Patent attributes
A display device is provided and includes a display panel including a first substrate, a lower electrode on the first substrate, a second substrate, an upper electrode on the second substrate, and a light modulation layer including liquid crystalline polymers with a striped structure and liquid crystal molecules, the light modulation layer being disposed between the first and second substrates; a light source unit disposed at a side of the display panel; and a light guided structure disposed between the display panel and the light source unit so that the light guided structure guides the incident light from the light source unit into the side of the display panel.