238results about "Active addressable light modulator" patented technology

Methods, apparatus, devices, subsystems, and systems related to irregular devices and methods for designing and fabricating the irregular devices are provided. In one aspect, a device includes: a backplane comprising a plurality of circuits and a plurality of elements arranged on the backplane. Each of the plurality of elements includes a metallic electrode. Each of the metallic electrodes is coupled to a respective circuit of the plurality of circuits in the backplane through a corresponding via of a plurality of vias, and a position relationship between the metallic electrode and the corresponding via satisfies one or more criteria.

Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, an optical device includes: a first optically diffractive component including a first diffractive structure configured to diffract a first color of light having a first incident angle at a first diffracted angle, a second optically diffractive component including a second diffractive structure configured to diffract a second color of light having a second incident angle at a second diffracted angle, a first reflective layer configured to totally reflect the first color of light having the first incident angle and transmit the second color of light, and a second reflective layer configured to totally reflect the second color of light having the second incident angle. The first reflective layer is between the first and second diffractive structures, and the second diffractive structure is between the first and second reflective layers.

A display device includes a display array comprising a plurality of binary pixels, each binary pixel comprises at least one light source with two light source modulating pixels configured to form three or more binary patterns. A device further includes a first layer above the at least two light source modulating pixels, the first layer comprises a light diffraction material across the binary pixel, wherein the light diffraction material is configured to cause a first modification of a first binary pattern to output a first light, cause a second modification of a second binary pattern to output a second light, and cause a third modification of a third binary pattern to output a third light, wherein the first, second and third output light have substantially different visual characteristics.

Aspects of the disclosure include a method for controlling a vehicle via a holographic interface. Aspects include detecting a request, by an occupant of the vehicle, to display a holographic user interface and instructing a holographic display device to display the holographic user interface. Aspects also include detecting an interaction between the occupant and the holographic user interface, identifying a desired action for the vehicle based on the interaction, and instructing the vehicle to perform the desired action.

A flying-over beam pattern scanning hologram microscope device includes: a scan beam generation unit which converts of a first beam and a second beam to a first spherical wave; a scanning unit, which includes a spatial modulation scanner for controlling the scan beam in the horizontal direction, and a translation stage for moving an object in the vertical direction at the rear end of the projection unit; the projection unit projecting the scan beam onto an object plane; and a light collection unit which detects a beam that has passed through the objective lens again after being reflected or fluoresced from the object.

Methods, apparatus, devices, subsystems, and systems for holographically displaying three-dimensional objects are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a display and an optical device. The optical device includes: an optical guiding device configured to guide light to propagate along a first direction within the optical guiding device, the light comprising multiple colors of light; an in-coupling diffractive structure configured to diffract the light to propagate in the optical guiding device; and a plurality of out-coupling diffractive structures arranged downstream of the in-coupling diffractive structure along the first direction and configured to diffract at least part of the light out of the optical guiding device along a second direction different from the first direction towards the display. Each of the plurality of out-coupling diffractive structures is configured to separate the multiple colors of light from each other while suppressing crosstalk between the multiple colors of light.

A digital holographic microscope that includes a light source and a photonic integrated circuit. The photonic integrated circuit can include a branching waveguide optically coupled to the light source, and a multi-angle illumination device optically coupled to the branching waveguide. In various examples, the multi-angle illumination device includes an optical phased array that includes a plurality of light emitters. In various examples, the multi-angle illumination device includes a grating coupler.

An optical assembly is provided for use in holographic display of a replay image. The optical assembly may be of particular use is an augmented reality headset. The optical assembly includes a light-modulation element arranged to be illuminated off-axis by a light beam. The light-modulation element modulates the incident light to generate a replay image and generates a zero-order light beam. A focusing system is arranged after the light-modulation element. A light remover is positioned after the focussing system and is configured to remove the zero-order light beam from the light focussed by the focussing system. The focussing system is configured to focus zero-order light from the light-modulation element in a first plane different from a second plane which is the plane of focus of parallel light of the replay image. The light remover removes the zero-order light in the first plane.

A head-up display having a glare trap and an eye-box is described. The head-up display comprises a picture generating unit, an optical system, an infrared image capture device and a plurality of infrared light sources. The optical system comprises at least one mirror, a cover glass and a beam splitter that is substantially reflective to infrared light and transmissive to visible light. The infrared image capture device is disposed within the volume of the optical system. The plurality of infrared light sources are packaged with the glare trap and are arranged to illuminate the eye-box.

A novel projection system includes a light source, a phase modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller having temporal lightfield simulation capabilities. The phase modulator spatially modulates a lightfield from the light source to generate an intermediate image on the amplitude modulator. The amplitude modulator spatially modulates the intermediate image to form a final image. The controller models the phase state of the phase modulator during transitions between phase modulator frames and generates lightfield simulations of the intermediate image during the transition. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulations to generate and provide sets of amplitude drive values to the amplitude modulator at a faster rate than that at which the phase modulator is capable of switching.

A method of holographic reconstruction / projection comprises a first step of displaying a hologram of a picture on a spatial light modulator (SLM). The spatial light modulator comprises a pixel array 510 and a cover glass 530 wherein the area of the cover glass is greater than the area of the pixel array. The method comprises a second step of illuminating the hologram with light. A footprint 520 of the light on the spatial light modulator overfills the pixel array, yet underfills the cover glass such that the footprint does not impinge an edge of the cover glass. A spread of a DC component of the holographic reconstruction is reduced.

A display device comprises a spatial light modulator (hologram) 404, a substrate 402, and an attachment material (Aluminium Nitride adhesive) 430 for mounting the spatial light modulator on the substr

Methods, apparatus, devices, subsystems, and systems for holographically displaying three-dimensional objects are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a display and an optical device. The optical device includes: an optical guiding device configured to guide light to propagate along a first direction within the optical guiding device, the light comprising multiple colors of light; an in-coupling diffractive structure configured to diffract the light to propagate in the optical guiding device; and a plurality of out-coupling diffractive structures arranged downstream of the in-coupling diffractive structure along the first direction and configured to diffract at least part of the light out of the optical guiding device along a second direction different from the first direction towards the display. Each of the plurality of out-coupling diffractive structures is configured to separate the multiple colors of light from each other while suppressing crosstalk between the multiple colors of light.

This application relates to a holographic display device comprising a backlight unit and a spatial light modulator, wherein the backlight unit is used to emit light. The spatial light modulator includes a plurality of pixels and a color filter layer comprising a plurality of color filter groups. The pixels are arranged in a zigzag pattern and configured to modulate at least one of the amplitude and phase of the light. Each of the color filter groups includes a first subgroup, a second subgroup, and a third subgroup, the first subgroup including a plurality of first color filters, the second subgroup including a plurality of second color filters, and the third subgroup including a plurality of third color filters, and each pixel is aligned with one of the first, second, and third color filters of the color filter layer.

There is provided a method of projection using an optical element having spatially variant optical power. The method comprises combining Fourier domain data representative of a 2D image with Fourier domain data having a first lensing effect to produce first holographic data. Light is spatially modulated with the first holographic data to form a first spatially modulated light beam. The first spatially modulated light beam is redirected using the optical element by illuminating a first region of the optical element with the first spatially modulated beam. The first lensing effect compensates for the optical power of the optical element in the first region.

The invention relates to a method (1000) for manufacturing a hologram security element (2000) comprising the steps: Capturing (1010) image information; Calculating (1020) a phase image that corresponds to the image information in the far field; Folding (1030) the phase image with the imaging function of at least one optical element to assign the far field image information to a different display position; Arranging a holographic recording material in front of a reflective spatial phase modulator such that one side of the holographic recording material faces the spatial phase modulator, Exposure of the recording material with coherent light (52) from the side facing away from the spatial phase modulator, such that the coherent light incident on the side facing away from the spatial phase modulator interferes in the holographic recording material with the phase-modulated light reflected from the reflecting spatial phase modulator in order to store a hologram in the recording material (1100).

The lighting device of the present application includes a light source unit having a light emitting element; a spatial light phase modulator that performs spatial light phase modulation on incident light from the light source unit, thereby generating a plurality of reproduced images having intervals therebetween on an image surface; and a projection unit that superimposes and projects the plurality of reproduced images on a projection surface through separate projection lenses.

A volumetric display system including a volumetric display for displaying a scene viewable as a three-dimensional floating-in-the-air scene in a display space, enabling a user to reach a first object into the display space, a location determination unit locating real objects in the display space, providing a location of the first object when the first object is inserted into the display space, and a computer for receiving the location of the first object, detecting when the location of the first object is at a location where an object is displayed in the three-dimensional scene, thereby determining that the first object is viewable as touching the displayed object following a detection of the first object viewable as touching the displayed object, producing a new three-dimensional scene displaying the displayed object as if manipulated by the first object. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

An image reproduction device 6 reproduces an image including N different parameters of a wavelength range or the like, and comprises: a multiplexed hologram acquisition unit 61 for acquiring N to 2N multiplexed holograms obtained by multiplex-recording interference patterns for each parameter; a parameter selection unit 63 for selecting the parameters one by one; a hologram generation unit 64 for generating a calculation hologram including two light waves having the selected parameters from the multiplexed holograms; and a light wave restoration unit 65 for restoring one of the two light waves from the calculation hologram.

The present disclosure relates to a device for printing dual holographic, including a plurality of lasers that represents different wavelengths, a plurality of dichroic lenses and mirrors that combine beams output from the plurality of lasers into one beam and output the combined beam as a white beam, a plurality of beam splitters that separates the white beams output through the plurality of dichroic lenses and mirrors, transmit the separated white beams to a stereogram printing device, a wavefront printing device, and a reference beam, separates a beam heading to the reference beam, and transmits the separated beam to the stereogram printing device and the wavefront printing device, and a computer that controls the stereogram printing device and the wavefront printing device so that a hologram is printed with the beam transmitted through the beam splitters.

In a spatial light modulation device, a detection unit detects light modulated by a spatial light modulation unit. An estimation unit estimates an incident position of the light onto the spatial light modulation unit on the basis of a detection result obtained by the detection unit. A phase pattern set by a pattern setting unit includes a phase pattern arranged to form a plurality of focused light spots on the detection unit using the light modulated in the set phase pattern. The detection unit detects intensity information of the focused light spots. The estimation unit estimates the incident position of the light onto the spatial light modulation unit on the basis of a comparison result obtained from the intensity information of the plurality of focused light spots detected by the detection unit.

Concealed Individualized Hologram Security Element and Method and Device for Verification The invention relates to a method (1000) for producing a hologram security element (2000) comprising the steps: capturing (1010) image information; calculating (1020) a phase image that corresponds to the image information in the far field; folding (1030) the phase image with the imaging function of at least one optical element to assign the far-field image information to a different display position;Arranging a holographic recording material in front of a reflective spatial phase modulator, such that one side of the holographic recording material faces the spatial phase modulator, exposing the recording material with coherent light (52) from the side facing away from the spatial phase modulator, so that the coherent light incident on the holographic recording material from the side facing away from the spatial phase modulator interferes with the phase-modulated light reflected from the reflective spatial phase modulator in order to store a hologram in the recording material (1100). The invention further relates to a manufacturing device, a verification method and a verification device.

According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic image display device includes a three-dimensional pixel unit, a backlight, and an arithmetic / control circuit. The three-dimensional pixel unit includes a plurality of pixel cells that are formed of an optical material having electrically changeable optical characteristics, are arranged in a mutually separated manner and in a three-dimensional manner, and are electrically connected with transparent wiring patterns. The backlight is configured to emit illumination light to the three-dimensional pixel unit. The arithmetic / control circuit is configured to control the plurality of pixel cells individually via the wiring patterns on the basis of input three-dimensional image data to cause the three-dimensional pixel unit to function as a transmissive hologram.

This disclosure provides an apparatus for modulating light, the apparatus comprising a substrate having a plurality of electrical interconnects disposed on its top surface and an array of optical modulation elements disposed on the substrate. The optical modulation elements of the apparatus include an array of optical modulation elements, the array including a bottom electrode disposed on the substrate, wherein the bottom electrode is coupled to an electrical interconnect among the plurality of electrical interconnects, a bottom surface of a first dielectric layer is located above the bottom electrode, and a quantum well layer covering the top surface of the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is then configured to cover the top surface of the quantum well layer, wherein each optical modulation element of the optical modulation element array is spatially separated from each of the other optical modulation elements of the array, and the top electrode is located on top of the optical modulation element array.

The invention relates to techniques for producing a holographic optical element, HOE, by replication of a master HOE. More particularly, the invention relates to techniques for flexibly adjusting the diffraction efficiency of the HOE. An adjustable settable optical element (54) can be used to change the intensity and / or polarisation of light during an illumination process.

In a spatial light modulation device 10, a detection unit 7 detects light modulated by a spatial light modulation unit 3. An estimation unit 35 estimates an incident position P2 of the light onto the spatial light modulation unit 3 on the basis of a detection result obtained by the detection unit 7. A phase pattern P1 set by a pattern setting unit 31 includes a phase pattern arranged to form a plurality of focused light spots on the detection unit 7 using the light modulated in the set phase pattern P1. The detection unit 7 detects intensity information of the focused light spots. The estimation unit 35 estimates the incident position P2 of the light onto the spatial light modulation unit 3 on the basis of a comparison result obtained from the intensity information of the plurality of focused light spots detected by the detection unit 7.

A method of determining a hologram of an image for a system comprising a display device and viewing system. The display device is arranged to display the hologram. The viewing system is arranged to view the hologram through a pupil expander. The pupil expander provides a plurality of light propagation paths from the display device to the viewing system. The method comprises first to fifth stages. The first stage comprises determining a first complex light field at an entrance pupil of the viewing system. The first complex light field results from the propagation of light from a display plane of the display device along at least one light propagation path of the pupil expander. The first stage also comprises cropping in accordance with the entrance pupil of the viewing system. The second stage comprises determining a second complex light field at a sensor plane of a sensor of the viewing system. The second complex light field results from the propagation of light of the first complex light field from the entrance pupil through a lens of the viewing system. The second stage also comprises modifying the amplitude component in accordance with the image. The third stage comprises determining a third complex light field at the entrance pupil. The third complex light field results from the reverse propagation of light of the second complex light field from the sensor plane back through the lens. The third stage also comprises cropping in accordance with the entrance pupil. The fourth stage comprises determining a fourth complex light field at the display plane. The fourth complex light field results from the propagation of light of the third complex light field back along the at least one light propagation of the pupil expander. The fourth stage also comprises cropping in accordance with the display device. In a fifth stage, the hologram is extracted from the fourth data set.

There is provided a hologram that includes a formation layer and a reflection layer that are laminated. The formation layer has an optical phase modulation structure on a first interface in contact with the reflection layer. When reference light emitted from a point light source enters through a second interface different from the first interface of the formation layer, the entirety or part of an image to be reconstructed by the optical phase modulation structure is reconstructed as spatial information on the point light source side relative to the second interface.

A computer-generated holographic display system is described to have improved image quality when used with an illumination source other than a single-mode laser, such as a broadband light source including LEDs and multimode lasers. In one example, the computer-generated holographic display system has angular resolution and an angular field of view at a viewing position. The computer-generated holographic display system includes an illumination system comprising an LED or a multimode laser, a spatial light modulator (SLM) illuminated by the illumination system, and an optical system configured to re-image the SLM at a predetermined distance from the viewing position. The illumination system has an étendue at the SLM that is less than or equal to the value obtained by dividing the product of the angular resolution at the viewing position and the angular field of view at the viewing position by the maximum focusing power of the virtual image points with respect to the re-imaged SLM. The angular resolution is less than about 1 milliradian. In another example, the computer-generated holographic display system has an angular resolution and a restricted aperture width at the viewing position. The computer-generated holographic display system includes an illumination system comprising an LED or a multimode laser and having a spectral bandwidth and a nominal wavelength, a spatial light modulator (SLM) illuminated by the illumination system, and an optical system configured to re-image the SLM at a predetermined distance from the viewing position. The spectral bandwidth divided by the nominal wavelength is less than or equal to the value obtained by dividing the angular resolution by the product of the restricted aperture width and the maximum focusing power of the virtual image points with respect to the re-imaged SLM, and the angular resolution is less than about 1 milliradian.