公开(公告)号：US4586780A

公开(公告)日：1986-05-06

申请号：US403944

申请日：1982-07-30

申请人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  John E. Gunther ,  Ronald T. Smith

发明人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  John E. Gunther ,  Ronald T. Smith

IPC分类号： G03B21/56 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G02B6/08 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G03H1/02 ,  G03H1/04

CPC分类号： G02B5/32 ,  G02B6/08 ,  G03H2001/0413 ,  G03H2223/18 ,  G03H2250/32

摘要： Optical assembly (34) has a transmission holographic optical element (46) which refracts the incoming ray (38) at an angle through the angularly oriented fiber (56) in fiber optic faceplate (48). Holographic optical element (50) refracts the ray (66) to become ray (44) toward a viewing pupil. The zero-order light from holographic optical element (46) is absorbed as ray (68) in the fiber optic faceplate. The zero-order light represented by ray (76) is absorbed in the holographic optical element (50). Holographic optical element (50) preferably forms a diffused viewing pupil for inspection of the light by the user.

摘要翻译： 光学组件（34）具有透射全息光学元件（46），其通过光纤面板（48）中的角度定向的光纤（56）以一定角度折射入射光线（38）。 全息光学元件（50）将光线（66）折射成朝向观察瞳孔的光线（44）。 来自全息光学元件（46）的零级光在光纤面板中作为射线（68）被吸收。 由光线（76）表示的零级光被全息光学元件（50）吸收。 全息光学元件（50）优选地形成用于由用户检查光的扩散的观察光瞳。

公开(公告)号：US4968117A

公开(公告)日：1990-11-06

申请号：US210207

申请日：1988-06-20

申请人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  John J. Ferrer ,  Ronald T. Smith

发明人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  John J. Ferrer ,  Ronald T. Smith

IPC分类号： B01J12/02 ,  G01B5/00 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01

CPC分类号： B01J12/02 ,  G01B5/00 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/0103 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B5/289 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G02B2027/0105 ,  G02B2027/0107 ,  G02B2027/0116 ,  G02B2027/0129 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/0145 ,  G02B2027/0154 ,  G02B2027/0174 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G02B2027/0198 ,  G02B5/28

摘要： An improved optical combiner useful in many applications is disclosed. The combiner includes a substrate with at least one aspheric surface and an diffraction-type reflective coating formed on the substrate for selectively reflecting radiation within one or more predetermined narrow band ranges of wavelengths impinging on the coating. The aspericity of the surface may be selected to compensate or balance optical aberations. The coating is advantageously a graded-index coating, which eliminates the possible degradation of gelatin halogram coatings due to moisture. A process for applying the graded-index coating to a substrate is disclosed. The variation in the index profile of the coating can be selected to provide the capability of combiners with multiple color reflectivity responses, or which allow use of display light sources of wider spectral bandwidth, resulting in a brighter image and improved angular bandwidth. In another disclosed embodiment, the combiner is incorporated in a biocular helmet visor display resulting in improved optical performance and a simpler, lightweight structure. In another embodiment, the combiner is incorporated into a head-up display for an aircraft resulting in improved performance, lower weight, improved safety and greater look-up capability.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在许多应用中有用的改进的光学组合器。 组合器包括具有至少一个非球面的衬底和形成在衬底上的衍射型反射涂层，用于选择性地反射在一个或多个预定的窄带波长范围内的辐射照射在涂层上。 可以选择表面的平滑度以补偿或平衡光学像差。 涂层有利地是渐变折射率涂层，其消除了由于水分引起的明胶晕圈涂层的可能降解。 公开了将渐变折射率涂层应用于基底的方法。 可以选择涂层的折射率分布的变化以提供具有多种颜色反射率响应的组合器的能力，或者允许使用更宽光谱带宽的显示光源，导致更亮的图像和改进的角带宽。 在另一个公开的实施例中，组合器被并入到生物型头盔遮阳板显示器中，导致改进的光学性能和更简单，轻便的结构。 在另一个实施例中，组合器被结合到用于飞行器的平视显示器中，导致改进的性能，较低的重量，改进的安全性和更大的查找能力。

公开(公告)号：US4610499A

公开(公告)日：1986-09-09

申请号：US667194

申请日：1984-11-01

申请人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald T. Smith

发明人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald T. Smith

IPC分类号： G02B5/32

CPC分类号： G02B5/32

摘要： A diffusing screen (50, 50', 50", 102) of a transmission hologram (54, 80, 94, 112) located adjacent to a diffraction optics directional diffusing screen (52, 86, 92, 114) supresses zero-order light from the diffusing screen thereby providing a device having the advantages of a directional diffusing screen but which does not have the disadvantages associated with zero-order light.

摘要翻译： 位于衍射光学定向扩散屏（52,86,92,114）附近的透射全息图（54,80,94,112）的漫射屏（50,50'，50“，102）抑制零级 来自漫射屏的光从而提供具有定向扩散屏的优点但不具有与零级光相关的缺点的装置。

公开(公告)号：US5278532A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-11

申请号：US96870

申请日：1987-09-14

申请人： Ronald G. Hegg ,  Ronald T. Smith ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  John J. Ferrer

发明人： Ronald G. Hegg ,  Ronald T. Smith ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  John J. Ferrer

IPC分类号： G02B13/18 ,  G02B17/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02F1/13

CPC分类号： G02B27/0101 ,  B60K2350/1064 ,  B60K2350/2052 ,  G02B2027/0118 ,  G02B2027/0165

摘要： A compact, inexpensive and mass-producible optical display system for an automobile creates a highly visible and sharp, high contrast and pleasing, multi-color magnified virtual image of a primary instrument cluster at a viewing distance which is greater than the actual optical distance between the dashboard and the driver's eyes in order to enhance instrument readability, minimize driver eye strain, and reduce eye focus problems which are associated with transitioning between the far range viewing used for watching the road ahead and the near range viewing used for glancing at the instruments. A non-pupil forming display system uses a single off-axis aspherical mirror with power to create a virtual image of a miniaturized, multi-color passive image source, such as a segmented LCD panel, which is backlighted by a small filament incandescent light bulb. The aspheric surface is optimized to minimize aberrations and reduce vertical disparity and field curvature. The image source is pre-distorted to compensate for distortion in the off-axis configuration. A holographic diffusing screen element laminated onto the image source provides uniform high brightness and uniform contrast over the entire field-of-view which is visible from an eyellipse sufficient to accomodate most of the driver population, minimizes the visual impact of any optical aberrations near the edge of the viewing area, and provides the non-pupil forming system with some of the desirable optical properties of a pupil forming system.

摘要翻译： 用于汽车的紧凑，便宜且大量生产的光学显示系统在观察距离处产生高度可见和清晰，高对比度和令人愉快的主要仪器集群的多色放大虚像，其大于实际光学距离 仪表板和驾驶员的眼睛，以提高仪器的可读性，最大限度地减少驾驶员的眼睛疲劳，并减少与用于观察前方道路的远距离观察与用于扫视仪器的近距离观察之间转换相关的眼睛焦点问题 。 非瞳孔形成显示系统使用具有功率的单个离轴非球面镜来产生小型化，多色无源图像源的虚拟图像，诸如分段LCD面板，其被小灯丝白炽灯泡 。 非球面被优化以最小化像差并减小垂直视差和场曲率。 图像源是预失真的，以补偿离轴配置中的失真。 层叠在图像源上的全息漫射屏元件在整个视野范围内提供均匀的高亮度和均匀的对比度，其从足以容纳大多数驱动器群体的眼椭圆可见，使得在近似的任何光学像差的视觉冲击最小化 观察区域的边缘，并且为非瞳孔形成系统提供瞳孔形成系统的一些期望的光学特性。

公开(公告)号：US5007690A

公开(公告)日：1991-04-16

申请号：US326711

申请日：1989-03-21

申请人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald T. Smith ,  Brent C. Frogget

发明人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald T. Smith ,  Brent C. Frogget

IPC分类号： G03H1/26 ,  G11B7/0033 ,  G11B7/0065 ,  G11C7/00 ,  G11C13/04

CPC分类号： G11C13/042 ,  G03H1/26 ,  G11B7/0033 ,  G11B7/0065 ,  G11C7/005 ,  G03H1/2286 ,  G03H1/28 ,  G03H1/30 ,  G03H2001/0204 ,  G03H2001/0415 ,  G03H2001/0439 ,  G03H2001/2244 ,  G03H2001/2289 ,  G03H2001/266 ,  G03H2210/22 ,  G03H2222/34 ,  G03H2223/12 ,  G03H2223/23 ,  G03H2223/53 ,  G03H2227/03 ,  G03H2227/06 ,  G03H2260/10 ,  G03H2260/16

摘要： A plurality of reflective diffusing holographic memory elements (16) is positioned on a memory plate (14). An array (24) of detectors (22) faces at least one of the memory elements. A laser (26) illuminates the selected memory element and the data stored therein is reflected onto the array for reading. A new memory element may be illuminated or may be brought into interrogation position.

摘要翻译： 多个反射漫射全息存储元件（16）被定位在存储板（14）上。 检测器（22）的阵列（24）面向至少一个存储元件。 激光器（26）照亮所选择的存储元件，并且其中存储的数据被反射到阵列上用于读取。 新的存储元件可以被照亮或者可以被带到询问位置。

公开(公告)号：US5053755A

公开(公告)日：1991-10-01

申请号：US353851

申请日：1989-05-18

申请人： Ronald T. Smith ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald G. Hegg

发明人： Ronald T. Smith ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald G. Hegg

IPC分类号： B60K35/00 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G09F9/00

CPC分类号： G02B27/0018 ,  G02B27/0101 ,  G02B2027/0118 ,  G02B2027/012 ,  G02B2027/0156 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02B5/30

摘要： A head-up display having an image source for producing imaging illumination, an optical combiner for partially reflecting the imaging illumination to produce a virtual image of the image source that is viewable by the operator of the vehicle, and a polarizer which can be controllably interposed between the image source and the optical combiner for nighttime use. The polarizer tends to block the illumination that otherwise would produce objectionable ghost images.

公开(公告)号：US4545646A

公开(公告)日：1985-10-08

申请号：US528833

申请日：1983-09-02

申请人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald T. Smith ,  John W. Peters

发明人： Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald T. Smith ,  John W. Peters

IPC分类号： G02B6/12 ,  B01J12/02 ,  C03C17/245 ,  G01B5/00 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02B6/028 ,  B05D3/06

CPC分类号： B01J12/02 ,  G01B5/00 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/289 ,  Y10S359/90 ,  Y10T428/24736

摘要： A process for depositing on the surface of a substrate a layer of a chosen material having continuous gradations in refractive index in a predetermined periodic pattern. The substrate is exposed to two vapor phase reactants which react upon radiation-inducement to produce the chosen material, and the relative proportion of the reactants is varied in a predetermined and continuous sequence to produce continuous gradations in the stoichiometric composition and refractive index of the deposited layer as a function of thickness. Additionally, predetermined changes in refractive index and/or thickness across the horizontal surface of the substrate may be produced in combination with the change in refractive index as a function of thickness. Diffraction optical elements formed by such a process include various optical filters and reflective optical coatings.

摘要翻译： 一种在衬底的表面上以预定的周期性图案沉积具有折射率连续灰度的选定材料的层的工艺。 将基底暴露于两种气相反应物，其通过辐射诱导反应以产生所选择的材料，并且反应物的相对比例以预定和连续的顺序变化，以产生沉积的化学计量组成和折射率的连续分级 层作为厚度的函数。 此外，可以与基于厚度的函数的折射率的变化相结合地产生衬底的水平表面上的折射率和/或厚度的预定变化。 通过这种方法形成的衍射光学元件包括各种光学滤光器和反射光学涂层。

公开(公告)号：US6141124A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-31

申请号：US956957

申请日：1997-10-23

申请人： Tetsuji Suzuki ,  Ryusaku Takahashi ,  Shintaro Nakagaki ,  John E. Gunther ,  Ronald T. Smith

发明人： Tetsuji Suzuki ,  Ryusaku Takahashi ,  Shintaro Nakagaki ,  John E. Gunther ,  Ronald T. Smith

IPC分类号： G02B5/20 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC分类号： G02B5/203 ,  G02B5/201

摘要： A color filter which, in a reflection type color picture projector using a polarized light component as a projection light, improve the utilization factor of light and a color picture display device using the same color filter are provided. The color filter 3 using a transmission type hologram diffracts and spectroscopically separates P polarized light components related to respective primary colors and condenses them to pixel electrodes 13r, 13g, and 13b on the side of an LCD panel 1. A reflection light which is modulated by an optical modulator 16 on the side of the LCD panel 1 and becomes S polarized light component is incident on the color filter 3. The color filter 3 transmits the S polarized light component and uses it as the projection light. Since the color filter 3 can diffract a P polarized light component at diffraction efficiency of about 100% while restricting the diffraction efficiency of S polarized light component to about 3%, which is substantially advantageous compared with diffraction of S polarized light component, the utilization factor of light can be improved

摘要翻译： 提供了使用偏振光分量作为投影光的反射型彩色图像投影仪提高光的利用率的彩色滤光器和使用相同滤色器的彩色图像显示装置。 使用透射型全息图的滤色器3衍射并分光分离与各原色相关的P偏振光分量，并将其冷凝到LCD面板1侧的像素电极13r，13g和13b。由... 在LCD面板1一侧并变成S偏振光分量的光调制器16入射到滤色器3上。滤色器3透射S偏振光分量并将其用作投影光。 由于滤色器3可以以约100％的衍射效率衍射P偏振光分量，同时将S偏振光分量的衍射效率限制为约3％，这与S偏振光分量的衍射相比是有利的，因此利用因子 的光线可以改善

公开(公告)号：US5101193A

公开(公告)日：1992-03-31

申请号：US510320

申请日：1990-04-16

申请人： Ronald T. Smith ,  Andrew J. Daiber ,  John E. Gunther ,  James E. Scott ,  Michael J. Virgadamo ,  Kevin Yu

发明人： Ronald T. Smith ,  Andrew J. Daiber ,  John E. Gunther ,  James E. Scott ,  Michael J. Virgadamo ,  Kevin Yu

IPC分类号： B60Q1/30

CPC分类号： B60Q1/302

摘要： A holographic stoplight for a vehicle including a stoplight hologram, a source of playback illumination, and a transparent prism for supporting the stoplight hologram and for guiding the playback illumination to the stoplight hologram. The prism with the stoplight hologram is mounted in front of the rear window of a vehicle with the light source beneath the surface of the rear panel that is adjacent the rear window.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆的全息遮光罩，包括遮光全息图，回放照明源和用于支撑遮光全息图并用于将播放照明引导到遮光全息图的透明棱镜。 具有遮光全息图的棱镜安装在车辆后窗的前面，其中光源位于后面板的与后窗相邻的表面下方。

公开(公告)号：US4586781A

公开(公告)日：1986-05-06

申请号：US403945

申请日：1982-07-30

申请人： John E. Gunther ,  Ronald T. Smith

发明人： John E. Gunther ,  Ronald T. Smith

IPC分类号： G03B21/56 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G03H1/04

CPC分类号： G02B5/32

摘要： Optical apparatus (48) includes the holographic optical element (16) which diffracts the incoming ray (15) in a diffuse cone toward a viewing pupil and at an angle parallel to the axis of fiber optic faceplate (48) so the central ray (17) of the diffused cone passes through optical fiber (54) toward the viewing pupil. This permits the zero-order undiffracted light in ray (25) to be absorbed in the fiber optic faceplate (48).

摘要翻译： 光学设备（48）包括全息光学元件（16），其将漫射锥体（15）以观察光瞳衍射并且以平行于光纤面板（48）的轴线的角度衍射，从而使中心射线（17） ）通过光纤（54）朝向观察瞳孔。 这允许光线（25）中的零级未衍射光在光纤面板（48）中被吸收。