SWITCHABLE PANCHARATNAM-BERRY PHASE GRATING STACK

    公开(公告)号:US20210208389A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US16735425

    申请日:2020-01-06

    摘要: Various embodiments set forth a foveated display system and components thereof. The foveated display system includes a peripheral display module disposed in series with a foveal display module. The peripheral display module is configured to generate low-resolution, large field of view imagery for a user's peripheral vision. The foveal display module is configured to perform foveated rendering in which high-resolution imagery is focused towards a foveal region of the user's eye gaze. The peripheral display module may include a diffuser that is disposed within a pancake lens, which is a relatively compact design. The foveal display module may include a Pancharatnam-Berry Phase grating stack that increases the steering range of a beam-steering device such that a virtual image can be steered to cover an entire field of view visible to the user's eye.

    VARIFOCAL POLARIZATION SENSITIVE DIFFUSIVE DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20210088700A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US16714441

    申请日:2019-12-13

    摘要: A variofocal display device includes an image source and a display. The image source is configured to project image light. The display includes a first optical diffuser and a second optical diffuser. The display is configured to receive the image light. The first diffuser is configured to diffuse the image light at the first optical diffuser when the image light has a first polarization, and to diffuse the image light at the second optical diffuser when the image light is configured has a second polarization different from the first polarization. A method of displaying images using a varifocal display device is also disclosed.

    DISPLAY DEVICE WITH HOLOGRAPHIC DIFFUSER DISPLAY AND SEE-THROUGH LENS ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20210080725A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-18

    申请号:US16810471

    申请日:2020-03-05

    IPC分类号: G02B27/01 G02B5/02 G02B5/30

    摘要: A display device includes an optical diffuser configured to, in response to receiving image light, output diffused image light having a same polarization as the image light. The optical diffuser is also configured to transmit ambient light. The display device also includes an optical assembly that includes a substrate, a reflector coupled to the substrate, and a beam splitter coupled to the substrate. The optical assembly is configured to transmit the diffused image light at a first optical power by reflecting the diffused image light at the reflector and at the beam splitter and to transmit the transmitted ambient light at a second optical power that is less than the first optical power without reflection at the reflector or the beam splitter. A method for transmitting light through the display device is also disclosed.

    DISPLAY ILLUMINATION USING A WEDGE WAVEGUIDE

    公开(公告)号:US20200371282A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US15930318

    申请日:2020-05-12

    IPC分类号: F21V8/00 G02B5/32 G02B27/01

    摘要: A device for illuminating a spatial light modulator includes a light source and an optical element. The light source is configured to provide illumination light. The optical element has a first surface, a second surface that is distinct from and non-parallel to the first surface, and a third surface that is distinct from and non-parallel to the first surface and the second surface. The optical element is configured to receive the illumination light at the first surface, propagate the illumination light via total internal reflection, and output the illumination light from the third surface. Also disclosed is a method performed by the device.

    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.

    Display Illumination Using a Wedge Waveguide

    公开(公告)号:US20220244450A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17721282

    申请日:2022-04-14

    IPC分类号: F21V8/00 G02B5/32 G02B27/01

    摘要: A device for illuminating a spatial light modulator includes a light source and an optical element. The light source is configured to provide illumination light. The optical element has a first surface, a second surface that is distinct from and non-parallel to the first surface, and a third surface that is distinct from and non-parallel to the first surface and the second surface. The optical element is configured to receive the illumination light at the first surface, propagate the illumination light via total internal reflection, and output the illumination light from the third surface. Also disclosed is a method performed by the device.

    FOVEATED DISPLAY SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210208397A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US16735409

    申请日:2020-01-06

    IPC分类号: G02B27/01 G06F3/01 G02B27/00

    摘要: Various embodiments set forth a foveated display system and components thereof. The foveated display system includes a peripheral display module disposed in series with a foveal display module. The peripheral display module is configured to generate low-resolution, large field of view imagery for a user's peripheral vision. The foveal display module is configured to perform foveated rendering in which high-resolution imagery is focused towards a foveal region of the user's eye gaze. The peripheral display module may include a diffuser that is disposed within a pancake lens, which is a relatively compact design. The foveal display module may include a Pancharatnam-Berry Phase grating stack that increases the steering range of a beam-steering device such that a virtual image can be steered to cover an entire field of view visible to the user's eye.