Optical films and methods of making the same
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1. A method of manufacturing a polarizer for a selected wavelength of light, comprising:
- providing a surface of a layer of a first material of an article, said surface comprising a series of trenches having widths of about 100 nm or less, and depths of at least 50 nm, and filling the trenches to at least 10% of their volumes by sequentially forming a plurality of monolayers of a second material different from the first material within the trenches, and conformally coating the surfaces of the trenches by providing at least one monolayer disposed in the trenches by atomic layer deposition (ALD), and whereinthe first and second materials and the trench widths and depths are selected such that the layer transmits about 50% or more of light of the selected wavelength having a first polarization state incident on the layer along a path, and blocks about 80% or more of light of the selected wavelength having a second polarization state incident on the layer along the path, where the first and second polarization states are orthogonal; and
the selected wavelength is in the ultraviolet range.
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Abstract
Films for optical use, articles containing such films, methods for making such films, and systems that utilize such films, are disclosed.
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1. A method of manufacturing a polarizer for a selected wavelength of light, comprising:
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providing a surface of a layer of a first material of an article, said surface comprising a series of trenches having widths of about 100 nm or less, and depths of at least 50 nm, and filling the trenches to at least 10% of their volumes by sequentially forming a plurality of monolayers of a second material different from the first material within the trenches, and conformally coating the surfaces of the trenches by providing at least one monolayer disposed in the trenches by atomic layer deposition (ALD), and wherein the first and second materials and the trench widths and depths are selected such that the layer transmits about 50% or more of light of the selected wavelength having a first polarization state incident on the layer along a path, and blocks about 80% or more of light of the selected wavelength having a second polarization state incident on the layer along the path, where the first and second polarization states are orthogonal; and
the selected wavelength is in the ultraviolet range. - 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)
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39. A polarizer, comprising:
- a first material having a surface, said surface comprising a trench having a width of less than 150 nm and a depth of at least 50 nm, and a plurality of monolayers of a second material different from the first material formed within the trench to a depth of at least 10%, wherein at least one monolayer is disposed in the trench by atomic layer deposition (ALD) to conformally coat the surface of the trench, wherein the first and second materials, and the trench width and depth selected such that the polarizer transmits about 50% or more of light of a selected wavelength having a first polarization state incident on the layer along a path, and blocks about 80% or more of light of the selected wavelength having a second polarization state incident on the layer along the path, where the first and second polarization states are orthogonal; and
the selected wavelength is in the ultraviolet range. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
- a first material having a surface, said surface comprising a trench having a width of less than 150 nm and a depth of at least 50 nm, and a plurality of monolayers of a second material different from the first material formed within the trench to a depth of at least 10%, wherein at least one monolayer is disposed in the trench by atomic layer deposition (ALD) to conformally coat the surface of the trench, wherein the first and second materials, and the trench width and depth selected such that the polarizer transmits about 50% or more of light of a selected wavelength having a first polarization state incident on the layer along a path, and blocks about 80% or more of light of the selected wavelength having a second polarization state incident on the layer along the path, where the first and second polarization states are orthogonal; and
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