WO2015190472A1 - 光学素子 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical element.
- optical elements with optical effects that are difficult to imitate in articles that are required to prevent counterfeiting such as securities, certificates, and luxury brand products.
- Known optical elements having optical effects that are difficult to imitate include, for example, holograms, diffraction gratings, and multilayer interference films. Since these optical elements have a fine structure or a complicated layer structure, it is difficult to analyze the structure of the optical element. Therefore, unauthorized duplication of the optical element can be suppressed, and as a result, forgery of the article to which the optical element is attached can be suppressed.
- a hologram or the like employs a structure having a reflective layer in contact with a diffractive structure for the purpose of enhancing the optical effect of the element.
- a hologram that is more difficult to imitate is obtained by patterning the reflective layer into a predetermined shape (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- optical effect obtained by one optical element is further added to such an optical element.
- optical effects to optical elements is not limited to optical elements used to suppress counterfeiting of articles as described above, but is applied to optical elements used for other purposes, for example, articles.
- optical elements There is a similar demand for an optical element for decorating an article, an optical element that is an object of appreciation, and the like.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical element to which an optical effect can be added.
- One aspect of the optical element is a plurality of reflecting portions arranged at equal intervals along one direction, and light reflected by each of the plurality of reflecting portions is included in visible light, and the reflecting portion reflects Transmission diffraction including a plurality of the reflection portions that form a reflection image by light to be transmitted, and a plurality of transmission portions that are sandwiched between two reflection portions adjacent to each other in the one direction and transmit the visible light A part.
- At least some of the plurality of reflection units form the reflection image by making a reflection angle of light reflected by the reflection unit different from an angle of light incident on the reflection unit, and the transmission diffraction unit includes the transmission diffraction unit, A plurality of diffraction images having mutually different colors are formed by diffracted light obtained by diffracting light transmitted through the transmission part in a predetermined direction.
- an image having a plurality of different colors can be obtained by transmitted light. That is, an optical effect is added to one optical element.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure along the ZY plane of the optical element in the first embodiment.
- 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure along the ZX plane of the optical element in the first embodiment.
- FIG. It is a top view which shows the planar structure which looked at the optical element in 1st Embodiment from the Z direction. It is an action figure for explaining the optical effect by reflection of the light which entered into the optical element in a 1st embodiment. It is an operation view for explaining an optical effect by transmission of the light incident on the optical element in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure along the ZY plane of an optical element in a second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure along the ZX plane of the optical element in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 for convenience of describing the configuration of the optical element, the illustration of the upper transparent resin layer formed on the reflecting portion of the optical element is omitted. Moreover, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, in order to make intelligible the position of the reflection part with respect to a lower transparent resin layer, each reflection part is attached with a dot. In FIG. 1, for convenience of illustration, the concavo-convex structure formed on the surface of the lower transparent resin layer is omitted.
- the optical element 10 includes an upper transparent resin layer, a lower transparent resin layer 11, a surface 11s that is one surface of the lower transparent resin layer 11, an upper transparent resin layer, and a lower transparent resin.
- a plurality of reflecting portions 12 formed between the resin layer 11 and the resin layer 11 are provided.
- the optical element 10 includes a plurality of transmission portions 13, and each transmission portion 13 includes a first portion sandwiched between two reflection portions 12 in the upper transparent resin layer and 2 in the lower transparent resin layer 11.
- the second portion sandwiched between the two reflecting portions 12, and is constituted by the second portion facing the first portion.
- the optical element 10 includes a transmission diffraction unit 20 including a plurality of reflection units 12 and a plurality of transmission units 13.
- the reflection part 12 is a part that reflects visible light, and reflects at least part of a wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm.
- the transmittance of the reflecting portion 12 is preferably less than 30%.
- the transmission part 13 transmits at least a part of the wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm, and the transmittance of the transmission part 13 is 70% or more.
- the material for forming the reflecting portion 12 is a single metal such as Al, Sn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Au, and Ag, or a compound of each metal included in the group of these metals, such as an oxide. Used. Of these forming materials, it is preferable to use forming materials whose reflectivity and transparency change due to dissolution, corrosion, or alteration. Also, two or more forming materials included in the above-described metal group and metal compound group may be used.
- Examples of a method of changing the reflectance or transmittance by dissolving the forming material of the reflecting portion 12 include, for example, a method of performing an etching process on the forming material included in the above-described metal group and metal oxide group. Can be used.
- treatment agents such as acids, alkalis, organic solvents, oxidizing agents, and reducing agents can be used.
- a method of oxidizing copper with an oxidizing agent to change to cuprous oxide, or a method of oxidizing aluminum with an oxidizing agent and boehmite for example, a method of oxidizing copper with an oxidizing agent to change to cuprous oxide, or a method of oxidizing aluminum with an oxidizing agent and boehmite.
- the method of changing to can be used.
- the forming material of the reflecting portion 12 it is possible to select materials included in the above-described metal group and metal compound group, and the above-described various treatments are performed on these forming materials. Also good. Selection of such a forming material and treatment may be made based on optical properties required for the optical element 10 and practical durability such as weather resistance and interlayer adhesion.
- the thin film for forming the reflection part 12 is formed with a uniform surface density
- the dry coating method is used for formation of the thin film for forming the reflection part 12.
- a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, a CVD method, or the like can be employed.
- the forming material of the reflecting portion 12 is not limited to the above-described forming material having a metallic luster or a predetermined color, and may be a transparent forming material.
- the transparent forming materials are listed below.
- the material for forming the reflecting portion 12 is, for example, Sb 2 O 3 , Fe 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , CdS, CeO 2 , ZnS, PbCl 2 , CdO, Sb 2 O 3 , WO 3 , SiO, Si 2 O 3 , In 2 O 3 , PbO, Ta 2 O 3 , ZnO, ZrO 2 , MgO, SiO 2 , Si 2 O 2 , MgF 2 , CeF 3 , CaF 2 , AlF 3 , Al 2 O 3 , and GaO. .
- an organic polymer may be sufficient as a transparent formation material among the formation materials of the reflection part 12.
- FIG. Examples of the organic polymer as a material for forming the reflecting portion 12 include polyethylene, polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polymethyl methacrylate, and polystyrene.
- the forming material of the reflecting portion 12 may be a reflective ink in which a high refractive resin or a high refractive filler is dispersed.
- the formation material of the reflection part 12 should just be selected according to the reflection characteristic and tolerance calculated
- the material for forming the transmissive portion 13 that is, the upper transparent resin layer and the lower transparent resin layer 11 constituting the transmissive portion 13, for example, thermosetting A curable resin, an ultraviolet curable resin, or the like can be used.
- the upper transparent resin layer and the lower transparent resin layer 11 may be mat-treated or have a white color as long as the above-described transmittance is satisfied.
- the lower transparent resin layer 11 has, for example, a rectangular plate shape that expands two-dimensionally along an X direction which is an example of one direction and a Y direction orthogonal to the X direction.
- Each of the plurality of reflecting portions 12 has a band shape extending along the Y direction which is one direction, and the plurality of reflecting portions 12 are arranged at equal intervals along the X direction.
- Each of the plurality of transmission parts 13 has a band shape extending along the Y direction, like the reflection part 12, and the plurality of transmission parts 13 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction.
- the optical element 10 further includes a plurality of protection portions 14 that are located one by one between the surface 11 s of the lower transparent resin layer 11 and each reflection portion 12.
- Each of the plurality of protection portions 14 has a band shape extending in the Y direction, like the reflection portion 12, and the plurality of protection portions 14 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction.
- the whole of each protection part 14 overlaps the whole of one reflection part 12 when viewed from the Z direction.
- the protection part 14 protects the reflection part 12 from abrasion and chemical corrosion when the optical element 10 is manufactured.
- the resistance to wear and the chemicals in the protection part 14 are equal to or higher than the resistance to friction and the chemicals in the reflection part 12.
- medical agent are lower than the resistance with respect to the friction in the reflection part 12, and the tolerance with respect to a chemical
- the protection part 14 may function as an etching mask when the reflection part 12 is formed by etching.
- the protection part 14 has a function as an etching mask, the protection part 14 has a characteristic that it does not dissolve in at least one liquid material that dissolves the reflection part 12, or a dissolution rate with respect to the liquid material. It is preferable to have a property lower than the dissolution rate.
- the thin film for forming the protective part 14 is preferably formed with a uniform surface density, similar to the reflective part 12.
- a dry coating method such as a vacuum deposition method, a CVD method, and a sputtering method can be used. According to such a forming method, it is possible to control the film thickness, the film forming speed, the number of layers, the optical film thickness, and the like for forming the protective portion 14.
- the material from the vapor deposition source to the substrate in the vacuum vapor deposition method has straightness. Therefore, it is preferable to employ a vacuum deposition method as the dry coating method.
- the material for forming the protective part 14 may be any material that can be formed by a dry coating method.
- Examples of the material for forming the protective part 14 include a group of metals that are the material for forming the reflective part 12 described above, and At least one forming material included in the group of metal compounds can be used.
- the forming material of the protection part 14 may be a transparent forming material like the forming material of the reflection part 12.
- the transparent forming material of the protection part 14 is, for example, Sb 2 O 3 , Fe 2 O 3 , Fe 3 O 4 , TiO 2 , Ti 2 O 3 , CdS, CeO 2 , ZnS, PbCl 2 , CdO, Sb 2 O. 3, WO 3, SiO, Si 2 O 3, In 2 O 3, PbO, Ta 2 O 3, ZnO, ZrO 2, MgO, SiO 2, Si 2 O 2, MgF 2, CeF 3, CaF 2, AlF 3 Al 2 O 3 and GaO.
- an organic polymer may be sufficient as a transparent formation material among the formation materials of the protection part 14.
- FIG. Examples of the organic polymer as the material for forming the protective portion 14 include polyethylene, polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polymethyl methacrylate, and polystyrene.
- the protection unit 14 When the protection unit 14 has a function as an etching mask, the protection unit 14 may be processed into a pattern having a predetermined shape by photolithography. In this case, after a negative resist or a positive resist is applied to the thin film for forming the protective portion 14, pattern exposure is performed on the resist. Then, by etching the thin film for forming the protective part 14 using the resist as an etching mask, the protective part 14 having a function as an etching mask is formed on a part of the thin film for forming the reflective part 12. It is formed. And the reflective part 12 is formed by performing the etching process which uses the protection part 14 as an etching mask to the thin film for forming the reflective part 12. FIG.
- the optical element 10 includes the upper transparent resin layer 15 that covers the plurality of reflecting portions 12.
- the upper transparent resin layer 15 protects the transmission diffraction portion 20 from friction and moisture.
- a back surface 15r which is one surface of the upper transparent resin layer 15 and faces the lower transparent resin layer 11, has convex portions 15a and concave portions 15b that are alternately arranged along the Y direction.
- a portion protruding toward the lower transparent resin layer 11 in the Z direction is the convex portion 15a
- a portion protruding toward the surface of the upper transparent resin layer 15 is the concave portion 15b.
- the concave portion 15b and the convex portion 15a adjacent to each other in the Y direction constitute one reflection unit portion 16, and the lengths along the Y direction in the plurality of reflection unit portions 16 include a plurality of different lengths. include. That is, the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15 has a non-periodic concavo-convex structure constituted by the concave portions 15b and the convex portions 15a.
- the plurality of recesses 15b include recesses 15b in which the positions of the bottoms of the recesses 15b in the Z direction are different from each other, and the plurality of protrusions 15a are different in the positions of the tops of the protrusions 15a in the Z direction.
- Convex part 15a is included.
- Each of the plurality of concave portions 15b and each of the plurality of convex portions 15a extend along the X direction on the back surface 15r.
- Each of the plurality of protection portions 14 includes a concavo-convex structure following the concavo-convex structure of the portion where each protection portion 14 is located in the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and each of the plurality of reflection portions 12 includes In the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, a concavo-convex structure that follows the concavo-convex structure of the portion where each reflecting portion 12 is located is provided.
- each of the plurality of protection portions 14 includes an aperiodic uneven structure equivalent to the back surface 15r as described above, and each of the plurality of reflection portions 12 has a non-periodic structure equivalent to the back surface 15r as described above. It has a periodic uneven structure. Therefore, the light incident on the reflective portion 12 from the upper transparent resin layer 15 side is scattered by each of the multiple reflective portions 12.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 12 generate scattered light as reflected light, and form a reflected image by the scattered light. That is, the reflection unit 12 forms a reflection image by making the reflection angle of the reflected light different from the angle of the light incident on the reflection unit 12.
- Each of the reflecting portions 12 includes a concavo-convex structure in almost the entire Y direction of the reflecting portion 12, but it is sufficient that at least a part of the refracting structure is provided in the Y direction.
- FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional shape of the optical element 10 along the ZX plane.
- the plurality of recesses 15b formed on the back surface 15r include the recesses 15b whose bottom positions are different from each other in the Z direction
- the plurality of protrusions 15a include the recesses 15b in the Z direction.
- the convex part 15a from which the position of the top part of the convex part 15a differs is contained.
- the multiple laminated structures include laminated structures whose positions in the Z direction are different from each other.
- a stacked structure in which the positions in the Z direction are equal to each other may be included.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 12 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction, and the plurality of transmitting portions 13 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction.
- One reflection section 12 and one transmission section 13 that are adjacent to each other in the X direction constitute one transmission period section 17, and the width along the X direction in the transmission period section 17 is the grating period d.
- the transmission diffraction unit 20 has different colors depending on the diffracted light obtained by diffracting the light transmitted through each of the transmission units 13 in a predetermined direction. A plurality of diffraction images can be formed.
- the grating period d is preferably 0.35 ⁇ m or more in order to obtain a bright diffraction image by the transmission diffraction unit 20.
- the grating period d is preferably 0.5 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less. When d exceeds 20 ⁇ m, the viewing angle of the diffraction image becomes small, and the range of angles that can be visually recognized by the observer becomes narrow.
- a transmission type diffraction grating having a grating period d smaller than the wavelength of light included in the visible light region is called a sub-wavelength grating.
- the sub-wavelength grating has an effect of absorbing a wavelength included in a specific region, an effect of reflecting a wavelength included in the specific region, and an effect of separating polarized light from incident light.
- the grating period d of the subwavelength grating has the following length: It is preferable that That is, the grating period d is preferably included in the range of 0.15 ⁇ m or more and less than 0.35 ⁇ m, which is a length less than 1 ⁇ 2 of the visible light wavelength, and is included in the range of 0.15 ⁇ m or more and 0.30 ⁇ m or less. It is more preferable.
- the transmission diffraction unit 20 transmits only the polarized light that is a component perpendicular to the reflection unit 12 and transmits visible light. Can be diffracted.
- each reflecting portion 12 having an aperiodic uneven structure is incident in various directions. Reflects light Li. That is, the reflected light Lr generated by each reflecting portion 12 is scattered light. Therefore, when the incident light Li is white visible light, the optical element 10 reflects scattered light having white color.
- the transmission diffraction unit 20 diffracts each of a plurality of wavelengths of light included in the incident light Li at a transmission angle depending on each light, thereby forming a plurality of diffraction images having mutually different colors.
- the observer of the optical element 10 can observe white scattered light scattered by the reflecting portion 12 in the reflection observation that is a plan view facing the upper transparent resin layer 15 of the optical element 10. .
- the transmission observation in which the observer is in plan view facing the lower transparent resin layer 11 of the optical element 10 and observes the optical element 10 through the light source, the diffraction of the transmission diffraction unit 20 is observed.
- the diffracted light having a rainbow color can be observed.
- FIGS. 1-10 A method for manufacturing an optical element will be described with reference to FIGS.
- an original plate of the upper transparent resin layer 15 having an aperiodic uneven structure is prepared.
- the original plate is created using a photolithography method using an electron beam drawing machine.
- a portion of the upper transparent resin layer 15 corresponding to the portion where the reflecting portion 12 is located has a relatively small specific surface area, that is, a non-periodic unevenness having a relatively small aspect ratio in the uneven structure.
- a structure is formed by the optical element 10 .
- the specific surface area of the upper transparent resin layer 15 corresponding to the portion where the reflecting portion 12 is not located is relatively larger than the non-periodic uneven structure for scattering light. That is, a concavo-convex structure having a relatively large aspect ratio is formed.
- the upper transparent resin layer 15 having a non-periodic concavo-convex structure is formed by duplicating the concavo-convex structure on the surface of the original plate described above.
- the upper transparent resin layer 15 is formed using, for example, a photopolymer method. That is, when the upper transparent resin layer 15 is formed, first, an ultraviolet curable resin is applied to the original plate, and then the ultraviolet curable resin applied to the original plate is irradiated with ultraviolet rays. The curable resin is cured. Next, the cured ultraviolet curable resin is peeled off to form the upper transparent resin layer 15 having an aperiodic uneven structure.
- the method for forming the upper transparent resin layer 15 is not limited to the photopolymer method described above, and methods such as a hot embossing method, a hot cold press method, a photopolymer method, and a nanoimprint method can be used.
- a metal film for example, an aluminum film 12M is vacuum-deposited on the entire surface of the upper transparent resin layer 15 having the above-described concavo-convex structure.
- an aluminum film 12M having a predetermined thickness is formed on a portion having a relatively small aspect ratio in the surface having the concavo-convex structure of the upper transparent resin layer 15, while the aspect ratio is increased.
- the aluminum film 12M adheres only slightly to the relatively large portion.
- the aluminum film 12M is formed in a linear shape or an island shape extending along one direction on the surface of the upper transparent resin layer 15. Is done.
- the dry coating method for forming the aluminum film 12M is not limited to the vacuum vapor deposition method, and any of the dry coating methods described above can be used.
- magnesium fluoride that protects the aluminum film 12M is vacuum deposited on the entire aluminum film 12M.
- the magnesium fluoride film 14M serving as the protective portion 14 is formed on the portion of the upper transparent resin layer 15 having a relatively low aspect ratio, while the aspect ratio is relatively low.
- the magnesium fluoride film 14M is hardly formed on a large portion.
- the magnesium fluoride film 14M has a linear or island shape extending along one direction on the surface of the upper transparent resin layer 15. Formed.
- the dry coating method for forming the magnesium fluoride film 14M is not limited to the vacuum vapor deposition method, and any of the dry coating methods described above can be used.
- the aluminum film 12M is dissolved in the alkaline solution, that is, etching with the alkaline solution is possible, while the magnesium fluoride film 14M is not dissolved in the alkaline solution. Therefore, the magnesium fluoride film 14M can be used as a mask when the aluminum film 12M is wet-etched with an alkaline solution.
- the upper transparent resin layer 15 on which the aluminum film 12M and the magnesium fluoride film 14M are formed is immersed in an alkaline solution.
- the aluminum film 12M comes into contact with the alkaline solution, whereby the aluminum film 12M is alkali etched.
- the aluminum film 12M is protected by the magnesium fluoride film 14M in the above-described portion having a relatively small aspect ratio. Therefore, even if etching with an alkaline solution is performed, the aluminum film 12M is not etched.
- the high-resolution reflecting portion 12 can be placed at an arbitrary position. It is possible to form.
- the thickness of the magnesium fluoride film 14M that forms the protective portion 14, that is, the thickness along the Z direction is less than half the thickness of the aluminum film 12M that forms the reflective portion 12.
- the thickness of the aluminum film 12M is 5 nm or more and 500 nm or less
- the thickness of the magnesium fluoride film 14M is 0.3 nm or more and 200 nm or less
- the thickness of the magnesium fluoride film 14M is The thickness is preferably less than half of the thickness of the aluminum film 12M.
- the portion of the surface of the upper transparent resin layer 15 where the aluminum film 12M is to be removed and the portion including the transmission portion 13 of the optical element 10 is very thin with respect to the very thin aluminum film 12M.
- a film 14M is formed.
- a magnesium fluoride film 14M is formed to such an extent that it can exhibit a function of protecting the aluminum film 12M.
- the following effects are obtained by setting the thin film forming material and film thickness for forming the reflective portion 12 and the thin film forming material and film thickness for forming the protective portion 14. be able to. That is, the difference in etching rate in the metal film for forming the reflective portion 12 between the portion corresponding to the reflective portion 12 in the upper transparent resin layer 15 and the portion corresponding to the portion other than the reflective portion 12 including the transmissive portion 13. Can be made larger. Therefore, the productivity of the optical element 10 is enhanced by being easily etched in the portion to be etched, and the portion that should not be etched is easily maintained in a predetermined shape or is prevented from being altered. The quality of the optical element 10 is stabilized.
- the thickness of the aluminum film 12M and the thickness of the magnesium fluoride film 14M described above are preferable thicknesses for etching the aluminum film 12M formed in the region having a relatively large specific surface area.
- an ultraviolet curable resin is applied to the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and the applied ultraviolet curable resin is cured, thereby reflecting.
- a lower transparent resin layer 11 covering the portion 12 and the protection portion 14 is formed. Note that the step of forming the lower transparent resin layer 11 may be omitted.
- the effects listed below can be obtained.
- the light reflected by the optical element 10 is scattered light scattered by the concavo-convex structure, while the light transmitted by the optical element 10 is diffracted light by the transmission diffraction unit 20. Therefore, the difference between the light reflected by the optical element 10 and the light transmitted by the optical element 10 becomes significant.
- Polarized light that is a component perpendicular to the reflecting portion 12 of visible light incident on the transmitting diffraction portion 20 when the grating period d in the transmitting periodic portion 17 is greater than 0.20 ⁇ m and less than 0.35 ⁇ m. Visible light can be diffracted while only transmitting.
- Each of the plurality of reflecting portions 12 may have a band shape extending along the X direction instead of a band shape extending along the Y direction. In such a configuration, it is sufficient that the plurality of reflecting portions 12 are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and the Y direction is an example of one direction. Or each reflection part 12 may have a strip
- Each of the plurality of concave portions located on the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15 and each of the plurality of convex portions do not extend along the X direction, and have, for example, the shapes described below. Also good. That is, each of the plurality of concave portions and each of the plurality of convex portions may extend along a direction intersecting at a predetermined angle other than perpendicular to the Y direction.
- a plurality of recesses 15b may extend along a direction that forms an angle of 45 ° with respect to the Y direction.
- the convex portion 15a sandwiched between two concave portions 15b adjacent to each other in the X direction also extends along a direction forming an angle of 45 ° with respect to the Y direction.
- FIG. 11 for convenience of explaining the uneven structure of the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, a configuration in which the upper transparent resin layer 15 is reversed in the Z direction from the configuration in FIG. 2 is shown.
- Such a configuration having the reflective portion 12 formed on the upper transparent resin layer 15 reflects scattered light having directivity in the longitudinal direction of the convex portion 15a, that is, in a direction forming an angle of 45 ° with respect to the Y direction. It is generated as Lr.
- the reflecting portion 12 has a predetermined shape. It is possible to generate scattered light having directivity in the direction as reflected light.
- the extending directions of the recesses 15b may be different from each other, and even in the plurality of protrusions 15a, The extending directions may be different from each other.
- the optical element 10 having the upper transparent resin layer 15 emits isotropic scattered light having no predetermined directivity from the incident light Li. It is generated as reflected light Lr.
- FIG. 12 for the convenience of explaining the uneven structure of the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, a configuration in which the upper transparent resin layer 15 is inverted in the Z direction from the configuration in FIG. 2 is shown.
- the upper transparent resin layer 15 includes a portion having a concavo-convex structure that scatters scattered light having directivity and a portion having a concavo-convex structure that isotropically scatters incident light.
- the optical effect obtained by 10 becomes more complicated.
- the plurality of concave portions and the plurality of convex portions in each reflection portion 12 are not configured to be alternately continuous only in the Y direction, but may be alternately continuous in the Y direction and alternately continuous in the X direction.
- the lengths along the Y direction may be different from each other.
- the length along the Y direction may gradually decrease from the reflection unit 12 positioned at one end in the X direction toward the reflection unit 12 positioned at the other end.
- the plurality of reflection portions 12 include reflection portions 12 having different lengths along the Y direction, and the plurality of reflection portions 12 have a predetermined regularity in the length along the Y direction in the X direction. You may line up in the state which does not have.
- one metal film is formed on the entire upper surface of the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the entire back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15. 13 may be formed.
- the plurality of transmission portions 13 may be arranged at equal intervals in the X direction, and each of the plurality of transmission portions 13 may extend along the Y direction.
- the plurality of transmission portions 13 may be arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of transmission portions 13 may extend along the X direction.
- each of the plurality of transmission portions 13 extends along an extending direction that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the Y direction, and the plurality of transmission portions 13 are equally spaced in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction. You may line up with a gap.
- the lengths along the Y direction in the plurality of transmission portions 13 may be different from each other.
- the length along the Y direction may gradually decrease from the transmissive portion 13 located at one end in the X direction toward the transmissive portion 13 located at the other end.
- the plurality of transmission portions 13 include transmission portions 13 having different lengths along the Y direction, and the plurality of transmission portions 13 have a predetermined regularity in the length along the Y direction in the X direction. You may line up in the state which does not have.
- FIG. 16 it has a plurality of reflecting portions 12 having a rectangular shape, and the plurality of reflecting portions 12 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction and are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction. It may be a configuration. In addition, such a configuration is located between the two reflecting portions 12 adjacent to each other in the X direction and extends along the Y direction, and the two reflecting portions 12 adjacent to each other in the Y direction. And a transmission part 13 extending along the X direction. Each of the plurality of transmission parts 13 extending along the Y direction is orthogonal to the plurality of transmission parts 13 extending along the X direction.
- One reflection section 12 and one transmission section 13 that are adjacent to each other in the X direction constitute a first diffraction period section 21, and the width along the X direction in the first diffraction period section 21 is the first grating period d 1. is there.
- One reflecting portion 12 and one transmitting portion 13 that are adjacent to each other in the Y direction constitute a second diffraction periodic portion 22, and the width along the Y direction in the second diffraction periodic portion 22 is the second grating period d2. is there.
- the first grating period d1 and the second grating period d2 are equal to each other.
- the first grating period d1 and the second grating period d2 may be different from each other.
- the optical element 10 shown in FIG. 16 has a so-called cross grating structure.
- the direction in which the bar light source extends is parallel to the X direction, and the direction in which the bar light source extends is parallel to the Y direction. Both at times, the light transmitted through the optical element 10 is emitted as diffracted light having a rainbow color.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 12 may be arranged along the Y direction and along a direction intersecting the X direction at a predetermined angle, or may be arranged along the X direction and Y. You may line up along the direction which cross
- the optical element 10 includes the reflection unit 12 and the transmission unit 13 arranged along each of three or more different periodic directions. May be provided.
- one metal film is formed on the entire upper surface of the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the entire back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15.
- a configuration in which a plurality of transmission portions 13 are formed may be used.
- the plurality of transmission portions 13 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction and are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction. And it is located between two transmissive parts 13 that are adjacent to each other in the X direction and is located between the reflective part 12a that extends along the Y direction and two transmissive parts 13 that are adjacent to each other in the Y direction. And a reflecting portion 12a extending along the X direction.
- Each of the plurality of reflecting portions 12a extending along the Y direction is orthogonal to the plurality of reflecting portions 12a extending along the X direction.
- a metal film surrounding the periphery of the plurality of transmission portions 13 also functions as the reflection portion 12b.
- One reflecting portion 12a and one transmitting portion 13 that are adjacent to each other in the X direction form a first diffraction period portion 21, and the width along the X direction in the first diffraction period portion 21 is the first grating period d1. is there.
- One reflecting portion 12a and one transmitting portion 13 that are adjacent to each other in the Y direction constitute the second diffraction periodic portion 22, and the width along the Y direction in the second diffraction periodic portion 22 is the second grating period d2. is there.
- the first grating period d1 and the second grating period d2 are, for example, equal to each other.
- the first grating period d1 and the second grating period d2 may be different from each other.
- the optical element 10 shown in FIG. 17 also has a so-called cross grating structure, similarly to the optical element 10 shown in FIG.
- the reflection part 12a is located at the position of the transmission part 13 of the optical element 10 shown in FIG. 16
- the transmission part 13 is located at the position of the reflection part 12 of the optical element 10 shown in FIG. If positioned, the optical element 10 shown in FIG. 17 has the same optical effect as the optical element 10 shown in FIG.
- the plurality of transmitting portions 13 may be arranged along the Y direction and may be arranged along a direction intersecting the X direction at a predetermined angle, or may be arranged along the X direction and the Y direction. You may line up along the direction which cross
- the optical element 10 includes the reflecting portion and the transmitting portion 13 arranged along each of three or more different periodic directions. The structure provided may be sufficient.
- the optical element 10 shown in FIG. 17 can have the same optical effect as the optical element 10 shown in FIG. Therefore, the optical element 10 shown in FIG. 17 and the optical element 10 shown in FIG. 16 may be selected according to the ease of forming the reflection portion.
- the optical element 10 may not have the protection part 14.
- the optical element 10 which does not have the protection part 14 is manufactured by the following manufacturing method, for example.
- an original plate of the upper transparent resin layer 15 having an aperiodic uneven structure is prepared, as in the manufacturing method described above.
- a non-periodic uneven structure is formed on the surface of the SUS plate by performing a sandblasting process on the SUS plate. Thereby, an original having a non-periodic uneven structure on the surface can be produced.
- a resist film having a non-periodic concavo-convex structure on the surface may be formed by lithography using a drawing machine such as a laser or an electron beam, that is, an exposure machine, at the time of producing the original plate. Thereby, an original having a non-periodic uneven structure on the surface can be produced. Then, after a conductive film is dry-coated on the obtained original plate, a practical plate may be formed by electroforming.
- the upper transparent resin layer 15 having an aperiodic uneven structure is formed by duplicating the uneven structure on the surface of the original plate described above.
- the upper transparent resin layer 15 is formed using, for example, a photopolymer method.
- the method for forming the upper transparent resin layer 15 is not limited to the photopolymer method described above, and methods such as a hot embossing method, a hot cold press method, a photopolymer method, and a nanoimprint method can be used.
- a metal film for forming the reflecting portion 12, for example, an aluminum film 12M is dry-coated on the entire surface of the upper transparent resin layer 15 having the non-periodic uneven structure. Any of the above-described methods can be used for dry coating of the aluminum film 12M.
- a photoresist PR is applied to the entire aluminum film 12M.
- a mask for etching the aluminum film 12 ⁇ / b> M is formed by curing the photoresist PR in a portion corresponding to the reflective portion 12 in the aluminum film 12 ⁇ / b> M by pattern exposure using a laser.
- the reflection part 12 is formed by carrying out the alkali etching of the part which is not hardened
- the optical element 10 having the protection part 14 it is also possible to manufacture the optical element 10 having the protection part 14.
- a thin film for forming the protective part 14, for example, a magnesium fluoride film is formed before the step of applying the photoresist PR. Then, the magnesium fluoride film is etched after the development of the photoresist PR and before the alkali etching of the aluminum film 12M.
- the optical element 10 may be manufactured by a method other than the method described above.
- the optical element 10 may be manufactured by a washing sea light process, a method of physically removing a metal film, or the like.
- a washing sea light process after a water-soluble resin is applied to a portion of the upper transparent resin layer 15 corresponding to the transmission portion 13, a metal film for forming the reflection portion 12 is formed by dry coating. .
- the water-soluble resin and the metal film formed on the water-soluble resin are removed by washing the upper transparent resin layer 15 formed with the water-soluble resin and the metal film with water.
- the portion corresponding to the transmission part 13 in the metal layer is physically removed by irradiating the laser with a pattern.
- an ultraviolet curable resin is applied to the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and the applied ultraviolet curable resin is cured, so that the reflection portion 12 and the protection portion are protected.
- a lower transparent resin layer 11 covering the portion 14 is formed. The lower transparent resin layer 11 may be omitted.
- the reflection unit 12 may be formed on the lower transparent resin layer 11 instead of the upper transparent resin layer 15.
- the upper transparent resin layer 15 may be omitted.
- FIGS. 1-10 A second embodiment in which the optical element is embodied will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the optical element of the second embodiment is different from the optical element of the first embodiment in that the reflection part scatters incident light, but the structure for scattering incident light in the reflection part is different. Therefore, in the following, such differences will be described in detail, and the same reference numerals as those of the optical element of the first embodiment are assigned to the same components as those of the optical element of the first embodiment. Description of the configuration to be performed is omitted. And below, the structure of an optical element and the effect
- FIG. 22 and FIG. 25 The configuration of the optical element will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the illustration of the upper transparent resin layer is omitted for convenience of explaining the configuration of the optical element.
- dots are attached to each of the reflecting portions so that the position of the reflecting portion with respect to the lower transparent resin layer can be easily understood.
- illustration of the uneven structure formed in the surface of a lower transparent resin layer is abbreviate
- the optical element 10 includes a plurality of reflecting portions 31 formed above the surface 11s of the lower transparent resin layer 11, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 31 extends along the Y direction.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 31 have a band shape and are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction which is an example of the first direction.
- the reflection part 31 includes a semi-cylindrical surface protruding in a direction away from the surface 11s.
- each reflection part 31 is provided with the semicylindrical surface in the whole Y direction in the reflection part 31, you may provide a semicylindrical surface in at least one part in a Y direction.
- the Y direction is an example of the second direction.
- each reflection part 31 is provided with the semi-cylindrical surface over the whole X direction in the reflection part 31, you may be provided with the semi-cylindrical surface in at least one part in the X direction.
- each of the reflecting portions 31 has a semi-cylindrical surface. Therefore, in one cross section along the ZY plane, the reflecting portion 31 has a position in the Z direction over the entire Y direction. does not change. Similarly, since the protection portion 32 has a semi-cylindrical surface, the position of the protection portion 32 in the Z direction does not change over the entire Y direction in one cross section along the ZY plane.
- the surface in contact with the lower transparent resin layer 11 in the upper transparent resin layer 15 is the back surface 15r.
- the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15 has a plurality of recesses 15b arranged at equal intervals in the X direction, and each of the plurality of recesses 15b is configured by a cylindrical surface extending along the Y direction.
- each reflecting portion 31 is formed following one recess 15b, each reflecting portion 31 has a semi-cylindrical surface that follows the shape of the recess 15b. Since each protection part 32 is formed following one recess 15b, like each reflection part 31, each protection part 32 has a semi-cylindrical surface following the shape of the recess 15b.
- one reflection part 31 and one transmission part 13 that are adjacent to each other in the X direction constitute one transmission period part 33, and the grating period d in the transmission period part 33 is equal to the first embodiment.
- the lattice period d of the embodiment it is preferably larger than 0.20 ⁇ m and not larger than 20 ⁇ m.
- each reflective portion 31 having a convex shape protruding toward the upper transparent resin layer 15 is The incident light Li is reflected in a direction corresponding to the part of the reflecting portion 31 where the incident light Li is incident. That is, each reflecting portion 12 generates scattered light as the reflected light Lr. Therefore, when the incident light Li is white visible light, the optical element 10 reflects scattered light having white color.
- the transmission diffraction unit 20 diffracts each of a plurality of wavelengths of light included in the incident light Li at an angle depending on each light to form a plurality of diffraction images having different colors.
- the observer of the optical element 10 can observe the white scattered light scattered by the reflection unit 12 in the reflection observation.
- the observer in the transmission observation, the observer can observe the diffracted light having a rainbow color diffracted by the transmission diffraction unit 20.
- the optical element of the second embodiment the following effects can be obtained.
- the light reflected by the optical element 10 is scattered light scattered by the semicylindrical surface, while the light transmitted by the optical element 10 is diffracted light by the transmission diffraction unit 20. Therefore, the difference between the light reflected by the optical element 10 and the light transmitted by the optical element becomes significant.
- Each of the plurality of reflecting portions 31 may have a band shape extending along the X direction instead of a band shape extending along the Y direction. In such a configuration, the plurality of reflecting portions 31 only need to be arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction.
- each reflecting portion 31 may have a band shape extending along the extending direction intersecting at a predetermined angle other than perpendicular to the Y direction. In such a configuration, the plurality of reflecting portions 31 extend. It suffices if they are arranged at equal intervals in a direction orthogonal to the current direction.
- the lengths along the Y direction in the plurality of reflecting portions 31 may be different from each other.
- the length along the Y direction may gradually decrease from the reflecting portion 31 located at one end in the X direction toward the reflecting portion 31 located at the other end.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 31 include reflecting portions 31 having different lengths along the Y direction, and the plurality of reflecting portions 31 have a predetermined regularity in the length along the Y direction in the X direction. You may line up in the state which does not have. That is, the structure of the modification of 1st Embodiment which FIG. 13 shows, and the structure which combined the reflection part 31 of 2nd Embodiment may be sufficient.
- one metal film is formed on the entire upper portion of the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the entire back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and a plurality of transmission portions 13 are formed on the metal film.
- the formed structure may be sufficient. That is, the structure of the modification of 1st Embodiment which FIG. 14 shows, and the structure which combined the reflection part 31 of 2nd Embodiment may be sufficient.
- one metal film is formed on the entire upper portion of the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the entire back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and a plurality of transmission portions 13 are formed on the metal film.
- the plurality of transmissive portions 13 that are formed may include transmissive portions 13 having different lengths along the Y direction. That is, the structure of the modification of 1st Embodiment which FIG. 15 shows, and the structure which combined the reflection part 31 of 2nd Embodiment may be sufficient.
- the optical element 10 may have a configuration having a cross grating structure. That is, the configuration of the modification of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 16 and the configuration of the reflection unit 31 in the second embodiment, or the configuration of the modification of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the structure which combined the reflection part 31 in embodiment may be sufficient.
- a third embodiment in which the optical element is embodied will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 to 33.
- the optical element of the third embodiment is different from the optical element of the first embodiment in the configuration of the reflecting portion and the optical effect obtained by the reflecting portion. Therefore, in the following, such differences will be described in detail, and the same reference numerals as those of the optical element of the first embodiment are assigned to the same components as those of the optical element of the first embodiment. Description of the configuration to be performed is omitted. And below, the structure of an optical element and the effect
- the optical element 10 includes a plurality of reflecting portions 41 formed above the surface 11s of the lower transparent resin layer 11, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 41 extends along the Y direction. It has a strip shape, and the plurality of reflecting portions 41 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction.
- the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15 has a plurality of protrusions 15a arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of protrusions 15a extends along the X direction.
- the cross-sectional shape along a ZY direction is a protrusion with a rectangular shape.
- the amounts protruding toward the back surface 11r of the lower transparent resin layer 11 in the Z direction are equal to each other.
- each reflecting portion 41 Since each reflecting portion 41 has a band shape extending along the Y direction on the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, each reflecting portion 41 includes the reflecting portion 41 of the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15. It has a structure that follows the position. That is, each reflecting portion 41 includes a plurality of concave portions 41a that are portions protruding toward the back surface 11r of the lower transparent resin layer 11 in the reflective portion 41, and the back surface of the lower transparent resin layer 11 lower than the concave portion 41a in the Z direction. And a plurality of convex portions 41b having a large distance from 11r.
- the concave portions 41a and the convex portions 41b are alternately and continuously arranged along the Y direction, and the direction in which the concave portions 41a and the convex portions 41b are alternately continuous is the periodic direction. That is, the reflection part 41 is provided with a concavo-convex structure having periodicity along the Y direction.
- one concave portion 41a and one convex portion 41b adjacent to each other in the Y direction constitute one reflective periodic portion 43, and the width along the Y direction in the reflective periodic portion 43 is the grating period dr. is there.
- the recessed part 41a and the convex part 41b are alternately continuing in the whole Y direction in the reflection part 41, you may be continuing alternately in a part in Y direction.
- the reflection unit 41 can form a plurality of diffraction images having different colors by the diffracted light diffracted by the reflection period unit 43. That is, the reflection unit 41 can form a reflection image by making the reflection angle of the light reflected by the reflection unit 41 different from the angle of the light incident on the reflection unit 41.
- the grating period dr is preferably not less than 0.5 ⁇ m and not more than 10 ⁇ m.
- the diffraction period of the diffraction image is larger than that when the grating period dr is other sizes. The viewing angle becomes larger.
- each reflecting portion 41 is a sub-wavelength grating, and the reflecting portion 41 can separate polarized light from incident light.
- the grating period dr may have the following length: preferable. That is, the grating period dr is preferably included in the range of 0.15 ⁇ m or more and less than 0.35 ⁇ m, which is less than 1 ⁇ 2 of the visible light wavelength, and is included in the range of 0.15 ⁇ m or more and 0.30 ⁇ m or less. It is more preferable.
- the reflection unit 41 diffracts visible light while reflecting only polarized light that is a component perpendicular to the reflection unit 41. Can be made.
- Each protection part 42 has a structure similar to the part where each protection part 42 is located in the back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, similarly to the reflection part 41.
- FIG. 30 shows a cross-sectional shape of the optical element 10 along the ZX plane.
- the convex portion 15a formed on the back surface 15r of the upper transparent resin layer 15 extends along the X direction and has an amount protruding toward the back surface 11r of the lower transparent resin layer 11 in the Z direction. Equal to each other. Therefore, the plurality of reflecting portions 41 have the same position in the Z direction, and the plurality of protection portions 42 have the same position in the Z direction.
- one reflection part 41 and one transmission part 13 that are adjacent to each other in the X direction constitute one transmission period part 44, and the grating period dt in the transmission period part 44 is equal to the first embodiment.
- the lattice period d of the embodiment it is preferably larger than 0.20 ⁇ m and not larger than 20 ⁇ m.
- each reflective portion 41 that functions as a reflective diffraction grating reflects incident light Li. . That is, each reflecting portion 41 generates diffracted light as reflected light Lr. Therefore, when the incident light Li is white visible light, each reflecting portion 41 generates diffracted light having a rainbow color as reflected light Lr.
- the transmission diffraction unit 20 diffracts each of a plurality of wavelengths of light included in the incident light Li at an angle depending on each light to form a plurality of diffraction images having different colors.
- the observer of the optical element 10 can observe the diffracted light having a rainbow color reflected by the reflecting portion 41 in the reflection observation.
- the observer in the transmission observation, the observer can observe the diffracted light having a rainbow color diffracted by the transmission diffraction unit 20.
- each reflection part 41 and the transmission diffraction part 20 may be the structure which diffracts the same diffracted light mutually, and the structure which diffracts mutually different diffracted light. As described above, according to the optical element of the third embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
- the grating period dr of the reflection period part 43 is greater than 0.20 ⁇ m and less than 0.35 ⁇ m, only polarized light that is a component perpendicular to the reflection part 41 out of visible light incident on the reflection part 41 The visible light can be diffracted while reflecting the light.
- Each of the plurality of reflecting portions 41 may have a band shape extending along the X direction instead of a band shape extending along the Y direction. In such a configuration, the plurality of reflecting portions 41 only need to be arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction. Alternatively, each reflecting portion 41 may have a band shape extending along the extending direction intersecting at a predetermined angle other than perpendicular to the Y direction. In such a configuration, the plurality of reflecting portions 41 extend. It suffices if they are arranged at equal intervals in a direction orthogonal to the current direction.
- the lengths along the Y direction in the plurality of reflecting portions 41 may be different from each other.
- the length along the Y direction may gradually decrease from the reflecting portion 41 located at one end in the X direction toward the reflecting portion 41 located at the other end.
- the plurality of reflection portions 41 include reflection portions 41 having different lengths along the Y direction, and the plurality of reflection portions 41 have a predetermined regularity in the length along the Y direction in the X direction. You may line up in the state which does not have. That is, the structure of the modification of 1st Embodiment which FIG. 13 shows, and the structure which combined the reflection part 41 of 3rd Embodiment may be sufficient.
- one metal film is formed on the entire upper portion of the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the entire back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and a plurality of transmission portions 13 are formed on the metal film.
- the formed structure may be sufficient. That is, the structure of the modification of 1st Embodiment which FIG. 14 shows, and the structure which combined the reflection part 41 of 3rd Embodiment may be sufficient.
- one metal film is formed on the entire upper portion of the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the entire back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and a plurality of transmission portions 13 are formed on the metal film.
- the plurality of transmissive portions 13 that are formed may include transmissive portions 13 having different lengths along the Y direction. That is, the structure of the modification of 1st Embodiment which FIG. 15 shows and the structure which combined the reflection part 41 of 3rd Embodiment may be sufficient.
- the optical element 10 may have a configuration having a cross grating structure. That is, the configuration of the modification of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 16 and the configuration of the reflection unit 41 in the third embodiment, or the configuration of the modification of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the structure which combined the reflection part 41 in embodiment may be sufficient.
- the concave portions 41a and the convex portions 41b constituting the reflection period portion 43 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction.
- the recessed part 41a and the convex part 41b which comprise the reflection period part 43 may be arranged alternately and continuously in the X direction, and may be arranged alternately and continuously in the Y direction.
- the recessed part 41a and the convex part 41b which comprise the reflective period part 43 are located in a row and are continuously arranged along the periodic direction which cross
- the reflection periodic part 43 when the reflection periodic part 43 is the first periodic part, it may have a second periodic part having a concavo-convex structure that is different from the first periodic part in periodicity.
- the second period portion only needs to be different from the first period portion in at least one of the grating period and the period direction, and the first period portion and the second period portion are visible light incident on the reflecting portion. What is necessary is just to diffract light into a mutually different direction. That is, in the plurality of reflection portions 41, the first reflection portion 41 may include the first periodic portion and the second periodic portion. Alternatively, the plurality of reflecting portions 41 may include a reflecting portion 41 including only the first periodic portion and a reflecting portion 41 including only the second periodic portion.
- a fourth embodiment in which the optical element is embodied will be described with reference to FIG.
- the optical element of the fourth embodiment is different from the optical element of the first embodiment in that one optical element has two element portions having different optical effects. Therefore, in the following, such differences will be described in detail, and the same reference numerals as those of the optical element of the first embodiment are assigned to the same components as those of the optical element of the first embodiment. Description of the configuration to be performed is omitted. And below, the structure of an optical element and the effect
- the optical element 50 includes a first element portion 51 and a second element portion 52 that are partitioned in one lower transparent resin layer 11.
- the first element unit 51 includes a plurality of reflection units 12 arranged at equal intervals in the X direction, and each of the plurality of reflection units 12 extends along the Y direction. It has a band shape.
- the reflection part 12 has an aperiodic uneven structure, and in the first element part 51, the ratio of the sum of the areas of all the reflection parts 12 and the sum of the areas of the parts that transmit light including the transmission part 13 Is the first area ratio S1.
- the reflection units 12 and the transmission units 13 are alternately and continuously arranged in the X direction.
- the plurality of reflection units 12 and the plurality of transmission units 13 constitute a transmission diffraction unit 20, and the transmission diffraction unit 20 includes a predetermined grating. It has a period da.
- the direction in which the reflection part 12 and the transmission part 13 continue alternately is a periodic direction, and the periodic direction in the first element part 51 is a direction parallel to the X direction.
- the second element portion 52 includes a plurality of reflecting portions 61 arranged at equal intervals along the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 61 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection part 61 is an example of a scattering part.
- the portion that fills the space between the reflecting portions 61 by being sandwiched between two reflecting portions 61 that are adjacent to each other in the Y direction is the transmitting portion 62, and the plurality of transmitting portions 62 are along the Y direction, like the reflecting portion 61.
- the transmission parts 62 are arranged at equal intervals and have a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the transmission part 62 is an example of a second transmission part.
- the reflection part 61 has a non-periodic uneven structure like the reflection part 12 of the first element part 51.
- the ratio of the sum of the areas of all the reflection parts 61 and the sum of the areas of the parts that transmit light including the transmission part 62 is the second area ratio S2, and the second area ratio S2 Is equal to, for example, the first area ratio S1.
- the first area ratio S1 and the second area ratio S2 may be different from each other.
- the reflection unit 61 and the transmission unit 62 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction.
- the plurality of reflection units 61 and the plurality of transmission units 62 constitute a transmission diffraction unit 60, and the transmission diffraction unit 60 includes a predetermined grating. It has a period db.
- the grating period db in the transmission diffraction part 60 of the second element part 52 is equal to the grating period da in the transmission diffraction part 20 of the first element part 51.
- the direction in which the reflection part 61 and the transmission part 62 continue alternately is the periodic direction
- the periodic direction in the second element part 52 is a direction parallel to the Y direction. That is, the periodic direction in the second element unit 52 is a direction orthogonal to the periodic direction in the first element unit 51.
- the rod-shaped light source is a light source extending along one direction and has a large incident angle, and therefore has a reflection diffraction portion and a transmission portion extending along a direction intersecting with the direction in which the rod-shaped light source extends. Then, diffracted light of each wavelength is mixed, and diffracted light having a rainbow color is not observed.
- the diffracted light having a rainbow color is not observed.
- the transmission part 62 of the second element part 52 extends along a direction parallel to the direction in which the rod-shaped light source extends, while the transmission of the first element part 51 occurs.
- the part 13 extends along a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the rod-shaped light source extends.
- the effects listed below can be obtained. (10) Since the first area ratio S1 and the second area ratio S2 are equal to each other, the state of the scattered light of the first element unit 51 and the state of the scattered light of the second element unit 52 are equal to each other. Cheap. Therefore, the boundary between the first element part 51 and the second element part 52 is hardly recognized on the side where the light is reflected with respect to the optical element 10. On the other hand, the transmitted light transmitted through the first element unit 51 and the transmitted light transmitted through the second element unit are different from each other.
- the optical element 10 is recognized as being included in the light emitted from the optical element 10 on the side where the light is reflected with respect to the optical element 10 and the side where the light is transmitted with respect to the optical element 10.
- An optical effect that the number of lights is different from each other is further added.
- the periodic direction of the transmission diffraction part 20 in the first element part 51 and the periodic direction of the transmission diffraction part 60 in the second element part 52 are orthogonal to each other. Therefore, in the observation of the optical element 10 using the rod-shaped light source, the conditions under which the diffracted light due to transmission is observed in the first element portion 51 and the conditions under which the diffracted light due to transmission is observed in the second element portion 52 are mutually. Different.
- the reflection part 12 of the 1st element part 51 and the reflection part 61 of the 2nd element part 52 may be comprised by the cylindrical surface. That is, the configuration of the first element unit 51 and the reflection unit 31 of the second embodiment may be combined, or the configuration of the second element unit 52 and the reflection unit 31 of the second embodiment may be combined.
- the reflection part 12 of the 1st element part 51 may contain both the reflection part which has the non-periodic uneven
- the reflection part 61 may include both a reflection part having an aperiodic uneven structure and a reflection part constituted by a cylindrical surface.
- the reflection unit 12 of the first element unit 51 may have a periodic uneven structure
- the reflection unit 61 of the second element unit 52 may have a periodic uneven structure. That is, the optical element is a combination of the configuration of the first element unit 51 and the reflection unit 41 of the third embodiment, and the configuration of the second element unit 52 and the reflection unit 41 of the third embodiment. May be.
- the grating period in the reflection part and the grating period in the transmission diffraction part are set so that the transmission angle and wavelength in each of the two diffracted lights are extremely different, so that the two diffracted lights are vivid.
- a configuration in which the color tone is observed is also possible.
- reflection part 12 of the 1st element part 51 and the reflection part 61 of the 2nd element part 52 have a periodic uneven
- reflection of the 1st element part 51 The grating period in the part 12 and the grating period in the reflecting part 61 of the second element part 52 may be the same or different from each other.
- the periodic direction in the reflection part 12 of the 1st element part 51 and the periodic direction in the reflection part 61 of the 2nd element part 52 may mutually be the same, and may mutually differ.
- the following optical element 50 may be used. That is, a configuration in which reflected light having a white color is emitted from the optical element 50 by mixing diffracted light generated by the first element unit 51 as reflected light and diffracted light generated by the second element unit 52 as reflected light. It is good.
- the structure is as follows. May be. That is, in at least one of the first element unit 51 and the second element unit 52, the plurality of reflection units include a plurality of types of reflection units having different lattice periods and at least one of the periodic directions in the concavo-convex structure. May be.
- One of the reflecting part 12 of the first element part 51 and the reflecting part 61 of the second element part 52 has a non-periodic concavo-convex structure or a cylindrical surface to reflect scattered light, and the other is The structure which has a periodic uneven
- the optical element 50 has one metal film formed above the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and one metal film is connected to the first element unit 51. It straddles both the second element portion 52 and the second element portion 52.
- the first element unit 51 includes a plurality of transmission parts 13 arranged at equal intervals in the X direction, and each of the plurality of transmission parts 13 has a band shape extending along the Y direction.
- the reflection part 12a is located between two transmission parts 13 adjacent to each other in the X direction.
- the reflection part 12a and the transmission part 13 constitute a transmission diffraction part 20 arranged alternately and continuously in the X direction, and the transmission diffraction part 20 has a predetermined grating period da.
- surroundings of the some transmission part 13 among metal films also functions as the reflection part 12b.
- the second element part 52 includes a plurality of transmission parts 62 arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of transmission parts 62 has a band shape extending along the X direction. Yes.
- the reflection part 61a is located between the two transmission parts 62 adjacent to each other in the Y direction.
- the reflection part 61a and the transmission part 62 constitute a transmission diffraction part 60 arranged alternately and continuously in the Y direction, and the transmission diffraction part 60 has a predetermined grating period db.
- the grating period db of the second element unit 52 is equal to the grating period da of the first element unit 51.
- the second element portion 52 functions as a reflection portion 61 b of a portion surrounding the periphery of the plurality of transmission portions 62 in the metal film.
- the metal film included in the optical element 50 has a non-periodic uneven structure having the same characteristics in the plane of the metal film. That is, the reflective part of the first element unit 51 and the reflective part of the second element part 52 have a non-periodic uneven structure having the same characteristics. For this reason, the scattered light generated as the reflected light by the reflecting portion 12 of the first element unit 51 and the scattered light generated as the reflected light by the reflecting unit 61 of the second element unit 52 are equal to each other.
- the effect according to the optical element 50 of the fourth embodiment can be obtained.
- the metal film may have a periodic concavo-convex structure to generate diffracted light as reflected light from light incident on the optical element 50. That is, each of the reflective portion of the first element portion 51 and the reflective portion of the second element portion 52 may have a periodic uneven structure.
- the metal film may have a periodic concavo-convex structure having the same characteristics in the portion located in the first element portion 51 and the portion located in the second element portion 52. They may have a periodic uneven structure having different characteristics. That is, the reflective part of the first element unit 51 and the reflective part of the second element unit 52 may have a periodic uneven structure having the same characteristics, or have different characteristics. You may have a periodic uneven structure.
- the first element portion 51 has a configuration that is plane-symmetric with the second element portion 52 having a ZX plane passing through the boundary between the first element portion 51 and the second element portion 52 as a symmetry plane.
- the plurality of transmission parts 62 included in the second element unit 52 include transmission parts 62 having different lengths along the X direction, and the plurality of transmission parts 62 are long along the X direction in the Y direction. In addition, they may be arranged in a state that does not have a predetermined regularity.
- the reflection unit included in the first element unit 51 and the reflection unit included in the second element unit 52 have a non-periodic uneven structure having the same characteristics and scatter incident light. Alternatively, it may have a non-periodic concavo-convex structure having different characteristics and scatter incident light.
- the reflection unit included in the first element unit 51 and the reflection unit included in the second element unit 52 may have a periodic uneven structure having the same characteristics and diffract incident light. Alternatively, it may have a periodic concavo-convex structure having different characteristics to diffract incident light.
- the lengths along the Y direction are different from each other in the plurality of reflecting portions 12 included in the first element portion 51, and the lengths along the Y direction are different from each other in the plurality of reflecting portions 61 included in the second element portion 52.
- the lengths may be different from each other. That is, the configuration of the optical element 50 may be combined with the configuration of the optical element 10 shown in FIG. 13 which is a modification of the first embodiment.
- the configuration of the first element unit 51 in the optical element 50 shown in FIG. 34 may be combined with the configuration of the second element unit 52 in the optical element 50 shown in FIG. Or you may combine the structure of the 2nd element part 52 in the optical element 50 which FIG. 34 shows, and the structure of the 1st element part 51 in the optical element 50 which FIG. 35 shows.
- the transmission diffraction part provided in the first element part 51 and the transmission diffraction part provided in the second element part 52 are equal to each other, and the non-periodic irregularities in the reflection part of the first element part 51
- the structure and the non-periodic uneven structure in the reflection part of the second element part 52 may be different from each other. Even with such a configuration, the optical effect obtained by the first element unit 51 and the optical effect obtained by the second element unit 52 can be made different from each other.
- the optical element includes a transmission diffractive part provided in the first element part 51 and a transmission diffractive part provided in the second element part 52 that are equal to each other, and a periodic uneven structure in the reflection part of the first element part 51 In the periodic uneven structure in the reflection part of the second element part 52, the grating period in the reflection period part may be different from each other. Even with such a configuration, the optical effect obtained by the first element unit 51 and the optical effect obtained by the second element unit 52 can be made different from each other.
- the grating period in the reflecting part of the first element part 51 and the grating period in the reflecting part of the second element part 52 are different from each other, different diffracted lights can be obtained for each transmission diffraction part. it can.
- a fifth embodiment in which the optical element is embodied will be described with reference to FIG.
- the optical element of the fifth embodiment is different from the optical element of the fourth embodiment in that the grating period in the transmission diffraction part of the first element part and the grating period in the transmission diffraction part of the second element part are different from each other. Is different. Therefore, in the following, such differences will be described in detail, and the same reference numerals as those of the optical element of the fourth embodiment are attached to the same elements as those of the optical element of the fourth embodiment. Description of the configuration to be performed is omitted. And below, the structure of an optical element and the effect
- the optical element 50 includes a first element part 51 and a second element part 52.
- the first element portion 51 includes a plurality of reflecting portions 71 arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction which is an example of one direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 71 has a band shape extending along the X direction. is doing.
- the transmission part 72 is located between two reflection parts 71 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, the plurality of transmission parts 72 are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each transmission part 72 is arranged in the X direction. It has a strip shape extending along.
- the reflection part 71 has an aperiodic uneven structure, and in the first element part 51, the ratio of the sum of the areas of all the reflection parts 71 and the sum of the areas of the parts that transmit light including the transmission part 72. Is the first area ratio S1.
- the reflection unit 71 and the transmission unit 72 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction to form a transmission diffraction unit 70.
- the reflection part 71 and the transmission part 72 adjacent to each other constitute a transmission period part 73, and the transmission period part 73 has a predetermined grating period da.
- the second element portion 52 includes a plurality of reflecting portions 81 arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 81 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- a transmission part 82 is located between two reflection parts 81 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, the plurality of transmission parts 82 are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each transmission part 82 is arranged in the X direction. It has a strip shape extending along.
- the reflective part 81 has an aperiodic uneven structure having the same characteristics as the reflective part 71 of the first element part 51.
- the sum of the areas of all the reflective parts 81 and the transmissive part The ratio with the sum of the areas of the portions that transmit light including 82 is the second area ratio S2.
- the reflection part 81 and the transmission part 82 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction to form a transmission diffraction part 80.
- the reflection part 81 and the transmission part 82 adjacent to each other constitute a transmission period part 83
- the transmission period part 83 has a predetermined grating period db.
- the grating period db in the transmission diffraction part 80 of the second element part 52 is smaller than the grating period da in the transmission diffraction part 70 of the first element part 51.
- the grating period db in the transmission diffraction part 80 of the second element part 52 may be larger than the grating period da in the transmission diffraction part 70 of the first element part 51.
- optical element 50 when the first area ratio S1 and the second area ratio S2 are equal to each other, the intensity of the scattered light reflected by the first element unit 51 and the scattered light reflected by the second element unit 52 Are equal to each other.
- the reflection part 71 of the first element part 51 and the reflection part 81 of the second element part 52 have a non-periodic uneven structure having the same characteristics, the first element part 51 The boundary with the second element unit 52 is difficult to be recognized.
- the grating period da in the transmission diffraction part 70 of the first element part 51 and the grating period db in the transmission diffraction part 80 of the second element part 52 are different from each other. Therefore, the diffracted light generated as the transmitted light from the light incident by the transmission diffraction unit 70 of the first element unit 51, and the diffracted light generated as the transmitted light from the light incident by the transmission diffraction unit 80 of the second element unit 52 Are different from each other. Therefore, in the transmission observation, diffracted lights having different transmission angles and dispersion angles are observed in the first element unit 51 and the second element unit 52, and the first element unit 51 and the second element unit 52 The boundary is easy to recognize.
- the optical element of the fifth embodiment the following effects can be obtained. (12) Since the grating periods of the transmission diffraction unit 70 of the first element unit 51 and the transmission diffraction unit 80 of the second element unit 52 are different from each other, different diffracted lights are obtained for each transmission diffraction unit.
- the fifth embodiment described above can also be implemented with appropriate modifications as follows.
- the upper transparent resin layer is not shown and dots are attached to the reflecting portion for convenience of describing the reflecting portion and the transmitting portion included in the optical element.
- the first area ratio S1 in the first element unit 51 and the second area ratio S2 in the second element unit 52 may be different from each other.
- the reflection part 71 of the first element part 51 and the reflection part 81 of the second element part 52 are not configured to have a non-periodic uneven structure, but have a periodic uneven structure and are diffracted as reflected light. The structure which produces light may be sufficient. Even in such a configuration, if the reflecting portion 71 of the first element portion 51 and the reflecting portion 81 of the second element portion 52 have the periodic uneven structure having the same characteristics, the first portion The diffracted light generated as reflected light in the element unit 51 and the diffracted light generated as reflected light in the second element unit 52 are equal to each other. Therefore, the boundary between the first element unit 51 and the second element unit 52 is not easily recognized.
- the optical element 50 may have a configuration in which the position of the reflecting portion and the position of the transmitting portion in FIG. 37 are reversed. That is, the optical element 50 has one metal film formed above the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and one metal film is connected to the first element unit 51. And straddling both the second element portion 52 and the second element portion 52.
- the first element unit 51 includes a plurality of transmission parts 72 arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of transmission parts 72 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection part 71a is located between two transmission parts 72 adjacent to each other in the Y direction.
- the reflection part 71a and the transmission part 72 constitute a transmission diffraction part 70 that is arranged alternately and continuously in the Y direction.
- the reflection section 71a and the transmission section 72 adjacent to each other constitute a transmission period section 73, and the transmission period section 73 has a predetermined grating period da.
- surroundings of the some transmission part 72 among metal films also functions as the reflection part 71b.
- the second element part 52 includes a plurality of transmission parts 82 arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of transmission parts 82 has a band shape extending along the X direction. Yes.
- the reflection part 81a is located between two transmission parts 82 adjacent to each other in the Y direction.
- the reflection part 81a and the transmission part 82 constitute a transmission diffraction part 80 that is alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction.
- the reflection portion 81a and the transmission portion 82 adjacent to each other constitute a transmission periodic portion 83
- the transmission periodic portion 83 has a predetermined grating period db.
- the grating period db of the second element unit 52 is smaller than the grating period da of the first element unit 51.
- a portion of the metal film surrounding the periphery of the plurality of transmission units 82 also functions as the reflection unit 81b.
- the optical element 50 may have a cross grating structure. That is, the optical element 50 includes a first element unit 51 and a second element unit 52. In the first element unit 51, a plurality of reflecting portions 91 having a rectangular shape are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction and are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction. The transmission part 92 is located between two reflection parts 91 adjacent to each other in the X direction, extends along the Y direction, and between two reflection parts 91 adjacent to each other in the Y direction. Located and extends along the X direction.
- the reflection portions 91 and the transmission portions 92 are alternately and continuously arranged in the X direction, and are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction.
- the plurality of reflection portions 91 and the plurality of transmission portions 92 constitute a transmission diffraction portion 90.
- the reflective portion 91 and the transmissive portion 92 adjacent to each other in the X direction constitute a transmission periodic portion 93
- the reflective portion 91 and the transmissive portion 92 adjacent to each other in the Y direction constitute a transmission periodic portion 93. Yes.
- the grating period in the periodic direction parallel to the X direction and the grating period in the periodic direction parallel to the Y direction are equal to each other, and each grating period is a predetermined grating period da.
- a plurality of reflecting portions 101 having a rectangular shape are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction and are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction.
- the transmissive part 102 is located between the two reflective parts 101 adjacent to each other in the X direction, extends along the Y direction, and between the two reflective parts 101 adjacent to each other in the Y direction. Located and extends along the X direction.
- the reflection portion 101 and the transmission portion 102 are alternately and continuously arranged in the X direction, and are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction.
- the plurality of reflection units 101 and the plurality of transmission units 102 constitute a transmission diffraction unit 100.
- the reflective portion 101 and the transmissive portion 102 that are adjacent to each other in the X direction constitute a transmission periodic portion 103
- the reflective portion 101 and the transmissive portion 102 that are adjacent to each other in the Y direction constitute a transmission periodic portion 103. Yes.
- the grating period in the periodic direction parallel to the X direction and the grating period in the periodic direction parallel to the Y direction are equal to each other, and each grating period is a predetermined grating period db.
- the grating period db in the transmission diffraction part 100 of the second element part 52 is smaller than the grating period da in the transmission diffraction part 90 of the first element part 51.
- the optical element 50 may have a configuration in which the position of the reflecting portion and the position of the transmitting portion in FIG. 39 are reversed. That is, the optical element 50 has one metal film formed above the lower transparent resin layer 11, that is, on the back surface 15 r of the upper transparent resin layer 15, and one metal film is connected to the first element unit 51. And straddling both the second element portion 52 and the second element portion 52.
- a plurality of transmission parts 92 having a rectangular shape are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction and are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction.
- the reflection portion 91a is located between two transmission portions 92 adjacent to each other in the X direction, extends along the Y direction, and is positioned between two transmission portions 92 adjacent to each other in the Y direction. Extending along the X direction.
- the portion surrounding the periphery of the plurality of transmission portions 92 also functions as the reflection portion 91b.
- the reflection portions 91a and the transmission portions 92 are alternately and continuously arranged in the X direction and are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction.
- the plurality of reflection portions 91 a and the plurality of transmission portions 92 constitute a transmission diffraction portion 90.
- the reflective portion 91a and the transmissive portion 92 adjacent to each other in the X direction constitute a transmission periodic portion 93
- the reflective portion 91a and the transmissive portion 92 adjacent to each other in the Y direction constitute a transmission periodic portion 93.
- the grating period in the periodic direction parallel to the X direction and the grating period in the direction parallel to the Y direction are equal to each other, and each grating period is a predetermined grating period da.
- a plurality of transmission parts 102 having a rectangular shape are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction and are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction.
- the reflective portion 101a is positioned between two transmissive portions 102 adjacent to each other in the X direction, extends along the Y direction, and is positioned between two transmissive portions 102 adjacent to each other in the Y direction. Extending along the X direction.
- a portion surrounding the plurality of transmission parts 92 also functions as the reflection part 101b.
- the reflection portions 101a and the transmission portions 102 are alternately and continuously arranged in the X direction, and are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction.
- the plurality of reflection units 101 and the plurality of transmission units 102 constitute a transmission diffraction unit 100.
- the reflective portion 101a and the transmissive portion 102 adjacent to each other in the X direction constitute a transmission periodic portion 103
- the reflective portion 101a and the transmissive portion 102 adjacent to each other in the Y direction constitute a transmission periodic portion 103. Yes.
- the grating period in the periodic direction parallel to the X direction and the grating period in the direction parallel to the Y direction are equal to each other, and each grating period is a predetermined grating period db.
- the grating period db in the transmission diffraction part 100 of the second element part 52 is smaller than the grating period da in the transmission diffraction part 90 of the first element part 51.
- the optical element 50 may be combined with the configuration of the fourth embodiment. That is, the periodic direction in the transmission diffraction unit 70 of the first element unit 51 and the periodic direction in the transmission diffraction unit 80 of the second element unit 52 may be different from each other.
- FIG. 10 A sixth embodiment in which the optical element is embodied will be described with reference to FIG.
- the optical element according to the sixth embodiment is different from the optical element according to the fourth embodiment in the number of element portions constituting one optical element. Therefore, in the following, such differences will be described in detail, and the same reference numerals as those of the optical element of the fourth embodiment are attached to the same elements as those of the optical element of the fourth embodiment. Description of the configuration to be performed is omitted. And below, the structure of an optical element and the effect
- the optical element 110 includes a first element part 111, a second element part 112, and a third element part 113 partitioned by the lower transparent resin layer 11.
- the first element unit 111 includes a plurality of reflecting portions 121 arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 121 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the transmission part 122 is located between two reflection parts 121 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, and the transmission part 122 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection unit 121 and the transmission unit 122 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction to constitute the transmission diffraction unit 120.
- the transmission diffraction unit 120 has a predetermined grating period dc.
- the reflection unit 121 has a periodic uneven structure, and for example, generates diffracted light having a red color as reflected light.
- the second element unit 112 includes a plurality of reflecting units 131 arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting units 131 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the transmission part 132 is located between two reflection parts 131 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, and the transmission part 132 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection unit 131 and the transmission unit 132 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction to form the transmission diffraction unit 130.
- the transmission diffraction unit 130 has a predetermined grating period dd.
- the reflective portion 131 has a concavo-convex structure having a periodic concavo-convex structure and a characteristic different from that of the periodic concavo-convex structure provided in the reflective portion 121 of the first element unit 111.
- the reflecting unit 131 generates, for example, diffracted light having a green color as reflected light.
- the third element unit 113 includes a plurality of reflection units 141 arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflection units 141 has a strip shape extending along the X direction.
- the transmission part 142 is located between two reflection parts 141 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, and the transmission part 142 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection unit 141 and the transmission unit 142 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction to constitute the transmission diffraction unit 140.
- the transmission diffraction unit 140 has a predetermined grating period de.
- the grating period de in the third element unit 113, the grating period dc in the first element unit 111, and the grating period dd in the second element unit 112 are equal to each other. In the three element portions, the grating periods may not be equal to each other.
- the reflective portion 141 has a periodic concavo-convex structure, and concavo-convex having characteristics different from both the concavo-convex structure in the reflective portion 121 of the first element portion 111 and the concavo-convex structure in the reflective portion 131 of the second element portion 112. It has a structure.
- the reflecting unit 141 generates diffracted light having a blue color as reflected light.
- the first element part 111 when light enters from the upper transparent resin layer 15 side with respect to each transmission diffraction part, the first element part 111 generates red diffracted light as reflected light, and the second element part 112 generates green diffracted light. Is generated as reflected light, and the third element unit 113 generates blue diffracted light as reflected light. Therefore, the reflected light emitted from the optical element 50 is light having a white color because it is a light in which three diffracted lights are mixed.
- the optical element 50 is not limited to a configuration having a non-periodic concavo-convex structure and a reflecting portion that reflects scattered light, or a configuration having a cylindrical surface and a reflecting portion that reflects scattered light.
- the reflected light having white color can be emitted.
- the optical element of the sixth embodiment the following effects can be obtained.
- the three element portions of the optical element 110 generate differently diffracted light as reflected light by mutually different periodic uneven structures, so that the optical element 110 emits white reflected light. .
- the optical element 110 may not be configured to emit white reflected light by mixing diffracted light.
- the optical element 50 only needs to have three element portions that are different from each other in at least one of the optical effect due to reflection and the optical effect due to transmission.
- the optical element 110 should just have three or more element parts, for example, may have four element parts.
- the optical element 110 includes a first element portion 111, a second element portion 112, a third element portion 113, and a fourth element portion 114 that are partitioned on the lower transparent resin layer 11.
- the plurality of reflecting parts 121 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting parts 121 has a band shape extending along the Y direction.
- the transmission part 122 is located between two reflection parts 121 adjacent to each other in the X direction, and the transmission part 122 has a band shape extending along the Y direction.
- the reflection part 121 and the transmission part 122 are arranged alternately and continuously in the X direction to constitute the transmission diffraction part 120.
- the reflection part 121 and the transmission part 122 adjacent to each other constitute a transmission periodic part 123, and the transmission periodic part 123 has a predetermined grating period dc.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 131 are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 131 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the transmission unit 132 is located between two reflection units 131 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, and the transmission unit 132 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection portion 131 and the transmission portion 132 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction to constitute the transmission diffraction portion 130.
- the reflection section 131 and the transmission section 132 that are adjacent to each other constitute a transmission period section 133.
- the transmission period section 133 has a predetermined grating period dd, and the grating period dd is the first element. It is equal to the grating period dc in the transmission diffraction part 120 of the part 111.
- the periodic direction in the transmission diffraction unit 130 of the second element unit 112 is orthogonal to the periodic direction in the transmission diffraction unit 120 of the first element unit 111.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 141 are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 141 has a band shape extending along the Y direction.
- the transmission unit 142 is positioned between two reflection units 141 adjacent to each other in the X direction, and the transmission unit 142 has a band shape extending in the Y direction.
- the reflection portion 141 and the transmission portion 142 are alternately and continuously arranged in the X direction to constitute the transmission diffraction portion 140.
- the reflection part 141 and the transmission part 142 adjacent to each other constitute a transmission period part 143
- the transmission period part 143 has a predetermined grating period de.
- the grating period de of the transmission diffraction part 140 is larger than both the grating period dc in the transmission diffraction part 120 of the first element part 111 and the grating period dd in the transmission diffraction part 130 of the second element part 112.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 151 are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 151 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the transmission unit 152 is located between two reflection units 151 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, and the transmission unit 152 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection part 151 and the transmission part 152 are arranged alternately and continuously in the Y direction to constitute the transmission diffraction part 150.
- the reflection section 151 and the transmission section 152 adjacent to each other constitute a transmission period section 153
- the transmission period section 153 has a predetermined grating period df.
- the grating period df is equal to the grating period de in the transmission diffraction unit 140 of the third element unit 113.
- the periodic direction in the transmission diffraction unit 150 of the fourth element unit 114 is orthogonal to the periodic direction in the transmission diffraction unit 140 of the third element unit 113.
- each element part has a non-periodic concavo-convex structure, a reflection part that generates scattered light as reflected light, a reflection part that includes a cylindrical surface and generates scattered light as reflected light, and Any reflection part that has a periodic uneven structure and generates diffracted light as reflected light may be used.
- the four element portions included in the optical element 50 include element portions in which at least one of the periodic direction in the transmission diffraction portion and the grating period is different from each other. Therefore, a plurality of different optical effects can be added to one optical element 50 by the number of element portions. Therefore, the reflected light or the transmitted image can be scattered by changing the optical effect when the reflected image is observed or the optical effect when the transmitted image is observed. Or can be displayed on the optical element 50 by diffracted light.
- -At least 1 may have a cross-grating structure among the 3 or more element parts with which the optical element 110 is provided.
- Each of the optical element 110 of 6th Embodiment and the optical element 110 of the modification of 6th Embodiment may be the structure where the position of the reflection part and the position of the transmission part were reversed. That is, each of the optical element 110 according to the sixth embodiment and the optical element 110 according to the modified example of the sixth embodiment and the modified example according to the first embodiment, the optical element 10 illustrated in FIG. You may combine with the structure of.
- a seventh embodiment in which the optical element is embodied will be described with reference to FIG.
- the optical element of the seventh embodiment is different from the optical element of the fourth embodiment in that one of the two element parts constituting the optical element does not generate diffracted light as transmitted light. . Therefore, in the following, such differences will be described in detail, and the same reference numerals as those of the optical element of the fourth embodiment are attached to the same elements as those of the optical element of the fourth embodiment. Description of the configuration to be performed is omitted. And below, the structure of an optical element and the effect
- the optical element 160 includes a first element portion 161 and a second element portion 162.
- the plurality of reflection portions 171 are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflection portions 171 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- a transmission portion 172 is located between two reflection portions 171 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, and the transmission portion 172 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection unit 171 and the transmission unit 172 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction to constitute the transmission diffraction unit 170.
- the transmission diffraction unit 170 has a predetermined grating period dg.
- the reflection portion 171 has a non-periodic uneven structure and generates scattered light as reflected light.
- the reflection unit 171 may have a cylindrical surface and generate scattered light as reflected light.
- the ratio of the sum of the areas of all the reflection parts 171 and the area of the part that transmits light including the transmission part 172 is the first area ratio S1.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 181 are irregularly arranged in the Y direction, and each of the plurality of reflecting portions 181 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the plurality of reflecting portions 181 include reflecting portions 181 having different widths along the Y direction.
- the transmission unit 182 is positioned between two reflection units 181 adjacent to each other in the Y direction, and the plurality of transmission units 182 have a plurality of transmissions having different widths along the Y direction.
- a part 182 is included.
- Each of the plurality of transmission parts 182 has a band shape extending along the X direction.
- the reflection portions 181 and the transmission portions 182 are alternately arranged in the Y direction.
- the reflection unit 181 is an example of a scattering unit
- the transmission unit 182 is an example of a second transmission unit.
- the reflection part 181 has a non-periodic concavo-convex structure, and has a concavo-convex structure having the same characteristics as the non-periodic concavo-convex structure in the reflection part 171 of the first element unit 161, and uses scattered light as reflected light Cause it to occur.
- the reflection unit 181 may have a cylindrical surface and generate scattered light as reflected light.
- the ratio of the sum of the areas of all the reflection parts 181 to the area of the part that transmits light including the transmission part 182 is the second area ratio S2.
- the first area ratio S1 and the second area ratio S2 are equal to each other.
- the reflective part 171 in the first element part 161 and the reflective part 181 in the second element part 162 have a non-periodic concavo-convex structure having the same characteristics.
- the first area ratio S1 and the second area ratio S2 of the first element portion 161 are equal to each other. Therefore, when light is incident on the reflecting portion from the upper transparent resin layer 15 side, in the reflection observation, the scattered light in the first element portion 161 and the scattered light in the second element portion 162 are equal to each other.
- the boundary between the element part 161 and the second element part 162 is not easily recognized.
- the transmission diffraction unit 170 of the first element unit 161 generates diffracted light as transmitted light, while the second element unit 162 does not generate diffracted light as transmitted light. Therefore, in transmission observation, diffracted light having an iridescent color is observed only in the first element unit 161.
- the transmitted light that has passed through the first element portion 161 is diffracted light that forms a plurality of diffraction images having different colors, whereas the light that has passed through the second element portion 162 is white light. Therefore, the difference between the two types of transmitted light transmitted through the optical element 160 becomes significant.
- the reflection part 171 of the first element part 161 and the reflection part 181 of the second element part 162 may have a concavo-convex structure with periodicity and generate diffracted light as reflected light. Even in such a configuration, if the reflection portion 171 of the first element portion 161 and the reflection portion 181 of the second element portion 162 have the same characteristics, the first element portion 161 is used for reflection observation. And the second element portion 162 are not easily recognized.
- the optical element 160 has the position of the reflection part 171 in the first element part 161 and the position of the transmission part 172 in the first element part 161 reversed, and the position of the reflection part 181 in the second element part 162;
- the configuration may be such that the position of the transmission part 182 in the second element part 162 is inverted. Even if it is such a structure, the effect equivalent to the optical element 160 of 7th Embodiment can be acquired.
- the optical element 160 may have a configuration having a cross grating structure. That is, as shown in FIG. 44, the optical element 160 includes a first element portion 161 and a second element portion 162. In the first element portion 161, a plurality of reflecting portions 171 having a rectangular shape are arranged at equal intervals in the X direction and are arranged at equal intervals in the Y direction. In the first element portion 161, the transmissive portion 172 is located between two reflective portions 171 adjacent to each other in the X direction, extends along the Y direction, and is adjacent to each other in the Y direction. It is located between the parts 171 and extends along the X direction.
- the reflection part 171 and the transmission part 172 are alternately and continuously arranged in the X direction, and the reflection part 171 and the transmission part 172 are alternately and continuously arranged in the Y direction to constitute the transmission diffraction part 170. ing.
- the transmission diffraction unit 170 has a predetermined grating period dg in both the periodic direction parallel to the X direction and the periodic direction parallel to the Y direction.
- the transmission part 182 is located between two reflection parts 181 adjacent to each other in the X direction and between two reflection parts 181 adjacent to each other in the Y direction.
- optical element 160 of the seventh embodiment an effect equivalent to that of the optical element 160 of the seventh embodiment described above can be obtained.
- the position of the reflecting portion 171 in the first element portion 161 and the position in the transmitting portion 172 are reversed, and the position of the reflecting portion 181 in the second element portion 162 is A configuration in which the position of the transmission portion 182 in the element portion 162 is reversed may be employed.
- Example 1 First, as an ultraviolet curable resin, 50.0 parts by mass of urethane (meth) acrylate, 30.0 parts by mass of methyl ethyl ketone, 20.0 parts by mass of ethyl acetate, 1.5 parts by mass of a photoinitiator, The composition comprised from this was prepared.
- a urethane (meth) acrylate As the urethane (meth) acrylate, a urethane (meth) acrylate having a polyfunctionality and a molecular weight of 6000 was prepared.
- Irgacure 184 manufactured by BASF was prepared as a photoinitiator.
- the above-mentioned composition was applied onto a transparent PET film having a thickness of 23 ⁇ m by a gravure printing method so that the film thickness after drying was 1 ⁇ m. And the uneven structure was formed in the coating film which uses a composition as a forming material using the original plate.
- the original plate has a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions, and each first region and each second region has a width of 5 ⁇ m along one width direction, It has a rectangular shape with a width of 20 mm along the length direction orthogonal to the direction.
- the first region and the second region are alternately and continuously located in the width direction.
- the first region has a non-periodic concavo-convex structure including a plurality of concave portions extending along the length direction and a plurality of convex portions extending along the length direction.
- the concave portions and the convex portions are arranged alternately and non-periodically in the width direction.
- the average frequency is 100 lines / mm
- the average depth of the recesses is 100 nm.
- the second region has a cross grating structure in which two periodic uneven structures intersect each other.
- one concavo-convex structure has a plurality of concave portions extending along the length direction and a plurality of convex portions extending along the length direction. They are arranged alternately and periodically in the width direction.
- the other concavo-convex structure has a plurality of concave portions extending along the width direction and a plurality of convex portions extending along the width direction, and the concave portions and the convex portions are alternately and periodically in the length direction. Are lined up.
- the spatial frequency is 2000 lines / mm, and the depth of the concave portion is 200 nm.
- the aspect ratio of the concavo-convex structure of the second region is larger than the aspect ratio of the concavo-convex structure of the first region.
- the ultraviolet curable resin contained in the composition was cured to form an upper transparent resin layer.
- the press pressure was set to 2 kgf / cm 2
- the press temperature was set to 80 ° C.
- the press speed was set to 10 m / min.
- the ultraviolet irradiation was performed at a strength of 300 mJ / cm 2 using a high-temperature mercury lamp.
- an Al film was formed by vacuum deposition as a metal film for forming the reflective portion on the surface having the concavo-convex structure described above in the upper transparent resin layer.
- the set film thickness of the Al film was 50 nm.
- an MgF 2 film functioning as a mask layer for etching the Al film was formed on the surface of the Al film facing the surface that contacts the upper transparent resin layer by vacuum deposition.
- the set film thickness of the MgF 2 film was 20 nm.
- the Al film was etched using a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution. Thereby, the Al film formed in the portion of the Al film where the first region of the original plate was transferred in the upper transparent resin layer remained on the upper transparent resin layer. On the other hand, the Al film formed on the portion of the upper transparent resin layer where the second region of the original plate was transferred was selectively removed from the upper transparent resin layer. As a result, a transmission diffraction part having a reflection part and a transmission part and having a grating period of 10 ⁇ m was formed on the upper transparent resin layer. Moreover, the protective part which overlaps with the transmission part in the thickness direction was also formed.
- Example 2 the first area of the original plate is different from the first area of the original plate of Example 1. That is, the first region of the original plate of Example 2 has a plurality of recesses extending along the width direction and a plurality of protrusions extending along the width direction, and the recesses and the protrusions are in the length direction. They are lined up alternately. That is, the first region has a diffractive structure, the spatial frequency in the diffractive structure is 1000 lines / mm, and the depth of the recess is 100 nm.
- diffracted light having a rainbow color diffracted by the periodic concavo-convex structure of each reflecting portion was confirmed in reflection observation.
- transmitted light having a bright rainbow color due to diffraction of the wire grid structure composed of the reflection part and the transmission part that are alternately and periodically located was observed.
- the diffracted light observed by the reflection and the diffracted light observed by the transmission have different wavelength dispersion due to the difference in the period of the diffraction grating.
- the upper transparent resin layer side with respect to the reflective portion and the protective portion with respect to the reflective portion Light with different iridescent colors was observed on the sides.
- the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the original plate has a first portion corresponding to the first element portion and a second portion corresponding to the second element portion.
- the original plate in Example 3 has a first part and a second part.
- the first regions having a rectangular shape are periodically arranged along the width direction and periodically arranged along the length direction.
- the grating period along the width direction and the grating period along the length direction are 10 ⁇ m.
- a plurality of first regions having a rectangular shape are irregularly positioned in the second portion.
- the second region is located at a portion other than the portion where the first region is located.
- the sum of the areas of the first regions is equal to each other.
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図1から図10を参照して光学素子を具体化した第1実施形態を説明する。以下では、光学素子の構成、光学素子の作用、および、光学素子の製造方法を順番に説明する。
図1から図4を参照して光学素子の構成を説明する。図1および図4では、光学素子の構成を説明する便宜上、光学素子の有する反射部の上に形成された上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略されている。また、図1および図4では、下側透明樹脂層に対する反射部の位置を分かりやすくするために、反射部の各々にはドットが付されている。そして、図1では、図示の便宜上、下側透明樹脂層の表面に形成された凹凸構造の図示が省略されている。
上側透明樹脂層15の1つの面であって、下側透明樹脂層11と対向する面である裏面15rは、Y方向に沿って交互に並ぶ凸部15aと凹部15bとを有している。ここでは、Z方向において下側透明樹脂層11に向けて突き出た部分が凸部15aであり、上側透明樹脂層15の表面に向けて突き出た部分が凹部15bである。Y方向において相互に隣り合う凹部15bと凸部15aとは、1つの反射単位部16を構成し、複数の反射単位部16におけるY方向に沿う長さには、相互に異なる複数の長さが含まれている。すなわち、上側透明樹脂層15の裏面15rは、凹部15bと凸部15aとによって構成された非周期性の凹凸構造を備えている。
図3は、Z-X平面に沿う光学素子10の断面形状を示している。上述したように、裏面15rに形成された複数の凹部15bには、Z方向における凹部15bの底部の位置が相互に異なる凹部15bが含まれ、かつ、複数の凸部15aには、Z方向における凸部15aの頂部の位置が相互に異なる凸部15aが含まれる。そのため、1つの保護部14と1つの反射部12との積層された構造を1つの積層構造とするとき、複数の積層構造には、Z方向における位置が相互に異なる積層構造が含まれ、また、Z方向における位置が相互に等しい積層構造が含まれてもよい。
図5および図6を参照して光学素子の作用を説明する。
図5が示すように、光学素子10において、反射部12に対して上側透明樹脂層15側から光が入射するとき、非周期性の凹凸構造を有する各反射部12は、様々な方向に入射光Liを反射する。すなわち、各反射部12によって生じる反射光Lrは散乱光である。そのため、入射光Liが白色の可視光であるとき、光学素子10は、白色を有した散乱光を反射する。
図7から図10を参照して光学素子の製造方法を説明する。
光学素子10を製造するときには、まず、非周期性の凹凸構造を有した上側透明樹脂層15の原版を作成する。原版は、電子線描画機を利用したフォトリソグラフィー法を用いて作成される。原版において、上側透明樹脂層15のうち、反射部12の位置する部位に対応する部分には、比表面積の相対的に小さい、すなわち、凹凸構造におけるアスペクト比の相対的に小さい非周期的な凹凸構造を形成する。一方で、原版において、上側透明樹脂層15のうち、反射部12の位置しない部位に対応する部分には、光を散乱させるための非周期的な凹凸構造よりも比表面積の相対的に大きい、すなわち、アスペクト比の相対的に大きい凹凸構造を形成する。
図9が示すように、アルミニウム膜12Mの全体に対して、アルミニウム膜12Mを保護するフッ化マグネシウムが真空蒸着される。これにより、アルミニウム膜12Mと同様、上側透明樹脂層15のうち、アスペクト比の相対的に小さい部分には、保護部14となるフッ化マグネシウム膜14Mが成膜される一方で、アスペクト比の相対的に大きい部分には、フッ化マグネシウム膜14Mがほとんど成膜されない。しかも、上側透明樹脂層15のうち、アスペクト比の相対的に大きい部分では、フッ化マグネシウム膜14Mは、上側透明樹脂層15の表面において、1つの方向に沿って延びる線状、あるいは、島状に形成される。
アルミニウム膜12Mはアルカリ溶液に溶解する、すなわち、アルカリ溶液によるエッチングが可能である一方で、フッ化マグネシウム膜14Mはアルカリ溶液に溶解しない。そのため、アルミニウム膜12Mをアルカリ溶液によってウェットエッチングするときのマスクとしてフッ化マグネシウム膜14Mを用いることができる。
(1)1つの光学素子10において、反射光Lrによって得られる反射像に加えて、透過光Ltによっても相互に異なる色を有する複数の回折像が得られることで、1つの光学素子10に対して、光学的な効果が付加される。
[第1実施形態の変形例]
なお、上述した第1実施形態は、以下のように適宜変更して実施することもできる。また、以下に説明される図13から図17では、反射部12を説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層15の図示が省略されている。
・図15が示すように、図14が示す光学素子10では、複数の透過部13において、Y方向に沿う長さが相互に異なってもよい。複数の透過部13において、例えば、X方向における1つの端に位置する透過部13から、他の端に位置する透過部13に向けて、Y方向に沿う長さが次第に小さくなってもよい。あるいは、複数の透過部13には、Y方向に沿う長さが相互に異なる透過部13が含まれ、複数の透過部13は、X方向において、Y方向に沿う長さに所定の規則性を有していない状態で並んでいてもよい。
光学素子10を製造するときには、まず、上述した製造方法と同様、非周期性の凹凸構造を有した上側透明樹脂層15の原版を作成する。原版の作成時には、例えば、SUS板に対してサンドブラスト処理を行うことで、非周期性の凹凸構造をSUS板の表面に形成する。これにより、非周期性の凹凸構造を表面に有した原版を作成することができる。あるいは、原版の作成時には、レーザーや電子線などの描画機、すなわち、露光機を用いたフォトリソグラフィーによって、非周期性の凹凸構造を表面に有したレジスト膜を作成してもよい。これにより、非周期性の凹凸構造を表面に有した原版を作成することができる。そして、得られた原版に対して導通膜をドライコーティングした後に、電鋳によって実用版を形成してもよい。
図21が示すように、レーザーを用いたパターン露光によって、アルミニウム膜12Mのうち、反射部12に対応した部分のフォトレジストPRを硬化させて、アルミニウム膜12Mをエッチングするときのマスクが形成される。そして、フォトレジストPRのうち、硬化していない部分と、アルミニウム膜12Mのうち、マスクの位置していない部分とがアルカリエッチングされることによって、反射部12が形成される。
反射部12が形成された後、例えば、紫外線硬化性樹脂が、上側透明樹脂層15の裏面15rに塗布され、かつ、塗布された紫外線硬化性樹脂が硬化されることで、反射部12および保護部14を覆う下側透明樹脂層11が形成される。なお、下側透明樹脂層11は省略されてもよい。
図22から図27を参照して光学素子を具体化した第2実施形態を説明する。第2実施形態の光学素子は、第1実施形態の光学素子と比べて、反射部が入射光を散乱する点は共通しているものの、反射部において入射光を散乱させるための構造が異なる。そのため、以下では、こうした相違点を詳しく説明し、第1実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成には第1実施形態の光学素子と同じ符号を付すことによって、第1実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成の説明を省略する。そして、以下では、光学素子の構成、および、光学素子の作用を順番に説明する。
図22から図25を参照して光学素子の構成を説明する。図22および図25では、光学素子の構成を説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略されている。また、図22および図25では、下側透明樹脂層に対する反射部の位置を分かりやすくするために、反射部の各々にはドットが付されている。そして、図22では、図示の便宜上、下側透明樹脂層の表面に形成された凹凸構造の図示が省略されている。
図26および図27を参照して光学素子の作用を説明する。
図26が示すように、光学素子10において、反射部31に対して上側透明樹脂層15側から光が入射するとき、上側透明樹脂層15に向けて突き出た凸形状を有する各反射部31は、入射光Liが入射した反射部31の部位に応じた方向に入射光Liを反射する。すなわち、各反射部12は、反射光Lrとして散乱光を生じさせる。そのため、入射光Liが白色の可視光であるとき、光学素子10は、白色を有した散乱光を反射する。
(5)光学素子10において反射された光は、半円筒面の散乱した散乱光である一方で、光学素子10において透過された光は、透過回折部20による回折光である。そのため、光学素子10の反射した光と、光学素子の透過した光との差異が顕著になる。
なお、上述した第2実施形態は、以下のように適宜変更して実施することもできる。
・複数の反射部31の各々は、Y方向に沿って延びる帯形状ではなく、X方向に沿って延びる帯形状を有してもよい。こうした構成では、複数の反射部31は、Y方向において等しい間隔を空けて並んでいればよい。あるいは、各反射部31は、Y方向に対して垂直以外の所定の角度で交差する延在方向に沿って延びる帯形状を有してもよく、こうした構成では、複数の反射部31は、延在方向と直交する方向において等しい間隔を空けて並んでいればよい。
図28から図33を参照して光学素子を具体化した第3実施形態を説明する。第3実施形態の光学素子は、第1実施形態の光学素子と比べて、反射部の構成、および、反射部によって得られる光学的な効果が異なる。そのため、以下では、こうした相違点を詳しく説明し、第1実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成には第1実施形態の光学素子と同じ符号を付すことによって、第1実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成の説明を省略する。そして、以下では、光学素子の構成、および、光学素子の作用を順番に説明する。
図28から図31を参照して光学素子の構成を説明する。図28および図31では、光学素子の構成を説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略されている。また、図28および図31では、下側透明樹脂層に対する反射部の位置を分かりやすくするために、反射部の各々にはドットが付されている。そして、図28では、図示の便宜上、下側透明樹脂層の表面に形成された凹凸構造の図示が省略されている。
図30は、Z-X平面に沿う光学素子10の断面形状を示している。上述したように、上側透明樹脂層15の裏面15rに形成された凸部15aは、X方向に沿って延び、かつ、Z方向において下側透明樹脂層11の裏面11rに向けて突き出た量が相互に等しい。そのため、複数の反射部41は、Z方向における位置が相互に等しく、かつ、複数の保護部42は、Z方向における位置が相互に等しい。
図32および図33を参照して光学素子の作用を説明する。
図32が示すように、光学素子10において、反射部41に対して上側透明樹脂層15側から光が入射するとき、反射型の回折格子として機能する各反射部41が入射光Liを反射する。すなわち、各反射部41は、回折光を反射光Lrとして生じさせる。そのため、入射光Liが白色の可視光であるとき、各反射部41は、虹色を有した回折光を反射光Lrとして生じさせる。
以上説明したように、第3実施形態の光学素子によれば、以下に記載の効果を得ることができる。
[第3実施形態の変形例]
なお、上述した第3実施形態は、以下のように適宜変更して実施することもできる。
(9)光学素子10において反射された光は、相互に状態の異なる2つの回折光の合成された光である分、光学的な効果の模倣が難しくなる。
図34を参照して光学素子を具体化した第4実施形態を説明する。第4実施形態の光学素子は、第1実施形態の光学素子と比べて、1つの光学素子が光学的な効果の相互に異なる2つの素子部を有する点が異なる。そのため、以下では、こうした相違点を詳しく説明し、第1実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成には第1実施形態の光学素子と同じ符号を付すことによって、第1実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成の説明を省略する。そして、以下では、光学素子の構成、および、光学素子の作用を順番に説明する。
図34を参照して光学素子の構成を説明する。図34では、光学素子の備える反射部と透過部とを説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略され、反射部にはドットが付されている。
光学素子50では、第1素子部51における反射光と、第2素子部52における反射光との両方が散乱光であるため、入射光が白色の可視光であるとき、反射観察では、第1素子部51および第2素子部52の双方において、白色光が観察される。
(10)第1面積比S1と第2面積比S2とが相互に等しいため、第1素子部51の散乱光の状態と、第2素子部52の散乱光の状態とは、相互に等しくなりやすい。それゆえに、光学素子10に対して光の反射する側では、第1素子部51と第2素子部52との境界は認識されにくい。一方で、第1素子部51を透過した透過光と、第2素子部を透過した透過光とは相互に異なる。そのため、光学素子10には、光学素子10に対して光の反射する側と、光学素子10に対して光の透過する側とで、光学素子10から射出される光に含まれると認識される光の数が相互に異なるという光学的な効果がさらに付加される。
なお、上述した第4実施形態は、以下のように適宜変更して実施することもできる。以下に説明される図35および図36では、光学素子の備える反射部と透過部とを説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略され、かつ、反射部にドットが付されている。
・図35が示す光学素子50では、金属膜のうち、第1素子部51に位置する部分と、第2素子部52に位置する部分とが、相互に異なる特性を有した非周期性の凹凸構造を有してもよい。すなわち、第1素子部51の反射部を含む透過回折部20と、第2素子部52の反射部を含む透過回折部60とは、相互に異なる非周期性の凹凸構造を有してもよい。
図37を参照して光学素子を具体化した第5実施形態を説明する。第5実施形態の光学素子は、第4実施形態の光学素子と比べて、第1素子部の透過回折部における格子周期と、第2素子部の透過回折部における格子周期とが相互に異なる点が異なる。そのため、以下では、こうした相違点を詳しく説明し、第4実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成には第4実施形態の光学素子と同じ符号を付すことによって、第4実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成の説明を省略する。そして、以下では、光学素子の構成、および、光学素子の作用を順番に説明する。
図37を参照して光学素子の構成を説明する。図37では、光学素子の備える反射部と透過部とを説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略され、反射部にはドットが付されている。
光学素子50において、第1面積比S1と第2面積比S2とが相互に等しい構成では、第1素子部51によって反射された散乱光の強度と、第2素子部52によって反射された散乱光の強度とが相互に等しい。しかも、第1素子部51の反射部71と、第2素子部52の反射部81とは、特性の相互に等しい非周期性の凹凸構造を有するため、反射観察において、第1素子部51と第2素子部52との境界が認識されにくい。
(12)第1素子部51の透過回折部70と、第2素子部52の透過回折部80とにおいて、格子周期が相互に異なるため、透過回折部ごとに相互に異なる回折光が得られる。
なお、上述した第5実施形態は、以下のように適宜変更して実施することもできる。以下に説明される図38から図40では、光学素子の備える反射部と透過部とを説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略され、かつ、反射部にドットが付されている。
・第1素子部51の反射部71と、第2素子部52の反射部81とは、非周期性の凹凸構造を有する構成ではなく、周期性の凹凸構造を有して、反射光として回折光を生じさせる構成でもよい。こうした構成であっても、第1素子部51の反射部71と、第2素子部52の反射部81とが、相互に同じ特性を有する周期性の凹凸構造を有していれば、第1素子部51において反射光として生じる回折光と、第2素子部52において反射光として生じる回折光とが相互に等しくなる。そのため、第1素子部51と第2素子部52との境界が認識されにくくはなる。
・図39が示すように、光学素子50は、クロスグレーティング構造を有してもよい。すなわち、光学素子50は、第1素子部51と、第2素子部52とを備えている。第1素子部51において、矩形形状を有した複数の反射部91が、X方向において等しい間隔を空けて並び、かつ、Y方向において等しい間隔を空けて並んでいる。そして、透過部92は、X方向において相互に隣り合う2つの反射部91の間に位置して、Y方向に沿って延び、また、Y方向において相互に隣り合う2つの反射部91の間に位置して、X方向に沿って延びている。
・光学素子50は、第4実施形態の構成と組み合わせてもよい。すなわち、第1素子部51の透過回折部70における周期方向と、第2素子部52の透過回折部80における周期方向とが相互に異なってもよい。
図41を参照して光学素子を具体化した第6実施形態を説明する。第6実施形態の光学素子は、第4実施形態の光学素子と比べて、1つの光学素子を構成する素子部の数が異なる。そのため、以下では、こうした相違点を詳しく説明し、第4実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成には第4実施形態の光学素子と同じ符号を付すことによって、第4実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成の説明を省略する。そして、以下では、光学素子の構成、および、光学素子の作用を順番に説明する。
図41を参照して光学素子の構成を説明する。図41では、光学素子の備える反射部と透過部とを説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略され、反射部にはドットが付されている。
光学素子110において、各透過回折部に対する上側透明樹脂層15側から光が入射したとき、第1素子部111は赤色の回折光を反射光として生じさせ、第2素子部112は緑色の回折光を反射光として生じさせ、かつ、第3素子部113は青色の回折光を反射光として生じさせる。そのため、光学素子50から射出される反射光は、3つの回折光が混合した光であるため、白色を有した光になる。
(13)光学素子110の3つの素子部が、相互に異なる周期的な凹凸構造によって相互に異なる回折光を反射光として生じさせることで、光学素子110が、白色を有した反射光を射出する。
なお、上述した第6実施形態は、以下のように適宜変更して実施することもできる。以下に説明される図42では、光学素子の備える反射部と透過部との構成を説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略されている。
・第6実施形態の光学素子110、および、第6実施形態の変形例の光学素子110の各々は、反射部の位置と透過部の位置とが反転した構造であってもよい。すなわち、第6実施形態の光学素子110、および、第6実施形態の変形例の光学素子110の各々の構成と、第1実施形態の変形例の構成であって、図14が示す光学素子10の構成とを組み合わせてもよい。
図43を参照して光学素子を具体化した第7実施形態を説明する。第7実施形態の光学素子は、第4実施形態の光学素子と比べて、光学素子を構成する2つの素子部のうち、一方の素子部が回折光を透過光として生じさせない点が相互に異なる。そのため、以下では、こうした相違点を詳しく説明し、第4実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成には第4実施形態の光学素子と同じ符号を付すことによって、第4実施形態の光学素子と共通する構成の説明を省略する。そして、以下では、光学素子の構成、および、光学素子の作用を順番に説明する。
図43を参照して光学素子の構成を説明する。図43では、光学素子の備える反射部と透過部とを説明する便宜上、上側透明樹脂層の図示が省略され、反射部にはドットが付されている。
第1素子部161における反射部171と、第2素子部162における反射部181とが、相互に同じ特性を有した非周期性を有する凹凸構造を備えている。しかも、第1素子部161の第1面積比S1と、第2面積比S2とが相互に等しい。そのため、反射部に対して上側透明樹脂層15側から光が入射したとき、反射観察では、第1素子部161における散乱光と、第2素子部162における散乱光とが相互に等しく、第1素子部161と第2素子部162との境界が認識されにくい。一方で、第1素子部161の透過回折部170が、回折光を透過光として生じさせる一方、第2素子部162は、透過光として回折光を生じさせない。そのため、透過観察では、第1素子部161においてのみ、虹色を有した回折光が観察される。
(14)第1素子部161を透過した透過光は、相互に異なる色を有する複数の回折像を形成する回折光である一方で、第2素子部162を透過した光は白色光である。そのため、光学素子160を透過した2種類の透過光における違いが顕著になる。
なお、上述した第7実施形態は、以下のように適宜変更して実施することもできる。
・第1素子部161の反射部171と、第2素子部162の反射部181とは、周期性を有した凹凸構造を有して、回折光を反射光として生じさせる構成でもよい。こうした構成であっても、第1素子部161の反射部171と、第2素子部162の反射部181とが、相互に同じ特性を有していれば、反射観察では、第1素子部161と第2素子部162との境界が認識されにくい。
・図44が示す光学素子160において、第1素子部161における反射部171の位置と、透過部172における位置とが反転され、かつ、第2素子部162における反射部181の位置と、第2素子部162における透過部182の位置とが反転された構成でもよい。
[実施例1]
まず、紫外線硬化性樹脂として、50.0質量部のウレタン(メタ)アクリレートと、30.0質量部のメチルエチルケトンと、20.0質量部の酢酸エチルと、1.5質量部の光開始剤とから構成される組成物を準備した。ウレタン(メタ)アクリレートとして、多官能性であり、かつ、分子量が6000であるウレタン(メタ)アクリレートを準備した。光開始剤として、イルガキュア184(BASF社製)を準備した。
そして、組成物を形成材料とする塗膜に、原版を用いて凹凸構造を形成した。
実施例2では、原版の有する第1領域が、実施例1の原版の有する第1領域と異なっている。すなわち、実施例2の原版の有する第1領域は、幅方向に沿って延びる複数の凹部と、幅方向に沿って延びる複数の凸部とを有し、長さ方向において凹部と凸部とが交互に並んでいる。すなわち、第1領域は、回折構造を有し、回折構造における空間周波数が1000本/mmであり、凹部の深さが100nmである。
実施例3では、原版が、第1素子部に対応する第1部分と、第2素子部に対応する第2部分とを有する点が実施例1と異なる。
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- 1つの方向に沿って等しい間隔を空けて並ぶ複数の反射部であって、複数の前記反射部の各々の反射する光は可視光に含まれ、前記反射部が反射する光によって反射像を形成する複数の前記反射部と、
前記1つの方向において相互に隣り合う2つの前記反射部に挟まれて、前記可視光を透過する複数の透過部と、を含む透過回折部を備え、
複数の前記反射部の少なくとも一部は、前記反射部が反射する光の反射角を前記反射部に入射する光の角度とは異ならせて前記反射像を形成し、
前記透過回折部は、前記透過部を透過する光を所定の方向に回折させた回折光によって、相互に異なる色を有する複数の回折像を形成する
光学素子。 - 前記反射部の少なくとも一部は、非周期性の凹凸構造を備え、
前記非周期性の凹凸構造は、前記非周期性の凹凸構造に入射した可視光を散乱し、
前記非周期性の凹凸構造からの散乱光が、前記反射像を形成する
請求項1に記載の光学素子。 - 前記反射部の少なくとも一部は、所定の周期性を有した凹凸構造を備え、
前記周期性を有した凹凸構造が、前記周期性を有した凹凸構造に入射した可視光を所定の方向に回折させ、
前記周期性を有した凹凸構造からの回折光が、前記反射像を形成する
請求項1に記載の光学素子。 - 前記周期性を有した凹凸構造を有する部分が、第1周期部分であり、
前記反射部は、前記第1周期部分とは周期性の相互に異なる凹凸構造を有した部分である第2周期部分をさらに備え、
前記第1周期部分と、前記第2周期部分とは、前記反射部に入射した可視光を相互に異なる方向に回折させる
請求項3に記載の光学素子。 - 前記1つの方向が第1方向であり、
前記反射部の少なくとも一部は、前記第1方向と交差する第2方向に沿って延びる半円筒面を備え、
前記半円筒面は、前記半円筒面に入射した可視光を散乱し、
前記半円筒面からの散乱光が、前記反射像を形成する
請求項1に記載の光学素子。 - 前記透過回折部を備える第1素子部と、
可視光を散乱させる複数の散乱部、および、複数の前記散乱部の間を埋める第2透過部を備える第2素子部とを備え、
全ての前記反射部の面積の和と、前記第1素子部において前記可視光を透過する部分の面積の和との比が第1面積比であり、
全ての前記散乱部の面積の和と、前記第2透過部の面積との比が第2面積比であり、
前記第1面積比と前記第2面積比とが相互に等しく、
前記第2素子部の透過する光が、前記第1素子部の透過する光とは相互に異なる
請求項2または5に記載の光学素子。 - 複数の前記散乱部は、前記第2素子部の内部において不規則に位置している
請求項6に記載の光学素子。 - 前記1つの方向において相互に隣り合う前記反射部と前記透過部とが1つの透過周期部を構成し、前記透過周期部における前記1つの方向に沿う幅が、0.20μmよりも大きく0.35μm未満である
請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子。 - 前記1つの方向において相互に隣り合う前記反射部と前記透過部とが1つの透過周期部を構成し、前記透過周期部における前記1つの方向に沿う幅が、0.35μm以上20μm以下である
請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子。 - 前記反射部において、凹部と凸部とが周期方向において交互に連続して並び、
前記周期方向において相互に隣り合う前記凹部と前記凸部とが1つの反射周期部を構成し、前記反射周期部における前記周期方向に沿う幅が、0.20μmよりも大きく0.35μm未満である
請求項3に記載の光学素子。 - 前記反射部において、凹部と凸部とが周期方向において交互に連続して並び、
前記周期方向において相互に隣り合う前記凹部と前記凸部とが1つの反射周期部を構成し、前記反射周期部における前記周期方向に沿う幅が、0.35μm以上20μm以下である
請求項3に記載の光学素子。 - 複数の前記透過回折部を備え、
複数の前記透過回折部の各々において、前記1つの方向において相互に隣り合う前記反射部と前記透過部とが1つの透過周期部を構成し、複数の前記透過回折部の間において、前記透過周期部における前記1つの方向に沿う幅が相互に異なる
請求項1から11のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子。 - 複数の前記透過回折部を備え、
複数の前記透過回折部の間において、前記非周期性の凹凸構造が相互に異なる
請求項2に記載の光学素子。 - 複数の前記透過回折部を備え、
各透過回折部の備える前記反射部において、凹部と凸部とが周期方向において交互に連続して並び、前記周期方向において相互に隣り合う前記凹部と前記凸部とが1つの反射周期部を構成し、
複数の前記透過回折部の間において、前記反射周期部における前記周期方向に沿う幅が相互に異なる
請求項3に記載の光学素子。 - 前記反射部を覆う保護部をさらに備え、
前記反射部の厚さが5nm以上500nm以下であり、
前記保護部の厚さが0.3nm以上200nm以下である
請求項1から14のいずれか一項に記載の光学素子。
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