Display apparatus comprising first and second optical phased arrays and method for augmented reality

M Raval, A Yaacobi, MR Watts, J Zhou, J Sun… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A display for augmented reality (AR) includes an array of optical phased arrays (OPAs)
integrated into a transparent substrate. The array of OPAs emit light encoded with four …

Eyepieces for augmented reality display system

S Bhargava, VK Liu, K Messer - US Patent 10,852,547, 2020 - Google Patents
An eyepiece waveguide for an augmented reality display system may include an optically
transmissive substrate, an input coupling grating (ICG) region, a multi-directional pupil …

Light combiner for augmented reality display systems

DA Tinch - US Patent App. 15/072,055, 2016 - Google Patents
A planar light combiner includes a planar substrate having a planar waveguide therein. The
planar waveguide includes a first channel and a second channel. The first channel is …

System and method for presenting image content on multiple depth planes by providing multiple intra-pupil parallax views

MA Klug, R Konrad, G Wetzstein… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
An augmented reality display system is configured to direct a plurality of parallactically-
disparate intra-pupil images into a viewer's eye. The parallactically-disparate intra-pupil …

Stacked configuration of freeform optics for augmented or virtual reality

BT Schowengerdt - US Patent App. 14/707,519, 2015 - Google Patents
Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality
experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one …

Augmented reality display system with variable focus

T Vallius - US Patent 9,927,614, 2018 - Google Patents
A near-eye optical display system that may be utilized in augmented reality applications and
devices includes a diffractive waveguide having diffractive optical elements (DOEs) …

Eyepiece for virtual, augmented, or mixed reality systems

MA Klug, RD TeKolste, WH Welch, EC Browy… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
An eyepiece waveguide for an augmented reality. The eyepiece waveguide can include a
transparent substrate with an input coupler region, a first orthogonal pupil expander (OPE) …

Using freeform optical elements to display augmented or virtual reality

BT Schowengerdt - US Patent App. 14/705,530, 2015 - Google Patents
Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality
experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one …

Combining at least one variable focus element with a plurality of stacked waveguides for augmented or virtual reality display

BT Schowengerdt, MD Watson - US Patent 9,915,824, 2018 - Google Patents
Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality
experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one …

Separately addressable diffractive optical elements for augmented or virtual reality

BT Schowengerdt - US Patent App. 14/705,490, 2015 - Google Patents
Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality
experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one …