A display device (400; 500; 700; 800), comprising: a light emitting element comprising a top coating and a side coating , configured to emit visible light (324; 546; 624; 746); a polarizing device situated to receive unpolarized visible light (324; 546; 624; 746) emitted by the light emitting element and to generate polarized light (334; 550; 634; 750), the polarizing device including a receiving surface (342; 560; 642; 760) and a transmission surface (340; 562; 640; 762), the receiving surface (342; 560; 642; 760) facing the light emitting element , wherein the polarizing device comprises: - a plurality of prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744), - a mirror (316, 318; 516; 616; 716) arranged to surround the prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744), leaving the transmission surface (340; 562; 640; 762) and the receiving surface (342; 560; 642; 760) exposed, and - a film (338; 538; 638; 738) between prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744); and wherein a portion of the light (332; 554; 632; 754) reflected by the mirror (316, 318; 516; 616; 716) and transmitted by the film (338; 538; 638; 738) is recycled to the top coating and randomized, and wherein the recycled light with randomized polarization is again incident on a prism (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744) of the polarizing device; a light guide panel configured to receive the polarized light (334; 550; 634; 750) at an input surface facing the transmission surface (340; 562; 640; 762) of the polarizing device and to distribute the polarized light (334; 550; 634; 750) to a major surface of the light guide panel facing a display screen of the display device (400; 500;700; 800). a light emitting element comprising a top coating and a side coating , configured to emit visible light (324; 546; 624; 746); a polarizing device situated to receive unpolarized visible light (324; 546; 624; 746) emitted by the light emitting element and to generate polarized light (334; 550; 634; 750), the polarizing device including a receiving surface (342; 560; 642; 760) and a transmission surface (340; 562; 640; 762), the receiving surface (342; 560; 642; 760) facing the light emitting element , wherein the polarizing device comprises: - a plurality of prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744), - a mirror (316, 318; 516; 616; 716) arranged to surround the prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744), leaving the transmission surface (340; 562; 640; 762) and the receiving surface (342; 560; 642; 760) exposed, and - a film (338; 538; 638; 738) between prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744); and - a plurality of prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744), - a mirror (316, 318; 516; 616; 716) arranged to surround the prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744), leaving the transmission surface (340; 562; 640; 762) and the receiving surface (342; 560; 642; 760) exposed, and - a film (338; 538; 638; 738) between prisms (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744); and wherein a portion of the light (332; 554; 632; 754) reflected by the mirror (316, 318; 516; 616; 716) and transmitted by the film (338; 538; 638; 738) is recycled to the top coating and randomized, and wherein the recycled light with randomized polarization is again incident on a prism (320, 322; 540, 542, 544; 620, 622; 740, 742, 744) of the polarizing device; a light guide panel configured to receive the polarized light (334; 550; 634; 750) at an input surface facing the transmission surface (340; 562; 640; 762) of the polarizing device and to distribute the polarized light (334; 550; 634; 750) to a major surface of the light guide panel facing a display screen of the display device (400; 500;700; 800). <EOS>