Optical filter having filter layer containing infrared absorbing dye and ultraviolet absorbing agent

An optical filter which comprises a transparent support and a filter layer containing a dye and a binder polymer, wherein the dye is in an aggregated form exhibiting an absorption maximum in the wavelength region of 750 to 1,100 nm, and wherein the support, the filter layer or an optional layer contains a ultraviolet absorbing agent represented by the formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V),

• 120
• in which the benzene rings a and b may have a substituent group;
• 121
• in which Ar1 is an aryl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, —L— is a single bond or —O—, and the benzene ring c may have a substituent group;
• 122
• in which the benzene ring d and the triazine ring e may have a substituent group, and the benzene ring d may be condensed with another aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring;
• 123
• in which the benzene rings f and g may have a substituent group;
• 124
• in which Ar2 is an aryl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group;
• R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;
• and each of R2 and R3 independently is cyano, —COR13, —COOR14, —CONR15R16, —SO2R17 or —SO2NR18R19, wherein each of R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18 and R19 independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group or an aryl group, or R2 and R3 are combined to form a five-membered or six-membered ring;
• 125
• in which each of R4 and R5 independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group, or R4 and R5 are combined to form a five-membered or six-membered ring;
• and each of R6 and R7 independently is cyano, —COR20, —COOR21, —CONR22R23, —SO2R24 or —SO2NR25R26, wherein each of R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25 and R26 independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group or an aryl group, or R6 and R7 are combined to form a five-membered or six-membered ring;
• 126
• in which R8 is an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group or an aryl group;
• each of R9 and R10 independently is cyano, —COR27, —COOR28, —CONR29R30, —SO2R31 or —SO2NR32R33, wherein each of R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, R32 and R33 independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group or an aryl group, or R9 and R10 are combined to form a five-membered or six-membered ring;
• —X—Y— is —CR34R35—CR36R37— or —CR38═CR39—, wherein each of R34, R35, R36, R37, R38 and R39 independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group, or R38 and R39 are combined to form a benzene or naphthalene ring;
• —Z— is —O—, —S—, —NR40—, —CR41R42— or —CH═CH—, wherein R40 is an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group or an aryl group, and each of R41 and R42 independently is hydrogen or an alkyl group;
• n is 0 or 1;
• 127
• in which each of R11 and R12 independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group, or R11 and R12 are combined to form a five-membered or six-membered ring;
• the benzene rings h and i may have a substituent group;
• and the benzene rings h and i may be condensed with another aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring.