Patent ID: 6128059
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: G02B,G02F,H04N

Abstract:
An image display device having a display screen on which a plurality of pixels are arranged, said display screen including a first region and a second region different from said first region, said plurality of pixels being classified into pixels belonging to said first region and pixels belonging to said second region,said image display device comprising:image forming means for forming an image by displaying said plurality of pixels on said display screen; andan optical element provided relative to said display screen for differentiating state of polarizations of a light beam emitted from said first region and a light beam emitted from said second region from each other,said optical element includinga transparent substrate having a main surface,a first birefringent photosensitive film arranged on a first region of said main surface corresponding to said first region of said display screen such that a slow axis or a fast axis thereof is aligned with a prescribed first direction, anda second birefringent photosensitive film arranged on a second region of said main surface corresponding to said second region of said display screen such that the slow axis or fast axis thereof is aligned with a prescribed second direction different from said first direction.