Head-wearable displays with a tiled field of view using a single microdisplay
First Claim
1. An eyepiece for a head-wearable display, the eyepiece comprising:
- a curved light guide for guiding display light via total internal reflection between a peripherally-located input surface and a viewing region; and
an output coupler disposed across the viewing region to redirect the display light towards an eyeward direction for output from the curved light guide, the output coupler having an optical axis and comprising a set of reflective surfaces that includes at least two individual reflective surfaces to reflect incident display light toward the eyeward direction in at least two different directions relative to the optical axis of the output coupler.
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Abstract
Implementations are described of an eyepiece for a head wearable display. The eyepiece includes a curved lightguide for guiding display light via total internal reflection between a peripherally-located input surface and a viewing region and an output coupler disposed across the viewing region to redirect the display light towards an eyeward direction for output from the curved light guide. The output coupler has an optical axis and has a set of reflective surfaces that includes at least two individual reflective surfaces to reflect incident display light toward the eyeward direction in at least two different directions relative to the optical axis of the output coupler. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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30 Claims
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1. An eyepiece for a head-wearable display, the eyepiece comprising:
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a curved light guide for guiding display light via total internal reflection between a peripherally-located input surface and a viewing region; and an output coupler disposed across the viewing region to redirect the display light towards an eyeward direction for output from the curved light guide, the output coupler having an optical axis and comprising a set of reflective surfaces that includes at least two individual reflective surfaces to reflect incident display light toward the eyeward direction in at least two different directions relative to the optical axis of the output coupler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A head-wearable display comprising:
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a display source to generate display light; an eyepiece to guide the display light to a viewing region, the eyepiece comprising; a curved light guide for guiding display light via total internal reflection between a peripherally-located input surface and the viewing region, an output coupler disposed across the viewing region to redirect the display light towards an eyeward direction for output from the curved light guide, the output coupler having an optical axis and comprising a set of reflective surfaces that includes at least two individual reflective surfaces to reflect incident display light toward the eyeward direction in at least two different directions relative to the optical axis of the output coupler; and a frame assembly to support the eyepiece for wearing on a head of a user with the viewing region positioned in front of an eye of the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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