Diffusely reflecting polarizing element including a first birefringent phase and a second phase
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1. An optical body, comprising:
- a first phase having a birefringence of at least about 0.05; and
a second phase, disposed within said first phase, whose index of refraction differs from said first phase by greater than about 0.05 along a first axis and by less than about 0.05 along a second axis orthogonal to said first axis;
wherein the diffuse reflectivity of said first and second phases taken together along at least one axis for at least one polarization state of electromagnetic radiation is at least about 30%.
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Abstract
An optical film with a disperse phase of polymeric particles disposed within a continuous birefringent matrix. The film is oriented, typically by stretching, in one or more directions. The size and shape of the disperse phase particles, the volume fraction of the disperse phase, the film thickness, and the amount of orientation are chosen to attain a desired degree of diffuse reflection and total transmission of electromagnetic radiation of a desired wavelength in the resulting film.
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58 Claims
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1. An optical body, comprising:
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a first phase having a birefringence of at least about 0.05; and a second phase, disposed within said first phase, whose index of refraction differs from said first phase by greater than about 0.05 along a first axis and by less than about 0.05 along a second axis orthogonal to said first axis;
wherein the diffuse reflectivity of said first and second phases taken together along at least one axis for at least one polarization state of electromagnetic radiation is at least about 30%. - 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, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An optical body, comprising:
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a first phase having a birefringence of at least about 0.05; and a second phase, disposed within said first phase;
wherein the absolute value of the difference in index of refraction of said first and second phases is Δ
n1, along a first axis and Δ
n2 along a second axis orthogonal to said first axis, wherein the absolute value of the difference between Δ
n1, and Δ
n2 is at least about 0.05, and wherein the diffuse reflectivity of said first and second phases taken together along at least one axis for at least one polarization state of electromagnetic radiation is at least about 30%. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An optical body, comprising:
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a first phase having a birefringence of at least about 0.05; and a second phase which is discontinuous along at least two of any three mutually orthogonal axes;
wherein the absolute value of the difference in index of refraction of said first and second phases is Δ
n1, along a first axis and Δ
n2 along a second axis orthogonal to said first axis, wherein the absolute value of the difference between Δ
n1, and Δ
n2 is at least about 0.05, and wherein the diffuse reflectivity of said first and second phases taken together along at least one axis for at least one polarization state of electromagnetic radiation is at least about 30%.
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