Optical laminated film allowing detection of polarization state, and polarization imaging sensor using optical laminated film comprising dual phase difference plates with patterned optical anisotropic layers

Abstract

An object of the invention is to provide an optical laminated film capable of detecting a light polarization state with a simple configuration using components which are superior in productivity and have high versatility, and a polarization imaging sensor using the optical laminated film. An optical laminated film includes: first and second phase difference plates, each having a patterned optical anisotropic layer; and a polarizing plate having a polarization axis in one direction, the patterned optical anisotropic layers have a constant phase difference, are divided into a plurality of belt-like regions in the same plane, and have a plurality of units, each formed of the plurality of belt-like regions in which slow axis directions in one belt-like region coincide with each other, and slow axis directions in the respective belt-like regions are all different, and the first phase difference plate, the second phase difference plate, and the polarizing plate are laminated in this order such that the belt-like regions of the two phase difference plates intersect with each other.