公开(公告)号：US09188731B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-17

申请号：US13838936

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: REALD INC.

Inventor： Graham John Woodgate ,  Michael G. Robinson ,  Jonathan Harrold ,  Miller H. Schuck

IPC: G02B6/43 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02B6/0078 ,  G02B6/0048 ,  G02B6/0055 ,  G02B6/0061 ,  G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0073 ,  G02B6/0076 ,  G02F1/133524 ,  G02F2001/133567

Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including at least one transparent stepped waveguide optical valve for providing large area collimated illumination from localized light sources, and at least one further illumination source. A stepped waveguide may be a stepped structure, where the steps include extraction features hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Such controlled illumination may provide for efficient, multi-user autostereoscopic displays as well as improved 2D display functionality. Light from a separate illumination source may pass through the transparent stepped waveguide optical valve to provide at least one further additional illumination function.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种导光阀装置，其包括至少一个用于从局部光源提供大面积准直照明的透明阶梯式波导光阀，以及至少一个另外的照明源。 阶梯式波导可以是阶梯式结构，其中步骤包括对引导光隐藏的提取特征，在第一向前方向上传播。 在第二反向传播的返回光可以由特征折射，衍射或反射，以提供从波导的顶表面离开的离散照明光束。 这种受控照明可以提供有效的多用户自动立体显示器以及改进的2D显示功能。 来自单独的照明源的光可以通过透明的阶梯式波导光阀，以提供至少一个另外的照明功能。

公开(公告)号：US20130308339A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-21

申请号：US13838936

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: REALD INC.

Inventor： Graham John Woodgate ,  Michael G. Robinson ,  Jonathan Harrold ,  Miller H. Schuck

IPC: F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0078 ,  G02B6/0048 ,  G02B6/0055 ,  G02B6/0061 ,  G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0073 ,  G02B6/0076 ,  G02F1/133524 ,  G02F2001/133567

Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including at least one transparent stepped waveguide optical valve for providing large area collimated illumination from localized light sources, and at least one further illumination source. A stepped waveguide may be a stepped structure, where the steps include extraction features hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Such controlled illumination may provide for efficient, multi-user autostereoscopic displays as well as improved 2D display functionality. Light from a separate illumination source may pass through the transparent stepped waveguide optical valve to provide at least one further additional illumination function.