A light-emitting unit (140) is formed on a substrate (100), and includes a light-transmitting first electrode (110), a light-reflective second electrode (130), and an organic layer (120) located between the first electrode (110) and the second electrode (130). A light-transmitting region is located between a plurality of light-emitting units (140). An insulating film (150) defines an end (142) of the light-emitting unit (140). A sealing member (200) is fixed to the light-emitting unit (140) directly or through an adhesive layer (210). In addition, a thickness of the substrate (100) is d, and a width of a portion of the second electrode (130) that is further on the outer side of the light-emitting unit (140) than the end (142) is W, d/2 W is established.

[Object] To make it possible to improve viewing angle characteristics more. [Solution] Provided is a display device including: a plurality of light emitting sections formed on a substrate; and a color filter provided on the light emitting section to correspond to each of the plurality of light emitting sections. The light emitting sections and the color filters are arranged such that, in at least a partial region in a display surface, a relative misalignment between a center of a luminescence surface of the light emitting section and a center of the color filter corresponding to the light emitting section is created in a plane perpendicular to a stacking direction.

[Object] To make it possible to improve viewing angle characteristics more. [Solution] Provided is a display device including: a plurality of light emitting sections formed on a substrate; and a color filter provided on the light emitting section to correspond to each of the plurality of light emitting sections. The light emitting sections and the color filters are arranged such that, in at least a partial region in a display surface, a relative misalignment between a center of a luminescence surface of the light emitting section and a center of the color filter corresponding to the light emitting section is created in a plane perpendicular to a stacking direction.

An image capturing and display apparatus comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for converting incident light from the outside of the image capturing and display apparatus to electrical charge signals, and a plurality of light-emitting elements for emitting light of an intensity corresponding to the electrical charge signals acquired by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. A pixel region is defined as a region in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in an array. Signal paths for transmitting signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to the plurality of light-emitting elements lie within the pixel region.

An image capturing and display apparatus comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for converting incident light from the outside of the image capturing and display apparatus to electrical charge signals, and a plurality of light-emitting elements for emitting light of an intensity corresponding to the electrical charge signals acquired by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. A pixel region is defined as a region in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in an array. Signal paths for transmitting signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to the plurality of light-emitting elements lie within the pixel region.

A display device including a laminate includes a wavelength selective absorption layer containing a resin, a dye including at least one of four specific dyes A to D, and an antifading agent for a dye, and includes a gas barrier layer, and a wavelength conversion material; the laminate includes a wavelength selective absorption layer containing a resin, a dye, and an electron migration-type antifading agent in which the energy level of the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital satisfy a specific relational expression in relation to the dye, and includes the gas barrier layer; an organic electroluminescent display device includes this laminate. The gas barrier layer contains a crystalline resin, has a layer thickness of 0.1 μm to 10 μm, has a layer oxygen permeability of 60 cc/m.sup.2.Math.day.Math.atm or less, and is directly arranged on at least one surface of the wavelength selective absorption layer.

A display device includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first light-emitting layer including a first polymer and an ionic liquid on the second surface, a first electrode provided on a first side surface of the first light-emitting layer, a second electrode provided on a second side surface of the first light-emitting layer opposite to the first side surface of the first light-emitting layer, and a second substrate in contact with the first light-emitting layer opposite to the first substrate.

Disclosed is a light-emitting element including a first electrode, a first light-emitting layer, an ionic-liquid layer, a second light-emitting layer, and a second electrode. The first light-emitting layer is located over the first electrode and includes a first emissive polymer and an ionic liquid. The ionic-liquid layer is located over the first light-emitting layer and includes an ionic liquid. The second light-emitting layer is located over the ionic-liquid layer and includes a second emissive polymer and an ionic liquid. The second electrode is located over the second light-emitting layer. The light-emitting element may further include a first substrate under the first electrode, a second substrate over the second electrode, and a sealing layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate and surrounding the first electrode.

A composite material with a low refractive index that can be used for a light-emitting device, a light-receiving device, a light-emitting and light-receiving device, and the like is provided. The composite material includes a first organic compound and a second organic compound, the proportion of carbon atoms forming bonds by the sp.sup.3 hybrid orbitals in the total number of carbon atoms of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 23% and less than or equal to 55%, and the second organic compound contains fluorine. Alternatively, an optical device including an anode, a cathode, and a first layer, in which the composite material is included in the first layer, is provided.

A light-emitting element (10) includes: a light-emitting part (30) including a light-emitting region; a first optical path control unit (71) which has positive optical power and to which light emitted from the light-emitting region enters; a second optical path control unit (72) which has positive optical power and to which light exited from the first optical path control unit (71) enters; and a bonding member (35) interposed between the first optical path control unit (71) and the second optical path control unit (72), in which an optical axis (LN.sub.1) of the first optical path control unit (71) is displaced from an optical axis (LN.sub.2) of the second optical path control unit (72).