Abstract:
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A DISPLAY A display apparatus 10 for displaying an image to an observer overlaid on a real world scene24includes a first optical element 12 having at least one associated reflective region arranged to reflect incident light, a second optical element 14 having at least one associated reflective region arranged to reflect incident light, a display source18arranged to generate image bearing light20 wherein the first and second optical elements12, 14are arranged opposed to one another and arranged to transmit image bearing light20from the display source18to a position where the image bearing light20is viewable by an observer overlaid on a real world scene24observed through at least a portion of the second optical element14. Figure 2
Abstract:
An optical method of displaying an expanded colour image comprising extracting from input light bearing said coloured image a first spectral portion and a second spectral portion such that together the two portions contain sufficient information for the image to be displayed in substantially its original colours, separately expanding the two spectral portions each in two dimensions and recombining the expanded spectral portions to display the expanded colour image.
Abstract:
A waveguide (112) includes a substrate of material (134) having optical layers (148, 152) applied to two external surfaces (146, 150). This reduces the critical angle ϕ c5 of the substrate of material (134) to provide greater interaction between image bearing light following a light path (140) and a grating element (142) and/or a greater total field of view (160), when compared to the total field of view (132) of a prior art waveguide (110), that is capable of being transmitted by the waveguide (112). Such a waveguide (112) can be used in a projection display.
Abstract:
An optical system for a colour head up display, the optical system being for guiding image light from an image projection system (302) to an exit pupil (304). First and second waveguides (300, 301) are utilised, each waveguide guiding a predetermined set of wavelengths.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a waveguide for a display apparatus comprising providing a planar optical waveguide part (24), depositing upon the optical waveguide part a fluid material (11) curable to form an optically transparent solid, impressing (40) upon the fluid material an impression defining an input diffraction grating region, and separately, an intermediate diffraction grating region and an output diffraction grating region, curing (45) the impressed fluid material to solidify said impression. The apparent location of the input diffraction grating is located wholly within the geographical area of the intermediate grating, and the grating vectors of the input diffraction grating and the intermediate diffraction grating are oriented in different respective directions.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a waveguide for a display apparatus comprising providing a planar optical waveguide part (20), depositing upon the optical waveguide part a fluid material (11) curable to form an optically transparent solid, impressing (30) upon the fluid material an impression defining an input diffraction grating region, an intermediate diffraction grating region and an output diffraction grating region wherein the fluid material of the intermediate diffraction grating region is continuous with the fluid material of at least the input diffraction grating region, curing (45) the impressed fluid material to solidify said impression. The physical location of the input diffraction grating is located wholly within the geographical area of the intermediate grating, and the grating vectors of the input diffraction grating and the intermediate diffraction grating are oriented in different respective directions.
Abstract:
A display apparatus is described that comprises an optical ocular part (3) arranged for viewing a scene therethrough, and a waveguide display part (6) arranged for guiding image-bearing light to a transparent display output area (16) thereof and thereat displaying the image. The ocular part and/or the waveguide display part are positioned, or are arranged to be positioned, mutually in register for viewing simultaneously the scene with the displayed image incorporated in it, through the transparent display output area. A focuser part (17) positioned in register with the display output area focuses simultaneously the sceneand the incorporated image for focussed viewing by a user (13).
Abstract:
A binocular display device comprising two ocular assemblies (1A, 1B) to be worn by a user concurrently with one respective ocular assembly at each eye. Each ocular assembly comprises an outer optical part having a positive optical strength (2A, 2B), an inner optical part (4A, 4B) having a negative optical strength and a transparent slab waveguide display part (3A, 3B) in between them. Substantially collimated display light is output from the waveguide for display, and external light of an external scene is transmitted through the waveguide from the outer optical part for viewing concurrently with the display light. The inner optical part imposes a divergence on the received display light to generate a virtual focal point (f) substantially common to each ocular assembly. In use, an image conveyed by the display light is superimposed on the external scene as a three-dimensional (3D) image when viewed through the binocular display device.
Abstract:
A waveguide for a display apparatus comprising a planar optical waveguide part (20) for guiding light to be displayed, an input diffraction grating (21) to diffract received light (7) along the optical waveguide part for guiding thereby, an intermediate diffraction grating (22) to receive diffracted light from the input diffraction grating and to expand the received light in a first dimension by diffraction (8), and an output diffraction grating (23) to receive the expanded light and to output the received expanded light (10) from the optical waveguide part by diffraction for display. The input diffraction grating is positioned so as to be located wholly within the geographical area of the intermediate grating, and the grating vectors of the input diffraction grating and the intermediate diffraction grating are oriented in different respective directions.
Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed for producing an optical display comprising an optical waveguide (1) and a series of diffractive parts (2, 10, 14, 16) for accessing an expanded field of view for the waveguide display. A pair of diffractive parts(2, 14) are arranged to receive and to diffract light to an angle for guided propagation along the optical waveguide, and for output from the optical waveguide. A second pair of switchable diffractive parts(10, 15),are switchable between a diffractive state and a non-diffractive state and are arranged selectively to diffract the light to/from the first pair of diffractive parts to an angle which increases the field of view of the optical waveguide. [Figure 5]