WO2010001868A1 - 光学異方性材料、光学素子および光情報記録再生装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optically anisotropic material, an optical element, and an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus.
- the optical head device is a device that can read information recorded in pits by irradiating an optical disc with laser light and detecting the reflected light.
- linearly polarized light emitted from the light source reaches the information recording surface of the optical disc via a beam splitter, a collimator lens, a phase difference plate, and an objective lens.
- the forward linearly polarized light passes through the beam splitter as it is, and is converted into circularly polarized light by the phase difference plate.
- This circularly polarized light is reflected by the information recording surface of the optical disk to become reversely circularly polarized light, and then follows the return path in the order of the objective lens, the phase difference plate, and the collimator lens, contrary to the forward path. Then, the light is converted into linearly polarized light orthogonal to that before incidence by the return phase retardation plate.
- the direction of the linearly polarized light is shifted by 90 degrees from that of the forward path light, and the traveling direction is bent by 90 degrees to reach the photodetector when passing through the beam splitter.
- the focus position of the beam spot shifts from the recording surface, and this is detected and corrected to make the beam spot an uneven pit on the recording surface.
- Servo mechanism to follow the is required.
- Such a mechanism is configured to detect the track position by focusing the beam spot irradiated by the laser light source on the recording surface and to follow the target track. Further, in the optical head device, it is necessary to prevent the laser light reflected without hitting the pit on the recording surface from returning to the light source as it is.
- the optical head device requires an optical element that modulates the laser light from the light source (polarization, diffraction, phase adjustment, etc.).
- the retardation plate described above has an effect of giving different refractive indexes to incident light according to the angle formed by the optical axis of the retardation plate and the phase plane of the incident light, and further shifting the phase of the two component light generated by birefringence. have.
- the two lights whose phases are shifted are combined when they are emitted from the phase difference plate. Since the magnitude of the phase shift is determined by the thickness of the phase difference plate, adjusting the thickness produces a quarter-wave plate that shifts the phase by ⁇ / 2, a half-wave plate that shifts ⁇ , or the like. .
- linearly polarized light that has passed through a quarter wavelength plate becomes circularly polarized light
- linearly polarized light that has passed through a half wavelength plate becomes linearly polarized light whose polarization plane is inclined by 90 degrees.
- the servo mechanism described above is configured by combining a plurality of optical elements using such properties.
- the optical element is also used to prevent the laser light reflected without hitting the pit on the recording surface from returning to the light source.
- the above optical element can be manufactured using a liquid crystal material.
- a liquid crystal molecule having a polymerizable functional group has both properties as a polymerizable monomer and properties as a liquid crystal. Accordingly, when polymerization is performed after aligning liquid crystal molecules having a polymerizable functional group, an optically anisotropic material in which the alignment of liquid crystal molecules is fixed is obtained. Since the optically anisotropic material has optical anisotropy such as refractive index anisotropy derived from a mesogen skeleton, a diffractive element, a retardation plate, and the like are produced using this property.
- an optically anisotropic material for example, a liquid crystal composition containing a compound represented by CH 2 ⁇ CH—COO—Ph—OCO—Cy—Z (Z: alkyl group) is polymerized in Patent Document 1.
- An optically anisotropic material is disclosed.
- the optical element described above generally requires the following characteristics. 1) It has an appropriate retardation value (phase difference value) (Rd value) according to the wavelength used and application. 2) In-plane optical characteristics (Rd value, transmittance, etc.) are uniform. 3) There is almost no scattering or absorption at the wavelength used. 4) It is easy to match optical characteristics with other materials constituting the element. 5) The wavelength dispersion of refractive index and refractive index anisotropy is small at the wavelength used.
- the ⁇ n of the liquid crystal material forming the optical element is small, it is necessary to increase the thickness d.
- the thickness d increases, it becomes difficult to align the liquid crystal, and it becomes difficult to obtain desired optical characteristics.
- ⁇ n is large, it is necessary to reduce the thickness d, but in this case, precise thickness control becomes difficult. Therefore, it is very important for the liquid crystal material to have an appropriate ⁇ n value.
- a retardation plate made of liquid crystal is arranged in an optical head device that uses blue laser light as a light source, aberrations occur with the passage of time, the transmittance decreases, or the Rd value is reduced. And may fluctuate. This is presumably because the constituent material of the phase difference plate was damaged by being exposed to the blue laser light.
- light light beam
- the phase difference plate cannot pass through the objective lens and reach the surface of the recording medium to form an image at one point. Then, the light use efficiency is lowered, and the efficiency of reading and writing information is lowered.
- the optical head device may not function.
- a material having a high refractive index anisotropy is usually required to reduce the size and increase the efficiency of an optical element.
- a material having a high refractive index anisotropy has a high refractive index, but a high refractive index material has a large wavelength dispersion of the refractive index, and therefore has a large absorption for light of a short wavelength (that is, a molar absorption of the material). The coefficient is large). Therefore, the conventional high refractive index material has a problem of low resistance to short wavelength light such as blue laser light.
- a compound having a structure that does not contain an aromatic ring such as a full alicyclic structure is considered.
- all alicyclic liquid crystal monomers generally have a small ⁇ n, and if the polymer is used, ⁇ n becomes smaller or isotropic, making it difficult to obtain desired liquid crystallinity. there were.
- the following two alicyclic liquid crystal monomers exhibit optical anisotropy (birefringence) but become isotropic polymers by polymerization.
- CH 2 CH-COO-Cy-Cy-C 3 H 7 CH 2 ⁇ CH—COO—Cy—Cy—C 5 H 11
- the temperature range showing the optical anisotropy of the monomer is not wide, and it is difficult to obtain a composition having desired liquid crystallinity even when mixed with other compounds.
- an optical element that modulates laser light having a wavelength of 300 nm to 450 nm is required to have an optically anisotropic material that is less deteriorated even when exposed to light in this wavelength band and that has excellent durability and liquid crystallinity. It has been. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an optically anisotropic material having good light resistance to blue laser light.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an optical element having good light resistance to blue laser light and an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus using the optical element.
- an optical heterogeneity obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable liquid crystalline composition containing 5 mol% or more of one or more polymerizable compounds represented by the following formula (1). Isotropic material.
- R ⁇ 1 > and R ⁇ 2 > are respectively independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group
- K is — (CH 2 ) p COO— or — (CH 2 ) q OCO—, which may have an etheric oxygen atom between carbon-carbon bonds of the alkylene group, Part or all may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group (provided that p and q each independently represents an integer of 1 to 12)
- L is —OCO (CH 2 ) r — or —COO (CH 2 ) s —, which may have an etheric oxygen atom between carbon-carbon bonds of the alkylene group, Part or all may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group (provided that r and s each independently represents an integer of 1 to 12)
- Cy is a trans-1,4-cyclo
- K is — (CH 2 ) p COO— in which part or all of the hydrogen atoms of the alkylene group may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group
- L is preferably —OCO (CH 2 ) r — in which part or all of the hydrogen atoms of the alkylene group may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group.
- R 1 and R 2 are both hydrogen atoms
- K is — (CH 2 ) p COO— in which part or all of the hydrogen atoms of the alkylene group may be substituted with fluorine atoms
- L is preferably —OCO (CH 2 ) r — in which part or all of the hydrogen atoms of the alkylene group may be substituted with fluorine atoms.
- the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition can contain a polymerizable compound other than the polymerizable compound represented by the formula (1).
- This polymerizable compound preferably has no aromatic ring.
- the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition includes a polymerizable compound represented by the following formula (2) and a polymerization represented by the following formula (3) as a polymerizable compound other than the polymerizable compound represented by the formula (1). And at least one polymerizable compound selected from the group consisting of a polymerizable compound.
- R 3 and R 5 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
- R 4 and R 6 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and some or all of the hydrogen atoms may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group.
- M is — (CH 2 ) a COO—, — (CH 2 ) b OCO—, — (CH 2 ) c O— or — (CH 2 ) d —, and an ether between the carbon-carbon bonds of the alkylene group.
- N is — (CH 2 ) e COO—, — (CH 2 ) f OCO—, — (CH 2 ) g O— or — (CH 2 ) h —, and an ether between the carbon-carbon bonds of the alkylene group.
- n are each independently 0 or 1.
- Cy is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, and part or all of the hydrogen atoms may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group.
- the optically anisotropic material according to the first aspect of the present invention is obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable liquid crystalline composition in a state where the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition exhibits a liquid crystal phase and in a state where the liquid crystal is aligned. It is preferable.
- the second aspect of the present invention relates to an optical element having the optically anisotropic material of the first aspect of the present invention.
- an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus for recording information on an optical recording medium and / or reproducing information recorded on the optical recording medium.
- the present invention relates to an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus having an optical element.
- an optically anisotropic material having good light resistance to blue laser light is provided, and according to the second aspect of the present invention, an optical element having good light resistance to blue laser is provided. Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the optical element can be an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus suitable for increasing the capacity.
- the polymerizable compound represented by the formula (1) is also referred to as a compound (1).
- the trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group in the present specification may be an unsubstituted group in which the hydrogen atom bonded to the carbon atom in these groups is not substituted with other groups.
- a hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom in the group may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group.
- all the groups shall be included.
- a linear alkyl group is preferable.
- polymerizable liquid crystal a compound having both liquid crystallinity and polymerizability is referred to as polymerizable liquid crystal.
- DELTA refractive index anisotropy
- the present inventor is an optically anisotropic material obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing 5 mol% or more of one or more types represented by the following formula (1). It has been found that the light resistance to laser light can be improved.
- R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
- a hydrogen atom is preferable.
- the polymerization can proceed rapidly when the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition containing the compound (1) is photopolymerized to obtain an optically anisotropic material.
- the characteristics of the optical element having the optically anisotropic material are not easily affected by the external environment such as temperature, and there is an advantage that variation in retardation in the plane of the optical element is reduced.
- Cy is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group.
- some or all of the hydrogen atoms in this group may be substituted with fluorine atoms or methyl groups.
- K is — (CH 2 ) p COO— or — (CH 2 ) q OCO—.
- p and q each independently represent an integer of 1 to 12.
- some or all of the hydrogen atoms may be substituted with fluorine atoms or methyl groups.
- L is —OCO (CH 2 ) r — or —COO (CH 2 ) s —.
- r and s each independently represent an integer of 1 to 12.
- some or all of the hydrogen atoms may be substituted with fluorine atoms or methyl groups.
- K is — (CH 2 ) p COO— in which part or all of the hydrogen atoms of the alkylene group may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group
- L is a part of the hydrogen atoms of the alkylene group or It is preferable that all are —OCO (CH 2 ) r — which may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group.
- K and L can easily exhibit liquid crystallinity or have liquid crystallinity when the alkylene group is an unsubstituted alkylene group in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms are not substituted with fluorine atoms or methyl groups. It is preferable because it is difficult to damage.
- a compound (1A) represented by the following formula (1A) having a low handling temperature range is preferably exemplified.
- p and r represent an integer of 1 to 12.
- it is preferable to set p r.
- metachloroperbenzoic acid m-CPBA
- compound (11) metachloroperbenzoic acid
- compound (12) is reacted in the order of aqueous potassium hydroxide, 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (DHP), and aqueous potassium hydroxide in the presence of a pyridinium-paratoluenesulfonic acid catalyst (cat.PPTS).
- DHP 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran
- cat.PPTS pyridinium-paratoluenesulfonic acid catalyst
- trans-trans-bicyclohexanediol (14) obtained by recrystallization of the bicyclohexanediol mixture (14 ′) and the compound (13) were converted into 1-ethyl-3- (dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydro Reaction in the presence of chloride (EDC) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine catalyst (cat.DMAP) provides compound (15).
- EDC chloride
- cat.DMAP 4-dimethylaminopyridine catalyst
- the compound (16) is reacted with acrylic acid chloride.
- THP in the formulas (13) and (15) means tetrahydro-2H-pyran. Thereby, compound (1A-1) is obtained.
- the compound (22) was reacted with (methoxymethyl) triphenylphosphonium chloride and potassium tert-butoxide and the compound (21), and then sequentially treated with perchloric acid and sodium hydroxide to give the compound (22 )
- the compound (22) is reacted with 2KHSO 5 ⁇ KHSO 4 ⁇ K 2 SO 4 (trade name “Oxone”) in a dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent to obtain the compound (23).
- compound (24) is reacted with 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (DHP) in the presence of a pyridinium-paratoluenesulfonic acid catalyst (cat.PPTS) to give compound (25).
- DHP 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran
- cat.PPTS pyridinium-paratoluenesulfonic acid catalyst
- a compound in which R 1 is a methyl group can be similarly synthesized by changing acrylic acid chloride to methacrylic acid chloride by the above synthesis method.
- Compound (1) alone may not exhibit a nematic phase depending on the type of substituent.
- a polymerizable liquid crystalline compound other than the compound (1) is added to the compound (1) to obtain a polymerizable liquid crystalline composition.
- a composition By doing in this way, the temperature range in which the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition exhibits a nematic phase can be secured.
- a compound having an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group is preferable, and a compound having an acryloyl group is particularly preferable. Moreover, it is preferable to set it as the structure which does not contain an aromatic ring in a mesogenic group from the point which improves durability with respect to a blue laser beam.
- polymerizable liquid crystal compound other than the compound (1) or the polymerizable non-liquid crystal compound having a structure similar to that of the compound (1) various known compounds can be used. Preferred compounds are as follows. Monofunctional compound (4) and bifunctional compound (5).
- CH 2 CR 7 —COO—R 8 —A 1 —Y 1 —A 2 —A 3 —A 4 —R 9 (4)
- R 7 , R 10 and R 13 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
- R 8 , R 11 and R 12 each independently represents a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and in the case of an alkylene group, each independently represents a carbon-carbon bond or a ring of the alkylene group. It may have an etheric oxygen atom at the terminal bonded to the group, or may have a carboxyl group at the terminal bonded to the cyclic group, and further bonded to a carbon atom in the alkylene group. Some or all of the hydrogen atoms may be substituted with fluorine atoms.
- R 9 is an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyloxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a fluorine atom, and an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an alkylcarbonyloxy group.
- groups some or all of the hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms in these groups may be substituted with fluorine atoms.
- Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represents a single bond or —COO—
- Y 3 represents a single bond or —CH 2 —CH 2 —
- Y 4 represents a single bond or —OCO—.
- a 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 , A 7 and A 8 are each independently a single bond, a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group or a 1,4-phenylene group.
- the combination of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 and A 4 and the combination of A 5 , A 6 , A 7 and A 8 are each independently two or less single bonds, and at least one of It is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group and there are no three consecutive 1,4-phenylene groups, and a hydrogen atom of the trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group or 1,4-phenylene group A part or all of may be substituted with a fluorine atom.
- R 3 and R 5 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
- R 4 and R 6 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and some or all of the hydrogen atoms may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group.
- M is — (CH 2 ) a COO— or — (CH 2 ) b OCO—, — (CH 2 ) c O— or — (CH 2 ) d —, and an ether between the carbon-carbon bonds of the alkylene group.
- N is — (CH 2 ) e COO—, — (CH 2 ) f OCO—, — (CH 2 ) g O— or — (CH 2 ) h —, and an ether between the carbon-carbon bonds of the alkylene group.
- n are each independently 0 or 1.
- Cy is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, and part or all of the hydrogen atoms may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a methyl group.
- the compound (2) and the compound (3) include polymerizable liquid crystal compounds represented by the following formula.
- CH 2 CH-COO-Cy-Cy-R 4 (2-1) CH 2 ⁇ CH—COO— (CH 2 ) 4 —OCO—Cy—Cy—R 4 (2-2)
- CH 2 CH-COO-Cy-COO-Cy-Cy-R 6 (3-1) CH 2 ⁇ CH—COO— (CH 2 ) 4 —OCO—Cy—COO—Cy—Cy—R 6 (3-2)
- the polymerizable liquid crystal composition can contain the compound (2) and the compound (3).
- polymeric liquid crystalline compounds other than a compound (2) and a compound (3) can also be included.
- the ratio of the compound (1) to the total amount of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound other than the compound (1) and the compound (1) in the polymerizable liquid crystal composition is preferably 5 mol% or more. Further, considering the compatibility, 5 mol% to 70 mol% is preferably 5 mol% to 50 mol%, particularly 20 mol% to 50 mol% from the viewpoint of suppressing a decrease in ⁇ n in the degree of polymerization. More preferably.
- the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition is a non-polymerizable compound other than the polymerizable compound (the polymerizable compound other than the compound (1) and the compound (1)) within a range not impairing the effects of the present invention, for example, , Non-polymerizable liquid crystalline compounds, non-polymerizable non-liquid crystalline compounds, and the like.
- the amount of an additive selected from a polymerization initiator, a polymerization inhibitor, a chiral agent, an antioxidant, an ultraviolet absorber, a light stabilizer or a pigment should be 5% by mass or less based on the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition. Is preferable, and it is more preferable to set it as 2 mass% or less.
- the other compounds when other compounds which are non-polymerizable compounds other than the above additives are added, they are used within the range not impairing the effects of the present invention, but the other compounds are preferably 10% by mass or less, and 5% by mass or less. Is more preferable.
- the optically anisotropic material of the present invention is a polymer obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition in a state where the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition exhibits a liquid crystal phase and in a state where the liquid crystal is aligned. It is a coalescence.
- the ambient temperature may be set to a nematic phase-isotropic phase transition temperature (T c ) or lower.
- T c nematic phase-isotropic phase transition temperature
- the upper limit of the ambient temperature is preferably set to (T c ⁇ 10) or less.
- the polymerization of the above polymerizable liquid crystalline composition includes photopolymerization or thermal polymerization, but photopolymerization is preferred from the viewpoint of easy curing while maintaining liquid crystallinity.
- the light used for photopolymerization is preferably ultraviolet light or visible light.
- a photoinitiator when performing photopolymerization, it is preferable to use a photoinitiator.
- a photopolymerization initiator appropriately selected from acetophenones, benzophenones, benzoins, benzyls, Michler's ketones, benzoin alkyl ethers, benzyl dimethyl ketals, thioxanthones and the like is preferably used.
- a photoinitiator can be used 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types.
- the amount of the photopolymerization initiator is preferably 0.01% by mass to 5% by mass, and preferably 0.01% by mass to 2% by mass with respect to the total amount (100% by mass) of the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition. It is particularly preferable to do this.
- the optically anisotropic material can be obtained by polymerizing the above polymerizable liquid crystalline composition in a state of being sandwiched between a pair of substrates whose surfaces are subjected to alignment treatment. Specific examples will be described below.
- a transparent substrate for example, a substrate made of a material having a high visible light transmittance can be used.
- inorganic glass such as alkali glass, alkali-free glass, and quartz glass
- transparent resin such as fluorine-containing polymer such as polyester, polycarbonate, polyether, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl fluoride
- substrate which consists of etc. is mentioned.
- the thickness of the transparent substrate is not particularly limited, but is usually 0.2 mm to 1.5 mm, preferably 0.3 mm to 1.1 mm.
- the transparent substrate may be provided with a surface treatment layer made of an inorganic material or an organic material for the purpose of preventing alkali elution, improving adhesion, preventing reflection or hard coating.
- an orientation process is performed on the surface of the transparent substrate.
- an alignment film is formed on a transparent substrate, and an alignment process is performed on the alignment film.
- the alignment film only needs to have a function of aligning liquid crystals.
- an organic material such as polyimide, polyamide, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl cinnamate, and polystyrene, or an inorganic material such as SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 is used.
- the alignment treatment can be performed using a rubbing method or the like. For example, by rubbing the surface of the alignment film in one direction with a rubbing cloth such as nylon or rayon, the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in that direction.
- the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules can be made uniform by oblique deposition of SiO 2 , ion beam method or photo-alignment film.
- an optically anisotropic material is formed on the alignment film.
- a second substrate having an alignment film formed on the surface is newly prepared.
- This alignment film may be formed in the same manner as the first substrate.
- a mold release process is performed on the surface of the second substrate on which the alignment film is formed.
- the release agent for example, a fluorosilane-based or fluorine-containing polymer having a fluorine-containing aliphatic ring structure can be used.
- the first substrate is superposed on the second substrate and temporarily bonded with an interval.
- the surface of the second substrate on which the alignment film is formed or the release-treated surface and the surface of the first substrate on which the alignment film is formed are set to face each other.
- the opening part which can be filled with polymeric liquid crystalline composition from the outside is provided.
- a polymerizable liquid crystal composition is injected between the substrates through this opening.
- a vacuum injection method may be used, or a method utilizing capillary action in the atmosphere may be used.
- the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition is polymerized by irradiating light of a predetermined wavelength. If necessary, heat treatment may be further performed after the light irradiation.
- the second substrate that has been temporarily bonded as necessary is removed to obtain a structure in which the alignment film and the optically anisotropic material are formed between the two substrates or on the first substrate.
- the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition is oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the first substrate, and the optically anisotropic material is obtained in a state where this orientation is fixed.
- optically anisotropic material can be performed, for example, as follows.
- a first substrate on which an alignment film is formed and a second substrate on which a release agent is applied as necessary on the surface on which the alignment film is formed are prepared.
- a photocurable polymerizable liquid crystal composition is dropped onto the alignment film formed on the first substrate.
- the second substrate is overlapped with the first substrate so that the surface on which the alignment film is formed or the surface on which the release agent is applied is on the side of the polymerizable liquid crystalline composition.
- the polymerizable liquid crystal composition is polymerized by irradiating light of a predetermined wavelength.
- the second substrate is removed as necessary, a structure in which an alignment film and an optically anisotropic material are formed between two substrates or on the first substrate is obtained as described above. Can do.
- the optically anisotropic material of the present invention can be used as a material for optical elements.
- an optical element can be obtained by providing an electrode for the purpose of controlling optical characteristics or a reflective film for the purpose of use as a reflective element. It can be.
- the optical element of the present invention may be a combination of two optical elements. Further, the optical element may be used in combination with another optical element such as a lens, a wavefront correction surface, a phase difference plate, a diaphragm, or a diffraction grating. When two optical elements are combined, the optical elements using two substrates may be formed and then stacked, or two liquid crystal layers may be formed in the three substrates. Good.
- an optical element such as a diffraction grating such as a polarization hologram, a phase difference plate, and a wavefront correction element can be produced.
- An example of a polarization hologram is an example in which signal light generated by light emitted from a laser light source being reflected by an information recording surface of an optical disc is separated and guided to a light receiving element.
- As a retardation plate it is used as a half-wave plate to control the phase difference of the light emitted from the laser light source, or is installed in the optical path as a quarter-wave plate to stabilize the output of the laser light source. Examples are given.
- the optically anisotropic material of the present invention can be applied to a retardation plate for a projector, a polarizer, and the like.
- a member made of a first material containing the optically anisotropic material of the present invention (first member) and a member made of a second material having an isotropic refractive index (second member)
- first member a member made of a first material containing the optically anisotropic material of the present invention
- second member a member made of a second material having an isotropic refractive index
- the diffraction gratings may be alternately arranged to form a grating shape.
- An optical element comprising the optically anisotropic material of the present invention is suitable for use in an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus for recording information on an optical recording medium and / or reproducing information recorded on an optical recording medium.
- the optical element according to the present invention is preferably arranged in the optical path of the laser beam of the optical information recording / reproducing apparatus.
- it is suitable for an optical head for an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus using blue laser light such as BD and HDDVD which has recently been put into practical use.
- it is also preferably used in an imaging element for a projector application or a communication device for a wavelength variable filter application.
- optical information recording / reproducing apparatus provided with the above diffraction grating
- light reflected from the optical recording medium is diffracted by the diffraction grating.
- this optical information recording / reproducing apparatus is reflected by a light source that generates light incident on the diffraction grating, an objective lens that condenses the light emitted from the light source onto the optical recording medium, and the optical recording medium. It is possible to have a detector for detecting the light.
- the optical information recording / reproducing apparatus can also have a retardation plate manufactured using the optically anisotropic material of the present invention.
- the retardation plate plays a role of changing the polarization state of the light reflected by the optical disk after transmitting the light from the light source.
- the retardation plate is a 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength plate
- the polarization state of the light reflected by the optical disc is circularly polarized or elliptically polarized if it is linearly polarized, or linearly polarized if it is circularly polarized by this retardation plate.
- the polarization plane can be changed.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus equipped with a retardation plate according to the present invention.
- information recorded on the optical disc is read as follows.
- the linearly polarized light emitted from the light source 1 passes through the beam splitter 2, the collimator lens 3, the phase difference plate 4 and the objective lens 5 and then reaches the information recording surface of the optical disk 6.
- the linearly polarized light passes through the beam splitter 2 without changing the deflection direction, and is then converted into circularly polarized light by the phase difference plate 4 having a quarter wavelength phase difference.
- the light is reflected by the information recording surface of the optical disk 6 to be reversely polarized circularly, and the objective lens 5, the phase difference plate 4 and the collimator lens 3 are followed in the reverse direction in the reverse direction.
- the circularly polarized light is converted into linearly polarized light orthogonal to that before incidence by the phase difference plate 4 in the return path.
- the direction of the linearly polarized light is shifted by 90 degrees with respect to the forward light, so that the traveling direction is bent 90 degrees when passing through the beam splitter 2 and reaches the photodetector 7.
- a normal laser light source used in a normal optical information recording / reproducing apparatus is used.
- a semiconductor laser is suitable, but other lasers may be used. Since the phase difference plate 4 has good light resistance to a blue laser, the capacity of the optical information recording / reproducing apparatus can be increased by using the blue laser as a light source.
- the optically anisotropic material of the present invention may be applied to the beam splitter 2 of FIG. Specifically, it is arranged as a polarization-dependent diffraction grating.
- the transmittance can be increased for light in the polarization direction of the forward path, and the diffraction efficiency can be increased for light in the polarization direction of the return path having a polarization direction orthogonal to that.
- the light utilization efficiency of the entire recording / reproducing apparatus can be further improved.
- the organic layer was washed successively with a saturated aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution, a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to obtain an unpurified compound (12 ′) Was obtained.
- the compound (12 ′) was purified by silica gel column chromatography using hexane / ethyl acetate (19: 1, volume ratio) as a developing solution to obtain 24.7 g of the compound (12). The yield was 43%. In addition, 28 g of compound (11) was recovered by this purification.
- the compound (13 ′) was purified by silica gel column chromatography using hexane / ethyl acetate (2: 1, volume ratio) as a developing solution to obtain 25.5 g of the compound (13). The yield was 60%.
- Trans-trans-bicyclohexanediol (14) was purified and separated from the mixture of bicyclohexanediol.
- the compound (15 ′) was purified by silica gel column chromatography using hexane / ethyl acetate (4: 1, volume ratio) as a developing solution to obtain 8.5 g of the compound (15). The yield was 77%.
- the melting point of the polymerizable compound (1A-1) at the time of temperature increase was 91 ° C. Further, a smectic phase was exhibited at 64 ° C. to 57 ° C. when the temperature was lowered.
- ⁇ Preparation of polymerizable liquid crystalline composition> The polymerizable compound (1A-1) obtained above and the composition E were mixed in the proportions shown in Table 1 to obtain polymerizable liquid crystal compositions A to D.
- the composition E the following compounds (2-1-1a), (2-1-1b), (3-2-1a) and (3-2-1a) as polymerizable liquid crystal compounds other than the polymerizable compound (1A-1) A mixture of 3-2-1b) at a ratio of 3: 3: 1: 1 (molar ratio) was used.
- the ratios shown in Table 1 are the ratios (mol%) of the respective polymerizable compounds (polymerizable compound (1A-1) and composition E) to the total polymerizable compounds constituting the polymerizable liquid crystal composition. .
- Table 1 also shows the values of T m and T c of the polymerizable liquid crystal compositions A to D. All of the polymerizable liquid crystal compositions A to C exhibited a nematic liquid crystal phase between the melting point and the clearing point, and the polymerizable liquid crystal composition D exhibited a smectic liquid crystal phase (measurement during cooling).
- a polyimide solution was applied to a glass substrate having a length of 5 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a thickness of 0.5 mm using a spin coater and dried, followed by rubbing with a nylon cloth in a certain direction to prepare a support.
- two cells were bonded using an adhesive so that the surfaces subjected to the orientation treatment face each other to produce a cell.
- Glass beads having a diameter of 3.3 ⁇ m were added to the adhesive, and the distance between the supports was adjusted to 3.3 ⁇ m.
- a polymerization initiator was added to the polymerizable liquid crystal composition A at a ratio of 0.5% by mass with respect to the polymerizable liquid crystal composition A to obtain a polymerizable liquid crystal composition A1.
- a photopolymerization initiator “Irgacure 754” (trade name) manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals was used.
- the polymerizable liquid crystal composition A1 was injected into the cell at a temperature of 85 ° C. Next, photopolymerization was performed by irradiating ultraviolet rays having an intensity of 50 mW / cm 2 at a temperature of 85 ° C. so that the integrated light amount was 9000 mJ / cm 2 , and an optical element A was obtained.
- the liquid crystal was horizontally aligned in the rubbing direction of the substrate.
- Optical element A was transparent in the visible range and no scattering was observed. Further, the refractive index anisotropy ⁇ n with respect to the laser beam having a wavelength of 405 nm was 0.0182.
- optical element A was irradiated with a Kr laser (multimode with wavelengths of 407 nm and 413 nm), and a blue laser light exposure acceleration test was performed.
- the irradiation conditions were a temperature of 80 ° C., an exposure energy of 69 mW / mm 2 , and an integrated exposure energy of 30 W ⁇ hour / mm 2 and 40 W ⁇ hour / mm 2 .
- Example 2 to Example 4 For the polymerizable liquid crystal compositions B, C, and D obtained in Example 1, a polymerization initiator was added at a ratio of 0.5% by mass to each composition, and the polymerizable liquid crystal compositions B1, C1 were added. D1 was obtained.
- a photopolymerization initiator “Irgacure 754” (trade name) manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals was used. Using these polymerizable liquid crystalline compositions, optical elements B, C, and D were produced in the same manner as in Example 1. Each obtained optical element was evaluated in the same manner as the optical element A. The results are shown in Table 2.
- Optical elements B and C had no problem in initial evaluation, and optical element D did not exhibit liquid crystallinity. Further, the optical elements B, C, and D all had a change in transmittance of less than 1% at 30 W ⁇ hour / mm 2 in the acceleration test evaluation. At 40 W ⁇ hour / mm 2 , the optical elements C and D had a change in transmittance of less than 1%.
- Example 5 A photopolymerization initiator was added at a ratio of 0.5% by mass to the composition E to obtain a polymerizable liquid crystal composition E1.
- a photopolymerization initiator “Irgacure 754” (trade name) manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals was used.
- Optical element E was produced in the same manner as in Example 1, and evaluation was performed in the same manner as for optical element A. The results are shown in Table 3. In Table 3, “-” indicates that it has not been evaluated.
- the liquid crystal was horizontally aligned in the rubbing direction of the substrate. Further, the optical element E was transparent in the visible range, and no scattering was observed. Furthermore, ⁇ n with respect to laser light having a wavelength of 405 nm was 0.0057. However, in the optical element E, it was found by the accelerated test evaluation that the transmittance change was 3.0% at 30 W ⁇ hour / mm 2 , and the deterioration progressed.
- the present invention provides an optically anisotropic material having good light resistance to blue laser light, and further, an optical element using the material, specifically, a diffraction grating, a hologram element, a lens element, an aberration correction element, a position, and the like. It can be used for phase difference plates.
- an optical information recording / reproducing device using the optical element can be provided, which is industrially useful, such as being suitable for an optical head device for an optical information recording / reproducing device using a blue laser beam such as BD. is there. It should be noted that the entire contents of the specification, claims, drawings and abstract of Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-170499 filed on June 30, 2008 are incorporated herein as the disclosure of the specification of the present invention. Is.
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Description
光ヘッド装置は、光ディスクにレーザ光を照射し、その反射光を検出することによって、ピットに記録された情報を読み取ることのできる装置である。
この円偏光は、光ディスクの情報記録面で反射されて逆回りの円偏光となった後、往路とは逆に対物レンズ、位相差板およびコリメータレンズの順で復路を辿る。そして、復路の位相差板によって、入射前と直交する直線偏光に変換される。これにより、復路の光は、直線偏光の方向が往路の光とは90度ずれ、ビームスプリッタを通過する際に、進行方向が90度曲げられて光検出器に到達する仕組みとなっている。
1)使用波長や用途に応じて適正なリタデーション(Retardation)値(位相差値)(Rd値)を持っていること。
2)面内の光学特性(Rd値、透過率など)が均一であること。
3)使用波長において、散乱や吸収がほとんど無いこと。
4)素子を構成する他の材料と光学特性を合わせやすいこと。
5)使用波長において、屈折率や屈折率異方性の波長分散が小さいこと。
次世代光記録メディアではさらに短波長化されることも考えられ、波長300~450nmのレーザ光(以下、青色レーザ光とも記す。)の使用は、今後益々増加する傾向にある。しかしながら、特許文献1に記載された光学異方性材料では、青色レーザ光に対する耐性が十分でなかった。
CH2=CH-COO-Cy-Cy-C3H7
CH2=CH-COO-Cy-Cy-C5H11
このため、異方性のポリマーとするには、他の化合物との混合が必要になる。しかし、上記モノマーの光学的異方性を示す温度範囲は広くはなく、他の化合物と混合しても所望の液晶性を有する組成物とするのは困難であった。
CH2=CR1-COO-K-Cy-Cy-L-OCO-CR2=CH2 (1)
ただし、式(1)中、R1、及びR2は、それぞれ独立に水素原子またはメチル基であり、
Kは、-(CH2)pCOO-または-(CH2)qOCO-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよく(但し、p、及びqはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)、
Lは、-OCO(CH2)r-または-COO(CH2)s-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよく(但し、r、及びsはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)、
Cyは、トランス-1,4-シクロへキシレン基であって、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい。
Kは、アルキレン基の水素原子の一部若しくは全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい-(CH2)pCOO-あり、
Lは、アルキレン基の水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい-OCO(CH2)r-であることが好ましい。
R1、及びR2は、ともに水素原子であり、
Kが、アルキレン基の水素原子の一部若しくは全部がフッ素原子で置換されていてもよい-(CH2)pCOO-あり、
Lが、アルキレン基の水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子で置換されていてもよい-OCO(CH2)r-であることが好ましい。
Kが、非置換のアルキレン基である-(CH2)pCOO-あり、
Lが、非置換のアルキレン基である-OCO(CH2)r-であることが好ましい。
CH2=CR5-COO-(N)n-Cy-COO-Cy-Cy-R6 (3)
R3、及びR5は、それぞれ独立に水素原子またはメチル基である。
R4、及びR6は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数が1~12のアルキル基であって、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい。
Mは、-(CH2)aCOO-、-(CH2)bOCO-、-(CH2)cO-または-(CH2)d-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい(但し、a、b、c、及びdはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)。
Nは、-(CH2)eCOO-、-(CH2)fOCO-、-(CH2)gO-または-(CH2)h-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい(但し、e、f、g、hはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)。
m、nは、それぞれ独立に0または1である。
Cyは、トランス-1,4-シクロへキシレン基であって、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい。
これにより、化合物(1A-1)が得られる。
これにより、化合物(1B-1)が得られる。
こうした場合には、化合物(1)に化合物(1)以外の重合性液晶性化合物を加えて重合性液晶性組成物とする。具体的には、重合性液晶性組成物がネマティック相を示すように、化合物(1)の1種以上と、化合物(1)以外の重合性液晶性化合物の1種以上とを含む重合性液晶性組成物とする。このようにすることにより、重合性液晶性組成物がネマティック相を示す温度範囲を確保することができる。
CH2=CR10-COO-R11-A5-Y2-A6-Y3-A7-Y4-A8-R12-OCO-CR13=CH2 (5)
R8、R11およびR12は、それぞれ独立して単結合または炭素数が1~15のアルキレン基を表し、アルキレン基の場合には、それぞれ独立してアルキレン基の炭素-炭素結合間または環基と結合する末端にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、また、環基と結合する末端にカルボキシル基を有していてもよく、さらにこのアルキレン基中の炭素原子に結合した水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子に置換されていてもよい。
CH2=CR5-COO-(N)n-Cy-COO-Cy-Cy-R6 (3)
R3、及びR5は、それぞれ独立に水素原子またはメチル基である。
R4、及びR6は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数が1~12のアルキル基であって、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい。
Mは、-(CH2)aCOO-または-(CH2)bOCO-、-(CH2)cO-または-(CH2)d-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい(但し、a、b、c、及びdはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)。
Nは、-(CH2)eCOO-、-(CH2)fOCO-、-(CH2)gO-または-(CH2)h-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい(但し、e、f、g、及びhはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)。
m、nは、それぞれ独立に0または1である。
Cyは、トランス-1,4-シクロへキシレン基であって、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい。
CH2=CH-COO-(CH2)4-OCO-Cy-Cy-R4 (2-2)
CH2=CH-COO-Cy-COO-Cy-Cy-R6 (3-1)
CH2=CH-COO-(CH2)4-OCO-Cy-COO-Cy-Cy-R6 (3-2)
具体的には、半導体レーザが好適であるが、他のレーザであってもよい。位相差板4は、青色レーザに対する耐光性が良好であるので、青色レーザを光源として使用することにより、光情報記録再生装置の大容量化を図ることができる。
以下では、重合性化合物の合成と、得られた重合性化合物を用いた重合性液晶性組成物の調整と、この重合性液晶性組成物を重合して得られた光学異方性材料を用いた光学素子の作製と、得られた光学素子の評価結果とについて、具体例を挙げて述べる。
例1
下記の反応式にしたがって、まず、化合物(12)を合成した。
反応終了後、室温に戻してからシリカゲルを用いてろ過を行い、有機層を回収した。この有機層を飽和チオ硫酸ナトリウム水溶液、飽和炭酸水素ナトリウム水溶液および飽和食塩水で順次洗浄してから、有機層を無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥し、溶媒を減圧除去することにより、未精製の化合物(12′)を得た。
反応終了後、反応溶液が弱アルカリ性になるまで飽和炭酸水素ナトリウム水溶液を加えてから、有機層を回収した。水層を酢酸エチルで抽出し、回収した有機層と合わせて飽和食塩水で洗浄した。その後、有機層を無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥し、溶媒を減圧除去して、未精製の反応物Bを得た。
上記で得られた重合性化合物(1A-1)と、組成物Eとを表1に示す割合で混合し、重合性液晶性組成物A~Dを得た。組成物Eとしては、重合性化合物(1A-1)以外の重合性液晶性化合物として下記の化合物(2-1-1a)、(2-1-1b)、(3-2-1a)および(3-2-1b)を3:3:1:1(モル比)の割合で混合したものを用いた。尚、表1に記載の割合は、重合性液晶性組成物を構成する全重合性化合物に対する各重合性化合物(重合性化合物(1A-1)と組成物E)の割合(モル%)である。また、表1には、重合性液晶性組成物A~DのTmおよびTcの値も併せて示す。重合性液晶性組成物A~Cはいずれも融点と透明点との間でネマチック液晶相を示し、重合性液晶性組成物Dはスメクチック液晶相を示した(降温時での測定)。
縦5cm、横5cm、厚さ0.5mmのガラス基板に、ポリイミド溶液をスピンコータで塗布し乾燥した後、ナイロンクロスで一定方向にラビング処理して支持体を作製した。
次いで、配向処理を施した面が向かい合うように、2枚の支持体を接着剤を用いて貼り合わせてセルを作製した。接着剤には、直径3.3μmのガラスビーズを添加し、支持体の間隔が3.3μmになるように調整した。
光学素子Aに対して、Krレーザ(波長407nm、及び413nmのマルチモード)を照射し、青色レーザ光曝露加速試験を行った。照射条件は、温度80℃、曝露エネルギー69mW/mm2として、積算曝露エネルギーを30W・時間/mm2と40W・時間/mm2とした。加速試験前の透過率に対する試験後の透過率の低下率は、30W・時間/mm2では1%未満であり、40W・時間/mm2では2.5%であった。
例1で得られた重合性液晶性組成物B、C、Dについても、各組成物に対して0.5質量%の割合で重合開始剤を添加し、重合性液晶性組成物B1、C1、D1を得た。尚、光重合開始剤としては、チバスペシャリティーケミカルズ社製の「イルガキュア754」(商品名)を用いた。これらの重合性液晶性組成物を用い、例1と同様にして光学素子B、C、及びDを作製した。得られた各光学素子について、光学素子Aと同様の方法で評価を行った。結果を表2に示す。
組成物Eに対して0.5質量%の割合で光重合開始剤を添加し、重合性液晶性組成物E1を得た。尚、光重合開始剤としては、チバスペシャリティーケミカルズ社製の「イルガキュア754」(商品名)を用いた。例1と同様にして光学素子Eを作製し、光学素子Aと同様の方法で評価を行った。結果を表3に示す。
なお、表3中、「-」は、未評価であることを示す。
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- 下記式(1)で表される1種以上の重合性化合物を5モル%以上含む重合性液晶性組成物を重合して得られることを特徴とする光学異方性材料。
CH2=CR1-COO-K-Cy-Cy-L-OCO-CR2=CH2 (1)
ただし、R1、R2は、それぞれ独立に水素原子またはメチル基であり、
Kは、-(CH2)pCOO-または-(CH2)qOCO-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよく(但し、p、qはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)、
Lは、-OCO(CH2)r-または-COO(CH2)s-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよく(但し、r、sはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)、
Cyは、トランス-1,4-シクロへキシレン基であって、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい。 - 前記式(1)において、
Kが、アルキレン基の水素原子の一部若しくは全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい-(CH2)pCOO-あり、
Lが、アルキレン基の水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい-OCO(CH2)r-であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光学異方性材料。 - 前記式(1)において、
R1、R2は、ともに水素原子であり、
Kが、アルキレン基の水素原子の一部若しくは全部がフッ素原子で置換されていてもよい-(CH2)pCOO-あり、
Lが、アルキレン基の水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子で置換されていてもよい-OCO(CH2)r-であることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の光学異方性材料。 - 前記式(1)において、
Kが、非置換のアルキレン基である-(CH2)pCOO-あり、
Lが、非置換のアルキレン基である-OCO(CH2)r-であることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の光学異方性材料。 - 前記重合性液晶性組成物は、前記式(1)で表される重合性化合物以外の重合性化合物を含み、該重合性化合物が芳香環を有しないことを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の光学異方性材料。
- 前記重合性液晶性組成物は、前記式(1)で表される重合性化合物以外の重合性化合物として、下記式(2)で表される重合性化合物および下記式(3)で表される重合性化合物よりなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種の重合性化合物を含むことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の光学異方性材料。
CH2=CR3-COO-(M)m-Cy-Cy-R4 (2)
CH2=CR5-COO-(N)n-Cy-COO-Cy-Cy-R6 (3)
ただし、R3、R5は、それぞれ独立に水素原子またはメチル基であり、
R4、R6は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数が1~12のアルキル基であって、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよく、
Mは、-(CH2)aCOO-、-(CH2)bOCO-、-(CH2)cO-または-(CH2)d-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよく(但し、a、b、c、dはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)、
Nは、-(CH2)eCOO-、-(CH2)fOCO-、-(CH2)gO-または-(CH2)h-であって、アルキレン基の炭素炭素結合間にエーテル結合性の酸素原子を有していてもよく、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよく(但し、e、f、g、hはそれぞれ独立に1~12の整数を表す。)、
m、nは、それぞれ独立に0または1であり、
Cyは、トランス-1,4-シクロへキシレン基であって、水素原子の一部または全部がフッ素原子またはメチル基で置換されていてもよい。 - 前記重合性液晶性組成物が液晶相を示した状態で、且つ液晶が配向した状態で、前記重合性液晶性組成物を重合して得られることを特徴とする請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の光学異方性材料。
- 請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の光学異方性材料を有することを特徴とする光学素子。
- 光記録媒体に情報を記録する、および/または、光記録媒体に記録された情報を再生する光情報記録再生装置であって、
請求項8に記載の光学素子を有することを特徴とする光情報記録再生装置。
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