Optical component
First Claim
1. An optical component comprising (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
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Abstract
An optical component includes an anisotropic layer of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal layer is in contact with an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN). A method of making includes orienting the liquid crystal monomers by the interaction with the PPN layer and subsequently fixing the molecules by cross-linking.
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19 Claims
- 1. An optical component comprising (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
- 4. A method of producing an optical component comprising (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film wherein the liquid crystal monomers are oriented by interaction with the PPN layer, said orientation fixed in a subsequent cross-linking step.
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13. The use of an optical component as a retarder layer, wherein said optical component comprises (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
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14. The use of an optical component as a cholesteric filter, wherein said optical component comprises (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
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15. The use of an optical component as a dichroic filter, wherein said optical component comprises (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
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16. The use of an optical component as a dichroic polarizer, wherein said optical component comprises (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
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17. The use of an optical component as a polarization rotator, wherein said optical component comprises (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
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18. The use of an optical component as an image-carrier cell in which the image information is stored by variously oriented cell segments, wherein said optical component comprises (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
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19. The use of an optical component in a three-dimensional projection system, wherein said optical component comprises (a) an anisotropic film of cross-linked liquid crystal monomers with varying local orientation of the liquid crystal molecules and (b) an orientation layer comprising a photo-orientable polymer network (PPN), said orientation layer being in contact with said anisotropic liquid crystal film.
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