| CPC G02F 1/133615 (2013.01) [G02F 1/1368 (2013.01); G02F 1/136286 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. A display device comprising:
a first substrate comprising a first transparent substrate, a scanning line, a signal line intersecting the scanning line, a switching element electrically connected to the scanning line and the signal line, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element;
a second substrate comprising a second transparent substrate and a common electrode opposing the pixel electrode;
a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate and containing stringy polymers and liquid crystal molecules;
a first light guide element comprising a third transparent substrate including a first side surface and a first main surface, and a first transparent layer disposed on the first main surface and having a refractive index lower than that of the third transparent substrate; and
a light-emitting element opposing the first side surface,
wherein
the third transparent substrate is adhered to the second transparent substrate while interposing the first transparent layer therebetween,
the light-emitting element is disposed on the second transparent substrate, and
an area of the first transparent layer which is in contact with the first main surface is larger in a region as it is closer to the light-emitting element and smaller in a region as it is farther away from the light-emitting element.
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