Patent ID: 6339501
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
A polarizing member comprising:a reflection type polarizing plate for separating natural incident light into reflected light and transmitted light to thereby obtain polarized transmitted light; and a fine concave-convex structure formed on a surface of said reflection type polarizing plate, wherein said fine concave-convex structure has (i) a center-line average roughness Ra of from 0.01 to 0.1 &mgr;m, (ii) ten or more convex portions with a height of from 0.5 to 1.0 &mgr;m and two or less convex portions with a height larger than 1.0 &mgr;m on a 1 mm-long line segment drawn thereon, and (iii) a surface hardness of from H to 4H in terms of pencil hardness.