Polarizing, photochromic devices and methods of making the same
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G02F-001/03
G02F-001/01
출원번호
US-0846650
(2004-05-17)
등록번호
US-7256921
(2007-08-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Kumar,Anil
Foller,Peter C.
Blackburn,Forrest R.
Shao,Jiping
He,Meng
Kellar, II,Terry A.
출원인 / 주소
Transitions Optical, Inc.
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101
초록▼
Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to optical elements comprising an at least partial coating having a first state and a second state connected to at least a portion of a substrate, the at least partial coating being adapted to switch from the first state to the second state in response to
Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to optical elements comprising an at least partial coating having a first state and a second state connected to at least a portion of a substrate, the at least partial coating being adapted to switch from the first state to the second state in response to at least actinic radiation, to revert back to the first state in response to thermal energy, and to linearly polarize at least transmitted radiation in at least one of the first state and the second state. Other embodiments relate to optical elements comprising a substrate and at least one at least partially aligned photochromic-dichroic compound connected to at least a portion of the substrate and having an average absorption ratio greater than 2.3 in the activated state as determined according to CELL METHOD. Still other embodiments relate to security devices, liquid crystal cells and methods of making the same.
대표청구항▼
We claim: 1. An optical element comprising an at least partial coating having a first absorption state and a second absorption state connected to at least a portion of a substrate, the at least partial coating being operable for switching from the first absorption state to the second absorption sta
We claim: 1. An optical element comprising an at least partial coating having a first absorption state and a second absorption state connected to at least a portion of a substrate, the at least partial coating being operable for switching from the first absorption state to the second absorption state in response to at least actinic radiation, to revert back to the first absorption state in response to thermal energy, and to linearly polarize at least transmitted radiation in at least one of the first absorption state and the second absorption state, wherein the at least partial coating comprises at least one at least partially aligned, thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound having an average absorption ratio of at least 1.5 in an activated state. 2. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least one at least partially aligned thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound has an average absorption ratio greater than 2.3 in an activated state. 3. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least one at least partially aligned thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound has an average absorption ratio ranging from 1.5 to 50 in an activated state. 4. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least one at least partially aligned thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound has an average absorption ratio ranging from 2.5 to 50 in an activated state. 5. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least one at least partially aligned thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound has an average absorption ratio ranging from 3 to 30 in an activated state. 6. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least one at least partially aligned thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound has an average absorption ratio ranging from 4 to 20 in an activated state. 7. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state comprises at least two at least partially aligned thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compounds, wherein the at least two at least partially aligned photochromic-dichroic compounds have at least one of: complementary absorption spectra and complementary linear polarization states. 8. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state further comprises a phase-separated polymer comprising an at least partially ordered matrix phase and an at least partially ordered guest phase, wherein at least a portion of the at least partially ordered guest phase comprises at least one thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound that is at least partially aligned with at least a portion of the at least partially ordered guest phase. 9. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state further comprises an interpenetrating polymer network comprising at least one at least partially ordered anisotropic material and at least one polymeric material, wherein at least a portion of the at least partially ordered anisotropic material comprises at least one thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound that is at least partially aligned with at least a portion of the at least partially ordered anisotropic material. 10. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state further comprises at least one additive chosen from dyes, alignment promoters, kinetic enhancing additives, photoinitiators, thermal initiators, polymerization inhibitors, solvents, light stabilizers, heat stabilizers, mold release agents, rheology control agents, leveling agents, free radical scavengers, and adhesion promoters. 11. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state further comprises at least one dichroic material chosen from azomethines, indigoids, thioindigoids, merocyanines, indans, quinophthalonic dyes, perylenes, phthaloperines, triphenodioxazines, indoloquinoxalines, imidazo-triazines, tetrazines, azo and (poly)azo dyes, benzoquinones, naphthoquinones, anthroquinone and (poly)anthroquinones, anthropyrimidinones, iodine and iodates. 12. The optical element of claim 1 further comprising at least one primer coating between the at least a portion of the at least one surface of the substrate and the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state connected to the at least a portion of the at least one surface of the substrate. 13. The optical element of claim 1 further comprising at least one additional at least partial coating chosen from photochromic coatings, anti-reflective coatings, linearly polarizing coatings, circularly polarizing coatings, elliptically polarizing coatings, transitional coatings, primer coatings, and protective coatings on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate. 14. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the optical element is chosen from ophthalmic elements, display elements, windows, mirrors, and active and passive liquid crystal cell elements. 15. The optical element of claim 14 wherein the ophthalmic element is chosen from corrective lenses, non-corrective lenses, contact lenses, intra-ocular lenses, magnifying lenses, protective lenses, and visors. 16. The optical element of claim 15 wherein the display element is chosen from screens, monitors, and security elements. 17. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the substrate is chosen from untinted substrates, tinted substrates, photochromic substrates, tinted-photochromic substrates, and linearly polarizing substrates. 18. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state is operable for non-polarizing in a first absorption state and linearly polarizing in a second absorption state. 19. The optical element of claim 18 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state is operable for linearly polarizing at least ultraviolet radiation in the second absorption state. 20. The optical element of claim 18 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state is operable for linearly polarizing at least visible radiation in the second absorption state. 21. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state is operable to be clear in the first state and colored in the second state. 22. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state is operable to have a first color in the first absorption state and a second absorption color in the second state. 23. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state is operable to linearly polarize visible radiation in both the first absorption state and the second absorption state. 24. The optical element of claim 1 wherein the at least partial coating having the first absorption state and the second absorption state is operable to linearly polarize ultraviolet radiation in the first absorption state and to linearly polarize visible radiation in the second absorption state.
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