Polarizing plate and optical display device comprising same
Provided are a polarizing plate and an optical display device comprising same, the polarizing plate comprising a polarizer and a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, wherein: the polarizing plate comprises a first area and a second area formed within an image display area; the first area and the second area have different single transmittances in the same wavelength; and the first area has a single transmittance of 45% to 85%, a maximum absorbance of 1.0 to 5.0 in a wavelength in a range from about 270 nm to about 325 nm, a maximum absorbance of 0.5 to 4.0 in a wavelength which exceeds about 325 nm and is lower than or equal to 420 nm, and a maximum absorbance of 0.5 or less in a wavelength in a range from about 500 nm to about 800 nm.
1. A polarizing plate including a polarizer and a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, the polarizing plate comprising a first region and a second region in an image display region,
wherein the first region and the second region have different total transmittances at the same wavelength;
a difference in total transmittance between the first region and the second region is in the range of 5% to 45%; and
the first region has a total transmittance of 45% to 85%, the first region has a maximum absorbance of 1.0 to 5.0 in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 325 nm, a maximum absorbance of 0.5 to 4.0 in the wavelength range of greater than about 325 nm to about 420 nm, and a maximum absorbance of 0.5 or less in the wavelength range of about 500 nm to about 800 nm.
2. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first region has a maximum absorbance of greater than 1.0 to 5.0 in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 325 nm and a maximum absorbance of greater than 0.5 to 4.0 in the wavelength range of greater than about 325 nm to about 420 nm.
3. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first region, the maximum absorbance in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 325 nm is higher than the maximum absorbance in the wavelength range of greater than about 325 nm to about 420 nm.
4. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the second region has a lower maximum absorbance in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 420 nm than the first region and the second region has a higher maximum absorbance in the wavelength range of greater than about 420 nm to about 800 nm than the first region.
5. The polarizing plate according to claim 4 , wherein the second region has a maximum absorbance of 0.5 to 3.0 in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 420 nm and a maximum absorbance of 0 to 0.6 in the wavelength range of greater than about 420 nm to about 800 nm.
6. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first region has a lower total transmittance in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 420 nm than the second region and the first region has a higher total transmittance in the wavelength range of greater than about 420 nm to about 800 nm than the second region.
7. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first region has a total transmittance of 15% or less in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 325 nm, a total transmittance of 25% or less in the wavelength range of greater than about 325 nm to about 420 nm, and the total transmittance of 45% to 85% in the wavelength range of about 500 nm to about 800 nm.
8. An optical display device comprising the polarizing plate according to claim 1 .
9. The optical display device according to claim 8 , comprising:
a display panel; the polarizing plate formed on an upper surface of the display panel; an image sensor formed under the display panel, the image sensor being disposed under the first region of the polarizing plate.
10. A polarizing plate comprising a polarizer and a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer,
wherein the polarizer comprises a first region and a second region in an image display region,
the first region and the second region having different total transmittances at the same wavelength;
a difference in total transmittance between the first region and the second region is in the range of 5% to 45%; and
the first region has a total transmittance of 45% to 85%, the first region has a maximum absorbance of 1.0 to 5.0 in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 325 nm, a maximum absorbance of 0.5 to 4.0 in the wavelength range of greater than about 325 nm to about 420 nm, and a maximum absorbance of 0.5 or less in the wavelength range of about 500 nm to about 800 nm.
11. An optical display device comprising the polarizing plate according to claim 10 .
12. The optical display device according to claim 11 , comprising: a display panel; the polarizing plate formed on an upper surface of the display panel; an image sensor formed under the display panel, the image sensor being disposed under the first region of the polarizing plate.
13. A polarizing plate including a polarizer and a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer,
the polarizing plate comprising a first region and a second region in an image display region,
wherein the first region and the second region have different total transmittances at the same wavelength;
a difference in total transmittance between the first region and the second region is in the range of 5% to 45%; and
the first region has a total transmittance variation rate of 10% or less, as calculated by Equation 1:
Total transmittance variation rate=( TS 1− TS 2)/ TS 1×100,
where, in Equation 1,
TS 1 is total transmittance of the first region at a wavelength of 550 nm (unit: %), and
TS 2 is total transmittance of the first region at a wavelength of 550 nm (unit: %) after the polarizing plate is left under 85° C. for 120 hours or under conditions of 85° C. and 85% relative humidity (RH) for 120 hours (unit: %).
14. The polarizing plate according to claim 13 , wherein the first region has a total transmittance of 45% to 85%, wherein the first region has a maximum absorbance of 1.0 to 5.0 in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 325 nm, a maximum absorbance of 0.5 to 4.0 in the wavelength range of greater than about 325 nm to about 420 nm, and a maximum absorbance of 0.5 or less in the wavelength range of about 500 nm to about 800 nm.
15. The polarizing plate according to claim 14 , wherein the first region has a maximum absorbance of greater than 1.0 to 5.0 in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 325 nm and a maximum absorbance of greater than 0.5 to 4.0 in the wavelength range of greater than about 325 nm to about 420 nm.
16. The polarizing plate according to claim 13 , wherein the second region has a maximum absorbance of 0.5 to 3.0 in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 420 nm and a maximum absorbance of 0 to 0.6 in the wavelength range of greater than about 420 nm to about 800 nm.
17. An optical display device comprising the polarizing plate according to claim 13 .
18. The optical display device according to claim 17 , comprising: a display panel; the polarizing plate formed on an upper surface of the display panel; an image sensor formed under the display panel, the image sensor being disposed under the first region of the polarizing plate.