Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a polarizing plate safe in operation, less burdensome on the environment, and with excellent adhesion to a polarizer; also disclosed are a polarizing plate manufactured using said method, and a liquid crystal display device using said polarizing plate. In the method of manufacturing a polarizing plate, a polarizing plate is manufactured in which a protective film which is hydrophilized by alkali saponification is laminated to at least one surface of the polarizer. In the method, said protective film contains cellulose acetate, and the surface free energy before alkali saponification of said protective film satisfies formula (SI), below, and the surface free energy after alkali saponification satisfies formula (SII), below. Formula (SI): 0.25≦γsh/γsp≦0.40; Formula (SII): 1.5≦γsh/γsp≦3.0 (wherein γsh represents the hydrogen bond component of the surface free energy, and γsp represents the dipole component).
Abstract:
Arrays of integrated analytical devices and their methods for production are provided. The arrays are useful in the analysis of highly multiplexed optical reactions in large numbers at high densities, including biochemical reactions, such as nucleic acid sequencing reactions. The integrated devices allow the highly sensitive discrimination of optical signals using features such as spectra, amplitude, and time resolution, or combinations thereof. The arrays and methods of the invention make use of silicon chip fabrication and manufacturing techniques developed for the electronics industry and highly suited for miniaturization and high throughput.
Abstract:
Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.
Abstract:
An optical adhesive product and a process for manufacturing an optical adhesive product, including laminated film ensembles, and laminated lenses, are described. The optical adhesive product includes a glyoxal water solution that is pH adjusted for use as an optical adhesive that demonstrates a wet peel force strength above about 6 Newtons. A water-based polymer, such as PVOH, may be added to the adhesive system. According to the process, the adhesive system is manufactured and utilized to laminate TAC-PVA-TAC films together to form a polar film ensemble. The polar film ensemble is laminated to an optical substrate and, when forming an ophthalmic lens, surfaced, coated and edged. The optical adhesive product avoids film separation in the polar TAC-PAV-TAC film ensemble during edging.
Abstract:
A multilayer optical film body includes a first and second packet of microlayers. Each packet partially transmits and partially reflects light over an extended wavelength range, such as the visible region, for normally incident light polarized along a first principal axis of the film body. In combination, the first and second packets have an intermediate reflection and transmission (e.g. 5-95% internal transmission, on average) for the normally incident light, and similar intermediate reflection/transmission (e.g. 10-90% internal transmission, on average) for oblique light. The packets are laminated or otherwise connected so that light can pass through the packets sequentially. In at least a first test area of the film body, a high frequency spectral variability of the combination of packets is less than a high frequency spectral variability of the first packet by itself, and may also be less than a high frequency spectral variability of the second packet by itself.
Abstract:
Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral bands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a polarizing plate that includes a polarizer, and an optical film including an alignment layer, an optically anisotropic layer, and an optically isotropic acrylic polymer layer on at least one surface of the polarizer, in which the optically anisotropic layer is a layer formed by irradiating a polymerizable composition including a liquid crystal compound that is directly applied to the alignment layer with light to polymerize the liquid crystal compound, the acrylic polymer layer is a layer formed by curing a polymerizable composition including (meth)acrylate that is directly applied to a surface of the layer formed from the polymerizable composition including a liquid crystal compound, and the thickness of the acrylic polymer layer is larger than the thickness of the optically anisotropic layer. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a polarizing plate having a small thickness.
Abstract:
An LED light fixture includes a heat-sink, a circuit board thereon with a plurality of spaced LED light sources, and a one-piece optical member with a plurality of secondary lenses over corresponding LED light sources and having a lens flange surrounding the lenses and integral with each lens. The optical member includes a polymeric carrier portion surrounding the lenses, overlapping with and molded onto the lens flanges across such overlapping, and extending therefrom to a peripheral edge portion. The optical member has an outer surface infused with an ultraviolet inhibitor to increase long-term weathering performance. The infused outer surface includes an outer layer of each lens and extends to form an outer layer of the lens flanges and therebeyond to form an outer layer of the carrier portion. The invention also includes a method of manufacturing such infused optical member.
Abstract:
The optical sheet according to the present invention includes a first layer containing a polycarbonate resin and a second layer containing an amorphous polyamide resin, the first layer and the second layer being layered by coextrusion molding. The first layer and the second layer are peelable from each other; and a surface of at least one of the first layer and the second layer has a fine uneven shape formed thereat. Such an optical sheet including a plurality of layers can make the entirety sheet thick at the time of melt extrusion molding, and therefore the layered body during the molding can hold a sufficient amount of heat. This improves the transferability of the fine uneven structure. In addition, the layers may be peeled off so that one of the layers is used. In this case, the optical sheet can be made thinner.
Abstract:
A lithography-free, mold-free, single-step method of fabricating high quality optical lenses by curing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) droplets on a pre-heated smooth surface allows lenses with different focal lengths to be made by varying the droplet volume and surface temperature.