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US 2004/0201890 A1Published application
Microlens including wire-grid polarizer and methods of manufacture
OwnerIan Crosbyinventor
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Abstract
Microlenses including wire-grid polarizers and methods for their manufacture are disclosed. The method involves forming wire-grid polarizer patterns on a surface of the microlens. The devices and methods provide simple and economical microlenses with polarizers.
Claims23
An optical device comprising:
- a microlens including at least one surface through which light propagates;
- and
- a wire grid polarizer formed on the at least one surface through which light propagates.
A method of making an optical device comprising:
- producing a microlens including a surface through which light propagates;
- and
- forming a wire grid polarizer on the surface through which light propagates.
A method of forming a lens including an integral polarizer comprising:
- mounting a plurality of lenses on a substrate;
- providing a flat surface on at least one end of each lens;
- coating a polymeric material on the flat surface of each lens;
- and
- imprinting a grid pattern having raised sections and thin sections on the polymeric material.
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