Colored, dichroic, birefringent glass articles produced by optical alteration of additively-colored glasses containing silver and silver halides
AssigneeCorning Glass Works
InventorsRoger J. Araujo, Nicholas F. Borrelli, Jan B. Chodak, George B. Hares, Gerald S. Meiling, Thomas P. Seward, III
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Abstract
The absorptive and refractive properties of additively colored glasses containing an absorptive metallic silver phase and a separated silver halide phase are altered by irradiating the colored glasses with visible light. Polarization effects and multicolored images can be produced.
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A method for producing a colored, dichroic birefringent glass article which comprises the steps of selecting an additively colored silver-silver halide containing glass article comprising metallic silver and silver halide phases and irradiating at least a selected region of the selected glass article with polarized light.
A dichroic and birefringent additively colored silver-silver halide containing glass article comprising metallic silver and silver halide phases, wherein the particles comprising the silver halide phase are not preferentially oriented.
An additively colored silver-silver halide containing glass article comprising metallic silver and silver halide phases which includes at least two volume regions exhibiting differing light polarizing properties, said article being produced by irradiating at least one of said volume regions with linearly polarized light.
A method for modifying the color of an additively colored silver-silver halide containing glass article comprising metallic silver and silver halide phases which comprises the step of irradiating at least a selected region of the additively colored glass article with colored light.
An additively colored silver-silver halide containing glass article comprising metallic silver and silver halide phases which includes at least two volume regions of arbitrary pattern exhibiting differing colors, said article being produced by irradiating at least one of said volume regions with colored light, and the color of each of said regions being alterable by further irradiation with colored light.
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