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- the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device, and more particularly, to a liquid crystal display device using an OCB (Optically Compensated Bend) technique capable of realizing a wide viewing angle and high-speed response.
- OCB Optically Compensated Bend
- Liquid crystal display devices are suitable for various fields by utilizing features such as light weight, thin shape, and low power consumption.
- a twisted nematic (TN) type liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal molecule having optically positive refractive index anisotropy twisted by about 90 ° between a pair of substrates. It is arranged and arranged.
- the optical rotation of light incident on the liquid crystal layer is adjusted by controlling the twist arrangement of liquid crystal molecules.
- this TN-type liquid crystal display device can be manufactured relatively easily, its view angle is narrow and its response speed is slow, so it is not suitable for displaying moving images such as TV images.
- an OCB-type liquid crystal display device has attracted attention as a liquid crystal display device capable of increasing the viewing angle and improving the response speed.
- a liquid crystal layer held between a pair of substrates contains liquid crystal molecules capable of bend alignment.
- This OC B-type liquid crystal display device has an order of magnitude improvement in response speed as compared with the TN type liquid crystal display device, and furthermore, has an optical self-reflection effect of the birefringence of light passing through the liquid crystal layer depending on the alignment state of liquid crystal molecules.
- the viewing angle is wide because compensation can be made.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to increase the viewing angle, improve the response speed, and provide a liquid crystal display with excellent display quality. It is to provide a device.
- a display device includes:
- a liquid crystal panel configured to hold a liquid crystal layer between a pair of substrates
- An optical compensator for optically compensating the retardation of the liquid crystal layer in a predetermined display state in which a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer
- a liquid crystal display device that displays an image by changing the amount of birefringence caused by liquid crystal molecules included in the liquid crystal layer by a voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer,
- the optical compensation element has at least a first retardation plate and a second retardation plate having a retardation in the front direction
- the normalized value ⁇ in the first retardation plate is larger than the normalized value ⁇ in the liquid crystal layer.
- the standardized value ⁇ / ⁇ in the difference plate is the standardized value ⁇ / ⁇ in the liquid crystal layer. It is characterized by being smaller than ⁇ .
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of an OCB type liquid crystal display device as one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an optical compensation element applied to an OCB type liquid crystal display device.
- FIG. 3 is a view showing a relationship between an optical axis direction and a liquid crystal alignment direction of each optical member constituting the optical compensation element shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining retardation generated in a liquid crystal layer when a screen is observed from an oblique direction.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining optical compensation of retardation generated in the liquid crystal layer shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of a wavelength dispersion characteristic of a retardation amount An′d by each optical member in the liquid crystal display device having the configuration shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an OCB type liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 shows an example of a wavelength dispersion characteristic of a retardation amount An′d by each optical member in the liquid crystal display device having the configuration shown in FIG. 7.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an OCB type liquid crystal display device according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an OCB type liquid crystal display device according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an OCB type liquid crystal display device according to a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 12 shows an example of a wavelength dispersion characteristic of a retardation amount An'd by each optical member in a liquid crystal display device equipped with a voltage adjusting mechanism.
- liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. I will tell.
- a liquid crystal display device particularly, an OCB type liquid crystal display device employing an OCB (Optically Compensated Bend) mode as a display mode will be described as an example.
- OCB Optically Compensated Bend
- the OCB type liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel 1 configured to hold a liquid crystal layer 30 between a pair of substrates, ie, an array substrate 10 and a counter substrate 20.
- the liquid crystal panel 1 is, for example, a transmissive type, and is configured to be able to transmit backlight from a backlight unit (not shown) to the counter substrate 20 side from the array substrate 10 side.
- the array substrate 10 is formed using an insulating substrate 11 made of glass or the like.
- the array substrate 10 includes an active element 12, a pixel electrode 13, an alignment film 14, and the like on one main surface of an insulating substrate 11.
- the active element 12 is arranged for each pixel, and is composed of a TFT (Thin Film Transistor), a MIM (Metal Insulated Metal), or the like.
- the pixel electrode 13 is electrically connected to an active element 12 arranged in each pixel.
- the pixel electrode 13 is formed of a light-transmissive conductive member such as ITO (Indium Tin Oxide).
- the alignment film 14 is disposed so as to cover the entire main surface of the insulating substrate 11.
- the counter substrate 20 is formed using an insulating substrate 21 such as glass.
- the counter substrate 20 includes a counter electrode 22, an alignment film 23, and the like on one main surface of an insulating substrate 21.
- the counter electrode 22 is formed of a light-transmissive conductive member such as ITO.
- the alignment film 23 is disposed so as to cover the entire main surface of the insulating substrate 21.
- the liquid crystal panel 1 has a plurality of color pixels, for example, red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color pixels. That is, the red pixel is provided with a red color filter that mainly transmits light of a red wavelength.
- the green pixel is provided with a green color filter that mainly transmits green wavelength light!
- the blue pixel is provided with a blue color filter that mainly transmits blue wavelength light.
- the array substrate 10 and the opposing substrate 20 having the above-described configuration are adhered to each other via a spacer (not shown) while maintaining a predetermined gap therebetween.
- the liquid crystal layer 30 is composed of a liquid crystal composition sealed in a gap between the array substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20. It is made.
- a material in which the liquid crystal molecules 31 contained therein have positive dielectric anisotropy and have optically positive uniaxiality can be selected.
- Such an OCB type liquid crystal display device includes an optical compensating element 40 that optically compensates for the retardation of the liquid crystal layer 30 in a predetermined display state in which a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 30.
- the optical compensation element 40 is provided on the outer surface of the liquid crystal panel 1 on the array substrate 10 side and on the outer surface on the counter substrate 20 side.
- the optical compensation element 40A on the array substrate 10 side has a polarizing plate 41A and a plurality of retardation plates 42A and 43A.
- the optical compensation element 40B on the counter substrate 20 side has a polarizing plate 41B and a plurality of retardation plates 42B and 43B.
- the phase difference plates 42A and 42B function as phase difference plates having a retardation (phase difference) in the thickness direction, as described later.
- the phase difference plates 43A and 43B function as phase difference plates having a retardation (phase difference) in the front direction thereof as described later.
- the alignment films 14 and 23 have been subjected to parallel alignment processing (ie, rubbing processing in the direction indicated by arrow A in the figure).
- parallel alignment processing ie, rubbing processing in the direction indicated by arrow A in the figure.
- the orthogonal projection of the optical axis of the liquid crystal molecules 31 is parallel to the arrow A in the figure.
- the liquid crystal molecules 31 face the array substrate 10 in the cross section of the liquid crystal layer 30 defined by the arrow A as shown in FIG. Bend arrangement is made between the substrate and the substrate 20.
- the polarizing plate 41A is arranged so that the transmission axis thereof is oriented in the direction indicated by the arrow B in the figure. Further, the polarizing plate 41B is arranged so that the transmission axis thereof is oriented in the direction indicated by arrow C in the figure. That is, the transmission axes of the polarizing plates 41A and 41B make an angle of 45 ° with the liquid crystal alignment direction A, and are orthogonal to each other. Such an arrangement in which the transmission axes of the two polarizing plates are orthogonal to each other is called crossed Nicols. If the birefringence (retardation) of an object between them is effectively zero, no light is transmitted. (Transmissivity is zero), a black image is displayed.
- the OCB type liquid crystal display device even when a high voltage is applied to the liquid crystal molecules in the bend alignment, not all the liquid crystal molecules are aligned along the normal direction of the substrate, and the retardation of the liquid crystal layer is reduced. Not completely zero.
- the amount of retardation of the liquid crystal layer 30 was 60 nm.
- the optical compensating element 40 has a certain voltage applied state (for example, a state in which a black image is displayed by applying a high voltage!).
- a retardation plate having a retardation for canceling the retardation is provided.
- the optical axis of such a retardation plate is parallel to the direction in which retardation is generated in the liquid crystal layer 30, that is, the direction D orthogonal to the liquid crystal alignment direction A, and has retardation in the direction D.
- the front direction is defined by the in-plane X and Y directions, and corresponds to the main surface of the liquid crystal panel 1.
- each optical member such as a liquid crystal layer and a retardation plate
- the refractive index of each optical member does not consider only the in-plane principal refractive index nx and ny.
- the principal refractive index nx, ny when each optical member is orthogonally projected on the surface. , Nz are all taken into account.
- the display quality of a black image when viewed from the front direction is the same as that described above using the retardation plates 43A and 43B having retardation in the front direction. It can be improved by such a mechanism.
- the adjustment of the phase difference plate included in the optical compensation element 40 is not limited to this.
- One of the features of the OCB-type liquid crystal display device is that it has a wide viewing angle, but an OCB-type liquid crystal display device cannot necessarily increase the viewing angle. The wide viewing angle can be achieved by adjusting the retardation of the liquid crystal layer and the retardation plate and balancing the retardations.
- a viewing angle characteristic of a black image is particularly important. This is because the degree of tightness of the black image as a video is very large, such as cuts or a sense of contrast. This is because of the impact.
- optical compensation that realizes a wide viewing angle when displaying a black image, that is, that can display a black image with sufficiently reduced transmittance regardless of the viewing angle.
- the liquid crystal molecule 31 is a molecule having a positive uniaxial optical property in which the main refractive index nz in the major axis direction of the molecule is larger than the main refractive indexes nx and ny in the other directions.
- the major axis direction (thickness direction) of the liquid crystal molecules 31 is defined as the Z direction, and the in-plane directions orthogonal thereto are defined as the X direction and the Y direction.
- the optical compensating element 40 includes a retardation plate having optical characteristics (eg, negative uniaxiality) opposite to those of the liquid crystal molecules 31. That is, such a retardation plate has relatively large in-plane main refractive indices nx and ny where the main refractive index nz in the thickness direction is relatively small (nx, ny> nz). This corresponds to “a retardation plate having retardation in the thickness direction” 42A and 42B.
- the thickness direction is defined by the in-plane X direction and the Y direction, as well as the Z direction orthogonal thereto.
- the refractive index of each optical member such as a liquid crystal layer and a retardation plate is three-dimensionally considering the main refractive indexes nx, ny, and nz.
- the retardation of the liquid crystal molecules 31 generated is orthogonal to the retardation generated by the retardation plate 42A (or 42B). That is, the distribution of the main refractive index in the liquid crystal molecule 31 is nx, ny ⁇ nz, and a retardation in which the influence of the main refractive index nz in the thickness direction is dominant occurs in the liquid crystal layer 30.
- the distribution of the main refractive index in the phase difference plate 42A (or 42B) is nx, ny> nz, and the influence of the main refractive index nx or ny in the plane orthogonal to the thickness direction is dominant in the phase difference plate. Retardation occurs.
- the retardation of the liquid crystal layer generated in the front direction is canceled by the “phase difference plate having the retardation in the front direction”.
- the basic idea of increasing the viewing angle in OCB liquid crystal display devices is to cancel the retardation of the liquid crystal layer that occurs in the oblique direction with a “retardation plate having retardation in the thickness direction”.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of the wavelength dispersion characteristics of the retardation amount A n′d of each of the liquid crystal layer and the retardation plate having the retardation in the front direction.
- the horizontal axis represents wavelength (nm)
- the vertical axis represents the retardation amount An n'd for light of each wavelength, normalized by the retardation amount ⁇ 'd for light of a predetermined wavelength, that is, light of 550 nm.
- ne is the extraordinary ray refractive index and no is the ordinary ray refractive index
- d is the optical element Assume the thickness.
- the solid line L1 in the figure corresponds to the liquid crystal layer, and the dashed line L2 corresponds to the retardation plate having a retardation in the front direction.
- a retardation plate having retardation in the front direction has a large difference in the wavelength dispersion characteristics of the liquid crystal layer on the shorter wavelength side than 550 nm, so that the retardation of the liquid crystal layer when the screen is observed from the front direction can be sufficiently improved. I have not been able to cancel. For this reason, especially when the screen is observed from the front direction, the bluing is recognized.
- a PC (polycarbonate) finolem was used as a retardation plate having a retardation in the front direction.
- the optical compensating element includes at least two retardation plates having retardation in the front direction ( That is, a first retardation plate and a second retardation plate) are provided.
- a first retardation plate and a second retardation plate are provided.
- the OCB type liquid crystal display device includes optical compensating elements 40A and 40B on the outer surface of the liquid crystal panel 1 on the side of the array substrate 10 and the outer surface of the counter substrate 20 side, respectively.
- the optical compensation element 40A on the array substrate 10 side includes a polarizing plate 41A, a retardation plate 42A having retardation in the thickness direction, a first retardation plate 43A having retardation in the front direction, and a retardation in the front direction.
- the optical compensator 40B on the opposite substrate 20 side includes a polarizing plate 41B, a retardation plate 42B having retardation in the thickness direction, a first retardation plate 43B having retardation in the front direction, and a front plate in the front direction. It has a second retardation plate 44B having a retardation.
- the transmission axis direction of the polarizing plate and the optical axis direction of the various phase difference plates with respect to the liquid crystal alignment direction are the same as those shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the first retardation plates 43A and 43B are PC films, for example, as in the example described above. Such first retardation plates 43A and 43B have the wavelength dispersion characteristics as shown by L2 in FIG. have. That is, for light having a wavelength shorter than the predetermined wavelength (550 nm), the value ⁇ of the first retardation plates 43A and 43B is smaller than the standardized value of the liquid crystal layer 30.
- the second retardation plates 44 ⁇ and 44 ⁇ ⁇ those having chromatic dispersion characteristics that compensate for the difference in chromatic dispersion characteristics between the liquid crystal layer 30 and the first retardation plates 43 ⁇ and 43 ⁇ ⁇ are selected. You. That is, for light having a wavelength shorter than the predetermined wavelength (550 nm), the second retardation plate 44
- second retardation plates 44 # and 44 # for example, a stretched TAC (triacetyl cellulose) film or the like can be applied.
- the stretching direction of the TAC film was the same as the retardation direction of the first retardation plate.
- FIG. 8 shows the amount of retardation of each of the liquid crystal layer, the first retardation plate, and the second retardation plate.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of the wavelength dispersion characteristics of An'd.
- the retardation amount An'd for light of each wavelength is changed to the retardation amount ⁇ 'for light of a predetermined wavelength, that is, light of Shows chromatic dispersion characteristics of 117 mm 11 ⁇ ⁇
- solid line L1 corresponds to the liquid crystal layer
- dashed line L2 corresponds to the first retardation plate
- broken line L3 corresponds to the second retardation plate.
- the chromatic dispersion characteristic of the first retardation plate is larger than the chromatic dispersion characteristic of the liquid crystal layer.
- the characteristics are smaller than the wavelength dispersion characteristics of the liquid crystal layer. In other words, the value in the visible light wavelength range from 400 nm to 700 nm (or the wavelength range shorter than the predetermined wavelength of 550 nm) ⁇
- the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of ⁇ is that the first retarder is larger than the liquid crystal layer and the second ⁇
- the phase difference plate is smaller than the liquid crystal layer.
- the slope of the chromatic dispersion characteristic curve in the visible light wavelength range from 400 nm to 70 Onm (or the wavelength range shorter than the predetermined wavelength of 550 nm) is greater for the liquid crystal layer of the first retardation plate.
- the second retardation plate is smaller than the liquid crystal layer.
- the wavelength dispersion characteristic ⁇ is larger than the wavelength dispersion characteristic of the value ⁇ in the liquid crystal layer.
- the wavelength dispersion characteristic of the value ⁇ n in the liquid crystal layer is larger than the wavelength dispersion characteristic of the value ⁇ in the liquid crystal layer.
- the total wavelength dispersion characteristics of the first and second retardation plates are made substantially equivalent to the wavelength dispersion characteristic of the liquid crystal layer. This makes it possible to cancel the retardation generated in the liquid crystal layer when the screen is viewed from the front, and to compensate for the wavelength dispersion characteristics of the retardation in the liquid crystal layer.
- the transmittance of the liquid crystal panel can be sufficiently reduced, the contrast can be improved, and a black image with less coloring can be displayed. Becomes possible. Therefore, a liquid crystal display device having excellent viewing angle characteristics and display quality can be provided.
- the optical compensation element 40 as described above is, for example, an optical element in which a polarizing plate, a retardation plate having retardation in the thickness direction, and a first retardation plate having retardation in the front direction are integrally formed.
- it can be manufactured by adding a second retardation plate having a function of adjusting the overall wavelength dispersion characteristics of the liquid crystal display device.
- the optical compensator 40 is manufactured by applying a material that functions as a second retardation plate having a retardation in the front direction to the surface of the optical element, or by attaching a film that functions as the second retardation plate. You. That is, the optical compensation element includes the second retardation plate closest to the liquid crystal panel.
- the optical compensating element may be provided with a first retardation plate on the surface of an optical element in which a second retardation plate is integrally formed with a polarizing plate or the like.
- the phase difference plate will be provided closest to the liquid crystal panel.
- Manufacturing an optical compensator by such a manufacturing method leads to simplification of the manufacturing process, reduction of the manufacturing cost, and low cost of the optical compensator, and is extremely effective in the manufacturing process. It is.
- the second retardation plate (or the first retardation plate) serves as a first retardation plate for light of the same wavelength.
- the retardation amount is substantially equal to the difference between the retardation amount in the (or the second retardation plate) and the retardation amount in the liquid crystal layer. That is, as described above, the retardation amount depends on the thickness d of each optical member. did Therefore, it is possible to optimize the retardation amount of the liquid crystal layer by canceling the retardation amount of the liquid crystal layer by adjusting the combination of the respective thicknesses of the plurality of retardation plates having retardation in the front direction constituting the optical compensator. It is.
- the wavelength dispersion characteristic of the value ⁇ in the liquid crystal layer is relatively small, ⁇
- the thickness of the retarder with wavelength dispersion characteristics is set to be relatively thin, and the thickness of the retarder is relatively large! Should be set relatively thick.
- the wavelength dispersion ⁇ of the value ⁇ in the liquid crystal layer is set to be relatively thin, and the thickness of the retarder is relatively large! Should be set relatively thick.
- the thickness of the second retardation plate is made equal to the thickness of the first retardation plate. This is desirable.
- the thickness of the first retardation films 43 ⁇ and 43 ⁇ is 100 ⁇ m
- the thickness of the second retardation films 44A and 44B is optimally 100 ⁇ m. Met.
- the OCB-type liquid crystal display device has optical compensation elements 40A on the outer surface of the liquid crystal panel 1 on the side of the array substrate 10 and on the outer surface of the counter substrate 20 side, respectively, as in the first embodiment. And 40B. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- the optical compensating element 40A on the array substrate 10 side includes a polarizing plate 41A, a retardation plate 42A having retardation in the thickness direction, a first retardation plate 43A having retardation in the front direction, and a second retardation plate. Has 44A.
- the optical compensation element 40B on the counter substrate 20 side includes a polarizing plate 41B, a retardation plate 42B having retardation in the thickness direction, and a first retardation plate 43B having retardation in the front direction. There is no equivalent to 2 phase difference plate.
- the second retardation plate (or the first retardation plate) is used to determine the retardation amount of the first retardation plate (or the second retardation plate) for the same wavelength light and the liquid crystal layer. It is desirable to have a thickness such that the retardation amount is substantially equal to the difference from the retardation amount in the above.
- the retardation plate may be optimized so as to cancel the retardation amount of the liquid crystal layer by the combination of the respective thicknesses ( ⁇ d ⁇ ′d + ⁇ ′d; where ⁇ , ⁇
- LC LC 1 1 2 2 LC n and ⁇ are defined as ⁇ in the liquid crystal layer, the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate, respectively, and d and d
- liquid crystal layer D respectively in the liquid crystal layer, the first retardation plate, and the second retardation plate.
- liquid crystal layer D respectively in the liquid crystal layer, the first retardation plate, and the second retardation plate.
- the total chromatic dispersion characteristics of the two first retardation plates 43A and 43B provided in the display device are offset by the chromatic dispersion characteristics of the single second retardation plate 44A, and the resulting chromatic dispersion characteristic liquid crystal layer 30 It is sufficient that the wavelength dispersion characteristics substantially coincide with the wavelength dispersion characteristics.
- the thickness of the first retardation plates 43A and 43B is reduced. It was optimal to set the thickness of the second retardation plate 44A to 200 m, which is twice the thickness of the first retardation plate, while the thickness was set to 100 m.
- the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and in addition, the second phase difference plate is provided only on one optical compensator.
- the number of optical members can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.
- the OCB-type liquid crystal display device has optical compensation elements 40A on the outer surface of the liquid crystal panel 1 on the array substrate 10 side and the outer surface of the counter substrate 20 side, respectively, as in the first embodiment. And 40B.
- the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- the optical compensation element 40A on the array substrate 10 side includes a polarizing plate 41A, a retardation plate 42A having retardation in the thickness direction, and a first retardation plate 43A having retardation in the front direction.
- the optical compensation element 40B on the opposite substrate 20 side includes a polarizing plate 41B, a retardation plate 42B having retardation in the thickness direction, and a second retardation plate 44B having retardation in the front direction.
- the thickness of the first retardation plate 43A is set to 200 m. In contrast, it was optimal to set the thickness of the second retardation plate 44B to 200 m.
- the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.
- the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate are provided only on one optical compensator, the number of favorable optical members can be further reduced, and the cost can be reduced.
- each optical member functioning as the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate serves as an optical compensating element when constituting a liquid crystal display device. All you need is at least one. That is, the optical member functioning as the first retardation plate only needs to be included in at least one of the optical compensation element 40A on the array substrate 10 side and the optical compensation element 40B on the counter substrate side. Similarly, the optical member functioning as the second retardation plate may be included in at least one of the optical compensation element 40A on the array substrate 10 side and the optical compensation element 40B on the counter substrate side. In short, it is necessary to consider the total sum of the retardations in the front direction ( ⁇ d + ⁇ .d) between the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate.
- the liquid crystal panel 1 has a red pixel, a green pixel, and a blue pixel as a plurality of color pixels.
- a high voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer in each color pixel. That is, the black image is displayed by sufficiently reducing the transmittance of each color pixel (to approach zero as much as possible).
- the level of the voltage supplied for displaying a black image to each color pixel of a different color is individually set. It has a voltage adjustment mechanism for adjusting. That is, the best conditions for displaying a black image do not necessarily match in each color pixel. For this reason, the voltage adjustment mechanism When displaying a black image, the driving voltage Vr is supplied to the red pixel PXR, the driving voltage Vg is supplied to the green pixel PXG, and the driving voltage Vb is supplied to the blue pixel PXB. These drive voltages V (r, g, b) are adjusted to levels that adjust the retardation of each color pixel when displaying a black image. With this method, the coloring problem in the front direction and the wavelength dependency can be corrected.
- the liquid crystal layer 30 in each color pixel and the retardation in the front direction are set.
- the wavelength dispersion characteristics of the retardation amount ⁇ n • d by each of the retardation plates 43A and 43B are as shown in FIG. 12, for example.
- the solid line L1 in the figure corresponds to the liquid crystal layer, and the dashed line L2 corresponds to the retardation plate having a retardation in the front direction.
- the driving voltage Vb of the blue pixel ⁇ is 4.3 V
- the driving voltage Vg of the green pixel PXG is 4.5 V
- the red pixel is
- the drive voltage Vr of the PXR was set to 4.6V.
- the chromatic dispersion characteristics of the liquid crystal layer of each color pixel are sufficiently compensated for especially by the vicinity of the center wavelength (450nm, 550nm, 650nm) of each color by incorporating the voltage adjusting mechanism. ing.
- the optical compensator and the voltage adjusting mechanism as described in the first embodiment are combined, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 30 of the green pixel is set to 4.5 V, and the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 30 of the blue pixel is set to 4 V. 4 V, when the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 30 of the red pixel is 4.5 V, a black image display product The position was good. Under these conditions, good display quality was obtained without deterioration of color purity.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and at the stage of its implementation, may be modified by modifying its components without departing from the scope of the invention. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Further, components of different embodiments may be appropriately combined.
- a film in which an optically anisotropic substance having negative uniaxiality eg, discotic liquid crystal molecules
- the first retardation plate and the second retardation plate are also used as a film having a phase difference in the transmission axis direction of the polarizing plate or as a film having a phase difference in the thickness direction. Is also good.
- the film may be a biaxial film.
- liquid crystal display device capable of expanding the viewing angle and improving the response speed, and having excellent display quality.
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