Patent ID: 8753464

Claim:
A method for making a transparent composite comprising the steps of: selecting a desired refractive index of polymer, said desired refractive index being within 10% of a refractive index of a glass; selecting a refractive index modifier based on said desired refractive index and a refractive index of a polymer to be formed; combining said refractive index modifier with a polymer precursor solution to provide a modified polymer precursor solution, said refractive index modifier comprising one or more of fluorinated polymers, chlorinated polymers, dibutyl phthalate, or nanoparticles, said polymer precursor solution containing esters epoxies, urethanes, and mixtures thereof; combining said glass with said modified polymer precursor solution; and, curing said modified polymer precursor solution to create a transparent glass reinforced polymer composite; wherein a refractive index of said modified polymer precursor solution when cured is within 10% of said refractive index of said glass.