NED polarization system for wavelength pass-through
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1. A method for presenting an image, comprising:
- (a) projecting light from a light source into an optical element, the light including at least first and second wavelength bands, and the optical element including at least first and second waveguides, the first and second waveguides each having at least one optical grating;
(b) modifying, for a first time, the polarization of the second wavelength band incident on the first waveguide from a first state to a second state so that the second wavelength band predominantly does not couple within the first waveguide;
(c) controlling the polarization of the first wavelength band incident on the first waveguide to be different than the polarization of the second wavelength band incident on the first waveguide so that the first wavelength band couples within the first waveguide to a greater extent than the other than first wavelength bands; and
(d) modifying, for a second time, the polarization of the second wavelength band incident on the second waveguide from the second state to the first state so that the second wavelength band predominantly couples within the second waveguide.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing uniform color distribution of light emitted from a light source to an eye box in a near eye display (NED). An example of the system and method uses an optical element including two or more waveguides optimized to different colors of the visible light spectrum. The optical element further includes one or more polarization state generators for controlling the polarization of light incident on the waveguides to facilitate coupling of light into a matched waveguide, and to impede coupling of light into unmatched waveguides.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for presenting an image, comprising:
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(a) projecting light from a light source into an optical element, the light including at least first and second wavelength bands, and the optical element including at least first and second waveguides, the first and second waveguides each having at least one optical grating; (b) modifying, for a first time, the polarization of the second wavelength band incident on the first waveguide from a first state to a second state so that the second wavelength band predominantly does not couple within the first waveguide; (c) controlling the polarization of the first wavelength band incident on the first waveguide to be different than the polarization of the second wavelength band incident on the first waveguide so that the first wavelength band couples within the first waveguide to a greater extent than the other than first wavelength bands; and (d) modifying, for a second time, the polarization of the second wavelength band incident on the second waveguide from the second state to the first state so that the second wavelength band predominantly couples within the second waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for presenting an image, comprising:
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(a) projecting light from a light source into an optical element, the light including a plurality of wavelength bands, and the optical element including a plurality of waveguides, a wavelength band of the plurality of wavelength bands being matched to a waveguide of the plurality of waveguides; and (b) passing the wavelength band through a plurality of polarization state generators, each polarization state generator associated with a waveguide of the plurality of waveguides, the plurality of polarization state generators controlling the polarization of the wavelength band passing therethrough to change, a first time, from a first state to a second state to pass through one or more waveguides and to change, a second time from the second state back to the first state facilitating coupling of the wavelength band within the matched waveguide, while impeding coupling of remaining wavelength bands passing through the matched waveguide.
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