Patent attributes
A multiview backlight, multiview display, and method employ arrays of active emitters and a diffuser to provide an effective active emitter from emitted light from each active emitter. The multiview backlight includes an array of active emitters and a diffuser configured to provide effective active emitters having a predetermined size that is between one quarter and two times a size of a light valve of the multiview display. The multiview display includes an array of effective active emitters including active emitters and a diffuser configured to provide output emitted light. The multiview display further includes an array of light valves configured to modulate output emitted light to provide a displayed image. A spacing between effective active emitters is an integer multiple of a spacing between light valves of the multiview display.
