OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICS FOR FOLDED OPTICAL PATH

    公开(公告)号:US20210223548A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US16782604

    申请日:2020-02-05

    摘要: An optical device for a head-mounted display device includes a first partial reflector and a second partial reflector positioned relative to the first partial reflector so that the second partial reflector receives first light transmitted through the first partial reflector and reflects at least a portion of the first light toward the first partial reflector as second light. At least a portion of the second light is reflected by the first partial reflector as third light, and at least a portion of the third light is transmitted through the second partial reflector. At least one of the first partial reflector or the second partial reflector includes a reflective holographic element.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOLOGRAPHIC WAVE-FRONT PRINTING

    公开(公告)号:US20210364987A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US16878018

    申请日:2020-05-19

    摘要: A holographic recording system includes a linear translation stage configured to position a holographic material layer, a light source configured to emit a laser beam, a beam splitting subsystem configured to split the laser beam into a first light beam and a second light beam and direct the second light beam towards the holographic material layer, a spatial-light modulator configured to implement a fringe pattern that modulates the first light beam to generate an object beam, a filter configured to filter the object beam, a demagnification optical subsystem configured to demagnify the object beam, and a switchable grating stack configurable to direct the object beam to a set of directions towards the holographic material layer to interfere with the second light beam. In some embodiments, the switchable grating stack includes a plurality of polarization gratings and/or a plurality of switchable waveplates arranged in a stack.

    METHOD TO REDUCE DIFFRACTION ARTIFACTS IN A WAVEGUIDE DISPLAY AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210215938A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US17218798

    申请日:2021-03-31

    IPC分类号: G02B27/01 F21V8/00 G09G3/00

    摘要: A system is provided. The system includes a waveguide configured to guide an image light to propagate inside the waveguide. The system also includes a plurality of diffractive components coupled to the waveguide and switchable between operating in a diffraction state to direct the image light from the waveguide to an eye-box of the system, and operating in a non-diffraction state to transmit a light from a real-world environment to the eye-box. The system further includes a controller coupled with the plurality of diffractive components and configured to switch each of the plurality of diffractive components between operating in the diffraction state during a virtual-world subframe of a display frame and operating in the non-diffraction state during a real-world subframe of the display frame.

    DEVICE INCLUDING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220091323A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17029963

    申请日:2020-09-23

    IPC分类号: F21V8/00 G02B6/02 G02B6/293

    摘要: A device includes a waveguide, an in-coupling element, and an out-coupling element coupled with the waveguide. The waveguide, the in-coupling element, and the out-coupling element are configured to deliver a plurality of portions of an image light to an eye-box of the device. At least one of the in-coupling element or the out-coupling element includes a polarization selective diffractive element. The polarization selective diffractive element includes a grating including a plurality of microstructures defining a plurality of grooves filled with a passive optically anisotropic material having a first effective refractive index along a groove direction of the grooves and a second effective refractive index along an in-plane direction perpendicular to the groove direction. One of the first effective refractive index or the second effective refractive index substantially matches with a refractive index of the microstructures.

    OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICS FOR FOLDED OPTICAL PATH

    公开(公告)号:US20210223549A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US16784718

    申请日:2020-02-07

    摘要: An optical device for a head-mounted display device includes a first partial reflector and a second partial reflector positioned relative to the first partial reflector so that the second partial reflector receives first light transmitted through the first partial reflector and reflects at least a portion of the first light toward the first partial reflector as second light. At least a portion of the second light is reflected by the first partial reflector as third light, and at least a portion of the third light is transmitted through the second partial reflector. At least one of the first partial reflector or the second partial reflector includes a reflective holographic element.

    SWITCHABLE DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND WAVEGUIDE CONTAINING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210191122A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US16726130

    申请日:2019-12-23

    摘要: An optical device includes a light source assembly configured to generate an image light; and at least one waveguide including an in-coupling element and an out-coupling element configured to transmit, via the at least one waveguide, a plurality of light fields of the image light to an eye-box of the optical device, in a time-multiplexing manner. At least one of the in-coupling element or the out-coupling element includes at least one switchable diffractive optical grating, which includes a surface relief grating (SRG) filled with an optically anisotropic material having a first principal refractive index along a groove direction of the SRG and a second principal refractive index along an in-plane direction perpendicular to the groove direction. One of the first and second refractive principal refractive indices substantially matches a refractive index of the SRG, and the other mismatches.