| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical anisotropic element which is improved in display contrast, gradational display, and visual angle characteristics of display colors without the decrease in front contrast and the liquid crystal display element which uses the element. SOLUTION: The optical anisotropic element consists of a laminate body formed by successively laminating thin film with optically almost negative uniaxiality and is so structured that the optical axes of the thin films slant from a normal direction, the tilt angles of the thin films increase or decrease in order along the thickness, and the optical axes of the thin films are twisted along the thickness. Further, liquid crystal display element consisting of a liquid crystal cell having liquid crystal sandwiched between two electrode substrates and two polarizing elements arranged on both the sides of the liquid crystal cell uses at least one optical anisotropic element between the two polarizing elements. |
