ANGULAR UNIFORMITY WAVEGUIDE FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY

    公开(公告)号:US20240210704A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18596415

    申请日:2024-03-05

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 G02B27/4205 G02B27/4272

    Abstract: There is disclosed a waveguide for use in an augmented reality or virtual reality display. The waveguide comprises a plurality of optical structures in a photonic crystal. The plurality of optical structures are arranged in an array to provide at least two diffractive optical elements. Each of the two diffractive optical elements is configured to receive light from an input direction and couple it towards the other diffractive optical element which can then act as an output diffractive optical element, providing outcoupled orders towards a viewer. The plurality of optical structures respectively have a shape, when viewed in the plane of the waveguide, comprising twelve substantially straight sides, six of the sides having respective normal vectors at a first angle, and the other six of the sides having respective normal vectors at a second angle which is different to the first angle.

    WAVEGUIDE FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20250035924A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-30

    申请号:US18716461

    申请日:2022-12-09

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: A waveguide for use in an augmented reality or virtual reality display, comprising: a waveguide substrate layer having a planar surface; and a plurality of optical structures extending into or out of the planar surface;
    wherein the plurality of optical structures are arranged in an array to provide at least one diffractive optical element in the waveguide, and the at least one diffractive optical element is configured to receive light from an input direction within the plane of the waveguide and to diffract a portion of the received light out of the waveguide towards a viewer;
    wherein, in a plane defined by the input direction and a direction perpendicular to the planar surface, at least one of the optical structures has a cross-section comprising a top edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the first side edge extends from the planar surface to a leading end of the top edge, the top edge extends from the leading end in a major direction parallel to the input direction to a following end, and the second side edge extends from the following end of the top edge to the planar surface,
    wherein: the first side edge has a first oblique major direction away from the planar surface where the first oblique major direction is neither parallel to the planar surface nor perpendicular to the planar surface, and/or the second side edge has a second oblique major direction towards the planar surface where the second oblique major direction is neither parallel to the planar surface nor perpendicular to the planar surface.

    Angular uniformity waveguide for augmented or virtual reality

    公开(公告)号:US11953685B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17439978

    申请日:2020-02-03

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 G02B27/4205 G02B27/4272

    Abstract: There is disclosed a waveguide for use in an augmented reality or virtual reality display. The waveguide comprises a plurality of optical structures in a photonic crystal. The plurality of optical structures are arranged in an array to provide at least two diffractive optical elements. Each of the two diffractive optical elements is configured to receive light from an input direction and couple it towards the other diffractive optical element which can then act as an output diffractive optical element, providing outcoupled orders towards a viewer. The plurality of optical structures respectively have a shape, when viewed in the plane of the waveguide, comprising twelve substantially straight sides, six of the sides having respective normal vectors at a first angle, and the other six of the sides having respective normal vectors at a second angle which is different to the first angle.

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