Curved lenses configured to decode three-dimensional content on television and computer screens

Glasses configured to decode three dimensional content comprising:

• two lenses having:
• a polarizing layer laminated with a polymeric material layer on one or both sides;
• a retarder layer laminated to a front of the polarizer layer directly or to the polymeric material to form a sheet, said retarder layer configured to decode a desired circular polarization;
• wherein a first blank cut from said sheet is curved into a first lens and a second blank cut from said sheet is curved into a second lens wherein together the first and second lenses are able to decode three dimensional circular polarized content;
• and
• wherein the first blank and second blank are cut such that:
• the first blank and second blank have a polarizing axis of −45 degrees relative to horizontal and one of said first blank or second blank has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other of said first blank or second blank has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal.

Glasses configured to decode three dimensional content comprising:

• two lenses having:
• a polarizing layer laminated with a polymeric material layer on one or both sides;
• a retarder layer laminated to a front of the polarizer layer directly or to the polymeric material to form a sheet, said retarder layer configured to decode a desired circular polarization;
• wherein a first blank cut from said sheet is curved into a first lens and a second blank cut from said sheet is curved into a second lens wherein together the first and second lenses are able to decode three dimensional circular polarized content;
• and
• wherein the first blank and second blank are cut such that:
• the first blank and second blank have a polarizing axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal and one of said first blank and second blank has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other one of said first blank or second blank has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal.

A method of fabricating curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content comprising:

• from sheets of material comprising a polarizing layer laminated with a polymeric material layer on one or both sides;
• a retarder layer laminated to a front of the polarizer layer directly or the polymeric material, said retarder layer aligned to decode a desired circular polarization:
• cutting a first blank and second blank such that the first blank and second blank have a polarizing axis of 0 degrees relative to horizontal and one of said first blank or second blank has a retarder axis at −45 degrees relative to horizontal and the other of said first blank or second blank has a retarder axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal;
• and
• curving said first blank and said second blank into lenses.

A method of fabricating curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content comprising:

• from sheets of material comprising a polarizing layer laminated with a polymeric material layer on one or both sides;
• a retarder layer laminated to a front of the polarizer layer directly or the polymeric material, said retarder layer aligned to decode a desired circular polarization:
• cutting a first blank and second blank such that the first blank and second blank have a polarizing axis of −45 degrees relative to horizontal and one of said first blank or second blank has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other one of said first blank or second blank has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal;
• and
• curving said first blank and said second blank into lenses.

A method of fabricating curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content comprising:

• from sheets of material comprising a polarizing layer laminated with a polymeric material layer on one or both sides;
• a retarder layer laminated to a front of the polarizer layer directly or the polymeric material, said retarder layer aligned to decode a desired circular polarization:
• cutting a first blank and second blank such that the first blank and second blank have a polarizing axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal and one of said first blank and second blank has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other one of said first blank and second blank has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal;
• and
• curving said first blank and said second blank into lenses.