An optical article capable of modulating the reflection of polarized monochromatic electromagnetic radiation is disclosed comprised of a reflective metal layer, means acting as a support for directing the electromagnetic radiation to the reflective metal layer, an electrooptic medium that exhibits a refractive index which is a function of an applied electrical potential, and a counter electrode. At least one of the reflective metal layer and the counter electrode taking the form of laterally spaced segments. The reflective metal layer has a thickness of less than 0.5 µm, and a dielectric layer having a thickness in the range of from 0.1 to 10 times the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation and comprised of at least one metal oxide, metal fluoride, or low molecular weight aromatic compound is coated on the support. The electrooptic medium is a polymeric layer coated on the reflective metal layer exhibiting a second order polarization susceptibility greater than 10⁻⁹ electrostatic units and comprised of polar aligned molecular dipoles having an electron donor moiety linked through a conjugated π bonding system to an electron acceptor moiety. The polymeric layer exhibits a refractive index which differs from that of the dielectric layer by less than 20 percent in the absence of an applied electrical potential.
本发明公开了一种能够调节偏振单色电磁辐射反射的光学产品,该产品由反射
金属层、将电磁辐射导向反射
金属层的支撑装置、显示折射率(折射率是外加电势的函数)的电光介质和对电极组成。反射
金属层和对电极中至少有一个是横向间隔的片段。反射
金属层的厚度小于 0.5 微米,而厚度为电磁辐射波长 0.1 到 10 倍的介电层涂覆在支架上,介电层由至少一种金属氧化物、
金属
氟化物或低分子量芳香族化合物组成。电光介质是涂覆在反射
金属层上的聚合物层,具有大于 10-𠞙 静电单位的二阶极化感度,由极性排列的分子偶极组成,其电子供体分子通过共轭 π 键系统与电子受体分子相连。在没有外加电势的情况下,聚合物层的折射率与介电层的折射率相差不到 20%。