Patent ID: 7839576

Claim:
A method of producing a transparent optical element, which comprises the following steps: a) producing an optical component having at least one set of empty cells which are juxtaposed, parallel with a surface of the component, said cells being open at the level of said surface and separated by walls; b) depositing a quantity of a liquid substance having an optical property over a part of the set of cells, said quantity corresponding to a volume greater than the total capacity of the cells; and c) pushing a portion of the substance which is situated outside of the cells over the walls and the cells, so that the substance penetrates into the cells not yet filled and so as to expel an excess of substance, by sweeping the whole set of cells, the method being characterized in that, in step c), the portion of substance which is situated outside of the cells is pushed radially from a central zone of the set of cells towards a peripheral edge of said set, according to a substantially circular moving front.