A head-up display includes a projection system and a window having a target area
where a reflective polarizer is positioned to reflect light from the projection
system to a viewing area. Light from the projection system is p-polarized and strikes
exposed window surface(s) at an acute angle to reduce or eliminate multiple or
"ghost" images. The acute angle is closely matched to a Brewster angle of the exposed
window surface(s). The reflective polarizer includes a multilayer stack with refractive
indices of individual layers chosen to reflect p-polarized light substantially
more than s-polarized light over a wide angular range that includes the acute angle.
The reflective polarizer also can reflect infrared light to reduce cabin heating
from solar radiation.