Multilayered Polymer Products & ResearchPolymerPlus is a research & development company charged with the development, analysis, and manufacturing of multilayered materials, and gradient refractive index technology. Currently located in Valley View, OH, the company services industrial and government clients interested in identifying and transitioning multilayered polymer materials into new or existing or products and technology platforms. |
M-GRIN Technology Process Video Click image to play.  |
 |
 |
 |
CRADLE Valley View Facility (Directions)
|
PolymerPlus Coextrusion Line |
Nanolayered GRIN Optics
|
Light generally travels in straight lines and, although an ordinary lens can bend light, it is often impossible to get a single lens to make all the light end up where it's supposed to. Instead, many lenses must be used in combination, where each lens does its part to have the light end up where it is supposed to. This approach leads to large, heavy and complex optical assemblies and a higher manufacturing cost for specialized optics. Recent advances in the design and fabrication of gradient index (GRIN) optics promises to make this possible, and the implications will be far-reaching. DARPA's Manufacturable Gradient Index Optics (M-GRIN) program seeks to leverage these advances to make custom GRIN lenses readily available within the next three years. Among the recent advances in GRIN lenses is a method for fabricating them from layers of polymer, creating a lens that can control the light within the lens along arbitrary paths, so the light no longer needs to travel in straight lines