Polarizing plate and optical display device

Abstract

A polarizing plate and an optical display device are disclosed. A polarizing plate includes a polarizer, and a retardation layer laminated on a surface of the polarizer, the retardation layer includes a retardation film that satisfies a relationship of nx>nz>ny, where nx, ny, and nz are indexes of refraction of the retardation film in a slow axis direction, a fast axis direction, and a thickness direction of the retardation film, respectively, at a wavelength of 550 nm, an alignment direction of a main chain of a resin contained in the retardation film with respect to a light transmission axis of the polarizer is in a range from −5° to +5°, and the retardation film has a degree of biaxiality of 0.2 to 0.6 at the wavelength of 550 nm.

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