Antireflection films for use with displays
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1. An antireflection film comprising:
- a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the substrate is a circular polarizer, a linear polarizer, or a louvered plastic film;
an inorganic layer deposited on the first surface of the substrate; and
an optically active polymer layer formed by curing a curable composition in situ on the inorganic layer, the polymer layer having a refractive index not greater than about 1.53 over the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm and a thickness of from about 20 nm to about 200 nm.
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Abstract
An antireflection film and method of making same includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the substrate being a circular polarizer, a linear polarizer, or a louvered plastic film, an inorganic layer deposited on the first surface of the substrate, and an optically active polymer layer formed by curing a curable composition in situ on the inorganic layer, the polymer layer having a refractive index not greater than about 1.53 over the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm and a thickness of from about 20 nm to about 200 nm.
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1. An antireflection film comprising:
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a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the substrate is a circular polarizer, a linear polarizer, or a louvered plastic film;
an inorganic layer deposited on the first surface of the substrate; and
an optically active polymer layer formed by curing a curable composition in situ on the inorganic layer, the polymer layer having a refractive index not greater than about 1.53 over the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm and a thickness of from about 20 nm to about 200 nm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An optical system comprising:
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a display device; and
an antireflection film disposed on the display device, wherein the antireflection film comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the substrate is a circular polarizer, a linear polarizer, or a louvered plastic film, an inorganic layer deposited on the first surface of the substrate, and an optically active polymer layer formed by curing a curable composition in situ on the inorganic layer, the polymer layer having a refractive index not greater than about 1.53 over the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm and a thickness of from about 20 nm to about 200 nm. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for producing an antireflection film comprising:
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providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the substrate is a circular polarizer, a linear polarizer, or a louvered plastic film;
depositing an inorganic layer on the first surface of the substrate;
depositing a layer of a curable composition on the inorganic layer; and
curing the deposited curable composition to form an optically active polymer layer having a thickness of from about 20 nm to about 200 nm and a refractive index not greater than about 1.53 over the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for producing an optical system comprising:
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providing a display device; and
disposing an antireflection film on at least a portion of the display device, the antireflection film comprising a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the substrate is a circular polarizer, a linear polarizer, or a louvered plastic film, an inorganic layer deposited on the first surface of the substrate, and an optically active polymer layer formed by curing a curable composition in situ on the inorganic layer, the polymer layer having a refractive index not greater than about 1.53 over the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm and a thickness of from about 20 nm to about 200 nm. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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