Color separation in planar waveguides using wavelength filters

    公开(公告)号:US10852481B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16693162

    申请日:2019-11-22

    Abstract: An eyepiece for projecting an image to an eye of a viewer includes a first planar waveguide positioned in a first lateral plane, a second planar waveguide positioned in a second lateral plane adjacent the first lateral plane, and a third planar waveguide positioned in a third lateral plane adjacent the second lateral plane. The first waveguide includes a first diffractive optical element (DOE) coupled thereto and disposed at a lateral position. The second waveguide includes a second DOE coupled thereto and disposed at the lateral position. The third waveguide includes a third DOE coupled thereto and disposed at the lateral position. The eyepiece further includes a first optical filter disposed between the first waveguide and the second waveguide at the lateral position, and a second optical filter positioned between the second waveguide and the third waveguide at the lateral position.

    Virtual/augmented reality system having reverse angle diffraction grating

    公开(公告)号:US10338391B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15287637

    申请日:2016-10-06

    Abstract: A display subsystem for a virtual image generation system comprises a planar waveguide apparatus, an optical fiber, at least one light source configured for emitting light from a distal end of the optical fiber, and a mechanical drive assembly to which the optical fiber is mounted as a fixed-free flexible cantilever. The drive assembly is configured for displacing a distal end of the optical fiber about a fulcrum in accordance with a scan pattern, such that the emitted light diverges from a longitudinal axis coincident with the fulcrum. The display subsystem further comprises an optical modulation apparatus configured for converging the light from the optical fiber towards the longitudinal axis, and an optical waveguide input apparatus configured for directing the light from the optical modulation apparatus down the planar waveguide apparatus, such that the planar waveguide apparatus displays one or more image frames to an end user.

    POLARIZING MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER IN VIRTUAL/AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20170208297A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-20

    申请号:US15410456

    申请日:2017-01-19

    Abstract: A display subsystem for a virtual image generation system for use by an end user comprises a display, an optical fiber having a polarization-maintaining (PM) transmission fiber section and a non-PM scanning fiber section, a light source configured for injecting a linearly polarized light beam into the transmission fiber section, such that the linearly polarized light beam is emitted from the scanning fiber section, a mechanical scanning drive assembly in which the scanning fiber section is affixed, wherein the mechanical scanning drive assembly is configured for displacing the scanning optical fiber section is order to scan the emitted light beam, and a display configured for receiving the scanned light beam and generating an image to the end user.

    COLLIMATING FIBER SCANNER DESIGN WITH INWARD POINTING ANGLES IN VIRTUAL/AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM
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    COLLIMATING FIBER SCANNER DESIGN WITH INWARD POINTING ANGLES IN VIRTUAL/AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    虚拟/相容现实系统中的带有指向角的收缩光纤扫描器设计

    公开(公告)号:US20170038579A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-09

    申请号:US15214319

    申请日:2016-07-19

    Abstract: A display subsystem for a virtual image generation system. The display subsystem comprises a planar waveguide apparatus, and an optical fiber having a distal tip affixed relative to the planar waveguide apparatus, and an aperture proximal to the distal tip. The display subsystem further comprises at least one light source coupled the optical fiber and configured for emitting light from the aperture of the optical fiber, and a mechanical drive assembly to which the optical fiber is mounted to the drive assembly. The mechanical drive assembly is configured for displacing the aperture of the optical fiber in accordance with a scan pattern. The display subsystem further comprises an optical waveguide input apparatus configured for directing the light from the aperture of the optical fiber down the planar waveguide apparatus, such that the planar waveguide apparatus displays one or more image frames to the end user.

    Abstract translation: 虚拟图像生成系统的显示子系统。 显示子系统包括平面波导装置和具有相对于平面波导装置固定的远侧末端的光纤以及靠近远端的孔。 显示子系统还包括耦合光纤并被配置为从光纤的孔径发射光的至少一个光源和光纤被安装到驱动组件的机械驱动组件。 机械驱动组件被配置为根据扫描图案移动光纤的孔径。 显示子系统还包括光波导输入装置,其被配置为将来自光纤的孔的光引导到平面波导装置下方,使得平面波导装置向最终用户显示一个或多个图像帧。

    Method and system for high resolution digitized display

    公开(公告)号:US12270999B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-08

    申请号:US18196349

    申请日:2023-05-11

    Abstract: A method and system for increasing dynamic digitized wavefront resolution, i.e., the density of output beamlets, can include receiving a single collimated source light beam and producing multiple output beamlets spatially offset when out-coupled from a waveguide. The multiple output beamlets can be obtained by offsetting and replicating a collimated source light beam. Alternatively, the multiple output beamlets can be obtained by using a collimated incoming source light beam having multiple input beams with different wavelengths in the vicinity of the nominal wavelength of a particular color. The collimated incoming source light beam can be in-coupled into the eyepiece designed for the nominal wavelength. The input beams with multiple wavelengths take different paths when they undergo total internal reflection in the waveguide, which produces multiple output beamlets.

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