Window system comprising light polarizers
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1. A light polarizing window comprising:
- a first polarizing element having its absorption axis aligned in a predetermined direction;
a second polarizing element in a substantially parallel plane and superposed with said first polarizing element and having its absorption axis normal to the absorption axis of the said first polarizing element;
a third polarizing element adjacent to said second polarizing element and coincident with the plane of said second element, said third element having its absorption axis normal to the absorption of said second polarizing element; and
a movable polarizing element slideably mounted between a first position where it is superposed with said third polarizing element and a second position where it is interposed between said first and second polarizing elements, said moveable polarizing element including a polarizer having its absorption axis normal to that of the third polarizing element and a wave retarder on its surface closest to a source of light incident on said moveable element, said retarder being on the order of 1/2, 3/2, 5/2 or greater waves of retardation with respect to a reference wave length of the visible spectrum.
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Abstract
A window construction adapted to permit or prevent light transmission including first and second fixed polarizer panels and a moveable panel between the polarizer panels comprising a polarizer and a wave retarder. The first fixed polarizer panel comprises adjacent polarizers which are in the same plane and have their absorption axes perpendicular to each other. The absorption axes of the polarizer panels are positioned so that maximum or minimum light transmission through the construction is effected by moving the panel including the wave retarder between the fixed polarizer panels.
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1. A light polarizing window comprising:
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a first polarizing element having its absorption axis aligned in a predetermined direction; a second polarizing element in a substantially parallel plane and superposed with said first polarizing element and having its absorption axis normal to the absorption axis of the said first polarizing element; a third polarizing element adjacent to said second polarizing element and coincident with the plane of said second element, said third element having its absorption axis normal to the absorption of said second polarizing element; and a movable polarizing element slideably mounted between a first position where it is superposed with said third polarizing element and a second position where it is interposed between said first and second polarizing elements, said moveable polarizing element including a polarizer having its absorption axis normal to that of the third polarizing element and a wave retarder on its surface closest to a source of light incident on said moveable element, said retarder being on the order of 1/2, 3/2, 5/2 or greater waves of retardation with respect to a reference wave length of the visible spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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