Windows With Light Guides
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240004125A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18469110

    申请日:2023-09-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02B6/0095 B60Q3/208 G02B6/0041 G02B6/0091

    Abstract: A system may have windows. A window in the system may have first and second window layers such as structural layers of glass. The window may have a light guide layer between the first and second window layers. The light guide layer may have cladding layers and a core layer between the cladding layers. The core and cladding refractive index values may be selected so that the refractive index of the core is greater than the refractive index of the structural layers of glass while the refractive index of the claddings is less than the refractive index of the structural layer of glass. Light-scattering structures may be formed on the light guide to extract some of the light within the light guide and thereby provide illumination for the system.

    Displays With Collimated Light Sources and Quantum Dots

    公开(公告)号:US20180292713A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-11

    申请号:US15693305

    申请日:2017-08-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display may have display layers that form an array of pixels. The display layers may include a first layer that includes a light-blocking matrix and a second layer that overlaps the first layer. The first layer may include quantum dot elements formed in openings in the light-blocking matrix. The light-blocking matrix may be formed from a reflective material such as metal. The second layer may include color filter elements that overlap corresponding quantum dot elements in the first layer. Substrate layers may be used to support the first and second layers and to support thin-film transistor circuitry that is used in controlling light transmission through the array of pixels. The display layers may include a liquid crystal layer, polarizer layers, filter layers for reflecting red and green light and/or other light to enhance light recycling, and layers with angularly dependent transmission characteristics.

    Light-Emitting Diode Display Pixels with Microlens Stacks over Light-Emitting Diodes

    公开(公告)号:US20210391513A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17225796

    申请日:2021-04-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: To extract light from a light-emitting diode (and thereby improve efficiency of the display), a microlens stack may be formed over the light-emitting diode. The microlens stack may include an array of microlenses that is covered by an additional single microlens. Having stacked microlenses in this way increases lens power without increasing the thickness of the display. The array of microlenses may be formed from an inorganic material whereas the additional single microlens may be formed from an organic material. The additional single microlens may conform to the upper surfaces of the array of microlenses. An additional low-index layer may be interposed between the light-emitting diode and the array of microlenses. A diffusive layer may be formed around the light-emitting diode to capture light emitted from the light-emitting diode sidewalls.

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