Optical field curvature control using multi-layer Fresnel lens in VR display

    公开(公告)号:US10215890B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15157628

    申请日:2016-05-18

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: A lens assembly has two opposing surfaces, each surface introducing field curvature in a direction opposite of the field curvature introduced by the opposing surface, and thus the field curvatures introduced by the two surfaces at least partially cancel each other out, resulting in a net field curvature that provides for a substantially flat image plane or for an image plane with a specified curvature. The lens assembly may be implemented as a lens with two opposing Fresnel surfaces so that the field curvature in one direction introduced by one of the Fresnel surfaces is at least partially canceled out by the field curvature in the opposite direction as introduced by an opposing Fresnel surface. Alternatively, the lens assembly may be implemented as a lens with a positive continuous aspheric surface facing the user's eye and an opposing Fresnel surface facing the display panel.

    Compact near-eye display optics for higher optical performance

    公开(公告)号:US10133074B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-20

    申请号:US15015681

    申请日:2016-02-04

    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for receiving image content from an emissive display toward a first filter stack, the first filter stack adapted to be oriented in a first direction from an optical axis of a first lens, and toward the first lens, transmitting the image content through a curved lens parallel to the optical axis of the first lens, wherein the curved lens transmits a portion of the image content to at least one optical element and to a second filter stack, the second filter stack being adapted to be oriented in a second direction from the optical axis of the first lens, and receiving the portion from the second filter stack and providing at least some of the portion to the first lens for viewing by a user.

    OPTICAL FIELD CURVATURE CONTROL USING MULTI-LAYER FRESNEL LENS IN VR DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20170336539A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-23

    申请号:US15157628

    申请日:2016-05-18

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: A lens assembly has two opposing surfaces, each surface introducing field curvature in a direction opposite of the field curvature introduced by the opposing surface, and thus the field curvatures introduced by the two surfaces at least partially cancel each other out, resulting in a net field curvature that provides for a substantially flat image plane or for an image plane with a specified curvature. The lens assembly may be implemented as a lens with two opposing Fresnel surfaces so that the field curvature in one direction introduced by one of the Fresnel surfaces is at least partially canceled out by the field curvature in the opposite direction as introduced by an opposing Fresnel surface. Alternatively, the lens assembly may be implemented as a lens with a positive continuous aspheric surface facing the user's eye and an opposing Fresnel surface facing the display panel.

    Compact near-eye display optics
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    公开(公告)号:US10095036B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US15015608

    申请日:2016-02-04

    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.

    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a near-eye display system including an optical assembly are described. The optical assembly may include a head-mounted display device worn by a user in which the head-mounted display device adapted to house an image projecting device and an optical assembly. The optical assembly may include, for at least one eyepiece, a first flat filter stack operable to be oriented in a first direction. and a second flat filter stack operable to be oriented in a second direction. The near-eye display system assembly may also include a display panel adapted to receive image content from the image projecting device, wherein the display panel is adapted to be oriented in the second direction.

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