Electrically switchable polymer liquid crystal and polymer birefringent flake in fluid host systems and optical devices utilizing same
    1.
    发明授权
    Electrically switchable polymer liquid crystal and polymer birefringent flake in fluid host systems and optical devices utilizing same 失效
    流体主机系统中的电可切换聚合物液晶和聚合物双折射薄片以及利用其的光学装置

    公开(公告)号:US06665042B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-16

    申请号:US09571805

    申请日:2000-05-16

    IPC分类号: C09K1952

    CPC分类号: G02F1/172 G02F1/137

    摘要: Flakes or platelets of polymer liquid crystals (PLC) or other birefringent polymers (BP) suspended in a fluid host medium constitute a system that can function as the active element in an electrically switchable optical device when the suspension is either contained between a pair of rigid substrates bearing transparent conductive coatings or dispersed as microcapsules within the body of a flexible host polymer. Optical properties of these flake materials include large effective optical path length, different polarization states and high angular sensitivity in their selective reflection or birefringence. The flakes or platelets of these devices need only a 3-20° rotation about the normal to the cell surface to achieve switching characteristics obtainable with prior devices using particle rotation or translation.

    摘要翻译: 悬浮在流体宿主介质中的聚合物液晶(PLC)或其它双折射聚合物(BP)的片状物或血小板构成了当悬浮液被包含在一对刚性体之间时可以用作电气可切换光学装置中的有源元件的系统 带有透明导电涂层的基底或作为微胶囊分散在柔性主体聚合物体内。 这些薄片材料的光学特性在其选择反射或双折射中包括大的有效光程长度,不同的偏振状态和高的角灵敏度。 这些装置的薄片或血小板仅围绕细胞表面的法线仅需3-20°的旋转,以实现使用粒子旋转或平移的现有装置可获得的切换特性。

    Coloring media having improved brightness and color characteristics

    公开(公告)号:US06753044B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-22

    申请号:US08890320

    申请日:1997-07-09

    申请人: Sadeg M. Faris Le Li

    发明人: Sadeg M. Faris Le Li

    IPC分类号: G02F11335

    摘要: Disclosed are novel reflective microflakes for use in making “additive-primary” coloring media having improved reflection characteristics over the red, green and blue super-bright color characteristics, and “super-white” coloring media having Magnesium-Oxide like color characteristics. The coloring media of the present invention provides a palette of colors for imparting color characteristics or forming color images upon surfaces of arbitrary surface geometry. In the preferred embodiments of the invention, the microflakes are made from cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) material, wherein the pitch of the helices of the liquid crystal molecules in each CLC microflake varies along the thickness dimension (i.e. transverse to the surface) thereof. Depending on the final spiral structure of the materials utilized, the CLC circularly polarizing materials reflect either left-handed or right-handed circularly polarized light. In a preferred embodiment, each CLC microflake of additive-primary coloring media has a laminated construction in order that both the upper and lower surfaces thereof have substantially the same reflection characteristics over its tuned reflection band. Also, each CLC microflake of super-white coloring media has a laminated construction in order that both the upper and lower surfaces thereof have substantially the same reflection characteristics over its broadband reflection band. The super-white and additive-primary coloring media of the present invention can be used to produce virtually any color. By virtue of the circularly polarizing reflection characteristics of the CLC microflakes, the resulting coloring media can be used to form polarization-encoded spatially multiplexed images (SMI) on radiation absorbing surfaces, to produce stereoscopic 3-D images when viewed through electrically-passive polarization glasses. The coloring media may also be used in 2-D and 3-D xerographic printing processes.

    Non-absorptive electro-optical glazing structure employing composite infrared reflective polarizing filter
    5.
    发明授权
    Non-absorptive electro-optical glazing structure employing composite infrared reflective polarizing filter 失效
    采用复合红外反射偏振滤光片的非吸收型电光玻璃结构

    公开(公告)号:US06559903B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-06

    申请号:US09032302

    申请日:1998-02-27

    IPC分类号: G02F11335

    摘要: An electro-optical glazing structure having reflection and transparent modes of operation for selectively reflecting and transmitting electromagnetic radiation without absorption, respectively. The electro-optical glazing structure comprising: an electro-optical panel having first and second optical states of operation; a composite broad-band infrared (IR) reflective polarizing filter structure of electrically-passive construction, mounted to the electro-optical panel; and an optical state switching mechanism for switching the electro-optical panel to the first optical state of operation in order to induce the electro-optical glazing structure into the reflection mode of operation, and for switching the electro-optical panel to the second optical state of operation in order to induce the electro-optical glazing structure into the transparent mode of operation. When the electro-optical panel is switched to the first optical state of operation, electromagnetic radiation within a first prespecified bandwidth falling incident upon the electro-optical panel is reflected from the electro-optical panel without absorption. When the electro-optical panel is switched to the second optical state of operation, electromagnetic radiation within a second prespecified bandwidth falling incident upon the electro-optical panel is transmitted through the electro-optical panel without absorption. By virtue of the present invention, the glazing structure is capable of providing both thermal insulation as well as privacy functions.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有反射和透明工作模式的电光玻璃结构,分别用于选择性地反射和传输无吸收的电磁辐射。 该电光玻璃结构包括:具有第一和第二光学操作状态的电光面板; 一种电动被动结构的复合宽带红外(IR)反射型偏振滤光器结构,安装在电光面板上; 以及用于将电光学面板切换到第一光学状态的光学状态切换机构,以便将电光玻璃结构引入反射操作模式,并且将电光学面板切换到第二光学状态 的操作,以便将电光玻璃结构引入透明操作模式。 当电光面板切换到第一光学操作状态时,入射到电光面板的第一预定带宽内的电磁辐射从电光面板反射而不吸收。 当电光面板切换到第二光学操作状态时,入射在电光面板上的第二预定带宽内的电磁辐射通过电光面板传输而不吸收。 凭借本发明,玻璃窗结构能够提供隔热以及隐私功能。

    Method and system for producing color images with improved brightness and color characteristics on radiation absorptive surfaces
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and system for producing color images with improved brightness and color characteristics on radiation absorptive surfaces 失效
    用于产生具有改善的辐射吸收表面的亮度和颜色特性的彩色图像的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06404464B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-11

    申请号:US08898658

    申请日:1997-07-22

    申请人: Sadeg M. Faris Le Li

    发明人: Sadeg M. Faris Le Li

    IPC分类号: G02F11335

    摘要: Disclosed is an improved method and apparatus for forming color images on radiation absorptive surfaces, having improved brightness and color characteristics. The apparatus can be realized in various forms, including Xeroxgraphic and ink-jet printing equipment. In the illustrative embodiments, color images composed from polarization-encoded perspective images are produced for use in stereoscopic viewing full-color 3-D objects represented therein using a pair of electrically-passive circularly-polarizing eyeglasses. Super-white and additive-primary coloring media is used to form the polarization-encoded composite images so that full depth of color (e.g. thousands of color values) is imparted to the 3-D objects graphically represented therein. The coloring media utilized embodies both broadband and spectrally-tuned CLC-based microflakes having symmetrical reflection characteristics which provide for improved brightness and color uniformity characteristics.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在辐射吸收表面上形成彩色图像的改进的方法和装置,具有改善的亮度和颜色特性。 该设备可以以各种形式实现,包括Xeroxgraphic和喷墨打印设备。 在说明性实施例中,由偏振编码的透视图像组成的彩色图像是使用一对电动被动圆偏振眼镜在其中表示的立体观看全色3-D物体中产生的。 使用超白色和添加剂 - 初级着色介质来形成偏振编码的合成图像,使得全部深度的颜色(例如数千个颜色值)被赋予其中图形表示的3-D物体。 使用的着色介质体现了具有对称反射特性的宽带和频谱调谐的基于CLC的微片,其提供了改进的亮度和颜色均匀性特征。

    Circularly polarizing reflective material having super broad-band
reflection and transmission characteristics and method of fabricating
and using same in diverse applications
    7.
    发明授权
    Circularly polarizing reflective material having super broad-band reflection and transmission characteristics and method of fabricating and using same in diverse applications 失效
    具有超宽带反射和透射特性的圆偏振反射材料及其在各种应用中的制造和使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US6034753A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-07

    申请号:US739467

    申请日:1996-10-29

    摘要: Disclosed are super broadband circularly polarizing film materials and novels methods of fabricating and using the same. The circularly polarizing materials are made from polymerizable CLC film material having a cholesteric order, in which a liquid crystal material, such as a nematic liquid crystal material, is distributed in a non-linear fashion across the thickness of the film in a plurality of liquid crystal-rich and liquid crystal-depleted sites in the CLC polymer. The pitch of the helices of the CLC molecules in the polyermized CLC material varies in a non-linear (e.g. exponential) manner along the depth dimension (i.e. transverse to the surface) thereof. The resulting circularly polarizing materials have reflection and transmission characteristics over bands of operation approaching 2000 nm. Depending on the final spiral structure of the polymerizable CLC materials utilized, the CLC circularly polarizing materials reflect either left-handed or right-handed circularly polarized light. The CLC circularly polarizing materials of the present invention can be used in a variety of applications.

    摘要翻译: 公开了超宽带圆偏振膜材料及其制造和使用方法。 圆偏振材料由具有胆甾醇相的可聚合CLC膜材料制成,其中液晶材料如向列型液晶材料以非线性方式分布在多个液体中的膜的厚度上 CLC聚合物中晶体富集和液晶贫化的位点。 多孔CLC材料中的CLC分子的螺旋的间距沿其沿着深度尺寸(即横向于其表面)以非线性(例如指数)方式变化。 所得到的圆偏振材料在接近2000nm的操作带上具有反射和透射特性。 根据所使用的可聚合CLC材料的最终螺旋结构,CLC圆偏光材料反射左旋或右旋圆偏振光。 本发明的CLC圆偏振材料可用于各种应用。