LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device which is configured such that a dot-matrix liquid crystal cell, in which a liquid crystal layer is held between two electrode-equipped substrates, is disposed between a first polarizer plate that is situated on a light source side and a second polarizer plate that is situated on an observer side, a uniaxial first retardation plate is disposed between the first polarizer plate and the liquid crystal cell such that a slow axis of the first retardation plate forms an angle of about 45°
- with respect to an absorption axis of the first polarizer plate, and a uniaxial second retardation plate is disposed between the second polarizer plate and the liquid crystal cell such that a slow axis of the second retardation plate forms an angle of about 45°
with respect to an absorption axis of the second polarizer plate, the liquid crystal display device comprising;
a circular polarizer structure including the first polarizer plate and the first retardation plate;
a variable retarder structure including the liquid crystal cell; and
a circular analyzer structure including the second polarizer plate and the second retardation plate, wherein the variable retarder structure has an optically positive normal-directional phase difference in a black display state, each of the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate is a ¼
wavelength plate which provides a phase difference of a ¼
wavelength between light rays of a predetermined wavelength that pass through a fast axis and the slow axis thereof, the circular polarizer structure includes a first optical compensation layer which is disposed for optical compensation of the circular polarizer structure between the first polarizer plate and the first retardation plate, the first optical compensation layer including a third retardation plate with a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃
nz>
ny, the third retardation plate being disposed such that a slow axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the absorption axis of the first polarizer plate, the circular analyzer structure includes a second optical compensation layer which is disposed for optical compensation of the circular analyzer structure between the second polarizer plate and the second retardation plate, the second optical compensation layer including a fourth retardation plate with a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃
nz>
ny, the fourth retardation plate being disposed such that a slow axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the absorption axis of the second polarizer plate, and the variable retarder structure includes a third optical compensation layer which is disposed for optical compensation of the variable retarder structure between the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate, the third optical compensation layer including a fifth retardation plate with a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃
ny>
nz.
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Abstract
A circular polarizer structure, which is included in a liquid crystal display device, includes a uniaxial third retardation plate for optical compensation of the circular polarizer structure between a first polarizer plate and a first retardation plate, the uniaxial third retardation plate having a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃nz>ny. A circular analyzer structure includes a uniaxial fourth retardation plate for optical compensation of the circular analyzer structure between a second polarizer plate and a second retardation plate, the uniaxial fourth retardation plate having a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃nz>ny. A variable retarder structure includes a fifth retardation plate for optical compensation of the variable retarder structure between the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate, the fifth retardation plate having a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃ny>nz.
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16 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display device which is configured such that a dot-matrix liquid crystal cell, in which a liquid crystal layer is held between two electrode-equipped substrates, is disposed between a first polarizer plate that is situated on a light source side and a second polarizer plate that is situated on an observer side, a uniaxial first retardation plate is disposed between the first polarizer plate and the liquid crystal cell such that a slow axis of the first retardation plate forms an angle of about 45°
- with respect to an absorption axis of the first polarizer plate, and a uniaxial second retardation plate is disposed between the second polarizer plate and the liquid crystal cell such that a slow axis of the second retardation plate forms an angle of about 45°
with respect to an absorption axis of the second polarizer plate, the liquid crystal display device comprising;
a circular polarizer structure including the first polarizer plate and the first retardation plate;
a variable retarder structure including the liquid crystal cell; and
a circular analyzer structure including the second polarizer plate and the second retardation plate, wherein the variable retarder structure has an optically positive normal-directional phase difference in a black display state, each of the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate is a ¼
wavelength plate which provides a phase difference of a ¼
wavelength between light rays of a predetermined wavelength that pass through a fast axis and the slow axis thereof,the circular polarizer structure includes a first optical compensation layer which is disposed for optical compensation of the circular polarizer structure between the first polarizer plate and the first retardation plate, the first optical compensation layer including a third retardation plate with a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃
nz>
ny, the third retardation plate being disposed such that a slow axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the absorption axis of the first polarizer plate,the circular analyzer structure includes a second optical compensation layer which is disposed for optical compensation of the circular analyzer structure between the second polarizer plate and the second retardation plate, the second optical compensation layer including a fourth retardation plate with a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃
nz>
ny, the fourth retardation plate being disposed such that a slow axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the absorption axis of the second polarizer plate, andthe variable retarder structure includes a third optical compensation layer which is disposed for optical compensation of the variable retarder structure between the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate, the third optical compensation layer including a fifth retardation plate with a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃
ny>
nz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- with respect to an absorption axis of the first polarizer plate, and a uniaxial second retardation plate is disposed between the second polarizer plate and the liquid crystal cell such that a slow axis of the second retardation plate forms an angle of about 45°
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16. A liquid crystal display device including a uniaxial first retardation plate, which is disposed between a dot-matrix liquid crystal cell, in which a liquid crystal layer is held between two electrode-equipped substrates and a reflective layer is provided in each of pixels, and a polarizer plate such that a slow axis of the first retardation plate forms an angle of about 45°
- with respect to an absorption axis of the polarizer plate, the liquid crystal display device comprising;
a circular polarizer/analyzer structure including the polarizer plate and the first retardation plate; and
a variable retarder structure including the liquid crystal cell, wherein the variable retarder structure has an optically positive normal-directional phase difference in a black display state, the first retardation plate is a ¼
wavelength plate which provides a phase difference of a ¼
wavelength between light rays of a predetermined wavelength that pass through a fast axis and a slow axis thereof,the circular polarizer/analyzer structure includes a first optical compensation layer which is disposed for optical compensation of the circular polarizer/analyzer structure between the polarizer plate and the first retardation plate, the first optical compensation layer including a second retardation plate with a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃
nz>
ny, the second retardation plate being disposed such that a slow axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the absorption axis of the polarizer plate, andthe variable retarder structure includes a second optical compensation layer which is disposed for optical compensation of the variable retarder structure between the first retardation plate and the liquid crystal cell, the second optical compensation layer including a third retardation plate with a refractive index anisotropy of nx≃
ny>
nz.
- with respect to an absorption axis of the polarizer plate, the liquid crystal display device comprising;
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