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Large scale polarizer and polarizer system employing it

  • US 7,016,113 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2002
  • Issued: 03/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A polarizer system for treating an alignment layer on a substrate, comprising:

  • a light source for generating a light;

    a lens;

    at least a first polarizer including a quartz substrate adjacent the lens, the quartz substrate including an optically absorptive polarizer holder and a plurality of quartz substrate parts, the plurality of quartz substrate parts including first sections at a first angle with respect to the lens and second sections at a second angle with respect to the lens, wherein the first sections are not parallel to the second sections and wherein the optically absorptive polarizer holder is in contact with edges of the first and second sections; and

    a support member for supporting a substrate having an alignment layer thereon, the polarizer being positioned between the light source and the support member.

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