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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jasmine Soria Sears, Kirkland, WA (US);
Afsoon Jamali, Redmond, WA (US);
Yun-Han Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/137 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133382 (2013.01); G02F 1/0126 (2013.01); G02F 1/137 (2013.01); G02F 1/133308 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02F 2202/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical element includes a first boundary layer and a second boundary layer. A solution is disposed between the first boundary layer and the second boundary layer. The solution includes liquid crystals co-mingled with oblong photochromic dye molecules. The photochromic dye molecules are matched to the liquid crystals to offset a decrease in absorption of the photochromic dye molecules in response to a temperature increase of the photochromic dye molecules.