A multilayered polymer film includes a first set of optical layers and a
second set of optical layers. The first set of optical layers is made
from a polyester which is often birefringent. The polyesters of the first
set of optical layers typically have a composition in which 70-100 mol %
of the carboxylate subunits are first carboxylate subunits and 0-30 mol %
are comonomer carboxylate subunits and 70 to 100 mol % of the glycol
subunits are first glycol subunits and 0 to 30 mol % of the glycol
subunits are comonomer glycol subunits, where at least 0.5 mol % of the
combined carboxylate and glycol subunits are comonomer carboxylate or
comonomer glycol subunits. The multilayered polymer film may be used to
form, for example, a reflective polarizer or a mirror.