A stereoscopic display for switching between a 2D image and a 3D image,
including a display device displaying an image; and a parallax barrier
that transmits incident light in a 2D mode and forms barriers to separate
images for a left eye and a right eye in a 3D mode. The parallax barrier
unit includes a first polarization plate transmitting light with a first
polarization direction; a 2D first polarization grating screen including
a first birefringence element and a second birefringence element
alternating with each other in a grating pattern; a 2D second
polarization grating screen facing the first polarization grating screen
and including a third birefringence element and a fourth birefringence
element alternating with each other in a grating pattern; and a second
polarization plate facing the second polarization grating screen and
transmitting only light with a second polarization direction among lights
transmitted through the second polarization grating screen.