Head mounted display utilizing diffractive optical elements
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1. A head mounted display comprising:
- an image source;
an image combiner;
a relay optical system for transmitting the image from the source to the combiner, said relay optical system including diffractive optical means for correcting aberrations and;
means mounting the image source, the image combiner and the relay optical system to the head of an observer.
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Abstract
A head mounted display having an image source, an optical relay system and a combiner for producing an image from the image source to the eye of a pilot in which the optical system includes at least one diffractive surface to compensate for aberrations and distortions in the display.
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13 Claims
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1. A head mounted display comprising:
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an image source; an image combiner; a relay optical system for transmitting the image from the source to the combiner, said relay optical system including diffractive optical means for correcting aberrations and; means mounting the image source, the image combiner and the relay optical system to the head of an observer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. The method of correcting for tilt error in a head mounted optical imaging system containing an optical combiner and plurality of optical components in a relay, comprising the steps of:
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1) forming a diffraction grating on one surface of one of the optical components; and
,2) shaping the grating to compensate for the tilt error. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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