Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus are disclosed. A polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a stack of retardation layers on a surface of the polarizer, and the stack of retardation layers includes a second retardation layer and a first retardation layer stacked on the polarizer in sequence from the surface of the polarizer, the second retardation layer being a non-liquid crystal layer, and the stack of retardation layers has an out-of-plane retardation of ?40 nm or more to less than 0 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm and satisfies Relation 1.

Abstract: Provided are: a polarizing plate comprising a polarizer, and a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, and an optical display device comprising same. The polarizing plate comprises a first area and second area which are in an image display area, wherein the first area and second area have mutually different light transmittances at the same wavelength, the first area has a light transmittance of approximately 50% to 80%, and the first area has a color value a* of approximately ?13 to 2, and a color value b* of approximately 1 to 35.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the polarizing plate are provided. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a retardation layer on one surface of the polarizer. The polarizing plate has a cross transmittance of 1% or less at a wavelength of 600 nm, and the retardation layer includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, where an angle formed by a slow axis of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer at a wavelength of 450 nm with respect to a slow axis of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer at a wavelength of 550 nm is less than or equal to 5°, and an angle formed by a slow axis of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer at a wavelength of 650 nm with respect to the slow axis of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer at a wavelength of 550 nm is less than or equal to 5°.

Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate and an optical display device including same, the polarizing plate comprising a polarizer and a protection film formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, wherein the polarizer includes, in at least a part thereof, an area having high light transmittance, and the area having the high light transmittance has a depolarization index that is less than or equal to approximately 2% in a wavelength of approximately 550 nm.

Abstract: An optical film, a polarizing plate including the same, and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. An optical film includes a first layer and a second layer stacked on a lower surface of the first layer via a first primer layer, the first primer layer being formed of a first composition including a first urethane-based polymer and a first isocyanate-based curing agent, the first urethane-based polymer including a repeat unit derived from a first alicyclic isocyanate-based compound, and the first isocyanate-based curing agent including a first isocyanate trimer.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizer; and a first retardation layer and a second retardation layer sequentially stacked on a lower surface of the polarizer, and the first retardation layer has a degree of biaxiality (NZ) of less than 0 at a wavelength of 550 nm and is a non-liquid crystal layer, and the second retardation layer has a degree of biaxiality (NZ) of greater than 1 at a wavelength of 550 nm.

Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate and an optical display device comprising same, the polarizing plate comprising a polarizer and a protective film formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, wherein the polarizer has a depolarization region on at least a part thereof, and the polarizer has a crystallization degree of formula 1 of about 60% or greater.

Abstract: Provided are an optical display device module and an optical display device including same, the optical display device module comprising an optical display device panel, and a first polarizing plate arranged on at least one surface of the optical display device panel, wherein the first polarizing plate includes a first polarizer and a first phase difference layer arranged between the first polarizer and the optical display device panel, the first phase difference layer includes at least a positive C layer, the optical display device panel includes a second phase difference layer therein, and the second phase difference layer and the first phase difference layer satisfy formula 1 and formula 2.

Abstract: An optical laminate for stereoscopic image display apparatuses and a stereoscopic image display apparatus including the same are disclosed. The optical laminate includes: a negative dispersion retardation layer; and a reflective polarizer and a polarizing plate sequentially formed on at least one surface of the negative dispersion retardation layer. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer and satisfies condition (i) or (ii): (i) a protective layer is formed on each of two opposing surfaces of the polarizer, respectively, and each of the protective layers has a thickness of 30 ?m or less; and (ii) a protective layer is formed on one surface of the polarizer and the polarizing plate has a thickness of 70 ?m or less.

Abstract: An optical laminate for stereoscopic image display apparatuses and a stereoscopic image display apparatus including the same are disclosed. The optical laminate includes: a negative dispersion retardation layer; and a first adhesive layer and a reflective polarizer sequentially formed on one surface of the negative dispersion retardation layer. The first adhesive layer has a storage modulus of 1×106 Pa or more at 25° C.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same. The polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a laminate of a first retardation layer and a second retardation layer, and a third retardation layer sequentially stacked on a lower surface of the polarizer, wherein the first retardation layer may have a slow axis tilted at an angle of +40° to +50° or at an angle of ?50° to ?40° with respect to an absorption axis or a transmission axis of the polarizer, the slow axis of the first retardation layer is tilted at an angle of +80° to +100° or at an angle of ?100° to ?80° with respect to a slow axis of the second retardation layer, the first retardation layer exhibits positive wavelength dispersion and has an in-plane retardation of 50 nm to 100 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm, and the second retardation layer has positive wavelength dispersion or flat wavelength dispersion and an in-plane retardation of 180 nm to 240 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm.

Abstract: A protective film for polarizers, a polarizing plate including the same, and an optical display apparatus including the same. The polyester-based film is a polyester protective film, has a thickness of about 10 ?m to about 50 ?m and a refractive index difference (nx?ny) of about 0.01 or more (nx and ny being indexes of refraction of the protective film at a wavelength of about 550 nm in the slow axis direction and the fast axis direction of the protective film, respectively), and is a biaxially stretched film. The slow axis direction of the protective film is coincident with a transverse direction (TD) thereof and an angle of about 70° to about 90° is defined between an external optical axis of the protective film and a normal direction with respect to an in-plane direction of the protective film.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same. The polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; a first retardation layer; and a second retardation layer, the first retardation layer and the second retardation layer being sequentially laminated on a lower surface of the polarizer, wherein the first retardation layer has a short wavelength dispersion of about 1 to about 1.03, a long wavelength dispersion of about 0.98 to about 1, and an in-plane retardation of about 220 nm to about 270 nm at a wavelength of about 550 nm, the second retardation layer has a short wavelength dispersion of about 1 to about 1.1, a long wavelength dispersion of about 0.96 to about 1, and an in-plane retardation of about 80 nm to about 130 nm at a wavelength of about 550 nm, and a ratio (Rth/d) of out-of-plane retardation (Rth, unit:nm) of the second retardation layer at a wavelength of about 550 nm to thickness (d, unit:?m) of the second retardation layer ranges from about ?33 nm/?m to about ?15 nm/?m.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and a stereoscopic image display apparatus including the same are disclosed. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a stack of a first negative wavelength dispersion retardation layer and a positive C retardation layer on at least one surface of the polarizer, and the stack has a degree of biaxiality of 0.1 to 0.5 at a wavelength of 450 nm, a degree of biaxiality of 0.2 to 0.6 at a wavelength of 550 nm, and a degree of biaxiality of 0.3 to 0.7 at a wavelength of 650 nm.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus are disclosed. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer; and a retardation layer stack formed on one surface of the polarizer, wherein the retardation layer stack includes a second retardation layer, a first adhesive layer, and a first retardation layer sequentially stacked from the one surface of the polarizer, the first adhesive layer has a modulus of 1×105 Pa to 1×106 Pa at 25° C., and the second retardation layer and the first adhesive layer satisfy Relation 1.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a first retardation layer and a second retardation layer sequentially stacked on a lower surface of the polarizer, and the first retardation layer has a short wavelength dispersion of about 1 to about 1.03, a long wavelength dispersion of about 0.98 to about 1, and an in-plane retardation of about 180 nm to about 220 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm, the second retardation layer has a short wavelength dispersion of about 1 to about 1.1, a long wavelength dispersion of about 0.96 to about 1, and an in-plane retardation Re of about 70 nm to about 120 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm, and a ratio of out-of-plane retardation of the second retardation layer at a wavelength of 550 nm to thickness thereof is about ?33 nm/?m to about ?15 nm/?m.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizer; and a first retardation layer and a second retardation layer sequentially stacked on a lower surface of the polarizer, and the first retardation layer has an in-plane retardation of about 180 nm to about 220 nm at a wavelength of about 550 nm; and the second retardation layer has an in-plane retardation of about 80 nm to about 100 nm at a wavelength of about 550 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a polarizing plate and an optical display device comprising same, the polarizing plate comprising: a polarizer; and a stack body of a first phase difference layer and a second phase difference layer stacked on a lower surface of the polarizer, wherein the first phase difference layer satisfies Equation 1, the second phase difference layer satisfies Equation 2, the sum of an in-plane phase difference at a wavelength of 550 nm between the first phase difference layer and the second phase difference layer is about 100 nm to about 110 nm, the sum of a thickness direction phase difference at a wavelength of 550 nm between the first phase difference layer and the second phase difference layer is about ?30 nm to about +10 nm, and the second phase difference layer comprises a fluorine-based phase difference layer.

Abstract: Provided are an optical film, a polarizing plate including same, and a display device including same, the optical film comprising a first layer and second and third layers sequentially formed on the first layer, wherein the first layer and the third layer are each formed directly on the second layer, the first layer is a reverse wavelength dispersive negative A layer, the third layer is a positive C layer, and the ratio of the thickness of the second layer to the thickness of the third layer (the thickness of the second layer/the thickness of the third layer) is about 0.2 to about 2.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. The polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a first retardation layer and a second retardation layer sequentially stacked on a lower surface of the polarizer. The first retardation layer has an in-plane retardation (Re) of 200 nm to 250 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; the second retardation layer has an in-plane retardation (Re) of 80 nm to 140 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; and the polarizing plate has a total transmittance difference of 2% or more between total transmittance at a wavelength of 450 nm and total transmittance at a wavelength of 420 nm.