System for and method of extending vertical field of view in head up display utilizing a waveguide combiner
First Claim
1. A head up display for providing light from an image source, the image source comprising a backlight having a first bank and a second bank, the head up display comprising:
- a first waveguide having a first input coupler and a first output coupler; and
a second waveguide having a second input coupler and a second output coupler, the first waveguide having a first major surface and the second waveguide having a second major surface, wherein the first major surface being disposed approximately parallel to the second major surface, wherein the first waveguide and the second waveguide being positioned as a combiner and allow viewing of an outside scene and information from the image source, wherein the first input coupler diffracts light in a first field of view into the first waveguide and light in a second field of view reaches the second input coupler and is diffracted into the second waveguide wherein light from the first bank and light from the second bank is switched in synchronism with control of light through the first input coupler.
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Abstract
A Head Up Display can be utilized to find light from an energy source. The Head Up Display includes a first waveguide having a first input coupler and a first output coupler. The Head Up Display can also include a second waveguide having a second input coupler and a second output coupler. The first waveguide has a first major surface and the second waveguide has a second major surface, which are disposed approximately parallel to each other. The first waveguide and the second waveguide are positioned as a combiner and allowing viewing an outside feed and information from an image source. The first input coupler diffracts light in the first field of view into the first waveguide and light in a second field of view reaches the second input coupler and is diffracted into the second waveguide.
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14 Claims
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1. A head up display for providing light from an image source, the image source comprising a backlight having a first bank and a second bank, the head up display comprising:
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a first waveguide having a first input coupler and a first output coupler; and a second waveguide having a second input coupler and a second output coupler, the first waveguide having a first major surface and the second waveguide having a second major surface, wherein the first major surface being disposed approximately parallel to the second major surface, wherein the first waveguide and the second waveguide being positioned as a combiner and allow viewing of an outside scene and information from the image source, wherein the first input coupler diffracts light in a first field of view into the first waveguide and light in a second field of view reaches the second input coupler and is diffracted into the second waveguide wherein light from the first bank and light from the second bank is switched in synchronism with control of light through the first input coupler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An optical system for a head up display including an image source having a light source, the light source having a first bank and a second bank, the optical system comprising:
a combiner comprising a first waveguide and a second waveguide, the first waveguide including a first input diffraction grating and a first output diffraction grating, the second waveguide including a second input diffraction grating and a second output diffraction grating, wherein the first output diffraction grating provides light for a first field of view and the second output diffraction grating provides light for a second field of view, wherein light is provided through the first input diffraction grating in synchronism with operation of the first bank. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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