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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Roseville, MN (US);
Robert L. Brott, Woodbury, MN (US);
David J. Kinning, Woodbury, MN (US);
Yufeng Liu, Woodbury, MN (US);
John E. Potts, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kevin R. Schaffer, Woodbury, MN (US);
Audrey A. Sherman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Wendi J. Winkler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Roseville, MN (US);
Robert L. Brott, Woodbury, MN (US);
David J. Kinning, Woodbury, MN (US);
Yufeng Liu, Woodbury, MN (US);
John E. Potts, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kevin R. Schaffer, Woodbury, MN (US);
Audrey A. Sherman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Wendi J. Winkler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of modifying light is disclosed and includes: providing an optical element having an oriented polymer network of a silicone (meth)acrylate copolymer and exhibiting a first phase and a second phase, the first phase and the second phase being chemically connected and having different refractive indices, the first phase being continuous, and the second phase comprising a plurality of structures dispersed within the first phase; illuminating the optical element with light from a light source; and detecting polarized or directionally diffused light transmitted by the optical element. Optical elements including the polymer network and a variety of additional layers are also disclosed, as are optical devices such as prisms, display panels, lenses, and the like.