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Achromatic freeform prism for near eye displays

US10989923B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 13, 2018
Grant dateApr 27, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/086
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A near eye display includes a main freeform prism lens and a micro-display corrector lens, where the main freeform prism lens includes a first freeform surface, a second freeform surface, and a third freeform surface, the first freeform surface refracting a light from a micro-display into a body of the main freeform prism lens, and the main freeform prism lens having an exit pupil diameter greater than 12 millimeter (mm), and a lateral color aberration of less than 4 micrometer (um)) across a diagonal field of view (FOV), where the micro-display corrector lens is positioned between the main freeform prism lens and the micro-display, the micro-display corrector lens including a first corrector lens surface and a second corrector lens surface, and each surface of the main freeform prism lens and the micro-display corrector lens comprises a surface sag.

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