摘要:
An optical panel system (10) including stackable waveguides (30) is provided. The optical panel system (10) displays a projected light image (18a) and comprises a plurality of planar optical waveguides in a stacked state. The optical panel system (10) further comprises a support system (30c) that aligns and supports the waveguides in the stacked state. In one embodiment, the support system comprises at least one rod (50), wherein each waveguide contains at least one hole, and wherein each rod (50) is positioned through a corresponding hole in each waveguide. In another embodiment, the support system (30c) comprises at least two opposing edge structures (150) having the waveguides positioned therebetween, wherein each opposing edge structure (150) contains a mating surface (150b), wherein opposite edges of each waveguide contain mating surfaces (150b) which are complementary to the mating surfaces (150b) of the opposing edge structures (150), and wherein each mating surface of the opposing edge structures (150) engages a corresponding complementary mating surface (150b) of the opposite edges of each waveguide.
摘要:
A flexible optical panel (10) includes laminated optical waveguides (20), each including a ribbon core (20a) laminated between cladding (20b), with the core being resilient in the plane of the core for elastically accommodating differential movement thereof to permit winding of the panel in a coil (10a).