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公开(公告)号:US20190113829A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-18
申请号:US16162280
申请日:2018-10-16
Applicant: DigiLens, Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan David Waldern , Alastair John Grant , Milan Momcilo Popovich
IPC: G03B21/14 , G06F3/01 , G02B6/122 , H04N13/332 , G06T3/40
Abstract: Systems integrating display resolution-multiplication solutions can be implemented in a variety of different ways. In many embodiments, the system includes an image projector for projecting image light, an image processor for computing a native image and at least one image shifted in a predefined direction, and at least one switchable grating capable of being switched between diffracting and non-diffracting states. In some embodiments, the switchable grating is optically coupled to the image projector. In a number of embodiments, the switchable gratings have a first configuration for propagating the native image light and at least one other configuration for propagating shifted image light having an angular displacement corresponding to the image shift in a predefined direction. By displaying the native and shifted images sequentially within a human eye integration period, the display resolution can be multiplied.
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公开(公告)号:US20190113751A9
公开(公告)日:2019-04-18
申请号:US14999008
申请日:2016-03-17
Applicant: DigiLens, Inc. , Rockwell Collins Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan David Waldern , Milan Momcilo Popovich
IPC: G02B27/01 , G02B5/18 , G02F1/1334 , G02B6/34
CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 , G02B5/1828 , G02B5/1876 , G02B6/0011 , G02B6/34 , G02B26/0808 , G02B26/101 , G02B26/105 , G02B27/48 , G02B2027/0107 , G02B2027/0174 , G02B2027/0194 , G02F1/13342 , G02F1/292 , G02F2201/307 , G03B13/02 , G03B21/10 , G03H2001/2226
Abstract: A light projection apparatus is provided comprising: a source of light; a switchable grating on a first substrate; and a diffractive optical element. Light is diffracted at least once by the switchable grating and is diffracted at least once by the DOE.
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公开(公告)号:US09857605B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-02
申请号:US15263488
申请日:2016-09-13
Applicant: DIGILENS, INC.
Inventor: Milan Momcilo Popovich , Jonathan David Waldern , John James Storey
IPC: G02B6/34 , G02B27/48 , G02F1/1334 , G02F1/1335 , G03B21/20 , G02B5/18 , F21V8/00 , G02B27/42 , G02F1/01 , G02F1/137 , G03H1/02 , G03H1/32
CPC classification number: G02B27/48 , G02B5/1828 , G02B6/0023 , G02B6/0035 , G02B6/005 , G02B27/425 , G02F1/0136 , G02F1/13342 , G02F1/133553 , G02F1/133606 , G02F1/13731 , G02F2203/62 , G03B21/2033 , G03H1/0248 , G03H1/32
Abstract: An internal device having a lightguide which cooperates with an internal light source. A first light coupling element couples an external light source to the lightguide and a second light coupling element extracts the total internal reflection (TIR) from the lightguide. Between the first and second lightguides, an angular grating device and phase grating device are imposed. The angular grating device applies angular diversity to the rays of the TIR light, while the phase grating device applies phase diversity to the rays of the TIR light. Each of the grating devices has a plurality of electrically switchable grating pixels having a unique first and second diffracting state which varies based on the applied voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20170356801A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-14
申请号:US15670875
申请日:2017-08-07
Applicant: DigiLens, Inc.
Inventor: Milan Momcilo Popovich , Jonathan David Waldern
CPC classification number: G01J3/1895 , G02B5/1828 , G02B5/1842 , G02B5/32 , G02B6/02076 , G02F1/13342 , G02F1/133615 , G02F1/1347 , G02F1/13476 , G02F1/225 , G02F2203/24 , G03B21/005 , G03F7/70316 , G06F3/0425 , H01L33/10 , H04N9/3108 , H04N9/315 , H04N9/3173
Abstract: A projection display device comprising a light source and an SBG device having a multiplicity of separate SBG elements sandwiched between transparent substrates to which transparent electrodes have been applied. The substrates function as a light guide. A least one transparent electrode comprises a plurality of independently switchable transparent electrode elements, each electrode element substantially overlaying a unique SBG element. Each SBG element encodes image information to be projected on an image surface. Light coupled into the light guide undergoes total internal reflection until diffracted out to the light guide by an activated SBG element. The SBG diffracts light out of the light guide to form an image region on an image surface when subjected to an applied voltage via said transparent electrodes.
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公开(公告)号:US09804389B2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-31
申请号:US15274049
申请日:2016-09-23
Applicant: DIGILENS, INC.
Inventor: Milan Momcilo Popovich , Jonathan David Waldern , Alastair John Grant
IPC: A61B3/02 , G02B27/00 , A61B3/113 , G02B27/01 , G02F1/295 , G02B6/34 , F21V8/00 , G02B6/42 , G02F1/313 , G02B5/18 , G02F1/1334 , G02F1/29 , G06K9/00 , H04N5/33
CPC classification number: G02B27/0093 , A61B3/113 , G02B5/18 , G02B6/0016 , G02B6/34 , G02B6/4287 , G02B27/017 , G02B27/0172 , G02B2027/0138 , G02B2027/014 , G02B2027/0174 , G02B2027/0187 , G02F1/13342 , G02F1/292 , G02F1/2955 , G02F1/3132 , G02F2001/294 , G02F2201/16 , G02F2201/30 , G02F2201/302 , G02F2201/305 , G02F2201/307 , G02F2203/24 , G02F2203/28 , G02F2203/62 , G06K9/0061 , H04N5/33
Abstract: An eye tracker having a waveguide for propagating illumination light towards an eye and propagating image light reflected from at least one surface of an eye, a light source optically coupled to the waveguide, and a detector optically coupled to the waveguide. Disposed in the waveguide is at least one grating lamina for deflecting the illumination light towards the eye along a first waveguide path and deflecting the image light towards the detector along a second waveguide path.
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公开(公告)号:US09726540B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-08
申请号:US14545578
申请日:2015-05-26
Applicant: DigiLens, Inc.
Inventor: Milan Momcilo Popovich , Jonathan David Waldern
CPC classification number: G01J3/1895 , G02B6/02076 , G02F1/225 , G03B21/005 , G03F7/70316 , H01L33/10 , H04N9/315 , H04N9/3173
Abstract: There is provided a diffractive waveguide device comprising: a light source, at least one light detector, an SBG device comprising a multiplicity of separately switchable SBG elements sandwiched between transparent substrate to which transparent electrodes have been applied. The substrates function as a light guide. Each SBG element encodes image information to be projected on an image surface. Each SBG element when in a diffracting state diffracts light out of the light guide to form an image region on an image surface. The light detector detects light scattered from an object disposed in proximity to the image surface and illuminated by said image region.
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公开(公告)号:US12271035B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-08
申请号:US18362870
申请日:2023-07-31
Applicant: DigiLens Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan David Waldern , Alastair John Grant , Hyesog Lee , Gerald Buxton , Milan Momcilo Popovich
Abstract: Multiplexed reflection and transmission gratings, and methods of their manufacture, are provided that improve uniformity with laser light, that is, reduced banding and other illumination artifacts occurring in waveguides. The mechanism for this can be the multiple reflections between the waveguide reflecting surfaces and the reflection hologram, which promote illumination averaging as beam propagation processes within a waveguide. In some gratings, a beam splitter layer overlapping the multiplexed gratings can be provided for the purposes of reducing banding in a laser-illuminated waveguide. The beam splitter can be provided by one or more dielectric layers. The beamsplitter can have sensitivity to one polarization. The beamsplitter can be sensitive to S-polarization. The beam splitter can be an anti-reflection coating optimized for normal incidence that becomes reflective at high TIR angles when immersed in glass or plastic.
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公开(公告)号:US12248150B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-11
申请号:US18171117
申请日:2023-02-17
Applicant: DigiLens Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan David Waldern , Milan Momcilo Popovich , Alastair John Grant
Abstract: An optical display, including a first waveguide having a first set of surfaces, an input grating, a fold grating, and an output grating; an image input image node assembly; and a prismatic relay optics is provided. The prismatic relay optics may be configured to be optomechanically connected to the waveguide and the input image node assembly. The optical display is may also be configured to operate alone or as integrated with a headpiece to be used as a HUD. The HUD may have a first and a second configuration wherein the waveguide is decoupled or coupled.
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公开(公告)号:US12222499B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-11
申请号:US17645212
申请日:2021-12-20
Applicant: DigiLens Inc.
Inventor: Alastair John Grant , Richard E. Bergstrom, Jr. , Roger Allen Conley Smith , Michiel Koen Callens , Nicholas Sherwood , Nima Shams , Milan Momcilo Popovich
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for eye-glow suppression in waveguide systems is disclosed herein. Some embodiments of the methods and the apparatus include a source of image modulated light; a waveguide having an eye-facing surface and an external surface facing the outside world; an input coupler for coupling the light into a total reflection internal path in the waveguide; at least one grating for providing beam expansion and extracting light from the waveguide towards an eyebox; a polymer grating structure comprising a modulation depth and a grating pitch. The modulation depth is greater than the grating pitch across at least a portion of the polymer grating structure. Advantageously, the polymer grating structure is configured to diffract light entering the waveguide from the outside world or stray light generated within the waveguide away from optical paths that are refracted through the external surface into the outside world.
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公开(公告)号:US12140764B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-12
申请号:US18328535
申请日:2023-06-02
Applicant: DigiLens Inc.
Inventor: Milan Momcilo Popovich , Alastair John Grant , Nima Shams , Jonathan David Waldern , Sihui He , Edward Lao , Roger Allen Conley Smith
Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing waveguide display devices utilizing overlapping integrated dual axis (IDA) waveguides. One embodiment includes a waveguide display device including: a first input image source providing first image light; a second input image source provide second image light; a first IDA waveguide; and a second IDA waveguide. The first IDA waveguide and the second IDA waveguide may include an overlapping region where a first two-dimensionally expanded first image light, a second two-dimensionally expanded first image light, a first two-dimensionally expanded second image light, and a second two-dimensionally expanded second image light is ejected towards an eyebox. Advantageously, resolution may be enhanced and field of view may be expanded through the use of overlapping IDA waveguides.
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