Invention Application
- Patent Title: Optical Systems with Reflective Prism Input Couplers
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Application No.: US17477321Application Date: 2021-09-16
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Publication No.: US20220004007A1Publication Date: 2022-01-06
- Inventor: Vikrant Bhakta , Guolin Peng , Hyungryul Choi , Kevin A. Keilbach , Scott M. DeLapp
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: G02B27/01
- IPC: G02B27/01 ; F21V8/00

Abstract:
An electronic device may include a display module that generates light and an optical system that redirects the light towards an eye box. The system may include an input coupler on a waveguide and a lens that directs the light towards the input coupler. The input coupler may include a prism having a reflective surface that reflects the light into the waveguide. The reflective surface may be curved to provide the light with an optical power. The prism may be configured to expand a field of view of the light. A birefringent beam displacer may expand the effective pupil size of the light. The lens may include lens elements that converge the light at a location between the lens elements and the waveguide. A switchable panel may be placed at the location and toggled between first and second orientations to increase the effective resolution of the light.
Public/Granted literature
- US11994681B2 Optical systems with reflective prism input couplers Public/Granted day:2024-05-28
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