LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

摘要

A polarizer (11) is disposed through a twist phase plate (12) on the viewed side of a liquid crystal element (21) including a reflective layer (7). The direction of the twist phase plate (12) is opposite to that of the liquid crystal element (21). The alignment angle alpha of the twist phase plate (12) is in the range from 80 to 100 DEG ; and that DOLLAR g (b) of the polarizer (11) is in the range from 60 to 75 DEG . The twist angle Tc of the twist phase plate (12) is 0.7 to 0.8 times that Ts of the liquid crystal element (21). The twist phase plate (12) exhibits a birefringence DELTA nd (Rc) 0.1 to 0.15 mu m smaller than DELTA nd (Rs) of the liquid crystal element (21). As a result, high contrast of reflection display is achieved.