Abstract:
The phase difference plate for a circularly polarizing plate including a first optically anisotropic layer, and a second optically anisotropic layer, in which the first optically anisotropic layer contains a liquid crystal compound helically aligned around a helical axis in its thickness direction, a helix angle of the liquid crystal compound in the first optically anisotropic layer is in a predetermined range, and an in-plane slow axis in a surface of the first optically anisotropic layer at the second optically anisotropic layer side is in parallel with an in-plane slow axis of the second optically anisotropic layer. The phase difference plate can sufficiently suppress the mixing of black with another color observed in the front direction when being stuck as a circularly polarizing plate on a display apparatus.
Abstract:
The phase difference plate for a circularly polarizing plate includes a first optically anisotropic layer; and a second optically anisotropic layer, in which the first and second optically anisotropic layers contain a liquid crystal compound that is helically aligned around a helical axis which is in a thickness direction of each of the layers, the liquid crystal compound has a same helix direction in the first optically anisotropic layer and in the second optically anisotropic layer, and a helix angle of the liquid crystal compound each in the first optically anisotropic layer and in the second optically anisotropic layer is in a predetermined range. The phase difference plate can sufficiently suppress the mixing of black with another color observed in the front direction when being stuck as a circularly polarizing plate on a display apparatus.
Abstract:
The vehicle mirror includes a high-Re retardation film and a reflective layer. The high-Re retardation film has a front retardation of 5,000 nm or more, and the reflective layer is a reflective layer that is reflective in an unpolarized manner, such as a reflective metal layer. The vehicle mirror may be a vehicle mirror further including an image display device, wherein the high-Re retardation film, the reflective layer, and the image display device are disposed in this order, and the reflective layer is transflective.
Abstract:
A vehicle mirror with an image display function including, in this order: an image display device; a circular polarization reflection layer; and a front surface plate made of glass or plastic, in which the circular polarization reflection layer includes a linear polarization reflection plate and a ¼ wavelength plate from the image display device side. The vehicle mirror with an image display function of the invention is capable of displaying a bright image.
Abstract:
Provided are a projection member in which a change in tint depending on a projection position is suppressed, a projection system, and a method of manufacturing the projection member. A projection member according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reflecting layer that is obtained by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, in which a helical pitch of the cholesteric liquid crystalline phase gradually changes in a plane direction of the reflecting layer.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of sensing a target object due to a change in light intensity detected when the target object passes to cross a light path of circularly polarized light, in a state where circularly polarized light selectively including any one sense of right circularly polarized light and left circularly polarized light is sensed, and a system including: an emission unit which emits circularly polarized light; a target object movement unit; and a detection unit which senses circularly polarized light, in this order, in which the detection unit is at a position where light emitted from the emission unit is incident, a light path of light where the light emitted from the emission unit is incident to the detection unit intersects with the target object movement unit, and the sense of circularly polarized light selectively emitted by the emission unit and the sense of circularly polarized light selectively sensed by the detection unit are the same as each other. It is possible to sense various target objects by using an optical sensor with excellent sensitivity and decreased erroneous sensing in an arbitrary environment, by using the method and the system of the invention.
Abstract:
There is provided a composition containing a discotic liquid crystal compound, a chiral agent, and a surfactant which can form a light reflecting layer formed by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, which exhibits excellent durability under a hot and humid environment and excellent heat resistance, and has few alignment defects; a light reflecting film; a luminance-improving film; a backlight unit; and a liquid crystal display device.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device having excellent color reproducibility. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device including a non-white light source, a rear polarizer, a liquid crystal layer, and a front-side polarizer in this order, in which a light conversion layer that converts a wavelength of light transmitted through the front-side polarizer is provided on a viewer side of the front-side polarizer.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, provided is a system for irradiating a target object selectively with specific circularly polarized light, comprising a polarization-state control member that controls the polarization state of light to thereby generate circularly polarized light; and a circularly polarized light-reflecting member, wherein the circularly polarized light-reflecting member is disposed at a position on which the circularly polarized light emitted from the polarization-state control member can be incident; the circularly polarized light-reflecting member generates reflected light that selectively comprises circularly polarized light of the same sense as the incident circularly polarized light from the polarization-state control member; and the circularly polarized light-reflecting member is disposed such that the target object can be irradiated with at least a part of the reflected light.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, there are provided a polarization filter and a sensor system. The polarization filter includes a circularly polarized light-separating layer having a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase fixed therein, in which the circularly polarized light-separating layer is a layer which selectively transmits one of the left-hand circularly polarized light and the right-hand circularly polarized light in the specific wavelength band, a λ/4 phase difference layer for light in the specific wavelength band is disposed on one of the surfaces of the circularly polarized light-separating layer, and the λ/4 phase difference layer includes a first phase difference region and a second phase difference region of which slow axis directions are orthogonal to each other. The sensor system includes the polarization filter, a light source which emits light having a wavelength in the specific wavelength band, and a light-receiving element which can detect light having a wavelength in the specific wavelength band. The polarization filter of the present invention can improve the sensitivity of a sensor system using polarized light, and the sensor system of the present invention has high sensitivity and is extremely cost effective.