Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a beam splitter that transmits a part of an incidence ray and reflects another part of the incidence ray, a mirror member that includes a mirror surface arranged at a position at which light transmitted through the beam splitter is incident, and a retroreflective member that is arranged at a position at which light specularly reflected on the mirror surface, to be incident on the beam splitter and specularly reflected by the beam splitter is incident.

Abstract: Provided are a wavelength conversion member which contains a phosphor such as a quantum dot and has high reproducibility of white light; and a backlight unit. The wavelength conversion member includes a wavelength conversion layer having a resin layer that is provided with a plurality of concave portions which are discretely disposed on one main surface thereof; and a plurality of fluorescent regions containing phosphors, which are disposed in the concave portions formed in the resin layer, in which a surface roughness Ra of a surface of the resin layer on a side where the concave portions are formed is 0.3 to 5 ?m.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical conversion member, including an optical conversion layer containing quantum dot emitting fluorescent light and an anisotropic light scattering layer having I (0°)/I (40°) of 3 or greater, in which I (0°) indicates a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer at the time of allowing light to be incident on the anisotropic light scattering layer from a normal direction of a surface of the anisotropic light scattering layer, and I (40°) indicates a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer in an azimuth in which a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer at the time of allowing light to be incident on the anisotropic light scattering layer from a direction of a tilt angle of 40° with respect to the normal direction of the surface of the anisotropic light scattering layer becomes a minimum value.

Abstract: Provided are a backlight unit and a light absorbing material-containing film which contains quantum dots or the like and is capable of suppressing in-plane luminance unevenness and chromaticity unevenness; and a backlight unit. The light absorbing material-containing film includes a light absorbing material-containing layer with a resin layer in which one or more concave portions discretely disposed are formed and a plurality of light absorption regions containing light absorbing bodies and disposed in the concave portions formed in the resin layer; a first substrate film laminated on one main surface of the light absorbing material-containing layer; and a second substrate film laminated on the other main surface of the light absorbing material-containing layer, where the light absorption region contains at least one phosphor that serves as the light absorbing body, and a binder.

Abstract: A phosphor-containing film capable of suppressing the deterioration of the phosphor and suitable for production using a roll-to-roll method; and a backlight unit provided with the phosphor-containing film. The phosphor-containing film includes, between two facing substrate films, a first resin layer having a first concavo-convex shape on one main surface; a second resin layer having a second concavo-convex shape on the other main surface facing the one main surface of the first resin layer that has the first concavo-convex shape; and a third layer that follows the first concavo-convex shape and the second concavo-convex shape between the first resin layer and the second resin layer, in which the two substrate films are each a barrier film including a support film and a barrier layer laminated on the support film, the first resin layer and the second resin layer contain phosphors, and the third layer is formed of an inorganic material.

Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit, including: a light source allowing light having a light emission center wavelength of ? nm to exit; and a wavelength conversion member positioned on an optical path of the light exiting from the light source, in which the wavelength conversion member includes a wavelength conversion layer containing a fluorescent material which is excited by exciting light and emits fluorescent light, and a light scattering layer containing particles having a particle size of greater than or equal to 0.1 ?m in a matrix, an average refractive index n1 of the wavelength conversion layer satisfies a relationship of n1<n2 with respect to an average refractive index n2 of the matrix of the light scattering layer, and a light absorptivity of the light scattering layer at a wavelength of ? nm is less than or equal to 8.0%.

Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion member, including: a wavelength conversion layer containing a quantum dot which is excited by excitation light and emits fluorescent light; and an adjacent layer directly laminated on the wavelength conversion layer, in which the shape of an interface between the wavelength conversion layer and the adjacent layer includes an irregular shape formed of a concave portion and a convex portion. Provided are a backlight unit, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal panel, and a liquid crystal display device: including the wavelength conversion member.

Abstract: A thin planar light source, a backlight unit using the same, and a liquid crystal display device using the backlight unit includes: a heat radiation element; a reflective element; an excitation light source; a brightness conversion element; and a wavelength homogenizing element, wherein the excitation light source has a light emitting surface between the reflective element and an emission surface of the planar light source, emits a light having a first wavelength, the wavelength conversion element is positioned between the reflective element and the brightness homogenizing element, is thermally coupled to a heat radiation element, absorbs the light having a first wavelength, and emits light having a wavelength different from the light having a first wavelength, and reflectance of the brightness homogenizing element with respect to light on the excitation light source side has distribution in an in-plane.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal panel including a visible side polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell, and a backlight side polarizing plate, in which the backlight side polarizing plate is a reflective polarizing plate of which a degree of polarization P550 nm with respect to light at a wavelength of 550 nm is greater than or equal to 99.90%, and the reflective polarizing plate and the liquid crystal cell are integrally laminated, a liquid crystal display device, and a reflective polarizing plate and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a lighting device using a wavelength conversion sheet used in a liquid crystal display or the like, and an object of the invention is to provide a lighting device having satisfactory durability. The object is achieved by a lighting device including: a point light source; a wavelength conversion sheet; and a light intensity reduction member arranged between the point light source and the wavelength conversion layer, in which the light intensity reduction member reduces peak illuminance of light that is applied by the point light source on a light incident surface of a wavelength conversion sheet by 10% to 80%, and absorbance of light having a wavelength of 450 nm measured by using an integrating sphere is less than 5%.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal cell in which a liquid crystal layer is installed between two glass substrates; polarizing plates on both surfaces of the liquid crystal cell; and a backlight at a rear side of the liquid crystal cell, which is a non-visual side, wherein in a polarizing plate at a front side of the liquid crystal cell, which is a visual side, a difference in a moisture content of the polarizing plate at the front side under a specific condition in elapse of time is 0.01% or more and 3.0% or less.

Abstract: The light emitting screen of the present invention includes: a blue light emitting layer emitting blue light by being excited with first excitation light; a green light emitting layer which is disposed on the blue light emitting layer and emits green light by being excited with second excitation light; a red light emitting layer which is disposed on the green light emitting layer and emits red light by being excited with third excitation light; a first selective reflection layer which is disposed between the blue light emitting layer and the green light emitting layer; and a second selective reflection layer which is disposed between the green light emitting layer and the red light emitting layer, wherein the blue light emitting layer, the green light emitting layer, and the red light emitting layer contain quantum rods or quantum dots.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes: a wavelength conversion layer including at least one kind of quantum dots and a gettering agent, the quantum dots being excited by excitation light to emit fluorescence, and the gettering agent trapping at least one of water or oxygen; and a barrier layer having a moisture permeability of 0.1 g/(m2·day·atm) or lower that is formed on at least one surface of the wavelength conversion layer. The wavelength conversion layer is a layer obtained by curing a polymerizable composition including the quantum dots and the gettering agent.

Abstract: The wavelength conversion member includes: a wavelength conversion layer obtained by curing a polymerizable composition including quantum dots that emit fluorescence when excited by excitation light; a barrier layer having a moisture permeability of 0.1 g/(m2·day·atm) or lower that is formed over at least one surface of the wavelength conversion layer; and at least one intermediate layer that is interposed between the wavelength conversion layer and the barrier layer. The at least one intermediate layer includes a gettering agent-containing layer that includes a gettering agent for trapping at least one of water or oxygen.

Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit, including: a light source allowing light having a light emission center wavelength of ? nm to exit; and a wavelength conversion member positioned on an optical path of the light exiting from the light source, in which the wavelength conversion member includes a wavelength conversion layer containing a fluorescent material which is excited by exciting light and emits fluorescent light, and a light scattering layer containing particles having a particle size of greater than or equal to 0.1 ?m in a matrix, an average refractive index n1 of the wavelength conversion layer satisfies a relationship of n1<n2 with respect to an average refractive index n2 of the matrix of the light scattering layer, and a light absorptivity of the light scattering layer at a wavelength of ? nm is less than or equal to 8.0%.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal panel including a visible side polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell, and a backlight side polarizing plate, in which the backlight side polarizing plate is a reflective polarizing plate of which a degree of polarization P550 nm with respect to light at a wavelength of 550 nm is greater than or equal to 99.90%, and the reflective polarizing plate and the liquid crystal cell are integrally laminated, a liquid crystal display device, and a reflective polarizing plate and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion member, including: a wavelength conversion layer containing a quantum dot which is excited by excitation light and emits fluorescent light; and an adjacent layer directly laminated on the wavelength conversion layer, in which the shape of an interface between the wavelength conversion layer and the adjacent layer includes an irregular shape formed of a concave portion and a convex portion. Provided are a backlight unit, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal panel, and a liquid crystal display device: including the wavelength conversion member.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical conversion member, including an optical conversion layer containing quantum dot emitting fluorescent light and an anisotropic light scattering layer having I (0°)/I (40°) of 3 or greater, in which I (0°) indicates a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer at the time of allowing light to be incident on the anisotropic light scattering layer from a normal direction of a surface of the anisotropic light scattering layer, and I (40°) indicates a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer in an azimuth in which a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer at the time of allowing light to be incident on the anisotropic light scattering layer from a direction of a tilt angle of 40° with respect to the normal direction of the surface of the anisotropic light scattering layer becomes a minimum value.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal panel member including a visible side polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a backlight side polarizer; and an optical conversion member including an optical conversion layer containing a quantum dot emitting fluorescent light which is excited by incident excitation light, in which the optical conversion member is integrally laminated on a backlight side surface of the liquid crystal panel member, a liquid crystal display device, a polarizing plate, and a polarizing plate protective film.

Abstract: Provided are an optical sheet member including an optical conversion sheet containing a fluorescent material which absorbs at least a part of light in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 480 nm, converts the absorbed light into light in a wavelength range longer than that of the absorbed light, and re-emits the converted light, and a wavelength selective reflective polarizer functioning in the wavelength range of at least a part of the light in the wavelength range of 380 nm to 480 nm, in which both of front brightness and a color reproduction range are improved in a case of being incorporated into a display device using backlight which emits light having at least a blue wavelength range; and the display device.