Abstract:
Provided are multi-component films useful as optical display filters. The optical display filters include a multi-layer stack that contains at least two dyads (106), i.e. pairs of layres including an electro-conducting layer (104B) and a dielectric space layer (104C), whereby in at least one of the dyads one transparent, organic layer with a refractive index greater than 1.49 is arranged. The filters have high visible light transmittance, low visible light reflection, and provide electromagnetic interference shielding in the range of 100-1000 MHZ.
Abstract:
An optical system includes an optical cavity defined by a reflective polarizer and a partial reflector. The optical cavity includes one or more optical components including a first optical lens spaced apart from the reflective polarizer. Each optical component within the optical cavity has a substantially uniform retardance or a maximum retardance of less than about 10 nm. The optical system includes a second optical lens disposed outside the optical cavity. The reflective polarizer is disposed on and conforms to a major surface of the second optical lens. The second optical lens has a substantially nonuniform retardance and a maximum retardance in a largest active region of the second optical lens of greater than about 12 nm.
Abstract:
An optical assembly includes an integral lens assembly having one or more lenses bonded to each other with spaced apart major first and second lens surfaces. First and second optical films are bonded to respective major first and second lens surfaces. The first and second optical films includes a plurality of polymeric layers. Each of the polymeric layers have an average thickness of less than about 500 nm. For a substantially normally incident light and a visible wavelength range the plurality of polymeric layers in the first optical film has an average optical transmittance and an average optical reflectance of greater than about 70% for a first polarization state and an orthogonal second polarization state, respectively. The plurality of polymeric layers in the second optical film has an average optical transmittance of greater than about 70% for at least one of the first and second polarization states.
Abstract:
An optical system for displaying a magnified virtual image of an image emitted by a display to a viewer. The optical system includes first and second lenses facing each other and spaced apart by an air gap to define an optical cavity therebetween. The optical cavity includes a reflective polarizer disposed on a major surface of the first lens, and an optical stack disposed on a major surface of the second lens. The optical stack includes an absorbing polarizer, a first retarder layer, a partial reflector, and a second retarder layer disposed between the absorbing polarizer and the partial reflector. The first and/or second lenses is/are birefringent lens provided outside the optical cavity to control polarization.
Abstract:
An optical stack including a first reflective polarizer adhered to a second reflective polarizer is described. For normally incident light and each wavelength in a same predetermined wavelength range, each reflective polarizer transmits at least 80% of light polarized along a pass axis of the reflective polarizer and reflects at least 90% of light polarized along an orthogonal block axis of the reflective polarizer. Each reflective polarizer includes a plurality of polymeric interference layers reflecting and transmitting light primarily by optical interference in the predetermined wavelength range. A separation between the two polymeric interference layers in the plurality of polymeric interference layers farthest from each other are dl and d2 for the respective first and second reflective polarizers, dl is at least 20% less than d2. Polarizing beam splitters including the optical stack and optical systems including the polarizing beam splitter are described.
Abstract:
An optical system including one or more optical lenses, at least one retarder layer, a reflective polarizer, and a partial reflector is provided. The at least one retarder layer may include first and second retarder layers having different wavelength dispersion curves. The at least one retarder layer may include a first retarder layer having a non-uniform fast axis orientation and/or a non-uniform retardance.
Abstract:
A lamination transfer article includes an elastomeric layer with a first major surface including an array of discrete microstructures separated by land areas, wherein the microstructures in the array have a top surface; a first tie layer overlying at least some of the top surfaces of the microstructures of the elastomeric layer, wherein the land areas on the first major surface are uncovered by the first tie layer; and a second layer on a second major surface of the elastomeric layer, wherein the second layer is chosen from a second tie layer and a polymeric carrier film.
Abstract:
Multilayer articles that include electrical circuits are prepared by the adhesive transfer of electrical circuit elements to the surface of an adhesive. A number of different methodologies are used, with all of the methodologies including the use of simple layers of circuit-forming material on a releasing substrate and structuring to generate circuit elements which can be transferred to an adhesive surface. In some methodologies, a structured releasing substrate is used to selectively transfer circuit-forming material, either from protrusions on the releasing substrate or from depressions on the releasing substrate. In other methodologies, an unstructured releasing substrate is used and either embossed to form a structured releasing substrate or contacted with a structured adhesive layer to selectively transfer circuit-forming material.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to compressible, multilayer articles useful in force sensing capacitors. The compressible multilayer articles include a silicone polymer layer having a first major surface and a second major surface and a first primer layer having a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein the thickness of the first primer layer is from about 100 nanometers to about 100 microns and at least a portion of the first major surface of the first primer layer is adhered to and in contact with the first major surface of the silicone polymer. The multilayer articles may include at least one of a first electrode and second primer layer. Methods of making the compressible, multilayer articles are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Provided is an electrically conductive adhesive comprising a reaction product of a radiation sensitized solventless acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive precursor comprising an acrylic acid ester of non-tertiary alcohol, the alkyl groups of which have an average of about 4 to 14 carbon atoms, and a polar comonomer, and electrically conductive flakes having a density greater than zero and below about five g/cc, along with methods of making, and methods of using the same.