OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC LAYER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME, LAMINATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF LAMINATE, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress such a phenomenon that an optical axis of an optically anisotropic layer is tilted when the optically anisotropic layer is produced by using a liquid crystal compound showing a smectic phase as a material showing a higher level of orderliness.SOLUTION: An optically anisotropic layer is provided, in which a polymerizable composition containing at least one polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound showing a smectic phase is fixed in a state showing a smectic phase. An orientation where the refractive index of the optically anisotropic layer reaches the maximum is inclined by 10° or smaller with respect to the plane of the optically anisotropic layer. A production method of the optically anisotropic layer, a laminate and a production method of the laminate, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal display device and an organic EL display device are also disclosed.