Lens With Embedded Multilayer Optical Film for Near-Eye Display Systems
First Claim
1. A lens having first and second opposed optical surfaces connected by a circumferential surface, the lens comprising:
- a first lens section having a first smooth surface and a side surface;
a second lens section having a first smooth surface, a second smooth surface, and a side surface; and
a multilayer optical film embedded in the lens between the first and second lens sections, the multilayer optical film comprising a plurality of polymer layers configured to selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, at least some of the polymer layers being birefringent;
wherein the first optical surface comprises the first smooth surface of the first lens section and the first smooth surface of the second lens section;
wherein the second optical surface comprises the second smooth surface of the second lens section; and
wherein the multilayer optical film comprises a first extended terminus that separates the first smooth surface of the first lens section from the first smooth surface of the second lens section.
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Abstract
A lens is formed from at least two sections or bodies that are shaped to mate with each other, and a multilayer optical film is sandwiched between these two sections. Smooth surfaces of each section combine to provide a first optical surface of the lens, e.g., a concave, convex, or flat optical surface. The multilayer optical film includes a stack of polymer layers configured to selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, at least some of the polymer layers being birefringent. The multilayer optical film may thus be or comprise e.g. a reflective polarizer and/or a narrow band or otherwise notched reflector. The multilayer optical film has an extended terminus that separates the smooth surfaces of the two sections. Any edge defects such as cracks or delaminations that may exist along the extended terminus are characterized by an average defect distance of no more than 100 or 50 microns.
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30 Claims
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1. A lens having first and second opposed optical surfaces connected by a circumferential surface, the lens comprising:
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a first lens section having a first smooth surface and a side surface; a second lens section having a first smooth surface, a second smooth surface, and a side surface; and a multilayer optical film embedded in the lens between the first and second lens sections, the multilayer optical film comprising a plurality of polymer layers configured to selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, at least some of the polymer layers being birefringent; wherein the first optical surface comprises the first smooth surface of the first lens section and the first smooth surface of the second lens section; wherein the second optical surface comprises the second smooth surface of the second lens section; and wherein the multilayer optical film comprises a first extended terminus that separates the first smooth surface of the first lens section from the first smooth surface of the second lens section. - 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, 25)
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26. An optical component having first and second opposed optical surfaces connected by a circumferential surface, the optical component comprising:
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a first section having a first smooth surface and a side surface; a second section having a first smooth surface, a second smooth surface, and a side surface, the second section shaped to mate with the first section; and a multilayer optical film embedded in the optical component between the first and second sections, the multilayer optical film comprising a plurality of polymer layers arranged to selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, at least some of the polymer layers being birefringent; wherein the first optical surface comprises the first smooth surface of the first section and the first smooth surface of the second section; wherein the second optical surface comprises the second smooth surface of the second section; and wherein the multilayer optical film comprises a first extended terminus that separates the first smooth surface of the first section from the first smooth surface of the second section. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method of making a lens, comprising:
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providing a first optical body and a second optical body, the second optical body shaped to mate with the first optical body; providing a multilayer optical film, the multilayer optical film comprising a plurality of polymer layers configured to selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, at least some of the polymer layers being birefringent; bonding the first and second optical bodies together with the multilayer optical film sandwiched therebetween to form a compound optical body; forming a first optical surface in the compound optical body, the forming being carried out to give a first smooth surface to the first optical body and a second smooth surface to the second optical body, the first and second smooth surfaces being portions of the first optical surface, the optical body also having, or made to have, a second optical surface opposite the first optical surface, and a circumferential surface that connects the first and second optical surfaces; and terminating the multilayer optical film along an extended terminus that separates the first smooth surface from the second smooth surface. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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