Development of planar diffractive waveguides in optical see-through head-mounted displays

Y Zhang, F Fang - Precision Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The planar diffractive waveguide is widely adopted in optical see-through head-mounted
displays in the field of augmented reality due to its distinguished trade-off among the form …

Augmented reality eyewear with VAPE or wear technology

RA Connor - US Patent 10,338,400, 2019 - Google Patents
This invention is augmented reality eyewear with Volumetric Annular Photon Emission
(VAPE) technology comprising: an annular light projector; an annular light reflector/refractor …

Architectures and methods for outputting different wavelength light out of waveguides

RD TeKolste, MA Klug, BT Schowengerdt - US Patent 10,901,219, 2021 - Google Patents
Architectures are provided for selectively outputting light for forming images, the light having
different wavelengths and being outputted with low levels of crosstalk. In some …

Space-efficient optical structures for wide field-of-view augmented reality (AR) eyewear

RA Connor - US Patent 10,859,834, 2020 - Google Patents
This invention comprises novel optical structures for Augmented Reality (AR) eyewear which
can potentially improve virtual image quality, reduce eyewear size, selectively mask …

Architectures and methods for outputting different wavelength light out of waveguides

RD TeKolste, MA Klug, BT Schowengerdt - US Patent 11,042,032, 2021 - Google Patents
Architectures are provided for selectively outputting light for forming images, the light having
different wavelengths and being outputted with low levels of crosstalk. In some …

Image projection systems and methods

A Ahuja, J Xiang - US Patent 10,534,179, 2020 - Google Patents
US10534179B1 - Image projection systems and methods - Google Patents US10534179B1 -
Image projection systems and methods - Google Patents Image projection systems and …

Distributed light manipulation over imaging waveguide

IL Yeoh, LE Edwin, JG Macnamara - US Patent 11,086,125, 2021 - Google Patents
In a stacked waveguide assembly, the waveguides can comprise color filters, distributed
filters, and/or switch materials. Examples of color filters include dyes, tints, or stains …

Diffractive optical elements with mitigation of rebounce-induced light loss and related systems and methods

JD Schmulen, NP Ricks, S Bhargava… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Display devices include waveguides with in-coupling optical elements that mitigate re-
bounce of in-coupled light to improve overall in-coupling efficiency and/or uniformity. A …

Optical Systems with Resolution-Enhancing Holographic Elements

AC Urness, BR Cocilovo, JB Pfeiffer - US Patent App. 17/475,080, 2021 - Google Patents
An electronic device may include an optical system that redirects light from a display module
towards an eye box along an optical path. The optical path may include a holographic …

Customized polymer/glass diffractive waveguide stacks for augmented reality/mixed reality applications

SD Bhagat, BG Hill, C Peroz, C Chang, L Li - US Patent 11,099,313, 2021 - Google Patents
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 …