Optical device and method for manufacturing same
US7201948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K2323/031
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a structured optical device (1) starts with a substrate (2), on which is coated an alignment layer (3) and a liquid crystal polymer network layer (4). One of these layers can be created as a coating using a conventional technique. The other layer, either in a first step the alignment layer or in a second step the liquid crystal polymer network layer, is jet printed. The invention advantageously enables the making of a patterned liquid crystal polymer network which can be personalized upon manufacturing.
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