G02B3/00

Image display apparatus and mobile apparatus
11567314 · 2023-01-31 · ·

An image display apparatus mountable on a mobile object includes an image light generator and a transmissive member. The image light generator is configured to generate image light and emit the image light to a transmission and reflection member mounted on the mobile object. The transmissive member is disposed in an optical path of the image light between the image light generator and the transmission and reflection member. The transmissive member is configured to transmit the image light from the image light generator. The transmissive member has a cross section with a predetermined curve, the cross section being orthogonal to a predetermined direction inclined with reference to a virtual plane orthogonal to a horizontal direction of the mobile object.

Image inspection device and lighting device
11567013 · 2023-01-31 · ·

An image inspection device and a lighting device capable of setting an irradiation solid angle for each location of a visual field and capable of miniaturization are provided. The image inspection device includes a photographing portion that photographs the target, and a light transmissible lighting portion that is disposed between the target and the photographing portion and configured to irradiate light in a direction toward the target. The lighting portion includes a plurality of light-emitting portions that is arranged in a matrix form and configured to be capable of selectively emitting light, and an optical system configured to control irradiation directions of the light emitted from each of the plurality of light-emitting portions to be directions corresponding to positions of each of the plurality of light-emitting portions.

Structure for collecting light field information, display device, and control method of display device

The present disclosure discloses a structure for collecting light field information, a display device, and a control method of the display device. The structure for collecting light field information includes a base substrate, a plurality of sensor chips located on the base substrate, where each of the plurality of sensor chips includes a plurality of sensing units arranged in an array, and a plurality of micro-imaging structures located above a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the plurality of sensor chips. Each of the plurality of micro-imaging structures corresponds to a respective one of the sensor chips. An orthographic projection of the respective one sensor chip on the base substrate has an overlapping region with an orthographic projection of the each micro-imaging structure on the base substrate. The respective one sensor chip is configured to receive light field information passing through the each micro-imaging structure.

Light projection lens and mobile object

A light projection lens includes: an inner surface which light emitted from a light source enters, and includes a first concave portion; and an outer surface from which the light exits. In a cross section parallel to an optical axis of the light emitted from the light source, the outer surface and the first concave portion have a difference in radius of curvature in at least a portion of the outer surface and the first concave portion. In a cross section perpendicular to the optical axis of the light emitted from the light source, the first concave portion has an elliptical shape. The light which exits from the outer surface is lesser in amount in an optical axis direction of the light emitted from the light source than in a direction different from the optical axis direction.

Multilayered meta lens and optical apparatus including the same

A meta-lens includes a first layer that is arranged on a substrate and that includes a plurality of first nanostructures and a second layer including a plurality of second nanostructures separately arranged from the first nanostructures. The meta-lens may focus light of a plurality of wavelengths or light of a wide wavelength bandwidth due to the arrangement of the nanostructures in a multilayer structure.

Multilayered meta lens and optical apparatus including the same

A meta-lens includes a first layer that is arranged on a substrate and that includes a plurality of first nanostructures and a second layer including a plurality of second nanostructures separately arranged from the first nanostructures. The meta-lens may focus light of a plurality of wavelengths or light of a wide wavelength bandwidth due to the arrangement of the nanostructures in a multilayer structure.

COMPACT NEAR EYE DISPLAY ENGINE
20230236420 · 2023-07-27 · ·

An apparatus includes a light source configured to produce light and a prism. The apparatus also includes freeform optics optically coupled between the light source and the prism, the freeform optics configured to direct the light towards the prism and eyepiece optics optically coupled to the prism. Additionally, the apparatus includes a spatial light modulator (SLM) optically coupled to the prism, the prism configured to direct the light towards the SLM, the SLM configured to modulate the light to produce modulated light, and the prism configured to direct the modulated light towards the eyepiece optics.

PANCAKES LENS ASSEMBLY

A pancake lens assembly includes a partially reflective mirror, a reflective polarizer, a quarter waveplate, a polarization-dependent optical device, and at least one polarization controller. When a light beam is introduced into the pancake lens assembly along an optical axis in a Z direction to pass through the polarization controller in a first state, a polarization direction of the light beam is converted by the polarization controller. When the light beam is introduced into the pancake lens assembly along the optical axis to pass through the polarization controller in a second state, the polarization direction of the light beam is prevented from being converted by the polarization controller.

Image sensor including color separating lens array and electronic apparatus including the image sensor

Provided is an image sensor including a color separating lens array. The image sensor includes a sensor substrate including a first pixel configured to sense first wavelength light, and a second pixel configured to sense second wavelength light; and a color separating lens array including a first wavelength light condensing region in which the first wavelength light is condensed onto the first pixel, wherein an area of the first wavelength light condensing region is greater than an area of the first pixel, and a distance between the sensor substrate and the color separating lens array is less than a focal distance of the first wavelength light condensing region with respect to the first wavelength light.

Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods
11714291 · 2023-08-01 · ·

A method for displaying virtual content to a user, the method includes determining an accommodation of the user's eyes. The method also includes delivering, through a first waveguide of a stack of waveguides, light rays having a first wavefront curvature based at least in part on the determined accommodation, wherein the first wavefront curvature corresponds to a focal distance of the determined accommodation. The method further includes delivering, through a second waveguide of the stack of waveguides, light rays having a second wavefront curvature, the second wavefront curvature associated with a predetermined margin of the focal distance of the determined accommodation.