SEPARATELY ADDRESSABLE DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY

摘要

Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye.

主权项

1. An optical element for displaying virtual content to a user, comprising:
at least one diffractive optical element (DOE) positioned to receive light, the at least one DOE comprising a first array of a plurality of separately addressable sections, with at least one electrode for each of the separately addressable subsection, each of the separately addressable subsections responsive to at least one respective single received via the respective at least one electrode to selectively switch between at least a first state and a section state, the second state different from the first state.