US20070191506A1 - Curable compositions for optical articles - Google Patents

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US20070191506A1
US20070191506A1 US11/276,068 US27606806A US2007191506A1 US 20070191506 A1 US20070191506 A1 US 20070191506A1 US 27606806 A US27606806 A US 27606806A US 2007191506 A1 US2007191506 A1 US 2007191506A1
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  • the present invention provides curable compositions containing (meth)acryloyl oligomers that are readily polymerized to produce optical articles and coatings.
  • Optical materials and optical products are useful to control the flow and intensity of light.
  • useful optical products include optical lenses such as Fresnel lenses, prisms, optical light fibers, light pipes, optical films including totally internal reflecting films, retroreflective sheeting, and microreplicated products such as brightness enhancement films and security products. Examples of some of these products are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,542,449, 5,175,030, 5,591,527, 5,394,255, among others.
  • Polymeric materials have found a variety of uses in optical articles and are widely used in place of such articles made from ground glass because the former are light in weight and inexpensive to produce.
  • Polycarbonates for example, are characterized by excellent clarity, resistance to discoloration, high strength, and high impact resistance.
  • thermal polymerization of monomers to form polymers is generally accompanied by high shrinkage during cure (e.g., from 11 to 20%) and extended curing time (e.g., from 5 to 16 hours or more).
  • the high shrinkage levels create difficulties in the production of precision optics (such as lenses or prisms) from this material, particularly in the production of articles having larger thicknesses or large differences in thickness between the center and edges of the article.
  • the extended cure times tie up production facilities and lead to inefficient utilization of the dies in which the articles are molded.
  • the thermal cure cycle used to polymerize the monomer consumes large amounts of energy and undesirably thermally stresses the dies.
  • Optical products can be prepared from high index of refraction materials, including monomers such as high index of refraction (meth)acrylate monomers, halogenated monomers, etc., and other such high index of refraction monomers that are known in the optical product art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,568,445, 4,721,377, 4,812,032, and 5,424,339. Some of these polymers may be advantageously injection molded, but such molding operations lead to high birefringence in the resulting article, and a subsequent annealing step may be required. Further, poly(methyl methacrylate) polymers tend to be moisture sensitive, and will swell on exposure to moisture or humidity, further leading to birefringence.
  • monomers such as high index of refraction (meth)acrylate monomers, halogenated monomers, etc.
  • other such high index of refraction monomers that are known in the optical product art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat.
  • optical coatings which are generally less than two mils (50.8 micrometers) thick. They fail to describe if those compositions would have a desired balance of useful properties such as low polymerization shrinkage, low viscosity, absence of coloration, high hardness, resistance to stress cracking, moisture or humidity sensitivity and low birefringence necessary in the production of precision optical components such as lenses, including Fresnel lenses, and prisms. Additionally, they fail to teach how to obtain resins providing the desired balance of properties that are useful for providing cast precision optical articles. Moreover, many of the polymeric compositions generally have too high a viscosity to be useful for optical casting purposes.
  • the present invention includes a curable composition
  • a curable composition comprising a (meth)acryloyl oligomer having a plurality of pendent, ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable functional groups, and having a T g ⁇ 20° C. (preferably having a T g ⁇ 50° C.); a free-radically polymerizable crosslinking agent and/or a diluent monomer; and a photoinitiator.
  • the composition when cured, is non-yellowing, exhibits low shrinkage and low birefringence and low sensitivity to moisture, making it suitable for many optical applications including, but not limited to optical lenses, optical fibers, prisms, diffractive lenses, microlenses, microlens arrays, Fresnel lenses, light guides, and optical films and coatings.
  • the composition is low viscosity so that it may be used as an optical adhesive and in conventional molding operations, and build molecular weight by a chain-growth addition process. Further, articles may be prepared by cast and cured processes and thereby avoids birefringence induced by injection molding processes.
  • curable systems containing a significant amount of solvent, monomers and reactive diluents can give rise to a significant increase in density when transformed from the uncured to the cured state causing a net shrinkage in volume.
  • shrinkage can cause unpredictable registration in precise molding operations such as those required in manufacture of optical elements such as lenses.
  • Shrinkage can also create residual stress in such optical articles, which can subsequently lead to optical defects, including high birefringence.
  • the present invention also provides shaped articles, including optical articles, and a method for preparing the same comprising, in one embodiment, the steps of:
  • the present invention addresses the needs of the industry by providing a rapid cure, solvent free, curable composition, to produce thick precision optics such as optical lenses, light guides, prisms, etc., with low birefringence for applications in electronic displays, cameras, binoculars, fax machines, bar code scanners, and optical communication devices.
  • the present invention is especially useful in preparing prisms such as those used in polarizing beam splitters (PBS's) used in optical imager systems and optical reader systems.
  • PBS's polarizing beam splitters
  • optical imager system as used herein is meant to include a wide variety of optical systems that produce an image for a viewer to view.
  • Optical imager systems of the present invention may be used, for example, in front and rear projection systems, projection displays, head-mounted displays, virtual viewers, heads-up displays, optical computing systems, optical correlation systems, and other optical viewing and display systems.
  • a PBS is an optical component that splits incident light rays into a first polarization component and a second polarization component.
  • Traditional PBS's function based on the plane of incidence of the light, that is, a plane defined by the incident light ray and a normal to the polarizing surface.
  • the plane of incidence also is referred to as the reflection plane, defined by the reflected light ray and a normal to the reflecting surface.
  • light has been described as having two polarization components, a p- and an s-component.
  • the p-component corresponds to light polarized in the plane of incidence.
  • the s-component corresponds to light polarized perpendicular to the plane of incidence.
  • a low f/# system is desirable (see, F. E. Doany et al., Projection display throughput; Efficiency of optical transmission and light-source collection, IBM J. Res. Develop. V42, May/July 1998, pp. 387-398).
  • the f /# (or F ) measures the size of the cone of light that may be used to illuminate an optical element. The lower the f/#, the faster the lens and the larger the cone of light that may be used with that optical element.
  • a larger cone of light generally translates to higher light throughput. Accordingly, a faster (lower f/#) illumination system requires a PBS able to accept light rays having a wider range of incident angles.
  • the transmitted beam portion becomes preferentially (but not completely) polarized in the plane parallel to the plane of incidence.
  • a MacNeille polarizer is constructed from multiple layers of thin films of materials meeting the Brewster angle condition for the desired angle. The film thicknesses are chosen such that the film layer pairs form a quarter wave stack.
  • MacNeille PBS's are contained in glass cubes, wherein a PBS thin-film stack is applied along a diagonal plane of the cube.
  • the PBS may be constructed so that light incident normal to the face of the cube is incident at the Brewster angle of the PBS.
  • the use of cubes gives rise to certain disadvantages, principally associated with the generation of thermal stress-induced birefringence that degrades the polarization performance of the component. Even expensive pre-annealed cubes may suffer from this difficulty. Also cubes add significant weight to a compact system.
  • MacNeille-type PBS's reportedly have been developed capable of discrimination between s- and p-polarized light at f/#'s as low as f/2.5, while providing extinction levels in excess of 100:1 between incident beams of pure s- or pure p- polarization.
  • the contrast is degraded due to depolarization of rays of light having a reflection plane rotated relative to the reflection plane of the principal ray.
  • depolarization is meant to describe the deviation of the polarization state of a light ray from that of the principal light ray.
  • Actinic radiation means photochemically active radiation and particle beams. Actinic radiation includes, but is not limited to, accelerated particles, for example, electron beams; and electromagnetic radiation; for example, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, and gamma-rays. The radiation can be monochromatic or polychromatic, coherent or incoherent, and should be sufficiently intense to generate substantial numbers of free radicals in the actinic radiation curable compositions.
  • (Meth)acryloyl groups means both acryloyl and methacryloyl groups, and includes acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide and methacrylamide groups.
  • Ethylenically unsaturated groups include, but are not limited to, vinyl, vinyloxy, (meth)acryloyl and the like.
  • Melt processible is used to refer to oligomer compositions that possess or achieve a suitable low viscosity for coating or molding at temperatures less than or equal to 100° C., using conventional molding or coating equipment.
  • Photocuring and “photopolymerization” are used interchangeably in this application to indicate an actinic radiation induced chemical reaction in which relatively simple molecules combine to form a chain or net-like macromolecule.
  • 100% solids means a composition free of unreactive species, such as solvents.
  • Transmittance of radiant energy refers to the passage of radiant energy through a material.
  • Transparency may be considered as a degree of regular transmission, and thus the property of a material by which objects may be seen through a sheet thereof.
  • a transparent material transmits light without significant diffusion or scattering.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematics of a process of the invention.
  • the present invention provides curable materials comprising one or more (meth)acryloyl oligomers having a plurality of pendent, free-radically polymerizable functional groups, and having a T g ⁇ 20° C. (preferably a T g ⁇ 50° C.); a free-radically polymerizable crosslinking agent and/or a diluent monomer, and a photoinitiator.
  • the present invention provides curable materials with low shrinkage, residual stress and birefringence that is optically clear and non-yellowing for applications in precision optics and electronic displays.
  • the composition of the present invention minimizes shrinkage and birefringence due to optimum molecular weight of the (meth)acryloyl oligomer and loading of the crosslinker and/or reactive diluent.
  • the low shrinkage compositions of this invention are particularly useful in molding applications or in any applications where accurate molding and/or registration is required.
  • the present invention provides new compositions that may be formulated as 100% solids, cured by free-radical means and that exhibit properties that meet or exceed those of the art.
  • the present invention provides compositions that exhibit less than 5% shrinkage, and preferably less than 3%.
  • the compositions are low in viscosity and suitable for molding processes, including precision molding processes.
  • compositions generally have a viscosity less than 20,000 centipoise, less than 15,000 centipoise, or less than 10,000 centipoise at application temperatures of 100° C. or less.
  • compositions generally have a viscosity of at least 100 centipoise, or at least 500 centipoise at temperatures of 100° C. or less.
  • the articles of the invention may have a thickness greater than about 0.5 millimeters, generally a birefringence (absolute) of less than 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 , light transmission greater than about 85%, preferably greater than 90%, and a CIELAB b* less than about 1.5 units, preferably less than about 1.0 unit for samples with thickness of 4.8 millimeters.
  • composition generally comprises:
  • 0.001 to 5 parts be weight, preferably 0. 001 to 1, most preferably 0.01 to 0.1 parts of a photoinitiator, based on 100 parts by weight of oligomer and crosslinking agent and/or reactive diluent monomer.
  • the crosslinking agent comprises 1 to 40 parts by weight, preferably 1 to 30 parts by weight, and most preferably 1 to 20 parts by weight. In some embodiments, the reactive diluent comprises less than 25 parts by weight, preferably less than 15 parts by weight and most preferably less than 10 parts by weight.
  • the oligomer generally comprises polymerized monomer units comprising:
  • the first component oligomer comprises one or more high T g monomers, which if homopolymerized, yield a polymer having a T g >20° C., preferably >50° C.
  • Preferred high T g monomers are monofunctional (meth)acrylate esters of mono- and bicyclic aliphatic alcohols having at least 6 carbon atoms, and of aromatic alcohols. Both the cycloaliphatic and aromatic groups may be substituted, for example, by C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, sulfur, cyano, and the like.
  • high T g monomers include 3,5-dimethyladamantyl(meth)acrylate; isobornyl(meth)acrylate; 4-biphenyl(meth)acrylate; phenyl(meth)acrylate; benzyl methacrylate; and 2-naphthyl(meth)acrylate; dicyclopentadienyl (meth)acrylate.
  • Mixtures of high T g monomers may also be used.
  • Providing the monomer can be polymerized with the rest of the monomers that comprise the (meth)acrylate monomers, any high T g monomer including styrene, vinylesters and the like, can be used.
  • the high T g monomer is typically an acrylate or methacrylate ester.
  • Other high T g monomers include C 1 -C 20 alkyl(meth)acrylates such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, t-butyl(meth)acrylate, stearyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, allyl methacrylate, bromoethyl methacrylate; styrene; vinyl toluene; vinyl esters such as vinyl propionate, vinyl acetate, vinyl pivalate, and vinyl neononanoate; acrylamides such as N,N-dimethyl acrylamide, N,N-diethyl acrylamide, N-isopropyl acrylamide, N-octyl acrylamide, and N
  • Most preferred high T g monomers are selected from linear, branched, cyclo, and bridged cycloaliphatic(meth)acrylates, such as isobornyl(meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, t-butyl(meth)acrylate, stearyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof, for their environmental (heat and light) stability.
  • cycloaliphatic(meth)acrylates such as isobornyl(meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-but
  • the first component oligomer of the composition comprises one or more pendent groups that include free-radically polymerizable unsaturation.
  • Preferred pendent unsaturated groups include (meth)acryloyl, including (meth)acryloxy, and (meth)acrylamido.
  • Such pendent groups can be incorporated into the polymer in at least two ways. The most direct method is to include among the monomer units of ethylene di(meth)acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA), or bisphenol-A di(meth)acrylate.
  • Useful polyunsaturated monomers include allyl, propargyl, and crotyl(meth)acrylates, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, and allyl 2-acrylamido-2,2-dimethylacetate.
  • useful functional monomers include those unsaturated aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, and aromatic compounds having up to about 36 carbon atoms that include a functional group capable of free radical addition such as those groups containing a carbon-carbon double bond including vinyl, vinyloxy, (meth)acrylate, (meth)acrylamido, and acetylenic functional groups.
  • polyethylenically unsaturated monomers examples include, but are not limited to, polyacrylic-functional monomers such as ethylene glycol diacrylate, propylene glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, 1,6-hexamethylenedioldiacrylate, pentaerythritol di-, tri-, and tetraacrylate, and 1,12-dodecanedioldiacrylate; olefinic-acrylic-functional monomers such as allyl methacrylate, 2-allyloxycarbonylamidoethyl methacrylate, and 2-allylaminoethyl acrylate; allyl 2-acrylamido-2,2-dimethylacetate; divinylbenzene; vinyloxy group-substituted functional monomers such as 2-(ethenyloxy)ethyl(meth)acrylate, 3-(ethynyloxy)-1-propene, 4-(ethynyloxy)
  • Preferred polyunsaturated monomers are those where the unsaturated groups are of unequal reactivity.
  • the particular moieties attached to the unsaturated groups affect the relative reactivities of those unsaturated groups.
  • a polyunsaturated monomer having unsaturated groups of equal reactivity e.g., HDDA
  • premature gellation of the composition must be guarded against by, for example, the presence of oxygen, which acts as a radical scavenger.
  • the more reactive group such as (meth)acrylate as (meth)acrylamido
  • the less reactive unsaturated group such as vinyl, allyl, vinyloxy, or acetylenic
  • An indirect, but preferred, method of incorporating pendent groups that comprise polymerizable unsaturation into the first polymer is to include among the monomer units of the polymer some that comprise a reactive functional group.
  • Useful reactive functional groups include, but are not limited to, hydroxyl, amino (especially secondary amino), oxazolonyl, oxazolinyl, acetoacetyl, carboxyl, isocyanato, epoxy, aziridinyl, acyl halide, and cyclic anhydride groups. Preferred among these are carboxyl, hydroxyl and aziridinyl groups.
  • These pendent reactive functional groups are reacted with unsaturated compounds that comprise functional groups that are co-reactive with the reactive pendent functional group. When the two functional groups react, an oligomer with pendent unsaturation results.
  • useful reactive functional groups include hydroxyl, secondary amino, oxazolinyl, oxazolonyl, acetyl, acetonyl, carboxyl, isocyanato, epoxy, aziridinyl, acyl halide, vinyloxy, and cyclic anhydride groups.
  • the pendent reactive functional group is an isocyanato functional group
  • the co-reactive functional group preferably comprises a secondary amino or hydroxyl group.
  • the co-reactive functional group preferably comprises a carboxyl, isocyanato, epoxy, anhydride, or oxazolinyl group.
  • the co-reactive functional group preferably comprises a hydroxyl, amino, epoxy, isocyanate, or oxazolinyl group.
  • the reaction is between nucleophilic and electrophilic functional groups that react by a displacement or condensation mechanism.
  • useful co-reactive compounds include hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylates such as 2-hydroxyethyl(meth)acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl(meth)acrylate, and 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl(meth)acrylate; aminoalkyl(meth)acrylates such as 3-aminopropyl(meth)acrylate and 4-aminostyrene; oxazolinyl compounds such as 2-ethenyl-1,3-oxazolin-5-one and 2-propenyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxazolin-5-one; carboxy-substituted compounds such as (meth)acrylic acid and 4-carboxybenzyl(meth)acrylate; isocyanato-substituted compounds such as isocyanatoethyl(meth)acrylate and 4-isocyanatocyclohexyl(meth)acrylate; epoxy-substituted compounds such as glycidyl
  • Preferred functional monomers have the general formula wherein R 1 is hydrogen, a C 1 to C 4 alkyl group, or a phenyl group, preferably hydrogen or a methyl group; R 2 is a single bond or a divalent linking group that joins an ethylenically unsaturated group to polymerizable or reactive functional group A and preferably contains up to 34, preferably up to 18, more preferably up to 10, carbon and, optionally, oxygen and nitrogen atoms and, when R 2 is not a single bond, is preferably selected from wherein R 3 is an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a 5- or 6-membered cycloalkylene group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkylene-oxyalkylene in which each alkylene includes 1 to 6 carbon atoms or is a divalent aromatic group having 6 to 16 carbon atoms; and A is a functional group, capable of free-radical addition to carbon-carbon double bonds, or a reactive functional group capable of reacting with a co
  • the ethylenically-unsaturated monomer possessing a free-radically polymerizable group is chosen such that it is free-radically polymerizable with the crosslinking agent and reactive diluent.
  • the reactions between functional groups provide a crosslink by forming a covalent bond by free-radical addition reactions of ethylenically-unsaturated groups between components.
  • the pendent functional groups react by an addition reaction in which no by-product molecules are created, and the exemplified reaction partners react by this preferred mode.
  • the curable composition is to be processed using high temperatures and the direct method of including pendent unsaturation has been used, care must be taken not to activate those pendent groups and cause premature gelation.
  • hot-melt processing temperatures can be kept relatively low and polymerization inhibitors can be added to the mixture. Accordingly, where heat is to be used to process the composition, the above-described indirect method is the preferred way of incorporating the pendent unsaturated groups.
  • the oligomer may optionally further comprise lower T g alkyl(meth)acrylate esters or amides that may be homopolymerized to polymers having a T g of less than 20° C.
  • Alkyl(meth)acrylate ester monomers useful in the invention include straight-chain, cyclic, and branched-chain isomers of alkyl esters containing C 1 -C 20 alkyl groups. Due to T g and side chain crystallinity considerations, preferred lower T g alkyl(meth)acrylate esters are those having from C 1 -C 8 alkyl groups.
  • alkyl(meth)acrylate esters include: methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, iso-amyl(meth)acrylate, n-hexyl(meth)acrylate, n-heptyl(meth)acrylate, n-octyl(meth)acrylate, iso-octyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate, iso-nonyl(meth)acrylate, and decyl(meth)acrylate.
  • Most preferred (meth)acrylate esters include methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, isooctyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate.
  • the lower T g alkyl(meth)acrylate esters are added in such an amount such that the resulting oligomer has a T g of 20° C. or greater.
  • such low T g monomers are used in amounts of 40 parts by weight or less, preferably 30 parts by weight or less, most preferable 20 parts by weight or less.
  • the Fox equation may be used for a system with more than two components.
  • the oligomer may be prepared using radical polymerization techniques by combining an initiator and monomers in the presence of a chain transfer agent. In this reaction, a chain transfer agent transfers the active site on one growing chain to another molecule that can then start a new chain so the degree of polymerization may be controlled.
  • the degree of polymerization of the resulting oligomer may be 10 to 300, preferably 15 to 200, more preferably 20 to 200. It has been found if the degree of polymerization is too high, the composition is too high in viscosity, and not easily melt processible. Conversely, if the degree of polymerization is too low, the shrinkage of the cured composition is excessive and leads to high birefringence in the cured composition.
  • Chain transfer agents may be used when polymerizing the monomers described herein to control the molecular weight of the resulting oligomer.
  • Suitable chain transfer agents include halogenated hydrocarbons (e.g., carbon tetrabromide) and sulfur compounds (e.g., lauryl mercaptan, butyl mercaptan, ethanethiol, and 2-mercaptoethyl ether, isooctyl thioglycolate, t-dodecylmercaptan, 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol).
  • the amount of chain transfer agent that is useful depends upon the desired molecular weight of the oligomer and the type of chain transfer agent.
  • the chain transfer agent is typically used in amounts from about 0.1 parts to about 10 parts; preferably 0.1 to about 8 parts; and more preferably from about 0.5 parts to about 6 parts based on total weight of the monomers.
  • Suitable initiators for this oligomerization reaction include, for example, thermal and photo initiators.
  • Useful thermal initiators include azo compounds and peroxides. Examples of useful azo compounds include 2,2′-azobis(2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile), (Vazo 52, commercially available from E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.); 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile), (Vazo 64, commercially available from E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.); 2,2′-azobis(2-methylbutyronitrile), (Vazo 67, commercially available from E. I.
  • duPont de Nemours & Co. 1,1′-azobis(cyanocyclohexane), (Vazo 88, commercially available from E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.); 1,1′-azobis(1-cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile), (V-40, commercially available from Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.); and dimethyl 2,2′-azobis(isobutyrate), (V-601, commercially available from Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.).
  • useful peroxides include benzoyl peroxide; di-t-amyl peroxide, t-butyl peroxy benzoate, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5 Di-(t-butylperoxy)hexane, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-Di-(t-butylperoxy)hexyne-3, lauroyl peroxide, and t-butyl peroxy pivalate.
  • Useful organic hydroperoxides include but are not limited to compounds such as t-amyl hydroperoxide and t-butyl hydroperoxide.
  • Useful photoinitiators include benzoin ethers such as benzoin methyl ether and benzoin butyl ether; acetophenone derivatives such as 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-acetophenone and 2,2-diethoxy acetophenone; and acylphosphine oxide derivatives and acylphosphonate derivatives such as diphenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphine oxide, isopropoxy(phenyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphine oxide, and dimethyl pivaloylphosphonate. Of these, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-acetophenone is preferred.
  • the initiator is typically used at a level of 0.001 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight monomer(s).
  • the composition further comprises a crosslinking agent having a plurality of pendent, ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable functional groups.
  • Useful crosslinking agents have an average functionality (average number of ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable functional groups per molecule) of greater than one, and preferably greater than or equal to two.
  • the functional groups are chosen to be copolymerizable with the pendent ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable functional groups on the first component oligomer.
  • Useful functional groups include those described for the first component oligomer and include, but are not limited to vinyl, vinyloxy, (meth)acryloyl and acetylenic functional groups.
  • Useful crosslinking agents have the general formula: R-(Z) n
  • n is greater than 1 and R is an organic radical having a valency of n.
  • R is an aliphatic alkyl radical of valency n which may be linear or branched.
  • crosslinking agents examples include: C 2 -C 18 alkylenediol di(meth)acrylates, C 3 -C 18 alkylenetriol tri(meth)acrylates, such as 1,6-hexanediol di(meth)acrylate, trimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate, propoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate such as CD501 from Sratomer Co., Exton, Pa., triethyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, pentaeritritol tri(meth)acrylate, and tripropyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, and di-trimethylolpropane tetraacrylate, polyalkyleneglycol dimethacrylate such as BisomerTM EP 100DMA from Cognis Co.
  • the preferred crosslinking agent is not a solid material at application temperatures.
  • the composition according to the invention may comprise at least one reactive diluent.
  • the reactive diluents can be used to adjust the viscosity of the composition.
  • the reactive diluents can each be a low viscosity monomer containing at least one functional group capable of polymerization when exposed to actinic radiation.
  • vinyl reactive diluents and (meth)acrylate monomer diluents may be used.
  • the functional group present on the reactive diluents may be the same as that used in the curable (meth)acrylate oligomer.
  • the radiation-curable functional group present in the reactive diluent is capable of copolymerizing with the radiation-curable functional group present on the radiation-curable oligomer.
  • the reactive diluents generally have a molecular weight of not more than about 550 or a viscosity at room temperature of less than about 500 mPascal.sec (measured as 100% diluent).
  • the reactive diluent may comprise monomers having a (meth)acryloyl or vinyl functionality and a C 1 -C 20 alkyl moiety.
  • reactive diluents are ethyl(meth)acrylate, isopropyl(meth)acrylate, t-butyl(meth)acrylate, n-butyl(meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl(meth)acrylate, isobornyl(meth)acrylate, isooctyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate, stearyl(meth)acrylate, phenoxyethyl(meth)acrylate, benzyl(meth)acrylate and the like.
  • Low volatile alkyl (meth)acrylates such as isobornyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl(meth)acrylate, isooctyl(meth)acrylate, stearyl(meth)acrylate, phenoxyethyl(meth)acrylate, benzyl(meth)acrylate are preferred reactive diluents.
  • the reactive diluent is preferably added in such an amount that the shrinkage of the cured compositions does not exceed around 5%, preferably not above around 3%, as measured by the test method described herein.
  • Suitable amounts of the reactive diluents have been found to be less than about 25 parts by weight, preferably about 0 to about 15 parts by weight, and more preferably about 0 to about 10 parts by weight.
  • the sum of the amounts of the reactive diluent and the crosslinking agent is less than 40 parts by weight.
  • the components of the composition may be combined and cured with a photoinitiator.
  • the photoinitiator improves the rate of cure and percent conversion of the curable compositions, but the depth of cure (of thicker coatings or shaped articles) may be deleteriously affected as the photoinitiator may attenuate the transmitted light that penetrates the thickness of the sample.
  • the photoinitiator is used in an amount of less than 1.0 weight %, preferably less than 0.1 weight %, most preferably less than 0.05 weight %.
  • photoinitiators can be used. Examples include benzophenones, acetophenone derivatives, such as a-hydroxyalkylphenylketones, benzoin alkyl ethers and benzil ketals, monoacylphosphine oxides, and bis-acylphosphine oxides.
  • Preferred photoinitiators are ethyl 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphenyl phosphinate (LucirinTM TPO-L) available from BASF, Mt.
  • Suitable photoinitiators include mercaptobenzothiazoles, mercaptobenzooxazoles and hexaryl bisimidazole. Often, mixtures of photoinitiators provide a suitable balance of properties.
  • compositions can then be applied to the desired substrate or added to a mold and exposed to actinic radiation such as UV light.
  • actinic radiation such as UV light.
  • the composition may be exposed to any form of actinic radiation, such as visible light or UV radiation, but is preferably exposed to UVA (320 to 390 nm) or UVB (395 to 445 nm) radiation.
  • the amount of actinic radiation should be sufficient to form a non-tacky, dimensionally stable solid mass.
  • the amount of energy required for curing the compositions of the invention ranges from about 0.2 to 20.0 J/cm 2 .
  • the photopolymerization may be effected by any suitable light source including carbon arc lights, low, medium, or high pressure mercury vapor lamps, swirl-flow plasma arc lamps, xenon flash lamps, ultraviolet light emitting diodes, and ultraviolet light emitting lasers
  • any suitable light source including carbon arc lights, low, medium, or high pressure mercury vapor lamps, swirl-flow plasma arc lamps, xenon flash lamps, ultraviolet light emitting diodes, and ultraviolet light emitting lasers
  • an LED light source or array may effect a faster cure and provide less heat to the composition during cure.
  • One suitable LED source is the Norlux large area array, series 808 (available from Norlux, Carol Stream, Ill.).
  • a preferred method of making the oligomer is through an adiabatic polymerization method (see for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,986,011 (Ellis) or U.S. Pat. No. 5,753,768 (Ellis), incorporated herein by reference).
  • the polymerization initiator(s) may be used at a low level, to reduce color due to the initiator fragments incorporated into the polymer.
  • conditions can be selected such that the initiator is essentially completely consumed during the polymerization or at the end of the polymerization.
  • thermal polymerization initiator consumed advantageously prevents or reduces unwanted polymerization and crosslinking during the functionalization step of the oligomer using the “indirect method” of incorporating the pendent, free-radically polymerizable functional groups (described herein). Further, having no significant traces of thermal initiator present beneficially improve the stability of the functionalized oligomer during storage and transport, prior to molding and further curing.
  • the adiabatic polymerization process comprises the steps of:
  • the conversion to polymer can be advantageously controlled to be sufficiently high so as to provide curable materials with low shrinkage, residual stress and birefringence. Further, in some instances, the functionalization and addition of reactive diluents can then be performed while in the same reaction equipment minimizing contamination and oxidation of the final curable formulation.
  • composition and process for making optical products of the present invention are applicable to a variety of applications needing optical elements including, for example, optical lenses such as Fresnel lenses, prisms, optical films, such as high index of refraction films, non-warping and low birefringence film e.g., microreplicated films such as totally internal reflecting films, or brightness enhancing films, flat films, multilayer films, retroreflective sheeting, optical light fibers or tubes, and others.
  • optical products are useful in optical assemblies, optical projection systems, such as projection televisions, as well as displays and other devices containing the optical assemblies.
  • the optical products of this invention include articles that are currently prepared from ground glass, or injection molded plastic.
  • Such articles may have a thickness of about 0.5 mm or greater, and can be prepared from a curable composition of this invention which is made by mixing in a suitable vessel, in any convenient order, the oligomer, crosslinking agent and/or reactive diluent, and a photoinitiator. Mixing is continued until the components of the composition are in a single phase. Thicknesses of 25 mm articles have been achieved using the composition and curing process of this invention.
  • the composition is preferably degassed using a vacuum of less than about 25 Torr or by flowing the composition in a thin film past a suitable boundary.
  • the degassed composition is introduced, optionally using a pressure of about 2 to 400 Kg/cm 2 , into a mold corresponding to the shape of the article that is desired to be prepared.
  • Such molds are generally made of plastic, glass or metal, or combinations thereof.
  • the curable composition may be applied to the surface of the mold having the requisite shape or to mold elements corresponding to the desired optical article, such as a lens.
  • the volume of curable composition that enters the mold or mold elements can be controlled by sliding a squeegee across the surface of the mold.
  • the amount of curable composition can also be applied by other known coating techniques, such as by the use of a roller. If desired, heating may be used to reduce the viscosity of the composition and provide more efficient molding.
  • many embodiments of the invention are melt-processible, i.e. possess or achieve a suitable low viscosity for coating or molding at temperatures less than or equal to 100° C.
  • the mold elements may be completely filled or may be partially filled. If the photopolymerizable composition is a 100% solids, non-shrinking, curable material, then the shape of the cured composition will remain the same as that of the mold elements. However, if the photopolymerizable composition shrinks as it hardens, then the liquid will contract, creating unreliable registration, and introducing optical defects.
  • the photopolymerizable composition includes materials that shrink by less than about 5% by volume, and preferably less than about 3%, during curing.
  • the molds are filled, placed under a source of actinic radiation such as a high-energy ultraviolet source having a duration and intensity of such exposure to provide for essentially complete (greater than 80%) polymerization of the composition contained in the molds.
  • a source of actinic radiation such as a high-energy ultraviolet source having a duration and intensity of such exposure to provide for essentially complete (greater than 80%) polymerization of the composition contained in the molds.
  • filters may be employed to exclude wavelengths that may deleteriously affect the reactive components or the photopolymerization.
  • Photopolymerization may be effected via an exposed surface of the curable composition, or “through-mold” by appropriate selection of a mold material having the requisite transmission at the wavelengths necessary to effect polymerization.
  • Photoinitiation energy sources emit actinic radiation, i.e., radiation having a wavelength of 700 nanometers or less which is capable of producing, either directly or indirectly, free radicals capable of initiating addition polymerization and chain-growth polymerization of the optical casting resins of this invention.
  • Preferred photoinitiation energy sources emit ultraviolet radiation, i.e., radiation having a wavelength between about 180 and 460 nanometers, including photoinitiation energy sources such as carbon arc lights, low, medium, or high pressure mercury vapor lamps, swirl-flow plasma arc lamps, xenon flash lamps, ultraviolet light emitting diodes, and ultraviolet light emitting lasers.
  • Particularly preferred ultraviolet light sources are xenon flash lamps available from Xenon Corp, Wilburn, Mass., such as models RC-600, RC-700 and RC-747 pulsed UV-Vis curing systems and LED sources such as Norlux Series 808 large area array, (available from Norlux, Carol Stream, Ill.).
  • the curable composition may also use convention thermal initiators, previously described.
  • the optical product can contain one or more features, such as flat or curved surfaces (including convex and concave surfaces), or replicated or microreplicated surfaces (such as Fresnel lenses), either of which can be derived from the composition of the invention and a suitable mold.
  • Structure-bearing articles can be constructed in a variety of forms, including those including plurality of linear prismatic structures having a series of alternating tips and grooves.
  • An example of such a film is BEF, having regular repeating pattern of symmetrical tips and grooves.
  • Other examples include patterns in which the tips and grooves are not symmetrical and in which the size, orientation, or distance between the tips and grooves is not uniform.
  • a structure-bearing optical product can be prepared by a method including the steps of (a) preparing a polymerizable composition; (b) depositing the polymerizable composition onto a master negative microstructured molding surface in an amount barely sufficient to fill the cavities of the master; (c) filling the cavities by moving a bead of the polymerizable composition between a preformed base and the master, at least one of which is flexible; and (d) curing the composition.
  • the master can be metallic, such as nickel, nickel-plated copper or brass, or can be a thermoplastic material that is stable under the polymerization conditions, and that preferably has a surface energy that allows clean removal of the polymerized material from the master.
  • the optical article comprises a polarizing beam splitter, wherein incident light is split into first and second substantially polarized beam states that may be used in an image display system.
  • the beam splitter comprises a first prism ( 60 a ), a second prism ( 60 b ) and a polarizing layer having a pass axis disposed therebetween ( 20 ).
  • At least one prism comprises the instant cured composition.
  • Each of the prisms has a first surface coincident with the polarizing layer, and two or more outer surfaces.
  • the term “prism” refers to an optical element that controls the angular transmission of incident light through the polarizing layer, and the angular character of light exiting the article.
  • the prisms may be regular polygons, such as triangular prisms, or may have one or more features that confer optical power to the article, such as curved faces, or microreplicated features, such as microlenses (and arrays thereof) or Fresnel lenses. Further, the prisms may further comprise mirrored elements, such as a vapor deposited metal coating on or more surfaces.
  • the prisms may be any suitable shape disposed on one or both sides of the polarizing layer to achieve the desired purpose of the PBS.
  • one or more of the outer surfaces of the first and second prisms i.e. one of the surfaces not adjacent the polarizing layer, may be curved, either convex or concave, or may comprise a structured surface, such as a Fresnel lens surface.
  • Such curved surfaces provide optical power to the polarizing beam splitter; i.e., they converge or diverge light passing therethrough.
  • the degree to which a lens or mirror converges or diverges light usually is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length of the device.
  • first surfaces i.e. the surface adjacent to the polarizing layer
  • first prism may have a convex first surface
  • second prism may have a mating concave first surface, with a polarizing layer disposed therebetween.
  • one or more of the outer surfaces of the first and second prisms, may be fully or partially reflective; i.e. comprises a vapor-deposited metal coating.
  • Reflective polarizing layers in exemplary PBS's constructed according to the present disclosure include linear reflective polarizers having a pass axis.
  • the polarizing layer may be a wire grid polarizer, such as those described in Schnabel et al., “Study on Polarizing Visible Light by Subwavelength-Period Metal-Stripe Gratings”, Optical Engineering 38(2), pp. 220-226, February 1999, relevant portions of which are hereby included by reference.
  • a wire grid polarizer consists of an array of very fine parallel lines or ribbons of metal coated on glass or other transparent substrates. The wire array efficiently polarizes the incident light when the width and spacing are small compared to the incident wavelength(s). Common metals for the wire grid array include gold, silver, and aluminum among others known in the art.
  • the polarizing beam splitter may comprise a first prism having a first surface and at least two outer surfaces, a second prism having a first surface and least two outer surfaces, and a wire grid polarizer disposed between the first surfaces of the first and second prisms.
  • a wire grid polarizer comprising a substrate, such as glass, is bonded to the first surfaces by means of an optical adhesive.
  • the wire grid is deposited, such as by vapor deposition techniques, on one of said first surfaces, and the second prism bonded thereto.
  • Wire-grid polarizers absorb small portions of the received light. This generates heat in the substrates and is therefore not preferred. For example, 5-10% of the light is absorbed by aluminum stripes in the same manner as an aluminum mirror surface. Since the performance of the wire-grid polarizer is sensitive to the geometric stability of the metal stripes, a small change in the substrates due to thermal expansion can degrade the polarizer's performance.
  • the polarizing layer may comprise alternating repeating layers of a pair of inorganic thin film materials deposited on the first surface of one or both prisms.
  • the pair of thin film materials comprises one low refractive index material and one high refractive index material.
  • the indices called a MacNeille pair, are chosen such that, for a given angle of incidence of a light beam, the reflection coefficient for p-polarized light (rd is essentially zero at each thin film interface.
  • the angle at which r p is zero is called the Brewster angle, and the formula relating the Brewster angle to the numerical values of the indices is called the MacNeille condition.
  • the reflection coefficient for s-polarized light (r s ) is non-zero at each thin film interface.
  • the repeating layers of a pair of inorganic thin film materials is deposited on the first surface of a prism and the bonded to the first surface of a second prism, such as with an optical adhesive to form a polarizing beam splitter.
  • the polarizing beam splitter comprises at least one set of pairs of alternating layers of materials having low and high indices of refraction compared to each other.
  • the thicknesses of the layers are chosen such that the quarterwave criterion is met for the wavelength of the incident collimated light beam by each of layers of low and high refractive index material.
  • the optical properties of the prism material, and the properties of the composite optical stack all combine to divide the incident light beam into two polarization components.
  • Suitable materials for the thin films include any materials that are transparent (exhibit low absorption) in the spectrum of interest.
  • thermal and electron beam evaporation can be used to deposit the composite optical stack on the prisms, including thermal and electron beam evaporation, and ion beam sputtering and magnetron sputtering.
  • thermal and electron beam evaporation should provide good thin film qualities and sufficiently high deposition rates for acceptable manufacturing rates.
  • low index films such as magnesium fluoride and cryolite can be deposited by this method.
  • Electron beam deposition is regularly used in the coatings industry for high index materials such as titanium dioxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, and aluminum nitride.
  • the polarizing layer may be a multilayer optical film.
  • reflective polarizing films suitable for use as polarizing film in the embodiments of the present disclosure include reflective polarizers including a birefringent material, manufactured by 3M Corporation, St. Paul, Minn., such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,882,774, (Jonza et al.); U.S. Pat. No. 6,609,795(Weber et al.); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,719,426 (Magarill et al.), the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  • Suitable reflective polarizing films for polarizing film 22 also include polymeric reflective polarizing films that include multiple layers of different polymeric materials.
  • polarizing film may include a first layer and a second layer, where the polymeric materials of the first and second layer are different and at least one of the first and second layers is birefringent.
  • the polarizing film may include a multi-layer stack of first and second alternating layers of different polymer materials, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,609,795 (Weber et al.).
  • Other materials suitable for making multilayer reflective polarizers are listed, for example in Jonza et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,882,774; Weber et al., U.S. Pat. No. 6,609,795.
  • multiple reflective polarizing films may be used.
  • Suitable reflective polarizing films are typically characterized by a large refractive index difference between first and second polymeric materials along a first direction in the plane of the film and a small refractive index difference between first and second polymeric materials along a second direction in the plane of the film, orthogonal to the first direction.
  • reflective polarizing films are also characterized by a small refractive index difference between the first and second polymeric materials along the thickness direction of the film (e.g., between the first and second layers of different polymeric materials). Examples of suitable refractive index differences between the first and second polymeric materials in the stretched direction (i.e., x-direction) range from about 0.15 to about 0.20.
  • the refractive indices in the non-stretched directions are desirably within about 5% of one another for a given material or layer, and within about 5% of the corresponding non-stretched directions of a different material or an adjacent layer.
  • the polymeric materials selected for the layers of an exemplary multilayer polarizing film may include materials that exhibit low levels of light absorption.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the calculated absorption is about 0.000023%, which is about 1/200,000 of an absorption of a comparable wire-grid polarizer.
  • the present invention provides a multilayer article comprising a multilayer optical film and a cured optical coating on one or both major surfaces of the optical film. Providing such a coating protects the multilayer optical film from environmental stresses and adds strength and rigidity thereto.
  • the multilayer article may be prepared by providing a multilayer optical film, coating at least one major surface of the multilayer optical film with the curable composition, and curing. In another embodiment, separately prepared films comprising the cured composition may be adhered to one or both major surfaces of the multilayer optical film by means of an optical adhesive, described further herein.
  • the present invention provides a method of making a polarizing beam splitter.
  • the method comprises introducing the curable composition into a suitable mold, and curing the composition to form a prism.
  • the mold may be of any suitable configuration, one or more surfaces of which may be curved.
  • the polarizing layer may then be bonded, adhered, or otherwise affixed to the resulting prism(s) by any optical adhesive, such as known in the art.
  • a first prism may be bonded to a first surface of the polarizing layer, the second prism bonded sequentially to the exposed surface of the polarizing layer.
  • the first and second prisms are concurrently bonded to opposite surfaces of the polarizing layer.
  • Useful optical adhesives are substantially free of UV-absorbing chromophores such as extended aromatic structures or conjugated double bonds.
  • Useful adhesives include, for example: NOA61, a UV cured thiol-ene based adhesive available from the Norland Company (Cranbury, N.J.); Loctite series (e.g., 3492, 3175) UV cured acrylic adhesives available from Henkel Loctite Corp., 1001 Trout Brook Crossing, Rocky Hill, Conn. 06067 (www.loctite.com).
  • OP series e.g., 21, 4-20632, 54, 44
  • Dymax Corporation Torrington, Conn.
  • One useful adhesive include those compositions described in U.S. Published Appln. No. 20040202879 (Xia et al.), incorporated herein by reference, which comprise at least one polymer with either an acid or base functionality that forms a pressure sensitive adhesive, a high T g polymer with an weight average molecular weight greater than 100,000 with an acid or base functionality, and a crosslinker, wherein the functionality on the pressure sensitive adhesive and the high T g polymer cause an acid-base interaction that forms a compatibilized blend.
  • the adhesive mixture After accelerated aging of the adhesive composition at 80° C. and 90% relative humidity for approximately 500 hours in an oven, the adhesive mixture is translucent or optically clear.
  • microstructured adhesive which comprise a continuous layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a microstructured surface, wherein the microstructured surface comprises a series of features and wherein the lateral aspect ratio of the features range from about 0.1 to about 10, wherein the spacing aspect ratio of the features range from about 1 to about 1.9, and wherein each feature has a height of about 2.5 to about 375 micrometers.
  • microstructured adhesive comprise a continuous layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a microstructured surface, wherein the microstructured surface comprises a series of features and wherein the lateral aspect ratio of the features range from about 0.1 to about 10, wherein the spacing aspect ratio of the features range from about 1 to about 1.9, and wherein each feature has a height of about 2.5 to about 375 micrometers.
  • SokenTM 1885 PSA commercially available from Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd, Japan
  • NEA PSA as described in the Example 1 of published U.S. 20040202879 (Lu et al.)
  • Lens BondTM Type C59 a thermally cured styrene based adhesive available from Summers Optical, Hatfield, Pa., a division of EMS Acquisition Corp.
  • NOA61TM a UV cured thiol-ene based adhesive, available from Norland Company, Cranbury, N.J.
  • the polarizer may be prepared as shown schematically in FIG. 1 .
  • a prism mold 10 a having an open first surface or face, and optional tabs 11 a and b, is combined with a polarizing layer 20 and rigid side plate 30 .
  • the angles between the mold faces may be varied as desired, and either or both outer faces 12 a/b may be curved or have any desired pattern imparted thereto, such as a diffracting pattern, including a Fresnel lens may be integrally molded.
  • the respective first surfaces (those coincident with the polarizing layer 20 ) of the first and second prisms may also be curved, or have an integral replicated pattern.
  • the curved first surfaces of the first and second prisms may configured so they may be mated, such as with a concave and convex surface, with the polarizing layer 20 disposed therebetween.
  • the parts 10 a, 20 and 30 may be secured via clamps on tabs 11 a/b, or by other suitable means.
  • a tensioning means (not shown) may be used to maintain the polarizing layer 20 flat.
  • the assembled mold may rest on a smooth, rigid surface 15 , such as glass, or an integral bottom (not shown) may be provided to the mold 10 a.
  • This assembly defines a prism shaped cavity 40 a, into which the curable composition may be introduced, and cured by application of UV energy.
  • a second rigid surface (not shown) may cover the top of the mold to protect it from atmospheric oxygen.
  • either rigid surface 15 or second rigid surface is made of glass or other suitable material which is transparent to the incident light source used for curing.
  • the mold assembly may be blanketed with an inert glass to exclude oxygen.
  • the rigid side plate 30 may be removed, and a second prism mold 10 b secured thereto, forming a second chamber 40 b, with the polarizing layer 20 forming the common faces between molds 10 a and 10 b, so that the first surfaces of the first and second prisms will each be adjacent the polarizing layer.
  • the polarizing layer is now integral to the first surface of the first prism-shaped cured composition.
  • the second mold may also have curved outer faces or other desired molded shapes (not shown).
  • This second chamber 40 b may be filled with the curable composition, cured, the mold assembly removed to provide a polarizing beam splitter 60 a having two prisms, and an integral polarizing layer disposed therebetween, on the respective first surfaces of the prisms.
  • the respective prisms may be provided, by a suitably configured mold, with integral interlocking tabs for securing the first and second prisms together, or for securing the beam splitter into a mount in a display device.
  • the first and second prisms may be providing with alignment means, such as tabs or indicators, for aligning the first and second prisms with respect to each other, the polarizing layer, or in a mount in a display device.
  • the alignment means may comprise corresponding male and female portions that interconnect.
  • the polarizing beams splitter may comprise a first prism and second prism, where first prism includes male portion, and second prism that includes female portion.
  • Male portion may be a rectangular surface that encompasses a portion of the surface of first prism adjacent to the reflective polarizing film, and which projects therefrom.
  • female portion may be a rectangular depression that is disposed within the majority of the surface of second prism adjacent to the reflective polarizing film.
  • the male members and female portions may be substituted with other engagement mechanisms such that one prism includes at least one male member that is configured to engage with a respective female portion located in the opposing prism.
  • one prism includes at least one male member that is configured to engage with a respective female portion located in the opposing prism.
  • Those of ordinary skill in the art will also readily appreciate that different numbers of the male members and the female portions than those exemplified herein may be used in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • an exemplary PBS may include three or more male members received within three or more female portions.
  • the male members and the female portions discussed above may be molded with the respective first and second prisms.
  • the first and second prisms may then be secured together with the assistance of the male portions and the female portions to form polarizing beam splitters.
  • This technique may involve placing the reflective polarizing film between the first prism and the second prism.
  • the first prism may then be oriented relative to the second prism such that the male portion(s) are aligned with the corresponding female portion(s). This alignment is beneficial for ensuring that the first prism is accurately positioned relative to the second prism.
  • the first prism may then engage second prism by concurrently inserting male portions into the corresponding female portions.
  • the male portion(s) may be secured to the corresponding female portions with an adhesive.
  • the first prism may be secured to the second prism by fitting and/or welding the male members to the corresponding female portions (e.g., ultrasonic, infrared, heat staking, snap fits, press fits, and chemical welding).
  • FIG. 2 An alternate process is shown schematically in FIG. 2 .
  • two prism molds having open faces, 110 a and 110 b (corresponding to the first surfaces of the resultant prisms) are secured together via optional tabs 111 a and b(or any suitable means), with the polarizing layer 120 disposed between on the common first faces of molds 110 a and b.
  • tensioning means may be used to maintain the polarizing layer 120 flat.
  • the molds may be of any suitable shape and size, and the exterior faces may be curved.
  • Size exclusion chromatography for molecular weight and molecular weight distribution was performed using a Waters 717Plus autosampler, 1515 HPLC pump, 2410 differential detector, and the following Waters columns: Styragel HR 5E, Styragel HR 1. All samples were run in THF at 35° C. with a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. Linear polystyrene standards were used for calibration.
  • DMA for T g and modulus determination of cured compositions was performed using a LC-ARES Test Station (Rheometric Scientific, Piscataway, N.J.) in a torsion mode.
  • the sample size was approximately 25 millimeters by 10 millimeters by Imillimeter.
  • the length of the sample was measured by the test station and the width and thickness of the sample were measured with a caliper.
  • the test was performed by ramping the temperature from 25° C. to 180° C. at 5° C. per minute. The frequency used was 1 Hertz.
  • % T The % Transmittance (% T) at a wavelength of 420 nanometers of 3.2 centimeter (1.25 inches) diameter by 0.5 centimeter (0.19 inch) thick cured samples was measured before and after 7 days aging in a 120° C. oven. The % T was measured using a TCS Plus Spectrophotometer (BYK-Gardner USA, Silver Spring, Mo.). Generally, samples with % T at 420 nanometers of less than 85% display a yellow color. A sample is considered to have good yellowing resistance if the % T at 420 nanometers after aging is greater than 85%.
  • a weighed 3.2 centimeter (1.25 inches) diameter by 0.5 centimeter (0.19 inch) thick cured disk sample is placed in water at 23° C. for 14 days.
  • % water absorption 100 ⁇ (sample weight after 14 days in water ⁇ sample weight before water soaking)/sample weight before water soaking.
  • TSE Transmission Spectral Ellipsometry
  • Birefringence of the sample was determined by dividing the retardance by sample thickness.
  • the sample is a round disc, 3.2 centimeter (1.25 inches) diameter by 0.5 centimeter (0.19 inch) thick.
  • thermal initiators Vazo 52 and 88 according to Table 1, were added to a four neck flask equipped with a reflux condenser, thermometer, mechanical stirrer, and nitrogen gas inlet. The mixture was stirred and heated to 60° C. under nitrogen. The temperature of the reaction mixture peaked at around 150° C. during the polymerization. After the reaction peak, the batch was further polymerized at 140° C. for 30 minutes with the addition of the 2 nd initiator, Vazo 88, to reduce residual monomers and eliminate initiator. A sample was taken at the end of this reaction period for oligomer molecular weight determination by SEC.
  • the batch was cooled to 100° C.
  • the HDDMA reactive diluent was added to the reactor to reduce viscosity of the batch.
  • a solution of the DBDL catalyst in IEM was then added to the batch to react with the hydroxyls on the IBOA/HEA polymer chains, incorporating methacrylate functional groups to the polymer. The reaction was complete in 2 hours.
  • the reactive oligomer syrups of Table 1 were formulated with 0.02 weight % TPOL photoinitiator and cured by a xenon flash lamp according to the procedures described in the section Preparation of Test Samples.
  • the cured samples were tested for % volume shrinkage, birefringence, Tg, water absorption, % transmittance, and aging stability, using the methods described in the above Test Method section.
  • HDDMA reactive diluent according to Table 2, was added to samples of the reactive oligomer syrup prepared in Example 7.
  • the reactive oligomer syrups were formulated with 0.02 weight% TPOL photoinitiator and cured by a xenon flash lamp at 80° C. for 5 minutes.
  • the cured samples were tested for % volume shrinkage, birefringence, Tg, water absorption, % transmittance, and aging stability, using the methods described in the above Test Method section.
  • Example 8 9 C1 Oligomer/HDDMA Ratio 80/20 70/30 60/40
  • Example 7 (grams) 20.0 20.0 20.0 HDDMA (grams) 2.50 5.71 10.0 Lucirin TPOL (grams) 0.0045 0.0051 0.0060
  • Example 10 11 IBOA (g) 190 160 MMA (g) 0 26 HEA (g) 10 10 HEMA (g) 0 4 IOTG (g) 4 8 Vazo 52/(g) 0.025/ 0.025/ Vazo 88 (g) 0.025 0.025 Vazo 88 (g) 0.050 0.050 MAnh (g) 14.12 19.16 HDDMA (g) 50 35.3
  • Curable compositions with photoinitiator and other additives were prepared by preheating the oligomer syrups described in the Examples and Comparative Examples with a desired photoinitiator and other additives (if used) at 80° C. and mixing in a white disposable cup by a DAC-100 mixer (both cup and mixer are available from Flack Tek Inc, Landrum, New Jersey). The compositions were degassed in a vacuum chamber and then allowed to cool to room temperature before use.
  • Curing of the above curable materials was carried out by the following steps: 1) Onto a Pyrex glass plate approximately 15 centimeters (6 inches) by 15 centimeters (6 inches) by 0.5 centimeter (0.19 inch) was placed an approximately 15 centimeters (6 inches) by 15 centimeters (6 inches) piece of 51 micrometers (2 mils) A31 release liner, 2) on top of the release liner was placed an approximate same size glass or silicone rubber mold with a 3 centimeter (1.25 inches) diameter opening at the center, 3) then the mold was filled with the curable compositions taking care to avoid bubbles, 4) then a second piece of approximately 15 centimeters (6 inches) by 15 centimeters (6 inches) of 51 micrometers (2 mils) A3 1 release liner was placed on top of the filled mold, 5) another Pyrex glass plate approximately 15 centimeters (6 inches) by 15 centimeters (6 inches) by 0.5 centimeter (0.19 inch) was placed on top of the release liner, and 6) finally, the filled mold
  • the curable compositions were cured by a Xenon flash lamp (Model #4.2 Lamp Hsg, pulse rate of 8 Hz) with RC-747 Pulsed UV Visible System (Xenon Corporation, Woburn, Mass.) for 5 minutes.
  • a Xenon flash lamp Model #4.2 Lamp Hsg, pulse rate of 8 Hz
  • RC-747 Pulsed UV Visible System Xenon Corporation, Woburn, Mass.
  • Example 12 IBOA, HEA, chain transfer agent IOTG, and the 1 st charge of thermal initiators Vazo 52 and 88, according to Table 7, were added to a four neck flask equipped with a reflux condenser, thermometer, mechanical stirrer, and nitrogen gas inlet. The mixture was stirred and heated to 60° C. under nitrogen. The temperature of the reaction mixture peaked at around 180° C. during the polymerization. After the reaction peak, the batch was further polymerized at 140° C. for 30 minutes with the addition of the 2 nd initiator, Vazo 88, to reduce residual monomers and eliminate initiator. After that, the batch was cooled to 120° C.
  • the reactive oligomer syrups of Table 7 were formulated with 0.02 weight % Lucirin TPOL photoinitiator to make the curable material composition to prepare plastic prisms and PBS prisms.
  • Example 13 the prism mold described in FIG. 1 was used.
  • Component 10 a was made of stainless steel with component 15 being a glass plate, component 20 was not used and component 30 was a glass microscope slide.
  • the volume 40 a was filled with the formulated reactive oligomer syrup prepared in Example 12 and another glass plate was placed on top of filled volume 40 a.
  • the assembly was cured with a Xenon flash lamp at room temperature for 5 minutes.
  • Example 14 the prism mold described in FIG. 1 was used.
  • Component 10 a was made of stainless steel with component 15 being a glass plate, component 20 was PBS Film and component 30 was a glass microscope slide.
  • the volume 40 a was filled with the formulated reactive oligomer syrup prepared in Example 12 and another glass plate was placed on top of filled volume 40 a.
  • the assembly was cured with a Xenon flash lamp at room temperature for 5 minutes.
  • the glass slide was removed and a plastic prism such as prepared in Example 13 was attached to the PBS Film surface with an Optical Adhesive to generate a PBS prism.
  • Example 15 the prism molds described in FIG. 1 were used.
  • Component 10 a was made of stainless steel with component 15 being a glass plate, component 20 was PBS film and component 30 was a glass microscope slide.
  • the volume 40 a was filled with the formulated reactive oligomer syrup prepared in Example 12 and another glass plate was placed on top of filled volume 40 a.
  • the assembly was cured with a Xenon flash lamp at room temperature for 5 minutes.
  • the component 30 was then removed and a second mold 10 b was placed adjacent to the PBS Film surface of the cured mold.
  • the volume 40 b was filled with the formulated reactive oligomer syrup prepared in Example 12 and a glass plate was placed on top of filled volume 40 b.
  • the assembly was cured with a Xenon flash lamp at room temperature for 5 minutes.
  • Example 16 the prism molds described in FIG. 2 were used.
  • Components 110 a and 110 b were made of stainless steel with component 115 being a glass plate, component 120 was PBS Film film.
  • the volumes on either side of 120 , 140 a and 140 b, were filled with the formulated reactive oligomer syrup prepared in Example 12 and another glass plate was placed on top of the filled volumes.
  • the assembly was cured with a Xenon flash lamp at room temperature for 5 minutes.

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