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Pixellized transparent optical component comprising an absorbing coating, production method thereof and use thereof in an optical element

US8231217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2006
Grant dateJul 31, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C2202/18
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transparent optical component (10) comprises at least one transparent set of cells (15) juxtaposed parallel to a surface of the component, each cell being separated by walls (18) parallel to the component surface, hermetically sealed and containing at least one substance having an optical property, and at least one absorbing coating (30), placed on the walls on one side extending parallel to said component surface.The optical component can be cut out along a predefined contour and optionally drilled. The invention also comprises a method for producing such optical component and its use for producing an optical element. The optical element may be a spectacle lens in particular.

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