| abstract |
An element and device adapted to exhibit both linear polarization and photochromic properties. An optical element, the optical element having a first state and a second state, comprising at least a partial coating bonded to at least a portion of a substrate, the at least partial coating comprising at least Switching from the first state to the second state in response to actinic radiation, returning to the first state in response to thermal energy, and in at least one of the first state and the second state, An optical element adapted to linearly polarize at least transmitted radiation. [Selection figure] None |