Viewing angle compensation film, polarizing plate including same, and display device including same

1. A polarizing plate, comprising:

a base substrate;

a pattern layer provided on the base substrate;

an optical layer provided on the pattern layer; and

a polarizer provided on the optical layer,

wherein the pattern layer has a first surface comprising a flat surface and a second surface facing the first surface,

the second surface comprises a plurality of protrusions,

wherein each protrusion comprises a first plane surface, a second plane surface, and a curved surface,

wherein each curved surface connects a first plane surface and a second plane surface,

wherein the centers of curvature of the curved surfaces are containing in the pattern layer or in the optical layer,

wherein a refractive index of the layer comprising the centers of curvature has a larger value than a refractive index of the layer which does not comprise the centers of curvature,

wherein the first and second plane surfaces extend along a direction of the polarizing plate, and

wherein an angle θ 1 formed between the first plane surface or a surface extended from the first plane surface and the first surface and an angle θ 2 formed between the second plane surface or a surface extended from the second plane surface and the first surface are different.

2. The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protrusions are continuously disposed.

3. The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein each protrusion has a cross-section that is vertical to the first surface and has a curve.

4. The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein each protrusion has a cross-section that is vertical to the first surface and is formed of a first straight line, a second straight line, and a curve,

the curve is formed by connecting an end of the first straight line and an end of the second straight line, and

the cross-section satisfies Equation 1 below,

0.1 P<D< 0.4 P   [Equation 1]

in Equation 1,

P means a distance between a point at which the first straight line or a line extended from the first straight line is in contact with the first surface and a point at which the second straight line or a line extended from the second straight line is in contact with the first surface, and

D means a distance between a point at which a normal line drawn on the first surface from one end of the curve is in contact with the first surface and a point at which a normal line drawn on the first surface from the other end of the curve is in contact with the first surface.

5. A display device for displaying an image, comprising:

a liquid crystal cell;

a first polarizing plate provided at a view side of the liquid crystal cell;

a second polarizing plate provided at an opposite side of the view side of the liquid crystal cell; and

a backlight unit provided at an opposite side of a surface facing the liquid crystal cell of the second polarizing plate,

wherein the first polarizing plate or the second polarizing plate is the polarizing plate of claim 1 .

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first polarizing plate is the polarizing plate of claim 1 , and

a layer having a smaller refractive index between the optical layer and the pattern layer of the film for compensating for the viewing angle is disposed at the view side.

7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the second polarizing plate is the polarizer of claim 1 , and

a layer having a smaller refractive index between the optical layer and the pattern layer of the film for compensating for the viewing angle is disposed at the view side.