Andrew J. Ouderkirk

TL;DR: Multilayer mirrors that maintain or increase their reflectivity with increasing incidence angle can be constructed using polymers that exhibit large birefringence in their indices of refraction using materials and processes amenable to large-scale manufacturing.

TL;DR: A multilayer polymeric film has one or more holograms that provide attractive and useful optical effects as discussed by the authors, where the holograms can be either optical or mechanical properties differing from those of the layers in the optical stack.

TL;DR: In this article, a multiple layer reflective polarizer (12) is described, which is placed between an optical cavity (24) and an LCD module (16) to form an optical display.

TL;DR: In this paper, an optical film is provided which comprises a disperse phase of polymeric particles disposed within a continuous birefringent matrix in combination with light directing materials to enable control of light emitted from a lighting fixture or display.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a switchable optical panel consisting of a transparent optically active layer (12) having a first and a second major surface, a first reflective polarizer (32) disposed on the first major surface and the second reflective polariser (34) disposed in the secondary surface.