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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
Kenichi Hayashi, Nagano, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho, Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing a polarizing beam splitter includes the steps of: forming a birefringent material layer made of an oriented film of an organic polymeric material on an optically isotropic substrate; applying a first heat treatment to the birefringent material layer to cause a change in color or stabilize its molecular structure; forming a periodic grating on said birefringent material layer defined by alternativly arranging exposed and non-exposed areas by applying a patterned exposure of ultraviolet light on said birefringent material layer; and applying a second heat treatment heat to stabilize said periodic grating at a temperature not higher than that for said first heat treatment after said periodic grating is formed.