ELLIPTICAL POLARIZING PLATE FOR VERTICALLY ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND VERTICALLY ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME

摘要

Disclosed is a thin elliptical polarizing plate for vertically aligned liquid crystal displays, wherein retardation in the thickness direction can be controlled over a wide range. The elliptical polarizing plate for vertically aligned liquid crystal displays is composed of a homeotropically aligned liquid crystal film and a linear polarizing plate. The homeotropically aligned liquid crystal film is obtained by homeotropically aligning at least a positive uniaxial liquid crystal material in a liquid crystal state and then fixing the alignment. Also disclosed is a vertically aligned liquid crystal display using such an elliptical polarizing plate, which is excellent in viewing angle characteristics.