OPTICAL DEVICE, SUN SCREENING APPARATUS, FITTING, WINDOW MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING OPTICAL DEVICE
An optical device includes a shaped layer, an optical function layer, and an embedding resin layer. The shaped layer has a structure forming a concave section. The optical function layer is formed on the structure, and partially reflects incident light. The embedding resin layer is made of energy beam curable resin, the embedding resin layer having a first layer having a first volume, and a second layer formed on the first layer, the second layer having a second volume, the concave section being filled with the first layer, a ratio of the second volume to the first volume being equal to or larger than 5%, the structure and the optical function layer being embedded in the embedding resin layer. In the optical device, at least one of the shaped layer and the embedding resin layer has light transmissive property, and an entrance surface for the incident light.
1 . An optical device, comprising:
a shaped layer having a structure forming a concave section;
an optical function layer formed on the structure, and configured to partially reflect incident light; and
an embedding resin layer made of energy beam curable resin, the embedding resin layer being configured to have a first layer having a first volume and a second layer having a second volume and being formed on the first layer, a ratio of the second volume to the first volume being equal to or larger than 5%, the concave section being filled with the first layer, the structure and the optical function layer being embedded in the embedding resin layer, at least one of the shaped layer and the embedding resin layer having light transmissive property and an entrance surface for the incident light.
2 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
the energy beam curable resin has a cure shrinkage ratio equal to or larger than 8% in volume, and
the ratio of the second volume to the first volume is equal to or larger than 15% in volume.
3 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
the energy beam curable resin has a cure shrinkage ratio equal to or larger than 13% in volume, and
the ratio of the second volume to the first volume is equal to or larger than 50%.
4 . The optical device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a base member formed on at least one of the shaped layer and the embedding resin layer, the base member having light-transmissive property.
5 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
the optical function layer is a wavelength-selective reflection layer.
6 . The optical device according to claim 5 , wherein
the wavelength-selective reflection layer is configured to reflect infrared light in a desired direction and to have visible light passed therethrough.
7 . The optical device according to claim 5 , which is configured to reflect light of a first wavelength band, in a direction other than a regular reflection direction (−θ, (φ+180 degrees), and configured to have passed therethrough light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, as part of light incident on the entrance surface at an angle (θ, φ), wherein
“θ” is indicative of an angle between a line vertical to the entrance surface and the light incident on the entrance surface or light reflected from the entrance surface, and
“φ” is indicative of an angle between a specific line on the entrance surface and a projected component of the incident light or the reflected light to the entrance surface.
8 . The optical device according to claim 5 , wherein
the entrance surface is a flat surface.
9 . The optical device according to claim 5 , wherein
a sharpness of a light-transmissive image of an optical comb of 0.5 mm, measured from light passed through the optical device on the basis of the Japanese Industrial Standards K-7105, is equal to or larger than 50.
10 . The optical device according to claim 5 , wherein
a sum of sharpness of light-transmissive images of optical combs of 0.125 mm, 0.5 mm, 1.0 mm, and 2.0 mm, measured from light passed through the optical device on the basis of the Japanese Industrial Standards K-7105, is equal to or larger than 230.
11 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
the optical function layer is a semi-transmissive layer.
12 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
the optical function layer includes a plurality of optical function layers inclined with respect to the entrance surface, the plurality of optical function layers being arranged parallel to each other.
13 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
a difference in refraction index between the shaped layer and the embedding resin layer is equal to or larger than 0.010.
14 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
the structure has a shape of prism, cylinder, hemisphere, or corner of a cube.
15 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
the structure is arranged as one or two-dimensional structure and has a main axis inclined in an array direction of the structure with respect to a perpendicular line of the entrance surface.
16 . The optical device according to claim 1 , wherein
an absolute value of a difference of chromatic coordinate “x” and an absolute value of a difference of chromatic coordinate “y” of light entered through one of surfaces of the optical device at an incident angle which is equal to or larger than 5 degrees, and equal to or smaller than 60 degrees, and regularly reflected by the optical device, are equal to or larger than 0.05 in each of the surfaces of the optical device.
17 . The optical device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
one of a water-shedding layer or a hydrophilic layer on the entrance surface of the optical device.
18 . A sun-screening apparatus, comprising:
one or more sun-screening members configured to screen sunlight, the sun-screening members having the optical device according to claim 1 .
19 . A fitting, comprising:
a lighting section provided with the optical device according to claim 1 .
20 . A window material, comprising:
a first retainer configured to have a structure forming a concave section;
an optical function layer formed on the structure, and configured to partially reflect incident light;
a second retainer made of energy beam curable resin, the second retainer being configured to have a first layer having a first volume, and a second layer formed on the first layer, the second layer being configured to have a second volume, the concave section being filled with the first layer, a ratio of the second volume to the first volume being equal to or larger than 5%, the structure and the optical function layer being embedded in the second retainer; and
a window unit connected to the second retainer.
21 . A manufacturing method for an optical device, comprising:
forming a first retainer configured to have a structure forming a concave section;
forming an optical function layer formed on the structure, and configured to partially reflect incident light; and
forming a second retainer configured to have a first layer having a first volume, and a second layer formed on the first layer, the second layer being configured to have a second volume, the concave section being filled with the first layer, a ratio of the second volume to the first volume being equal to or larger than 5%, by embedding the structure and the optical function layer in energy beam curable resin.