Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical stacks for detection systems
-
Application No.: US18568323Application Date: 2022-06-28
-
Publication No.: US12105302B2Publication Date: 2024-10-01
- Inventor: Kristy A. Gillette , Zhaohui Yang , Joseph P. Attard , Martin E. Denker
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agent Clifton F. Richardson
- International Application: PCT/IB2022/056001 2022.06.28
- International Announcement: WO2023/275748A 2023.01.05
- Date entered country: 2023-12-08
- Main IPC: G02B5/08
- IPC: G02B5/08 ; G02B3/00 ; G02B5/02 ; G06V40/13

Abstract:
An integral optical stack includes a lens film having first and second major surfaces. The first major surface includes microlenses having an average peak-to-valley height PV1. A light absorbing layer is disposed on the lens film and defines a plurality of openings. A substantially planarizing optically diffusive layer is disposed on the first major surface of the lens film, conforming to the microlenses. The optically diffusive layer includes a plurality of nanoparticles. A polymeric material bonds the nanoparticles to each other to form a plurality of nanoparticle aggregates defining a plurality of voids therebetween. The optically diffusive layer has an average thickness greater than about 8 microns, and an index of refraction of less than about 1.25. Any non-planarity of a major surface of the optically diffusive layer due to the microlenses of the first major surface has an average peak-to-valley height PV2, PV2≤0.7 PV1.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240272334A1 Optical Stacks for Detection Systems Public/Granted day:2024-08-15
Information query