Thin see-through pancake lens assembly and display device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10989928B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US16810417

    申请日:2020-03-05

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00 G02B27/01 G02B3/08

    摘要: An optical assembly includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to and substantially parallel with the first surface. The substrate also includes a reflector and a beam splitter, each of which is coupled to the substrate. The optical assembly is configured to transmit image light received at the first surface in an optical path that includes reflection at each of the reflector and the beam splitter before the image light is output from the second surface. The optical assembly is also configured to transmit ambient light received at the first surface such that the second light is output from the second surface without undergoing reflection at either the reflector or the beam splitter. A method of transmitting light through the optical assembly is also disclosed.

    Bifocal optical assembly for a head-mounted display

    公开(公告)号:US10901291B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US15849336

    申请日:2017-12-20

    IPC分类号: G02F1/29 H04N13/383

    摘要: A head-mounted display (HMD) presented herein comprises an electronic display and an optical assembly. The electronic display is configured to emit image light. The optical assembly is configured to direct the image light to an eye-box of the HMD corresponding to a location of a user's eye. The optical assembly includes a multifocal optical element, e.g., a bifocal optical element. A first portion of the multifocal optical element has a first optical power that is associated with a first image plane. The second portion of the multifocal optical element has a second optical power different than the first optical power, the second portion associated with a second image plane.

    Eye emulator devices
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10817052B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US15866349

    申请日:2018-01-09

    摘要: Described herein is a human eye emulator device that emulates the human eye's responses to light. The human eye emulator device is based on an electro-optical liquid crystal eye model. The human eye emulator device includes a Pancharatnam berry phase (PBP) liquid crystal (LC) lens, a liquid crystal (LC) shutter glass, and a liquid crystal (LC) lens. The PBP LC lens emulates the cornea. The PBP LC lens receives light and refracts the received light. The LC shutter glass emulates the pupil. The LC shutter glass forms a dynamic aperture that transmits a portion of the light refracted by the PBP LC lens. The LC lens emulates the crystalline lens. The LC lens receives the portion of light transmitted by the LC shutter glass and refracts the received portion of light through the LC shutter glass onto an imaging surface.

    Fresnel assembly for light redirection in eye tracking systems

    公开(公告)号:US10788677B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US15723305

    申请日:2017-10-03

    摘要: A head-mounted device (HMD) comprises a display element, a Fresnel assembly, an illumination source, and a camera assembly. The display element outputs image light in a first band of light through a display surface. The optics block directs light from the display element to a target region (e.g., includes a portion of a user's face, eyes, etc.). The Fresnel assembly transmits light in the first band and directs light in a second band different than the first band to a first position. The source illuminates the target area with light in the second band. The camera is located in the first position and captures light in the second band corresponding to light reflected from the target area that is then reflected by the Fresnel assembly toward the camera. A controller may use the captured light to determine tracking information for areas of a user's face (e.g., eyes).