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公开(公告)号：US20180081093A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-22
申请号：US15268116
申请日：2016-09-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ligang Wang , Miodrag Scepanovic , Neil MacKinnon , Zhenbin Ge
CPC classification number: H04N5/33 , G02B5/0231 , G02B5/0294
Abstract: An electronic device may have an optical system that includes one or more light-based components. The light-based components may include light-emitting components such as light-emitting diodes or lasers and may include light-detecting components such as photodiodes or digital image sensors. The optical system may include a light diffuser. The light diffuser may diffuse light that is being detected by a light-detecting component or may diffuse light that is being emitted by a light-emitting component. Light diffusers in optical systems may be formed from patterned light diffuser layers on transparent substrates. Layers of sealant, thin glass layers, antireflection coatings, and other layers may be incorporated into the light diffusers. The light diffuser layers may operate at visible wavelengths and infrared wavelengths. An infrared light diffuser layer may be formed from a patterned silicon layer such as a patterned layer of hydrogenated amorphous silicon.
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公开(公告)号：US20180081086A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-22
申请号：US15484979
申请日：2017-04-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ligang Wang , Zhenbin Ge , Xianwei Zhao , Avery P. Yuen , Stephen C. Cool
Abstract: An electronic device may have transparent members such as display cover layers and camera windows. A transparent member such as a sapphire member may be provided with an antireflection coating. The antireflection coating may have a stack of dielectric thin-film interference filter layers that form a thin-film interference filter that suppresses visible light reflections. The stack of dielectric thin-film interference filter layers may have thicknesses and materials that provide the thin-film interference filter and coating with low light reflection properties while enhancing scratch resistance. An adhesion layer may be used to help adhere the stack of thin-film interference filter layer to the transparent member. An antismudge coating such as a fluoropolymer coating may be used to reduce smudging. Graded layers and layers with elevated hardness values may be used in the coating.
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公开(公告)号：US09759984B1
公开(公告)日：2017-09-12
申请号：US15169497
申请日：2016-05-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Tingjun Xu , Jeffrey Nathan Gleason , Zhenbin Ge , Linsen Bie , Ligang Wang , Wookyung Bae , Sunggu Kang
CPC classification number: G03B9/02 , G02B5/005 , G02B13/0075 , G02F1/153 , G02F1/155 , H04N5/2254
Abstract: A portable electronic device has a device housing, and an electronic camera module in the device housing. The module has a focusing lens to focus light from a scene, an imaging sensor to receive the focused light, and an electro-optic variable aperture to allow different amounts of the light from the scene to reach the imaging sensor. The electro-optic variable aperture may include a first aperture stack placed on a transparent substrate and a second aperture stack placed on the first aperture stack. The first aperture stack defines a first aperture and the second aperture stack defines a second aperture that is larger than the first aperture. Each aperture stack includes a transparent conductive oxide layer that is common with the adjacent aperture stack. Alternatively the electro-optic variable aperture may include an aperture stack that has two transparent conductive oxide layer layers, where one layer is in the form of concentric annuli.
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公开(公告)号：US11333924B1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-17
申请号：US17409473
申请日：2021-08-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Wei Lv , Pee Khiam So , Wenyong Zhu , Daming Xu , Victor H. Yin , Mookyung Son , Ryan A. Zimmerman , Ziruo Hong , Rong Liu , Jun Qi , Po Hsun Chen , Zhenbin Ge , Fei Yan , Wei He
IPC: G02F1/13357 , G02F1/1335
Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes on a printed circuit board. The backlight unit may include first, second, and third light spreading layers formed over the array of light-emitting diodes. A color conversion layer may be formed over the first, second, and third light spreading layers. First and second brightness enhancement films may be formed over the color conversion layer.
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公开(公告)号：US10334184B2
公开(公告)日：2019-06-25
申请号：US15268116
申请日：2016-09-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ligang Wang , Miodrag Scepanovic , Neil MacKinnon , Zhenbin Ge
Abstract: An electronic device may have an optical system that includes one or more light-based components. The light-based components may include light-emitting components such as light-emitting diodes or lasers and may include light-detecting components such as photodiodes or digital image sensors. The optical system may include a light diffuser. The light diffuser may diffuse light that is being detected by a light-detecting component or may diffuse light that is being emitted by a light-emitting component. Light diffusers in optical systems may be formed from patterned light diffuser layers on transparent substrates. Layers of sealant, thin glass layers, antireflection coatings, and other layers may be incorporated into the light diffusers. The light diffuser layers may operate at visible wavelengths and infrared wavelengths. An infrared light diffuser layer may be formed from a patterned silicon layer such as a patterned layer of hydrogenated amorphous silicon.
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公开(公告)号：US20240353684A1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-24
申请号：US18756771
申请日：2024-06-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Runyu Zhang , Vikrant Bhakta , Hyungryul Choi , Cameron A. Harder , Xiaonan Wen , Zhenbin Ge , Xianwei Zhao
IPC: G02B27/01
CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 , G02B2027/0118 , G02B2027/0174
Abstract: A display system may include a waveguide with an output coupler that couples image light out of the waveguide and towards an eye box. The output coupler may also transmit world light from real-world objects towards the eye box. A bias lens may pass the world light to the output coupler. An adjustable tint layer having multiple states that involve transmission of different amounts of the world light may be disposed between the bias lens and the output coupler. Different states may impart different colors and/or may impart a gradient transmission characteristic to the world light. The bias lens itself may form the adjustable tint layer. The adjustable tint layer may have a transparent electrode layer that is provided with one or more AC voltages that heat the adjustable tint layer. The adjustable tint layer may be a self-switching electrochromic device that includes a transparent solar cell.
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公开(公告)号：US12124002B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-22
申请号：US17466813
申请日：2021-09-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daryl I. Vulis , Brandon J. Hui , Christian Ocier , Shang Wang , Tong Chen , Zhenbin Ge , Runyu Zhang
CPC classification number: G02B1/002 , G02B5/1809
Abstract: Configurations for a beam deflector metasurface are disclosed. The beam deflector metasurface may include beam deflectors arranged in a repeating, radial pattern of concentric zones. The beam deflector metasurface may be a large area, high numerical aperture metasurface optic with high efficiency when directing light at non-normal angles of incidence. The different concentric zones may direct received light in varying directions with various steepness of angles. The beam deflectors may include pillars that may be the same or different width, height, or shape. The pillars may function as diffractive gratings and the cross-coupling between the pillars may direct the output light. The zones of the beam deflector metasurface may allow for diffusing hot spots and spreading the light evenly over the target area. The beam deflector metasurface may be used for non-imaging applications where the deterioration of focus allows for better efficiency at non-normal input and output angles of incidence. The beam deflectors may be designed for polarization and wavelength sensitivity as well as allowing for multiple processing benefits such as patterning the beam deflectors onto active devices.
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公开(公告)号：US10667341B1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-26
申请号：US16554651
申请日：2019-08-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Moshe Kriman , Adar Magen , Arun Kumar Nallani Chakravartula , Zhenbin Ge , Gregory A. Cohoon , Eamon H. O'Connor , Calvin K. Wong , Colleen F. Mischke , Christopher Hu , Yazan Z. Alnahhas
Abstract: An optical module includes a diffractive optical element (DOE) with a transparent conductive trace disposed over a surface of the DOE. An emitter is configured to direct a beam of optical radiation through the DOE. Control circuitry is coupled to measure a resistance of the transparent conductive trace and to control operation of the emitter responsively to the resistance.
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公开(公告)号：US20180081085A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-22
申请号：US15484888
申请日：2017-04-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zhenbin Ge , Xianwei Zhao , Wookyung Bae , Sunggu Kang , Ligang Wang , Avery P. Yuen , Stephen C. Cool , John Z. Zhong
Abstract: An electronic device may have transparent members such as display cover layers and camera windows. A transparent member such as a sapphire member may be provided with an antireflection coating. The antireflection coating may have a stack of dielectric thin-film interference filter layers that form a thin-film interference filter that suppresses visible light reflections. The stack of dielectric thin-film interference filter layers may have thicknesses and materials that provide the thin-film interference filter and coating with low light reflection properties while enhancing scratch resistance. An adhesion layer may be used to help adhere the stack of thin-film interference filter layer to the transparent member. An antismudge coating such as a fluoropolymer coating may be used to reduce smudging. Graded layers and layers with elevated hardness values may be used in the coating.
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公开(公告)号：US20230070943A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-09
申请号：US17466813
申请日：2021-09-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daryl I. Vulis , Brandon J. Hui , Christian Ocier , Shang Wang , Tong Chen , Zhenbin Ge , Runyu Zhang
Abstract: Configurations for a beam deflector metasurface are disclosed. The beam deflector metasurface may include beam deflectors arranged in a repeating, radial pattern of concentric zones. The beam deflector metasurface may be a large area, high numerical aperture metasurface optic with high efficiency when directing light at non-normal angles of incidence. The different concentric zones may direct received light in varying directions with various steepness of angles. The beam deflectors may include pillars that may be the same or different width, height, or shape. The pillars may function as diffractive gratings and the cross-coupling between the pillars may direct the output light. The zones of the beam deflector metasurface may allow for diffusing hot spots and spreading the light evenly over the target area. The beam deflector metasurface may be used for non-imaging applications where the deterioration of focus allows for better efficiency at non-normal input and output angles of incidence. The beam deflectors may be designed for polarization and wavelength sensitivity as well as allowing for multiple processing benefits such as patterning the beam deflectors onto active devices.
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