Article of manufacture including an occlusion ring having inner/outer regions with orthogonal polarizatons

Abstract

An optical article of manufacture and a method of making the article of manufacture are disclosed. The article of manufacture includes an optical component including a junction between a first region having a first optical power and a second region having a second optical power. The first optical power is different from the second optical power. The article further includes an occlusion ring included in the optical component and aligned with the junction. The method includes forming a thin film polymer layer on a substrate. The method further includes forming an occlusion ring on the thin film polymer layer. The occlusion ring has an inner occlusion ring region and an outer occlusion ring region. The method further includes forming an outer wire grid polarizer on the outer occlusion ring region.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of manufacture comprising:
 an optical component including a junction between a first region having a first optical power and a second region having a second optical power, the first optical power different from the second optical power; and   an occlusion ring included in the optical component and aligned with the junction.   
     
     
         2 . The article of manufacture of  claim 1 , wherein the optical component is included in an intraocular lens. 
     
     
         3 . The article of manufacture of  claim 1 , wherein the optical component is included in a non-intraocular contact lens. 
     
     
         4 . A method comprising:
 forming a thin film polymer layer on a substrate;   forming an occlusion ring on the thin film polymer layer, the occlusion ring having an inner occlusion ring region and an outer occlusion ring region; and   forming an outer wire grid polarizer on the outer occlusion ring region, the outer wire grid polarizer having a first polarization.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein forming an occlusion ring on the thin film polymer layer comprises:
 forming a thin film metal layer on the thin film polymer layer; and   processing the thin film metal layer to form the occlusion ring.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 forming an inner wire grid polarizer on the inner occlusion ring region, the inner wire grid polarizer having a second polarization, the second polarization substantially orthogonal to the first polarization.   
     
     
         7 . A method comprising:
 forming a plurality of components on a polymer sheet on a substrate; and   forming and trimming the polymer sheet to form a plurality of meniscus shaped components.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein forming the plurality of components on the polymer sheet on the substrate comprises:
 forming at least one of the plurality of components to include a first wire grid polarizer separated from a second wire grid polarizer by an occlusion ring.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 combining one of the plurality of meniscus shaped components with a liquid polymer to form a lens.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein combining one of the plurality of meniscus shaped components with the liquid polymer to form the lens includes transferring the wire grid polarizer and the occlusion ring from the polymer sheet to the lens. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the polymer sheet comprises a polyimide. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein combining one of the plurality of meniscus shaped components with the liquid polymer to form the lens includes transferring the wire grid polarizer and the occlusion ring from the polymer sheet to second polymer layer, removing the polymer sheet, and combining the second polymer layer with a liquid polymer to form a lens. 
     
     
         13 . A method comprising:
 forming a plurality of components on a polymer sheet on a substrate; and   trimming the polymer sheet to form a plurality of flat components.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein forming the plurality of components on the polymer sheet on the substrate comprises:
 forming at least one of the plurality of components to include a first wire grid polarizer separated from a second wire grid polarizer by an occlusion ring.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 combining one of the plurality of flat components with a liquid polymer to form an intraocular lens.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein combining one of the plurality of flat components with the liquid polymer to form an intraocular lens includes transferring the wire grid polarizer and the occlusion ring from the polymer sheet to second polymer layer, removing the polymer sheet, and combining the second polymer layer with a liquid polymer to form an intraocular lens. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 surgically implanting one of the plurality of flat components into a preformed intraocular lens.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the preformed intraocular lens is located in an eye. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the polymer sheet comprises a polyimide.