摘要:
A polarizing plate with optical compensation function, including a polarizing layer and an optically compensating layer, wherein the optically compensating layer includes an optically compensating A-layer including a stretched polymer film and an optically compensating B-layer including a cholesteric liquid crystal layer.
摘要:
A method for producing an optical film including a birefringent layer having a refractive index distribution satisfying nx>nz>ny that can be produced by a small number of steps, contains less foreign matter trapped therein, and has high productivity. The method includes steps of: forming a coating film by directly applying a material for forming a birefringent layer on the shrinkable film; shrinking the coating film in a first direction by shrinking the shrinkable film; and stretching a laminate of the shrinkable film and the coating film in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the material for forming a birefringent layer contains at least one resin selected from norbornene resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose resins, polyamides, and polyurethanes, and wherein the birefringent layer has a refractive index distribution satisfying nx>nz>ny. An optical film produced by the method.
摘要:
A wide viewing angle polarizer having: a polarizing film; and a phase retarder adhesively laminated on at least one surface of the polarizing film through an adhesive layer, the phase retarder being made of a composite phase retarder constituted by a laminate in which a retardation layer B of a cholesteric liquid crystal-oriented solidified layer in a selective reflection wavelength range of not larger than 350 nm is supported by a retardation layer A of a thermoplastic resin exhibiting positive birefringence, the composite phase retarder being formed so that the laminate has Re of not smaller than 10 nm and Rth−Re of not smaller than 50 nm when Re and Rth are defined as Re=(nx−ny)X d and Rth=(nx−nz)X d respectively in which nx and ny are in-plane main refractive indices, nz is a thicknesswise refractive index, and d is a layer thickness. A liquid-crystal display device having: a liquid-crystal cell; and a wide viewing angle polarizer defined above and disposed on at least one surface of the liquid-crystal cell.
摘要:
A liquid crystal panel according to the present invention includes a backlight portion emitting light having a brightness distribution in a horizontally oblong oval shape assuming that a longitudinal direction of a panel is a horizontal direction; a first polarizer; a liquid crystal cell; an optical compensation layer having a refractive index profile of nx>ny>nz; and a second polarizer, in this order from a backlight side.According to the present invention, a liquid crystal panel having remarkably excellent contrast in an oblique direction, small light leakage in a black display and a small color shift is provided.
摘要:
An inclined optical compensation film formed from a non-liquid-crystal polymer, which is useful in a TN mode liquid crystal display. A substrate is coated with a non-liquid-crystal polymer to thereby form a coating film; the non-liquid-crystal polymer of the coating film is inclined and aligned; and the coating film is solidified, thereby forming an inclined optical compensation film. The non-liquid-crystal polymer can be inclined and aligned by, for example, applying external force, such as wind blowing, to the coating film. This inclined optical compensation film exhibits, for example, a birefringence (Δn) ranging from 0.001 to 0.5 and thus is useful in a TN mode liquid crystal display, etc.
摘要:
The present invention can provide an optical film suitable for a liquid crystal display apparatus providing colorless neutral display in all azimuth angle directions, a liquid crystal panel employing the optical film, and a liquid crystal display apparatus employing the liquid crystal panel. The optical film of the present invention includes a first transparent protective film, a polarizer, a second transparent protective film, and a birefringent layer having a relationship of nx>ny=nz and positive uniaxial property in the stated order, in which the second transparent protective film has a thickness direction retardation (Rth) represented by the formula (1) of 10 nm or less. Rth=(nx−nz)×d (1)
摘要:
There is provided a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus each allowing excellent viewing angle compensation and having excellent contrast and small color shift in an oblique direction. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes: a first polarizer; a first cellulose-based film; an optical compensation layer having an Nz coefficient represented by an equation (1) of 2≦Nz≦20; a liquid crystal cell; a second cellulose-based film; and a second polarizer in the order given from a backlight side to a viewer side, in which: the first cellulose-based film has a thickness direction retardation (Rth) represented by an equation (2) of 10 nm or less; and the second cellulose-based film has a thickness direction retardation (Rth) represented by the equation (2) of 10 nm or less. Nz=(nx−nz)/(nx−ny) (1) Rth=(nx−nz)×d (2)
摘要:
A polarizing plate with an optical compensation layer is provided, which has an excellent peelability and is easy to reattach after mounted on an image display apparatus. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer satisfying the condition (I) below is formed on both surfaces of an optical compensation layer, and one of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers is further laminated with a polarizing plate. condition (I): in the case where a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer causing the optical compensation layer and the polarizing plate to adhere to each other is expressed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) and the other pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is expressed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (B) and attached to a glass substrate, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) causing the optical compensation layer and the polarizing plate to adhere to each other has an adhesive strength exceeding 12 N/25 mm, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (B) causing the optical compensation layer and the glass substrate to adhere to each other has an adhesive strength of 1 to 10 N/25 mm.
摘要:
A laminated phase retarder having: a laminate of a retardation layer A made of a thermoplastic resin exhibiting positive birefringent characteristic and a retardation layer B constituted by an oriented solidified layer of cholesteric liquid crystal exhibiting a selective reflection wavelength range not larger than 350 nm; wherein Re of the laminate is not smaller than 10 nm and Rth−Re of the laminate is not smaller than 50 nm when Re and Rth are given by Re=(nx−ny)×d and Rth=(nx−nz)×d in which nx and ny are in-plane main refractive indices, nz is a thicknesswise refractive index, and d is a layer thickness. A polarizing member having: a laminate of a laminated phase retarder defined above; and a polarizer. A liquid-crystal display device having: a liquid-crystal cell; and a laminated phase retarder or a polarizing member defined above and disposed on at least one of opposite surfaces of the liquid-crystal cell.
摘要:
A wide viewing angle polarizer having: a polarizing film; and a phase retarder adhesively laminated on at least one surface of the polarizing film through an adhesive layer, the phase retarder being made of a composite phase retarder constituted by a laminate in which a retardation layer B of a cholesteric liquid crystal-oriented solidified layer in a selective reflection wavelength range of not larger than 350 nm is supported by a retardation layer A of a thermoplastic resin exhibiting positive birefringence, the composite phase retarder being formed so that the laminate has Re of not smaller than 10 nm and Rth−Re of not smaller than 50 nm when Re and Rth are defined as Re=(nx−ny)X d and Rth=(nx−nz)X d respectively in which nx and ny are in-plane main refractive indices, nz is a thicknesswise refractive index, and d is a layer thickness. A liquid-crystal display device having: a liquid-crystal cell; and a wide viewing angle polarizer defined above and disposed on at least one surface of the liquid-crystal cell.