Claims
- 1. A liquid crystal element which comprises either a layer of an oriented liquid crystal polymer, or a substrate and formed thereon the layer of an oriented liquid crystal polymer, said liquid crystal polymer layer having an average in-plane haze lower than 10% and having a dispersion of the in-plane haze H (%) within the range represented by the relationship 0.ltoreq.H.ltoreq.b+.sqroot.(10b) wherein "b" is the average haze (%).
- 2. The liquid crystal element of claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal polymer is a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer.
- 3. The liquid crystal element of claim 2, which is used in compensating for a retardation caused by a liquid crystal cell.
- 4. An optical element comprising a multilayer structure comprising the liquid crystal element of claim 2 and a retardation film laminated thereon.
- 5. A polarizing element comprising a multilayer structure comprising the liquid crystal element of claim 2 and a polarizing plate laminated on the liquid crystal element.
- 6. The liquid crystal element of claim 1, which is used in compensating for a retardation caused by a liquid crystal cell.
- 7. An optical element comprising a multilayer structure comprising the liquid crystal element of claim 6 and a retardation film laminated thereon.
- 8. A polarizing element comprising a multilayer structure comprising the liquid crystal element of claim 6 and a polarizing plate laminated on the liquid crystal element.
- 9. An optical element comprising a multilayer structure comprising the liquid crystal element of claim 1 and a retardation film laminated thereon.
- 10. A polarizing element comprising a multilayer structure comprising the optical element of claim 9 and a polarizing plate laminated on the optical element.
- 11. A polarizing element comprising a multilayer structure comprising the liquid crystal element of claim 1 and a polarizing plate laminated on the liquid crystal element.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/181,664 filed Oct. 29, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,999,243, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Divisions (1)
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