A transfer film in an image display apparatus includes a temporary support including a substrate and an optically anisotropic layer, in which an in-plane retardation of the substrate at a wavelength of 550 nm is 0 to 20 nm, the optically anisotropic layer is formed of a liquid crystal compound, and where the optically anisotropic layer obtained by peeling the temporary support from the transfer film is allowed to stand in a predetermined environment, and then a maximum value of a dimensional change rate in an in-plane direction of the optically anisotropic layer is defined as ΔL (max) and a minimum value of the dimensional change rate is defined as ΔL (min), the transfer film satisfies at least one of Expression (1) ΔL (max)/ΔL (min)≤1.5 or Expression (2) ΔL (max)≤0.08%.

A high-performance optical surface includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first anti-reflection (A/R) coating formed on the second surface of the substrate; a coated layer formed over the A/R coating on a surface of the A/R coating opposite to the stress compensation layer, where a surface of the coating layer opposite to the first A/R coating is diamond point turned or polished to improve finish; and a second A/R coating formed on the polished surface of the coating layer to formed the high-performance reflective surface.

A high-performance optical surface includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first anti-reflection (A/R) coating formed on the second surface of the substrate; a coated layer formed over the A/R coating on a surface of the A/R coating opposite to the stress compensation layer, where a surface of the coating layer opposite to the first A/R coating is diamond point turned or polished to improve finish; and a second A/R coating formed on the polished surface of the coating layer to formed the high-performance reflective surface.

An optical filter (1a) includes a light-absorbing layer (10). The light-absorbing layer absorbs light in at least a portion of the near-infrared region. When light with a wavelength of 300 nm to 1200 nm is incident on the optical filter (1a) at incident angles of 0°, 30°, and 40°, the optical filter (1a) satisfies given transmittance requirements. IE.sub.θ1/θ2.sup.λ1 to λ2, IAE.sub.θ1/θ2.sup.λ1 to λ2, and ISE.sub.θ1/θ2.sup.λ1 to λ2 defined by the following equations (1) to (3) for two incident angles θ1° and θ2° (θ1<θ2) selected from 0°, 30°, and 40° satisfy given requirements in a given domain of a wavelength λ.

An optical filter (1a) includes a light-absorbing layer (10). The light-absorbing layer absorbs light in at least a portion of the near-infrared region. When light with a wavelength of 300 nm to 1200 nm is incident on the optical filter (1a) at incident angles of 0°, 30°, and 40°, the optical filter (1a) satisfies given transmittance requirements. IE.sub.θ1/θ2.sup.λ1 to λ2, IAE.sub.θ1/θ2.sup.λ1 to λ2, and ISE.sub.θ1/θ2.sup.λ1 to λ2 defined by the following equations (1) to (3) for two incident angles θ1° and θ2° (θ1<θ2) selected from 0°, 30°, and 40° satisfy given requirements in a given domain of a wavelength λ.

The present document discloses a glazing in the form of a window glass or vehicle glass which comprises a transparent glass substrate, and a coating, which comprises at least one functional metal Ag alloy coating layer. The alloy coating layer consists essentially of Ag with an alloying agent selected from a group consisting of Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ge, Zr, Nb, Mo, In, Sn, Hf, Ta or W. An alloying agent concentration is 0.15-1.35 at. %, preferably 0.20-1.00 at. % or 0.25-0.80 at. % of the Ag alloy coating layer, the rest being Ag, and the Ag alloy coating layer has a thickness of 5-20 nm, preferably 8-15 nm or more preferably 8-12 nm.

The present document discloses a glazing in the form of a window glass or vehicle glass which comprises a transparent glass substrate, and a coating, which comprises at least one functional metal Ag alloy coating layer. The alloy coating layer consists essentially of Ag with an alloying agent selected from a group consisting of Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ge, Zr, Nb, Mo, In, Sn, Hf, Ta or W. An alloying agent concentration is 0.15-1.35 at. %, preferably 0.20-1.00 at. % or 0.25-0.80 at. % of the Ag alloy coating layer, the rest being Ag, and the Ag alloy coating layer has a thickness of 5-20 nm, preferably 8-15 nm or more preferably 8-12 nm.

The invention relates to an ophthalmic lens configured to exhibit a clear state and optionally at least one darker state. The lens has a front and a rear surface (Cx and Cc) respectively defining a front and a rear side of the lens, the lens having in the clear state (FS) a visual transmittance at an AOI of 0° greater than 81%, the lens comprising: - a substrate having a front and a rear main face respectively adjacent the front and rear surface, and - at least one multilayered interferential coating comprising a front multilayered interferential coating which surmounts the front main face and which comprises at least one absorbing front layer in the visible region. In said clear state, a total visual reflectance for the lens Rv_t_rear from the rear and front surface, measured from the rear side at an AOI of 35°, is less than 5.0%, and in said clear state, the difference R.sub.v_t_front - R.sub.v_t_rear of the total visual reflectance from the rear and front surface, measured from the front side at an AOI of 15°, and of from the rear and front surface, measured from the rear side at an AOI of between 0 and 15°, is greater than 1.0 %.

There are provided an inorganic film in which the light transmittance is not decreased also when the inorganic film is laminated on organic material such as a resin, and a laminate. An inorganic film 13 which comprises a refractive index gradient film 13a having a refractive index changing continuously from n1 to n2 (n1<n2) and being a functional film; and a refractive index gradient film 13b having a refractive index changing continuously from n3 to n4 (n4<n3) and being a functional film, and in which further, a difference between n2 and n3 is 0.1 or less.

The present invention provides a polymerizable liquid crystal composition including a specific polymerizable compound and a fluorosurfactant having specific polyoxyalkylene skeleton and molecular weight. Also, an optically anisotropic body, a phase difference film, an antireflection film, and a liquid crystal display device, which are produced by using the polymerizable liquid crystal composition according to the present invention, are provided. The present invention is useful because three properties, that is, leveling properties of the surface of an optically anisotropic body, offset to a base material, and alignment properties of a liquid crystal can be improved at the same time in the case where the optically anisotropic body is produced by photopolymerizing the polymerizable liquid crystal composition.