公开(公告)号：US20240103280A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18467459

申请日：2023-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Barbara J. Kruse ,  Vikrant Bhakta ,  John Raff ,  Cameron A. Harder ,  Nawaf Al-Baghly

IPC: G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/0178

Abstract: A display may include a waveguide having an output coupler that couples image light out of the waveguide and towards a lens, which imparts a first power to the image light. A cover layer may have an outer surface with a three-dimensional curvature and an inner surface. A portion of the inner surface overlapping the output coupler may have a different three-dimensional curvature that forms an additional lens in the cover layer that transmits world light to the output coupler. The output coupler may transmit the world light to the lens, which transmits the world and image light to the eye box. The curvature of the portion of the inner surface may impart power to the world light that reverses the first power and/or a power imparted to the world light by the outer surface of the cover layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240201500A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18508004

申请日：2023-11-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kevin A. Keilbach ,  Barbara J. Kruse ,  Vikrant Bhakta ,  Hyungryul Choi

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B6/26

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G02B2027/011

Abstract: A display may include a waveguide that directs image light towards an eye box within a field of view (FOV). A first lens may transmit world light to the waveguide and a second lens may transmit the world light and the image light to the eye box. One or more surfaces of the first and second lenses may collectively have a first region with a first optical power, a second region with a second optical power, a corridor with gradient optical power and constant astigmatism, and blending regions with variable astigmatism. The second region may be shifted downwards in elevation angle, the corridor may be elongated, and/or the blending regions may be disposed away from the FOV to prevent the blending regions from introducing astigmatism to the image light at the eye box.