Optical: systems and elements – Single channel simultaneously to or from plural channels – By partial reflection at beam splitting or combining surface
Patent
1994-10-26
1996-09-24
Phan, James
Optical: systems and elements
Single channel simultaneously to or from plural channels
By partial reflection at beam splitting or combining surface
359487, 359490, 359530, 359589, 359495, 359498, G02B 2714, G02B 5124, G02B 530
Patent
active
055596347
ABSTRACT:
A retroreflecting polarizer, comprising optical thin films coated on a structured material, divides an incident beam of light into polarized components, transmitting one component through the polarizer and reflecting the other back to the source.
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Griswold Gary L.
Kirn Walter N.
Levinson Eric D.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Phan James
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