Light-Polarizing PL Polymers Orientation Mechanism
Linear Polarization of Light Introduction Linearly polarized light is usually generated by the use of dichroic polarizers Applications: Liquid crystal displays, sunglasses, optical filters Dichroic Polarizer: Uniaxially oriented absorbing dyes, linearly polarized absorption, efficiency < 45 % Photoluminescent (PL) Polarizer: Uniaxially oriented luminescent molecules, linearly polarized emission, Combination of polarizer and ‘active’ color filter
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Functional Multilayer Films Reflective Films Films with alternating layers of two polymers of different refractive indices are highly reflective. n1 n2 Components Composition # of layers Individual layer thickness (nm) PC/PMMA 50/50 4096 200