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Production of a transparent optical component having a cellular structure

US9421719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2011
Grant dateAug 23, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2033

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

Abstract

The invention relates to a transparent optical component having a cellular structure, comprising a network of walls (106), that forms a set of cells (104) that are juxtaposed parallel to a component surface. In order to produce such a component, an irregular set of points (101, 105) in the surface of the component is determined, each point being used to form a center of one of the cells. A position and an orientation of each wall are then determined such that the set of cells forms a Voronoï partition of the surface of the component. The component has a level of transparency that is compatible with an optical or ophthalmological use.

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