METHOD OF FABRICATING MOLDS FOR FORMING EYEPIECES WITH INTEGRATED SPACERS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021174062A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:PCT/US2021/019997

    申请日:2021-02-26

    申请人: MAGIC LEAP, INC.

    IPC分类号: B29C33/38 B29C33/42

    摘要: Methods are disclosed for fabricating molds for forming eyepieces having waveguides with integrated spacers. The molds are formed by etching deep holes (e.g., 5μm to 1000μm deep) into a substrate using a wet etch or dry etch. The etch masks for defining the holes may be formed with a thick metal layer and/or multiple layers of different metals. A resist layer may be disposed over the etch mask. The resist layer may be patterned to form a pattern of holes, the pattern may be transferred to the etch mask, and the etch mask may be used to transfer the pattern into the underlying substrate. The patterned substrate may be utilized as a mold onto which a flowable polymer may be introduced and allowed to harden. Hardened polymer in the holes may form integrated spacers. The hardened polymer may be removed from the mold to form a waveguide with integrated spacers.

    POLYMER PATTERNED DISK STACK MANUFACTURING
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2020263871A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-30

    申请号:PCT/US2020/039204

    申请日:2020-06-23

    申请人: MAGIC LEAP, INC.

    摘要: A method of aligning a stencil to an eyepiece wafer includes providing the stencil, positioning the stencil with respect to a first light source, and determining locations of at least two stencil apertures. The method also includes providing the eyepiece wafer. The eyepiece wafer includes at least two eyepiece waveguides, each eyepiece waveguide including an incoupling grating and a corresponding diffraction pattern. The method further includes directing light from one or more second light sources to impinge on each of the corresponding diffraction patterns, imaging light diffracted from each incoupling grating, determining at least two incoupling grating locations, determining offsets between corresponding stencil aperture locations and incoupling grating locations, and aligning the stencil to the eyepiece wafer based on the determined offsets.

    POLYMER EYEPIECE ASSEMBLIES FOR AUGMENTED AND MIXED REALITY SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:WO2020092620A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-07

    申请号:PCT/US2019/058931

    申请日:2019-10-30

    申请人: MAGIC LEAP, INC.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00 G02B6/10 G02F1/065

    摘要: Fabrication of augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) polymer eyepiece assemblies and the resulting AR/MR polymer eyepiece assemblies may include one or more features, separately or in any appropriate combination, to compensate for expected deformation and to maintain substantially uniform gaps between polymer layers. Such features include fabricating polymer eyepiece assemblies with components having coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) that are substantially the same; modifying the surface chemistry or structure of one or more polymer layers to increase hydrophobicity or omniphobicity of the polymer layer; disposing adhesive between adjacent polymer layers in continuous and/or extended configurations; and disposing microspheres of different sizes at selected locations between polymer layers.

    CUSTOMIZED POLYMER/GLASS DIFFRACTIVE WAVEGUIDE STACKS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY/MIXED REALITY APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:WO2020263834A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-30

    申请号:PCT/US2020/039147

    申请日:2020-06-23

    申请人: MAGIC LEAP, INC.

    摘要: A diffractive waveguide stack includes first, second, and third diffractive waveguides for guiding light in first, second, and third visible wavelength ranges, respectively. The first diffractive waveguide includes a first material having first refractive index at a selected wavelength and a first target refractive index at a midpoint of the first visible wavelength range. The second diffractive waveguide includes a second material having a second refractive index at the selected wavelength and a second target refractive index at a midpoint of the second visible wavelength range. The third diffractive waveguide includes a third material having a third refractive index at the selected wavelength and a third target refractive index at a midpoint of the third visible wavelength range. A difference between any two of the first target refractive index, the second target refractive index, and the third target refractive index is less than 0.005 at the selected wavelength.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY WITH DYNAMIC FIELD OF VIEW

    公开(公告)号:WO2021011410A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    申请号:PCT/US2020/041699

    申请日:2020-07-10

    申请人: MAGIC LEAP, INC.

    IPC分类号: G02C5/04

    摘要: A dynamic eyepiece for projecting an image to an eye of a viewer includes a waveguide layer having an input surface, an output surface opposing the input surface, and a periphery. The waveguide layer is configured to propagate light therein. The dynamic eyepiece also includes a mechanical structure coupled to at least a portion of the periphery of the waveguide layer. The mechanical structure is operable to apply a first mechanical force to the at least a portion of the periphery of the waveguide layer to impose a first surface profile on the output surface of the waveguide layer and apply a second mechanical force to the at least a portion of the periphery of the waveguide layer to impose a second surface profile different from the first surface profile on the output surface of the waveguide layer.