Optically anisotropic layer, method of manufacturing the same, laminate, method of manufacturing the same, polarizing plate, liquid crystal display device, and organic EL display device

A laminate comprising an optically anisotropic layer and a uniaxial birefringence layer,

• wherein
• a polymerizable composition, containing one or more polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound showing a smectic phase, is fixed in a state of smectic phase in the optically anisotropic layer;
• a direction of maximum refractive index of the optically anisotropic layer is inclined at 10° or smaller to the surface of said optically anisotropic layer;
• the retardation values Re(450), Re(550) and Re(650) measured at 450 nm, 550 nm and 650 nm respectively of the optically anisotropic layer satisfy the formulae (2) and (3):
• 0.70≤Re(450)/Re(550)≤1.00, and Formula (2)
• 0.99≤Re(650)/Re(550)≤1.30;
• Formula (3)
• the uniaxial birefringence layer has a refractive index in the thickness direction larger than the refractive index in the in-plane direction;
• and
• a thickness retardation value Rth(550) measured at 550 nm of the uniaxial birefringence layer satisfies the formula (4):
• Formula (4)−180≤Rth(550)≤−10.