Invention Application
- Patent Title: Display-Adjacent Optical Emission or Reception Using Optical Fibers
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Application No.: US16905664Application Date: 2020-06-18
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Publication No.: US20210396935A1Publication Date: 2021-12-23
- Inventor: Tong Chen , Mark T. Winkler , Michael K. McCord , Tingjun Xu , Xianwei Zhao
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: G02B6/35
- IPC: G02B6/35 ; G02B6/04 ; G02B6/42 ; H04B10/40 ; H04B10/25

Abstract:
An electronic device includes a housing and a display. The housing defines an interior cavity and includes an optically-transmissive housing component. The display is disposed in the interior cavity and is viewable through the optically-transmissive housing component. An optoelectronic component is disposed in the interior cavity. An optical fiber extends between a first end positioned adjacent the optoelectronic component and a second end positioned adjacent the optically-transmissive housing component. The optical fiber defines a non-linear optical path between the first end and the second end. At least a portion of the optical fiber is laterally offset from a lateral edge of the display.
Public/Granted literature
- US11327237B2 Display-adjacent optical emission or reception using optical fibers Public/Granted day:2022-05-10
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