SPATIALLY ADDRESSABLE ADJUSTABLE OPTICAL COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:WO2020251858A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-17

    申请号:PCT/US2020/036418

    申请日:2020-06-05

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have a display that displays computer- generated content for a user. The head-mounted device may have an optical system that directs the computer-generated content towards eye boxes for viewing by a user. The optical system may include a spatially addressable adjustable optical component. The adjustable optical component may have first and second electrodes and an electrically adjustable material between the first and second electrodes. The electrically adjustable material may include a transparent, conductive material such as indium tin oxide that includes a pattern of segmented trenches configured to provide the transparent conductive material with electrical anisotropy. Contacts may be coupled to the transparent conductive material. Control circuitry can adjust the electrically adjustable material to form a spatially addressable light modulator or adjustable lens.

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