Abstract: A multicomponent dielectric film includes discrete overlapping dielectric layers of at least a first polymer material, a second polymer material, and a third polymer material. Adjoining dielectric layers define a generally planar interface therebetween which lies generally in an x-y plane of an x-y-z coordinate system. The interfaces between the layers delocalizing the charge build up in the layers. At least one dielectric layer including a stack of discrete polymer layers with polymer layer interfaces extending transverse to the x-y plane and optionally at least one filler having a higher dielectric constant than the first polymer material, the second polymer material, and/or the third polymer material.

Abstract: A multicomponent dielectric film includes discrete overlapping dielectric layers of at least a first polymer material, a second polymer material, and a third polymer material. Adjoining dielectric layers define a generally planar interface therebetween which lies generally in an x-y plane of an x-y-z coordinate system. The interfaces between the layers delocalizing the charge build up in the layers. At least one dielectric layer including a stack of discrete polymer layers with polymer layer interfaces extending transverse to the x-y plane and optionally at least one filler having a higher dielectric constant than the first polymer material, the second polymer material, and/or the third polymer material.

Abstract: A multilayered gradient optical element includes a thermoformed multilayered polymer material having a gradient in at least one optical property that is defined a gradient in concentration of at least one optical additive in the layers of the material. The thermoformed multilayered material includes a consolidated plurality of extruded polymer films having varying concentrations of the at least one optical additive.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an aspherical gradient refractive index lens includes co-extruding a first polymer material having a first refractive index and a second polymer material having a second refractive index different than the first refractive index to form multilayered polymer composite films, assembling the multilayered polymer composite films into a multilayer composite GRIN sheet and shaping the multilayered composite GRIN sheet into an aspherical lens.

Abstract: A consolidated multilayered GRIN optical material includes a multilayered composite GRIN sheet that includes a plurality of consolidated coextruded multilayered polymer films. Each of the multilayered polymer films includes a plurality of at least two alternating layers (A) and (B). Layer (A) includes a first blend of polymer components and layer (B) includes a second blend of polymer components. The multilayered composite GRIN sheet has an external optical transmission of at least 80% at a wavelength of 633 nm measured using UV-VIS spectroscopy and is free of intralayer polymer domains at least 1 micron size scale in any dimension.