A layered structure for manipulating optical polarization for a head-up display application is provided herein. The layered structure includes: a Picture Generating Unit “PGU”, the structure adapted to receive polarized light oriented along a Transverse Magnetic “TM” polarization direction, from said PGU, said structure comprising: a first layer comprising a plano-convex lens, wherein the angle between the incidence angle and the optical axis of the plano-convex lens satisfies a Brewster angle; a first polarization manipulating layer adjoining said first layer and adapted to transform the polarization state of said polarized light; an optical partial reflective filter that is designed according to the polarization and reflectivity requirements; and a plano-concave lens, conjugated to the first plano-convex lens.
A multi-layered thin combiner (MLTC) is provided herein. The MLTC may include: a plurality of connectable layers each having a separate active area coated with a primary partially reflective filter, wherein each active area comprises a discrete fraction of an effective aperture; and wherein the active areas are configured to align, when said connectable layers are connected, to collectively define a complete effective aperture.
There is provided a layered combiner for manipulating optical polarization on toroid surfaces, e.g. for a head-up display applications comprising a Picture Generating Unit (“PGU”) the structure adapted to receive polarized light in p-polarization direction, from said PGU, said structure comprising a dielectric material further comprising: a first layer comprising a first wave-retarder, wherein the angle between the incidence angle and the optical axis of the wave-retarder satisfies a Brewster angle; a layer of PMLTC segments, wherein each of the segments acts as a Mangin mirror-type surface and a third layer comprising a second wave-retarder. The Mangin mirror-type surface is configured to modulate the reflection of incoming collimated light on the surface of the segment to provide a collimated wave front without toroidal aberration thereby providing an observer with an undistorted image.
A Dynamic Parallel Monocular Projection (DPMP) system for the provision of dynamically adjusted images to a Head Motion Box (HMB) is provided herein. The DPMP may include a picture generation unit (PGU); a projection unit, further comprising a displaying unit and at least one optical modulator, a Multi-Layered Thin Combiner (MLTC), comprising an infra-red (IR) light source and an IR detection sensor, thereby enabling the provision of images adjusted to the individual location of the observer's eyes within the HMB.
H04N 13/383 - Image reproducers using viewer tracking for tracking with gaze detection, i.e. detecting the lines of sight of the viewer's eyes
H04N 13/32 - Image reproducers for viewing without the aid of special glasses, i.e. using autostereoscopic displays using arrays of controllable light sourcesImage reproducers for viewing without the aid of special glasses, i.e. using autostereoscopic displays using moving apertures or moving light sources
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MULTI-LAYER ACCUMULATION BASED OPTICAL AMPLITUDE MODULATOR
An optical amplitude modulator, comprising: a first transparent conductive terminal; a second transparent conductive terminal; a transparent insulator layer; and a transparent semiconductor layer; wherein the insulator layer and the semiconductor layer are sandwiched between the first terminal and the second terminal; and wherein a transmissivity of electromagnetic radiation through the insulator layer and the semiconductor layer is dynamically controllable according to a voltage applied between the first terminal and the second terminal.
G02F 1/015 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on semiconductor elements having potential barriers, e.g. having a PN or PIN junction
A layered structure for manipulating optical polarization for a head-up display application is provided herein. The layered structure includes: a Picture Generating Unit "PGU", the structure adapted to receive polarized light oriented along a Transverse Magnetic "TM" polarization direction, from said PGU, said structure comprising: a first layer comprising a plano-convex lens, wherein the angle between the incidence angle and the optical axis of the plano-convex lens satisfies a Brewster angle; a first polarization manipulating layer adjoining said first layer and adapted to transform the polarization state of said polarized light; an optical partial reflective filter that is designed according to the polarization and reflectivity requirements; and a plano-concave lens, conjugated to the first plano-convex lens.
There is provided a layered combiner for manipulating optical polarization on toroid surfaces, e.g. for a head-up display applications comprising a Picture Generating Unit ("PGU") the structure adapted to receive polarized light in p-polarization direction, from said PGU, said structure comprising a dielectric material further comprising: a first layer comprising a first wave-retarder, wherein the angle between the incidence angle and the optical axis of the wave-retarder satisfies a Brewster angle; a layer of PMLTC segments, wherein each of the segments acts as a Mangin minor-type surface and a third layer comprising a second wave-retarder. The Mangin mirror-type surface is configured to modulate the reflection of incoming collimated light on the surface of the segment to provide a collimated wave front without toroidal aberration thereby providing an observer with an undistorted image.
G02B 6/10 - Light guidesStructural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
A Dynamic Parallel Monocular Projection (DPMP) system for the provision of dynamically adjusted images to a Head Motion Box (HMB) is provided herein. The DPMP may include a picture generation unit (PGU); a projection unit, further comprising a displaying unit and at least one optical modulator, a Multi-Layered Thin Combiner (MLTC), comprising an infra-red (IR) light source and an IR detection sensor, thereby enabling the provision of images adjusted to the individual location of the observer's eyes within the HMB.
A method of synthesizing an effective refractive index metamaterial, the method may include the steps of: a) analysing an effective index material by directing an electromagnetic plane-wave towards a surface of the metamaterial and calculating the polarization currents distribution field in the metamaterial, wherein the effective refractive index metamaterial is comprised of a plurality of layers of at least a first material having a first refractive index and at least a second material having a second refractive index; b) filtering and sampling the polarization currents distribution field according to the layers, wherein the layers comprise pre-determined parameters requirements, the parameters including at least one of: refractive indexes of the first material and the second material, effective refractive index of the layer and thickness of the layer; and c) determining a layer arrangement and thickness for the first and second materials comprising the plurality of layers.
Described herein is a dynamic optical modulator including a plurality of pixels arranged in a grid, the pixels comprising a plurality of unit-cells, the unit-cell comprising a dielectric layer sandwiched between two at least partially conductive layers, wherein the optical characteristics of each of said unit-cells is controlled by the application of a voltage across each of the pixels of the plurality of pixels.
A multi-layered thin combiner (MLTC) is provided herein. The MLTC may include: a plurality of connectable layers each having a separate active area coated with a primary partially reflective filter; wherein each active area comprises a discrete fraction of an effective aperture; and wherein the active areas are configured to align, when said connectable layers are connected, to collectively define a complete effective aperture.
Described herein is a dynamic optical modulator comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a grid, said pixels comprising a plurality of unit-cells, said unit-cell comprising a dielectric layer sandwiched between two at least partially conductive layers, wherein the optical characteristics of each of said unit-cells is controlled by the application of a voltage across each of said pixels of the plurality of pixels.
G02F 1/015 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on semiconductor elements having potential barriers, e.g. having a PN or PIN junction
G02F 1/01 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
A method of synthesizing an effective refractive index metamaterial, including a) analysing an effective index material by directing an electromagnetic planewave towards a surface of said metamaterial and calculating the polarization currents distribution field in said metamaterial, wherein said effective refractive index metamaterial is comprised of a plurality of layers of having a first refractive index and a second refractive index; b) filtering and sampling said polarization currents distribution field according to said layers, wherein said layers comprise pre-determined parameters requirements, said parameters including refractive indexes of said first material and said second material, effective refractive index of said layer or thickness of said layer; and c) determining a layer arrangement and thickness for said first and second materials comprising said plurality of layers, such that said polarization currents distribution field in said metamaterial imitates the current distribution field generated by surface currents corresponding to said sampled polarization currents distribution field.
A multi-layered thin combiner (MLTC) is provided herein. The MLTC may include: a plurality of connectable layers each having a separate active area coated with a primary partially reflective filter; wherein each active area comprises a discrete fraction of an effective aperture; and wherein the active areas are configured to align, when said connectable layers are connected, to collectively define a complete effective aperture.
G02B 6/10 - Light guidesStructural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
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