Patent ID: 8149350

Claim:
A display device comprising: (a) an optical element comprising: a transparent substrate, a concavoconvex shape portion formed on at least one surface of the transparent substrate and in a prescribed patter for diffracting incident light to form an image, and a light controlling layer including at least one transparent portion and at least one light-absorption portion arranged alternately on said at least one surface of the transparent substrate, each of said at least one transparent portion and said at least one light-absorption portion extending perpendicular to said at least one surface; and (b) an optical control element for forming a display image, wherein the optical element is arranged on a display surface of the optical control element such that a surface of the optical element, which is on a side opposite to a side of the transparent substrate on which the concavoconvex shape portion is formed, faces the optical control element, and further comprising a touch panel, wherein the touch panel is arranged between the optical control element and the optical element.