TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRONICS - Preferred Method: The method (M1) further involves disposing a reinforcement layer between the encapsulant layer and the active component. In method (M2), a minimum depth of about 125 mu m of the surface feature is retained post lamination. In method (M2), the mechanical texturing is provided by a hot press or planar laminator. In method (M2), the mechanical texturing is at a temperature sufficient to at least partially chemically crosslink the encapsulant layer or is at a temperature sufficient to at least partially deform a thermoplastic encapsulant.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The fabric is configured to form three dimensional surface features. The fabric is knit, woven, or laid. The fabric is a fluoropolymer coated fiberglass. The fabric has openings sized at about 4x 4 mm. The fabric has a weight of about 50-500 g/m2. The fabric has a thickness of 0.5-1.5 mm. Each surface feature of the surface features has a cross-sectional width of 0.2-10 (preferably 0.2-5) mm. The mean slope of the surface features is at least about 20 (preferably at least 25) degrees . The encapsulant layer is a chemically crosslinkable polymer. The chemically crosslinkable polymer is ethylene vinyl acetate. The fluoropolymer is selected from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), perfluoroalkylvinyl ether (PFA or MFA), fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer (FEP), ethylene tetrafluoroethylenecopolymer (ETFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), TFE copolymers with VF2 or HFP, ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer (ECTFE), a copolymer of ethylene and fluorinated ethylene propylene (EFEP), a terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride (THV), a terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and/or ethylene (HTE). The fluoropolymer is melt processable. The fluoropolymer is an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE), a copolymer of ethylene and fluorinated ethylene propylene (EFEP), fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer (FEP), and/or polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). The encapsulant layer is in direct contact with the fluoropolymer layer. The encapsulant layer has a thickness of at least about 400 mu m. The fluoropolymer layer has a thickness of 12-150 mu m. The reinforcement layer comprises a fabric glass mat. The active component is a flexible photovoltaic device or a rigid photovoltaic device. The fabric can withstand at least two passes through a laminator without degradation of the fabric. Preferred Film: In the film, the surface features are pyramidal, circular, spherical, square, rectangular, polyhedral, triangular, truncated triangular, and/or tetrahedral. In the film, each surface feature of the surface features has a cross-sectional width of 0.01-5 mm. In the film, the encapsulant is a thermoplastic polymer. In the film, the first layer is in direct contact with the second layer. In the film, the first layer has a thickness of 12-150 mu m and the second layer has a thickness of 20-1500 mu m. In the film, the second layer overlies an active component of a photovoltaic device. The textured film further comprises a reinforcement layer disposed between the second layer and the active component. In the film, the reinforcement layer comprises a fabric glass mat. The textured film further comprises an adhesive layer disposed between the second layer and the active component, where the adhesive layer is ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene methyl acrylate, olefinic polymer, polyvinyl butyral, ionomer, and/or thermoplastic polyurethane. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.