Abstract: A near-infrared cut filter has a transparent substrate and an optical multilayer film formed on the transparent substrate and including high-refractive index films each having a refractive index at a wavelength of 500 nm in a range of 2.0 to 2.8 and low-refractive index films each having a refractive index at the wavelength of 500 nm of less than 1.6. The multilayer film is formed such that the high-refractive and low-refractive index films are alternately stacked and that the filter has spectral transmittance characteristic for the entire wavelength range of 450 nm to less than 550 nm and part of that wavelength range for incident light having incident angle of 0 degree, and part of wavelength range of 450 nm to less than 550 nm and the entire wavelength range of 450 nm to less than 550 nm for incident light having incident angle of 40 degrees.

Abstract: An optical component includes a transparent base body, an anti-reflection coating stacked on the transparent base body, and an anti-smudge coating stacked on the anti-reflection coating. The surface roughness Ra of the anti-smudge coating is 3 nm or less.

Abstract: A near-infrared cut filter has the following spectral transmittance characteristics according to an incident angle of light. When the incident angle of light is 0 degree, at least a part of a wavelength range of 450 nm or more to less than 550 nm has a portion in which the difference from a mean transmittance of 450 nm to 700 nm becomes 1.65% or more. When the incident angle of light is 40 degrees, at least a part of the wavelength range of 450 nm or more to less than 550 nm has a portion in which the difference from a mean transmittance of 450 nm to 700 nm becomes 3.5% or more, and in the entire region of the wavelength range of 450 nm or more to less than 550 nm, the difference from the mean transmittance of 450 nm to 700 nm is 7.0% or less.

Abstract: In an organic EL display, wherein anodes, cathode connection terminals, an insulating film, partition walls, organic compound layers and cathodes are provided on a substrate, the insulating film has apertural areas formed in positions serving as display pixels, and first structure is provided so as to surround connection positions between the cathodes and the cathode connection terminals in a region outside an endmost anode, the first structure avoids the formation of a resistor by preventing an organic material solution from flowing in the first structure when the organic material solution is applied.

Abstract: In an organic EL display, wherein anodes, cathode connection terminals, an insulating film, partition walls, organic compound layers and cathodes are provided on a substrate, the insulating film has apertural areas formed in positions serving as display pixels, and first structure is provided so as to surround connection positions between the cathodes and the cathode connection terminals in a region outside an endmost anode, the first structure avoids the formation of a resistor by preventing an organic material solution from flowing in the first structure when the organic material solution is applied.

Abstract: A method for fabrication of an electrochromic device having perfect tight closure of the cell, wherein two or more banks constituting an external frame for the substrates are formed with use of a sealing material at the peripheral positions on the surface of the first or second substrate where the electrode has been formed; then a gel-like electrolytic solution is placed on the surface of the first substrate; thereafter the second substrate is disposed with the surface side thereof where the electrode has been formed being opposed to the surface side of the first substrate where the electrode has been formed; and finally both first and second substrates are laid one on the other to be contact-bonded, and wherein the two or more banks are composed of one or more cured inner bank and an uncured outer bank; when the uncured outer bank is in the two-stage structure having a height taller than that of the inner bank, and is of such two-stage structure composed of a cured bank having a height shorter than that of t