Provided is a thin birefringent film whose refractive index is three-dimensionally controlled. The present invention provides a birefringent film including at least one polycyclic compound containing a —SO
3
M group and/or a —COOM group having a refractive index ellipsoid satisfying a relationship represented by nx>nz>ny, in which M represents a counter ion. Since such a birefringent film has a high in-plane refractive index, the thickness thereof is sharply reduced as compared with a conventional birefringent film and a desired retardation value can be obtained.
提供的是一种三维控制折射率的薄偏振膜。本发明提供了一种偏振膜,包括至少一种
多环化合物,其中包含一个具有折射率椭球体的—SO3M基团和/或—COOM基团,其满足一个表示为nx>nz>ny的关系,其中M表示一个离子。由于这种偏振膜具有高的平面折射率,因此与传统的偏振膜相比,其厚度大大降低,并且可以获得所需的延迟值。