JP4191125B2 - Polarization conversion element and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a polarization conversion element and a manufacturing method thereof.

  As a polarization conversion element that converts random polarized light into one type of linearly polarized light having a uniform polarization direction and emits the same, one described in Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-294906 is known. . FIG. 11A illustrates a perspective view of such a polarization conversion element, FIG. 10B illustrates a plan view of the polarization conversion element, and polarization conversion in the polarization conversion element. This polarization conversion element is obtained by alternately bonding a linear polarization beam splitter 110 having a polarization separation film 11 and a prism 120 having a reflection film 12. In addition, a λ / 2 phase difference plate (1/2 wavelength phase difference plate) 130 is provided as a selective phase difference plate on a part of the exit surface of the polarization beam splitting element.

  In the polarization conversion element having this configuration, the S-polarized component incident on the light incident surface (polarized light whose polarization vector is perpendicular to the incident surface, S-wave) and the P-polarized component (polarized light whose polarization vector is in the incident surface, P-wave) First, the incident light including is separated into an S wave and a P wave by the polarization separation film 11. The P wave passes through the polarization separation film 11 as it is, is converted into an S wave by the λ / 2 phase difference plate 130, and is emitted. Further, the S wave is reflected at a substantially right angle by the polarization separation film 11, further reflected at a right angle by the reflection film 12 and emitted. Accordingly, all light having a random polarization direction incident on the polarization conversion element is emitted as S-wave light.

Also, with respect to a method of manufacturing a polarization separation element having such a structure, Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-227901, Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-39136, and Patent Document 4: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-90520. Are listed. After laminating and bonding a light-transmitting plate material on which a polarization separation film and a reflection film are formed, these are cut at an angle of, for example, 45 ° with respect to the laminated surface to cut out blocks, and after performing optical polishing, the light exit surface A part of the phase difference plate is attached to each other.
JP 7-294906 A JP-A-2-227901 JP 10-39136 A JP-A-10-90520

  However, in the polarization separation element as shown in FIG. 10, since the λ / 2 retardation plate is exposed and attached to the light emitting surface, it is improved in terms of heat resistance, weather resistance and durability. There was a point. Also, glass is usually used for the element body, and an antireflection film is applied to its emission surface. A plastic λ / 2 retardation plate attached to this surface is in close contact with the glass emission surface of the element body. There was a problem that it was not good. Further, in a projection type display device such as a liquid crystal projector, since a polarization conversion device is disposed near a high output light source, an element having higher heat resistance and durability has been strongly desired.

  In addition, in the manufacture of the polarization separation element, since the light incident surface and the light output surface are polished and finished, a step of attaching one λ / 2 phase difference plate to the light output surface such as a polarizing beam splitter is provided. There was also a problem.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a polarization separation element and a method for manufacturing the same, which solve the above-described problems in the prior art.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the polarization conversion element of the present invention is a flat translucent substrate according to the original application in which the first main surface is a light incident slope and the second main surface is a light exit surface. In addition, the first functional optical film includes a first functional optical film and a second functional optical film which are alternately arranged in parallel at an interval with respect to the first and second main surfaces. The film is a polarization separation film, and the second functional optical film is composed of a reflective film and a retardation plate arranged in this order from the first main surface side.

  In the present invention, in constituting the polarization conversion element, the first main surface on which the flat translucent substrate forms the light incident surface and the second main surface on which the light output surface is formed are substantially the same. Preferably, the first functional optical film and the second functional optical film are preferably arranged at substantially equal intervals, and further the first functional optical film and the second functional The angle formed by the optical film with the main surface is preferably approximately 45 °.

  In the present invention, for example, a quarter wavelength (λ / 4) phase difference plate is used as a phase difference plate adjacent to the reflection film, so that random polarized light is incident on the light incident surface of the polarization conversion element, and a polarization separation film is provided. The S wave that has been transmitted through the P wave and reflected from the polarization separation film on the other side is transmitted through the phase difference plate adjacent to the reflection film, then reflected by the reflection film, and transmitted through the phase difference plate again. It can be converted into a wave and emitted.

  As such a retardation plate used in the present invention, a plastic film obtained by biaxially stretching a polycarbonate film or a polyacrylate film can be used.

  According to the polarization conversion element of the present invention, the retardation plate is not exposed, and is disposed adjacent to the polarization separation film and bonded to the joint portion of the plurality of translucent members. Even when a biaxially stretched plastic film is used, the retardation film of the plastic film can be prevented from being deformed or peeled off by heat. For this reason, the heat resistance, weather resistance, and the like can be greatly improved as compared to the conventional case. In addition, it turned out that a polyacrylate type film is especially excellent as a heat-resistant biaxially stretched plastic film used for this invention. Various optical adhesives can be used for the adhesive surface in the polarization separation element of the present invention.

In the polarization conversion element of the present invention, an antireflection film can be provided on the light incident surface and the light emitting surface in order to reduce the reflection loss of light. As the antireflection film used here, for example, a laminated film in which about 5 layers of TiO ₂ and SiO ₂ are alternately deposited and laminated can be used. In the polarization conversion element of the present invention, the phase difference plate that the conventional polarization conversion element is arranged on the light exit surface is provided inside the element, so that it is not necessary to provide the phase difference plate on the light exit surface. . For this reason, in the polarization conversion element of the present invention, an antireflection film having good adhesion can be provided on the light incident surface and the light emitting surface without bothering the retardation plate.

  In this way, a polarization conversion element having excellent heat resistance can be obtained by the present invention. For example, the polarization conversion element has an advantage that the deterioration is small even when used in a liquid crystal projector used at a high temperature of about 100 ° C. for a long time. The device can be manufactured.

  The method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element of the present invention includes a polarization separation film forming step of forming a polarization separation film on one surface of a first light-transmissive plate member having two parallel surfaces, and a second method having two parallel surfaces. A reflective film forming step of forming a reflective film on one surface of the translucent plate material, the first light transmissive plate material on which the polarization separation film is formed, the retardation plate, and the reflective film formed on the surface. A lamination bonding step of sequentially laminating and adhering a second translucent plate material so that the retardation plate is adjacent to the reflective film to form a laminated body, and the laminated body at a predetermined angle with respect to the laminated surface A polarization conversion element block forming step of forming a polarization conversion element block having a light incident surface and a light output surface parallel to each other, and optically connecting the light incident surface and the light output surface of the polarization conversion element block. And an optical polishing step for performing polishing.

  The method for producing a polarization conversion element of the present invention includes a step of forming a polarization separation film on one surface of a first light-transmitting plate having two parallel surfaces, and the light-transmitting property having the two parallel surfaces. Forming a reflection film on the other surface of the member; the first light-transmitting plate material on which the polarization separation film and the reflection film are formed; a phase difference plate; and both the polarization separation film and the reflection film are formed. A non-transparent second light-transmitting plate material is laminated and bonded so that the plate surface of the retardation plate is adjacent to the reflective film to form a laminate, and the laminate is used as a laminate surface. A polarization conversion element block forming step of forming a polarization conversion element block having a light incident surface and a light exit surface parallel to each other by cutting at a predetermined angle, and the light incident surface and the light of the polarization conversion element block And an optical polishing step for optically polishing the exit surface. Good.

  In the method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element of the present invention, the polarization separation film and the reflection film are formed when the first and second light-transmitting plates on which the polarization separation film and the reflection film are formed are alternately laminated. When alternately laminating the first and second translucent plates, a λ / 4 retardation plate is bonded to the reflective film, and this is sandwiched between the first and second translucent plates. Good. This eliminates the time-consuming process of pasting the λ / 2 retardation plates one by one after forming the polarization conversion element block and polishing the light exit surface as in the prior art, which is significantly more productive than in the past. Improvement is obtained.

  In the method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element of the present invention, the laminate bonding step includes a plurality of first light-transmitting plate materials, a plurality of second light-transmitting plate materials, and a phase difference plate via a photocurable adhesive layer. It may be provided with a light irradiation adhesion step of laminating and adhering by light irradiation. Thus, the productivity and reliability of manufacture of a polarization conversion element can be improved by using a photo-curing adhesive and using a step of bonding by light irradiation.

  In this light irradiation bonding step, the light irradiation bonding step includes a step of laminating the first light-transmitting plate material, the phase difference plate, and the second light-transmitting plate material through the light-curable bonding layer, and light irradiation. Then, the step of curing the photocurable adhesive layer may be sequentially repeated.

  Further, in this light irradiation bonding step, the light irradiation bonding step is performed by sequentially laminating the first light-transmitting plate material, the phase difference plate, and the second light-transmitting plate material through the photocurable bonding layer. It may be provided with a step of forming and a step of curing the photocurable adhesive layer by irradiating light after forming the laminate.

  In this light irradiation adhesion step, it is preferable to perform light curing by irradiating light from a direction forming an angle with respect to parallel surfaces of the first and second translucent plates. By doing so, light is efficiently irradiated to the adhesive layer, and reliable bonding can be performed in a short irradiation time.

  In the polarization conversion element of the present invention, since the retardation plate is not exposed on the surface of the element, a material having remarkably superior heat resistance, weather resistance, and durability can be obtained as compared with the conventional polarization conversion element. For this reason, according to the present invention, even when the polarization conversion element is exposed to a strong light beam from the light source and the temperature rises, the function can be stably maintained.

  According to the method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element of the present invention, the retardation plate may be sandwiched between the layers of the light transmissive member in the step of laminating the light transmissive plates, and the light exit surface of the polarization conversion element block Since the conventional process of attaching a retardation plate to each exit surface after polishing is not required, the manufacturing process can be greatly shortened compared to the conventional process.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) Polarization conversion element 1
FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view of a polarization conversion element according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a plan view thereof.

  1A and 1B, a polarization conversion element 100 is a rectangular parallelepiped element having an action of converting a random polarized light beam into a light beam whose polarization direction is aligned in one direction and emitting it, and has a substantially parallel cross section. A quadrangular columnar first translucent member 101 and a second translucent member 102 are alternately joined. One surface of the polarization conversion element 100 is a light incident surface 100a, and the other surface substantially parallel to the light incident surface 100a is a light emitting surface 100b.

  On the bonding surface of the first translucent member 101 and the second translucent member 102 that form a predetermined angle with respect to the light incident surface 100a and the light emitting surface 100b, the reflective film 12 is adjacent to the reflective film. The adhesive surface on which the λ / 4 retardation film 131 is arranged and the adhesive surface on which the polarization separation film 11 is formed are alternately arranged as shown in FIG.

  As the first light-transmissive member 101 and the second light-transmissive member 102, plate glass such as polished glass or float glass can be used. These translucent members may be made of translucent materials other than glass, for example, translucent resins such as acrylic resins and polycarbonate resins.

  The polarization separation film 11 is a film having a property of selectively transmitting a P wave of the S wave and the P wave and selectively reflecting the other, and is formed, for example, by laminating a dielectric multilayer film.

  As the reflection film 12, for example, a reflection film such as an aluminum film can be used. However, a dielectric multilayer film is stacked, and only the linearly polarized light component reflected by the polarization separation film 11 is selectively reflected. By configuring so that the linearly polarized light component is not reflected, a reflective film with less loss due to reflection can be formed.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a part of the polarization conversion element 100 of the present embodiment, and schematically shows how randomly polarized light incident on the polarization conversion element 100 is converted into unidirectional polarized light and emitted. It is shown in. Incident light of random polarization (S + P) enters the polarization separation film 11 from the light incident surface 100 a of the polarization conversion element 100, passes through the translucent member 101, and is a component of random polarization at the polarization separation film 11. Inside P wave is transmitted and S wave is reflected. The P wave that has passed through the polarization separation film 11 travels through the translucent member 102 and exits from the light exit surface 100b. On the other hand, the S wave reflected from the polarization separation film 11 travels through the translucent member 101, is reflected by the reflection film 12 through the λ / 4 retardation plate 131, and again passes through the λ / 4 retardation plate 131 to P It is converted into a wave and emitted from the light exit surface 100b. The light incident on the polarization conversion element in this way is emitted as a P wave from the light exit surface of the polarization conversion element.

  In the configuration of the polarization conversion element of the present embodiment, an adhesive layer 20 for adhesion can be appropriately provided.

(Embodiment 2) Method 1 for manufacturing a polarization conversion element
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of steps in an embodiment of the method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element of the present invention. In FIG. 3, a polarization separation film is formed on the first translucent plate material 101a in step 603, and a reflective film is formed on the second translucent plate material 102a in step 604. Between the first light-transmitting plate material and the second light-transmitting plate material that have undergone these steps, the λ / 4 retardation plate 131 is sandwiched and bonded in step 605, and cured in step 606. A stacked body 607 is formed. Note that step 605 and step 606 may be integrated. Next, the laminated body 607 is cut at a predetermined angle with respect to the laminated surface in Step 608 to obtain a polarization conversion element block 609. Subsequently, the portions that become the light incident surface and light output surface of the polarization conversion element block 609 are optically polished in Step 610 to obtain the polarization separation element 100.

As the antireflection film for reducing the reflection loss of light, five layers of TiO ₂ and SiO ₂ are alternately deposited and laminated on the light incident surface and the light emitting surface of the polarization separating element 100 after the optical polishing. A laminated film is provided.

  In the polarization conversion element of the present invention, the retardation plate is provided inside the element, and a retardation plate such as a polymer film is not provided on the light exit surface. For this reason, the problem of peeling of the antireflection film at the portion of the phase difference plate is not bothered. In addition, the temperature of the polarization separation element 100 during the formation of the antireflection film must conventionally be kept at about 70 to 80 ° C. in order to protect the retardation plate attached to the light emitting surface. On the other hand, in the present invention, the temperature can be raised to about 100 ° C., and an antireflection film with good adhesion can be formed.

  FIG. 4 is a view schematically showing the state of preparation, lamination / adhesion and curing of a plate material which is a part of the process of the present embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 4 schematically shows the state of preparation, lamination / adhesion and curing of a plate material which is a part of the process flowchart shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4A, the second light transmissive plate material 102a on which the reflective film 12 is formed, the λ / 4 phase difference plate 131, and the first light transmissive plate material 101a on which the polarization separation film 11 is formed. A plurality of each are prepared, stacked in this order as shown in FIG. 4B, and bonded so that the reflective film 12 and the λ / 4 retardation plate 131 are adjacent to each other, and then ( As shown in C), it is cured by irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) light. Thus, a polarization conversion element provided with the retardation plate adjacent to the reflective film can be manufactured.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows a laminate cutting step in the method for producing a polarization conversion element of the present invention. The laminated body is cut at a predetermined angle, for example, 45 ° with respect to the laminated surface as shown in FIG. 5A, and the polarization conversion element block 809 is formed by further aligning the ends as shown in FIG. 5B. obtain.

(Embodiment 3) Method 2 for manufacturing a polarization conversion element
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of steps in another embodiment of the method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element of the present invention. In FIG. 6, a polarization separation film is formed on one surface of the first light transmissive plate 101a in step 903, and a reflection film is formed on the other surface of the first light transmissive plate 101a in step 904. To do. In Step 905, the λ / 4 retardation plate 131 is sandwiched between the first light transmissive plate 101 a that has undergone this step and the second light transmissive plate 102 a that is not formed with any of these films. Are laminated and bonded, and cured in step 906 to form a laminate 907. Note that step 905 and step 906 may be integrated.

  In step 908, the laminated body 907 is cut at a predetermined angle with respect to the laminated surface to obtain a polarization conversion element block 909. Subsequently, in Step 910, the polarization conversion element 100 is obtained by optically polishing the light incident surface and the light exit surface of the polarization conversion element block 909.

As the antireflection film for reducing the reflection loss of light, five layers of TiO ₂ and SiO ₂ are alternately deposited and laminated on the light incident surface and the light emitting surface of the polarization conversion element 100 after the optical polishing. A laminated film is provided.

  FIG. 7 schematically shows the state of preparation, lamination / adhesion, and curing of a plate material which is a part of the process flowchart shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7A, the first light-transmitting plate having the second light-transmitting plate material 102a, the polarization separating film 11 and the reflecting film 12 on which neither the polarization separating film nor the reflecting film is formed. A plurality of each of the insulating plate material 101a and the λ / 4 phase difference plate 131 are prepared, laminated and bonded as shown in FIG. 5B, and subsequently, ultraviolet light is applied as shown in FIG. Irradiate to cure.

(Embodiment 4) Photocuring method in production of polarization converting element FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the photocuring process using ultraviolet light in the manufacturing method of the polarization converting element of this embodiment. It is. 8A to 8C, first, the second light-transmitting plate material 102a and the first light-transmitting plate material 101a are bonded, irradiated with ultraviolet light and cured, and then the phase difference plate 131 is applied thereto. And the second translucent plate material 102a are adhered and cured by irradiating ultraviolet light again, and further, the first translucent plate material 101a is further adhered and cured by irradiating ultraviolet light. And curing are sequentially repeated to form a laminate.

  By doing so, the adhesive layer can be cured efficiently and reliably. UV light is irradiated from a direction perpendicular to the translucent plate material to perform photocuring. At this time, if it irradiates from the direction parallel to the plate | board surface of a translucent board | plate material, the time to harden | cure can be shortened and an adhesive layer can be hardened efficiently.

(Embodiment 5) Evaluation of Polarization Conversion Element First, the adhesion of the antireflection film of the polarization conversion element produced according to Embodiment 2 was evaluated. The evaluation method is to examine the state when the cellophane adhesive tape for office use is attached to the exit surface of the polarization conversion element on which the antireflection film is formed and peeled off from one end thereof. As a result, there was no peeling of the antireflection film. For comparison, as a result of performing the same evaluation for the case of a polarization conversion element in which a polymer film retardation plate is provided on a conventional light exit surface, the antireflection film on the retardation plate is peeled off and is exposed to the adhesive tape side. It was confirmed that it was transferred.

  Next, the polarization conversion element with the antireflection film produced according to Embodiment 2 was evaluated by visual observation after being held in a thermostatic bath at 120 ° C. for 1000 hours and after being held in a 150 ° C. environment for 200 hours. As a result, no change was observed in the polarization conversion element in either case. A similar evaluation was performed for a polarization conversion element having a polymer film retardation plate on the conventional light exit surface, and in both cases it was found that the retardation plate had discoloration and waviness. It was.

  From this, it was found that the polarization conversion element of the present invention is less deteriorated due to peeling off of the antireflection film and superior in heat resistance as compared with the conventional one.

(Embodiment 6) Application to Display Device FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which the polarization conversion element of the present invention is applied to a projection display device. In FIG. 9, the light emitted from the light source 60 passes through the first and second lens systems 31 and 32, is efficiently converted into polarized light in one direction by the polarization conversion element 1, and is reflected by the total reflection mirror 41. The light is guided to the color separation filters 42, 43, and 44 and separated into light of three colors of R (red), G (green), and B (blue). The R light transmitted through the color separation filter 42 is modulated by the liquid crystal device 51 through the total reflection mirror 46 and is incident on the R portion of the dichroic prism 36. The G and B lights reflected by the color separation filter 42 are further divided by the color separation filter 43 into G light and B light. Of these, the G light is modulated by the liquid crystal device 52 and enters the G portion of the dichroic prism 36. The B light is modulated by the liquid crystal device 53 through the total reflection mirrors 44 and 45 and is incident on the B portion of the dichroic prism 36. The R, G, and B lights respectively modulated by the liquid crystal device are combined by the dichroic prism 36 to form a color image, and this image is projected onto the projection surface 70 by the projection optical system 37.

  Thus, if the polarization conversion element of the present invention is applied to a projection display device, light conversion can be performed without difficulty, so that the light use efficiency can be improved and the image projected on the screen can be brightened. it can. Moreover, the polarization conversion element of the present invention is not a phase difference plate attached to the translucent member, but is sandwiched between the translucent members, and is not exposed on the element surface. Even when the temperature rises due to exposure to a strong light source, it has heat resistance and can stably maintain its function. More specifically, in the case where a retardation plate is pasted on the surface of a conventional element, discoloration / swell of the retardation plate is caused by long-term use, and transmittance reduction due to coloring and accurate phase conversion cannot be performed. However, when the polarization conversion element of the present invention is used, these problems caused by the deterioration of the retardation plate do not occur. Illuminance can be maintained for a long time.

  In addition to the above-described embodiment, the polarization conversion element of the present invention includes various projection display devices such as a rear projection type projection display device instead of a front projection type as described above, and a monochrome projection display device that projects a monochrome image instead of a color. Can be applied to.

  In the polarization conversion element of the present invention, since the retardation plate is not exposed on the surface of the element, a material having remarkably superior heat resistance, weather resistance, and durability can be obtained as compared with the conventional polarization conversion element. For this reason, according to the present invention, even when the polarization conversion element is exposed to a strong light beam from the light source and the temperature rises, the function can be stably maintained. According to the method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element of the present invention, the retardation plate may be sandwiched between the layers of the light transmissive member in the step of laminating the light transmissive plates, and the light exit surface of the polarization conversion element block Since the conventional process of attaching a retardation plate to each exit surface after polishing is not required, the manufacturing process can be greatly shortened compared to the conventional process.

(A) is a typical perspective view of the polarization conversion element of one embodiment of the present invention, and (B) is the top view. A part of polarization conversion element of one embodiment of the present invention is shown by a schematic plan view, and a state in which light of random polarization incident on the polarization conversion element is converted into polarized light in one direction and emitted is schematically shown. It is a thing. It is a flowchart of the process in one Embodiment of the manufacturing method of the polarization conversion element of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the preparation of the board | plate material which is a part of process in one Embodiment of the manufacturing method of the polarization conversion element of this invention, lamination | stacking / adhesion | attachment, and hardening. (A) shows typically one Embodiment of the cutting process of the laminated body in the manufacturing method of the polarization conversion element of the said invention, (B) shows the cut | disconnected polarization conversion element block typically. It is a thing. It is a flowchart of the process in other one Embodiment of the manufacturing method of the polarization conversion element of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the condition of preparation of a board | plate material, lamination | stacking / adhesion | attachment, and hardening in other one Embodiment of the manufacturing method of the polarization conversion element of this invention. 1 shows one embodiment of a photocuring step using ultraviolet light in the method for producing a polarization conversion element of the present invention. It is the figure which showed typically one Embodiment at the time of applying the polarization conversion element of this invention to a projection type display apparatus. (A) is a perspective view of the polarization conversion element by a prior art, (B) is the top view and the figure which shows the mode of the polarization conversion of the light in this polarization conversion element.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Polarization separation film, 12 ... Reflection film, 20 ... Adhesive layer, 31 ... 1st lens system, 32 ... 2nd lens system, 36 ... Dichroic prism, 37 ... Projection optical system , 41, 45, 46 ... Total reflection mirror, 42, 43, 44 ... Color separation filter, 51, 52, 53 ... Liquid crystal display device, 60 ... Light source, 70 ... Projection surface, 100 ... Polarization conversion Element 100a... Light incident surface 100b... Light exit surface 101a... First light transmissive plate material 101... First light transmissive member 102. …… Second translucent plate material 131 λ / 4 retardation plate 603, 903 Polarization separation film formation step 604.904 Reflection film formation step 605 905 Lamination / adhesion step , 606, 906 ... curing step, 607, 907 ... laminate, 608, 908 ... cutting step, 609,909 ...... polarization converter block, 610,910 ...... optical polishing step.

Claims (13)

In a flat translucent base material having the first main surface as a light incident slope and the second main surface as a light exit surface, the first main surface is inclined with respect to the first and second main surfaces and spaced apart from each other. The first functional optical film includes a first functional optical film and a second functional optical film alternately arranged in parallel. The first functional optical film is a polarization separation film, and the second functional optical film is the A reflection film disposed in order from the first main surface side and a retardation plate provided adjacent to the light emission surface side of the reflection film ;
Polarization conversion element characterized Rukoto arranged in a state where said polarization splitting film and the reflecting film and the retardation plate is inclined in the same direction with respect to the first major surface.   The polarization conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the retardation plate is a ¼ wavelength retardation plate.   The polarization conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the retardation plate is a biaxially stretched plastic film.   The polarization conversion element according to claim 3, wherein the biaxially stretched plastic film is a polyacrylate film.   The polarization conversion element according to claim 1, wherein an antireflection film is attached to the light emitting surface.   The polarization conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the polarization conversion element is used by being incorporated in a video projector. A polarization separation film forming step of forming a polarization separation film on one surface of the first light transmissive plate having two parallel surfaces, and reflection on one surface of the second light transmissive plate having two parallel surfaces A reflective film forming step for forming a film; the first light-transmitting plate material on which a polarization separation film is formed; a phase difference plate; and the second light-transmitting plate material on which a reflective film is formed. A laminating and bonding process in which a phase difference plate is sequentially laminated and bonded so as to be adjacent to the reflective film to form a laminated body, and the laminated body is cut at a predetermined angle with respect to a laminated surface, and light incident parallel to each other forming a surface and have a the light emitting surface, and the polarization separation film and the reflective film and the polarization conversion element block where a phase difference plate Ru are arranged in a state of being inclined in the same direction relative to the light incident surface A polarization conversion element block forming step, and the light incident surface and the light output of the polarization conversion element block. Method of manufacturing a polarizing conversion element characterized in that an optical polishing step of polishing the surface optically. Forming a polarization separation film on one surface of the first translucent plate having two parallel surfaces; and forming a reflection film on the other surface of the translucent member having the two parallel surfaces. A step, the first light-transmitting plate material on which the polarization separation film and the reflection film are formed, the phase difference plate, and the second light-transmitting plate material on which neither the polarization separation film nor the reflection film is formed A laminating and bonding step of forming a laminate by sequentially laminating and adhering so that the plate surface of the retardation plate is adjacent to the reflective film, and cutting the laminate at a predetermined angle with respect to the laminate surface, It has a parallel light incident surface and light exit surface each other, and the polarization of said polarization separation film and the reflective film and the retardation plate is Ru are arranged in a state of being inclined in the same direction relative to the light incident surface A polarization conversion element block forming step of forming a conversion element block; and Method of manufacturing a polarizing conversion element characterized in that an optical polishing step of polishing the serial light incident surface and a said light emitting surface optically.   The method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the retardation plate is a quarter-wave retardation plate.   In the laminating and bonding step, a plurality of first translucent plates, a plurality of second translucent plates and a plurality of retardation plates are laminated via a photocurable adhesive layer, and cured by light irradiation. 9. The method of manufacturing a polarization conversion element according to claim 7, further comprising a light irradiation adhesion step.   The light irradiation bonding step includes a step of laminating the first light-transmitting plate material, the phase difference plate, and the second light-transmitting plate material through a light-curable adhesive layer, and the light curing by light irradiation. The method for manufacturing a polarization conversion element according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the step of curing the adhesive layer is sequentially repeated.   The light irradiation adhesion step is a step of sequentially laminating the first translucent plate material, the retardation plate, and the second translucent plate material via a photocurable adhesive layer; and 9. The method of manufacturing a polarization conversion element according to claim 7, further comprising a step of curing the photocurable adhesive layer by irradiating light after forming the laminate.   The said lamination | stacking adhesion process irradiates light from the direction which makes an angle with respect to the mutually parallel surface of the said 1st and 2nd translucent board | plate material, and performs photocuring. The manufacturing method of the polarization converting element of any one of these.

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