Patent ID: 6043933
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G02B,G02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of fabricating optical elements comprising steps of:aligning more than two optical members in a side-by-side arrangement such that each optical member has at least one abutting surface that is adjacent to an abutting surface of an adjacent optical member in said arrangement and such that said adjacent optical members have different optical characteristics with respect to manipulating polarization components of light that is propagating in a direction parallel to said abutting surfaces; andsegmenting each said optical member in a direction parallel to said abutting surfaces to form a plurality of discrete optical elements such that each optical element includes a segment from each of two adjacent optical members, thereby forming said each optical element to include a first portion having first optical characteristics and a second portion having second optical characteristics different than said first optical characteristics with respect to manipulating polarization components.