in the light. Further, the light is partially eliminated while passing through transmittance control layer  595 . 
     Light  918  having the same component as the polarization axis of dual brightness enhancement film  594  among light  916  passing through transmittance control layer  595  passes through dual brightness enhancement film  594  and the rest  920  is reflected to go toward transmittance control layer  595 . Herein, light  918  passing through dual brightness enhancement film  594  is linearly polarized. In addition, linearly polarized light  918  is emitted to the outside by passing through polarizing plate  591  without substantial loss. Meanwhile, light  920  that is reflected by dual brightness enhancement film  594  goes toward electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  or various other metal wires by passing through transmittance control layer  595  and phase retardation plate  596  in sequence. Light  922  may be converted into circular polarized light  924  while passing through phase retardation plate  596 . Circular polarized light  924  has a phase shift at 180 degrees while being reflected by electrodes  544  and  546  of organic light emitting element L 1  or various other metal wires, and thereafter circular polarized light  926  is linearly polarized while passing through phase retardation plate  596  again. At this time, linear polarized light  928  has the same axial direction as the polarization axis of dual brightness enhancement film  594 . Therefore, linear polarized light  928  is thereafter emitted to the outside while passing through transmittance control layer  595 , dual brightness enhancement film  594 , and polarizing plate  591  in sequence. 
     By this configuration, in the case of organic light emitting diode display device  200  according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the light inputted from the outside is emitted to the outside again by being reflected, the external light passes through transmittance control layer  595  a total of four times, while the light generated from organic light emitting element L 1  passes through transmittance control layer  595  either once or three times. That is, transmittance control layer  595  has a large advantage of suppressing the external light reflection, while the amount of light lost in transmittance control layer  595  is relatively low when the light generated from organic light emitting element L 1  is emitted to the outside. Accordingly, while organic light emitting diode display device  200  effectively suppresses the external light reflection, the light generated from organic light emitting element L 1  is emitted to the outside with a relatively low loss by passing through optical member  59 . 
     Further, organic light emitting diode display device  200  can efficiently emit the light generated from organic emission layer  545  to the outside to thereby improve luminance, reduce power consumption, and extend the lifespan. 
     Hereinafter, referring to the following table, optical characteristics of Experimental Example 1, Experimental Example 2, and a comparative example will be described. 
     The comparative example includes a polarizing plate and a phase retardation plate that have a general structure. Meanwhile, Experimental Example 1 further includes transmittance control layer  585  and cholesteric liquid crystal layer  583  according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and Experimental Example 2 further includes transmittance control layer  595  and dual brightness enhancement film  594  according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     As shown in Table 1, Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2 show comparatively higher transmittance than the comparative example by 10% or more. On the contrary, Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2 show higher reflectance than the comparative example. That is, Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2 suppress the external light reflection less effectively than the comparative example. Since Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2 have reflectance of 10% or less, the external light reflection does not, however, influence the visibility. 
     As shown in Table 1, although Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2 have slightly increased reflectance in comparison with the comparative example, the slightly increased reflectance does not influence the visibility, and Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2 have comparatively higher transmittance than the comparative example by 10% or more. 
     Accordingly, Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2 can improve luminance, reduce power consumption, and extend the lifespan in comparison with the comparative example while properly suppressing the external light reflection. 
     Hereinafter, referring to  FIG. 8 , an experimental result in the transmittances of transmittance control layers  585  and  595  for each wavelength band will be described. An experiment is performed by changing the kind and content of the light absorption material included in the transmittance control layer. 
       FIG. 8  is a graph illustrating a transmittance distribution for each wavelength band of the transmittance control layer according to various experimental examples. As shown in  FIG. 8 , a transmittance control layer of Experimental Example 3 has high transmittance for blue- and red-based colors, but it has comparatively low transmittance for green-based colors. 
     In general, since the external light primarily has the green-based colors, the transmittance control layer of Experimental Example 3 can effectively suppress the external light reflection. Further, since the light generated from the organic light emitting element has fewer blue-based colors, the transmittance control layer of Experimental Example 3, which has comparatively high transmittance for the blue-based colors, may be effective. 
     Further, a transmittance control layer of Experimental Example 4 has comparatively high transmittance for the blue- and red-based colors and comparatively low transmittance for the green-based colors, similar to Experimental Example 3, but the transmittance control layer of Experimental Example 4 has a difference in transmittance among colors that is smaller than that of the transmittance control layer of Experimental Example 3. 
     Further, a transmittance control layer of Experimental Example 5 may have comparatively even transmittance for each color. 
     In this way, the transmittance control layer may be configured to have proper transmittance if needed by controlling the kind and content of the light absorption material included in the transmittance control layer. 
     While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.