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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Nikon Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;
Essilor International, Charenton-le-Pont, FR;
Eva Oton, Kawasaki, JP;
Fuyuhiko Inoue, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiki Nakano, Minato-ku, JP;
Estelle Netter, Charenton-le-Pont, FR;
Yukiko Katayama, Minato-ku, JP;
NIKON CORPORATION, Minato-ku, JP;
Essilor International, Charenton-le-Pont, FR;
Abstract
An optical component including a first layer, a second layer and a bulk sandwiched between the first and second layers, where the bulk is formed by a composition containing a liquid crystal material which is in a blue phase. At least one of the first and second layers has, toward the bulk, an alignment layer. The blue phase of the liquid crystal material exhibits a uniform organization in three directions (Ox, Oy, Oz) in at least 80% of the volume of the bulk, the liquid crystal material being stabilized in the blue phase at least over the temperatures ranging from 10° C. to 35° C.