CN115933188A

CN115933188A - Optical module and head-mounted display equipment

Info

Publication number: CN115933188A
Application number: CN202211258731.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜龙; 吴玉登; 赵博刚
Original assignee: Goertek Optical Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Goertek Optical Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-26
Filing date: 2022-10-14
Publication date: 2023-04-07
Also published as: CN114942489A; WO2024022106A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides an optical module and head-mounted display equipment. The optical module includes: a lens group comprising at least one lens; the optical module further comprises a polarizing element, a light splitting element and a phase retarder, wherein the polarizing element, the light splitting element and the phase retarder are arranged on any side of a lens in the lens group; the effective caliber B2 of the light splitting element is 45-65 mm; the distance from the polarizing element to the light splitting element is A2; the curvature radius of the light splitting element is C6; wherein, the optical module satisfies: 0.1 < A2/(C6/2) < 0.5.

Description

Optical module and head-mounted display equipment

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of near-eye display imaging, in particular to an optical module and a head-mounted display device.

Background

In recent years, augmented Reality (AR) technology, virtual Reality (VR) technology, and the like have been applied to, for example, smart wearable devices and have been rapidly developed. The core components of the augmented reality technology and the virtual reality technology are optical modules. The optical module shows the quality that the quality of image effect will directly decide intelligent wearing equipment.

In the design scheme of the pancake optical system, the distance between the polarization element and the light splitting element determines the folding distance of the optical path and the degree of the total length of the system which can be reduced, but the excessive distance can cause the caliber of a lens provided with the light splitting element to be too large, and the overall miniaturization and compactness of the pancake optical system are adversely affected. Therefore, how to make the distance between the polarization element and the light splitting element more match with the whole focal length of the pancake optical system so as to solve the overall miniaturization and compact design of the pancake optical system is a technical problem to be solved at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides an aim at provides an optical module and wear display device's new technology scheme.

In a first aspect, the present application provides an optical module comprising:

a lens group comprising at least one lens;

the optical module further comprises a polarizing element, a light splitting element and a phase retarder, wherein the polarizing element, the light splitting element and the phase retarder are arranged on any side of a lens in the lens group;

the effective caliber B2 of the light splitting element is 45-65 mm;

the distance from the polarizing element to the light splitting element is A2; the curvature radius of the light splitting element is C6;

wherein, the optical module satisfies: 0.1 < A2/(C6/2) < 0.5.

Optionally, the distance A2 from the polarizing element to the light splitting element is 8mm-17mm.

Optionally, the focal length of the optical module is in a range of 15mm-35mm.

Optionally, the lens group comprises a first lens close to the human eye side, the first lens has a first surface facing the human eye side, and the first lens has a second surface facing the display screen side;

the polarizing element is provided on one side of the first surface, or the polarizing element is provided on one side of the second surface.

Optionally, the lens group includes a lens near the display screen side, and the light splitting element is disposed on the near display screen side of the lens.

Optionally, the phase retarder comprises a first phase retarder;

the lens group comprises a first lens close to the human eye side, the first lens is provided with a first surface facing the human eye side, and the first lens is provided with a second surface facing the display screen side;

the first phase retarder is disposed on one side of the first surface, or disposed on one side of the second surface, wherein the first phase retarder is disposed closer to a display screen side with respect to the polarizing element.

Optionally, the phase retarder comprises a second phase retarder;

the lens group includes a lens close to the display screen side, and the second phase retarder is disposed on the close display screen side of the lens.

Optionally, the optical module further comprises a display screen, and the size of the display screen is D1;

the distance from the polarizing element to the display screen is L1;

the effective aperture of the polarizing element is B1;

wherein the optical module satisfies: 0 < (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 < 0.8.

Optionally, a distance L1 from the polarizing element to the display screen is 12mm to 25mm.

In a second aspect, a head mounted display device is provided. The head-mounted display device includes:

a housing; and

an optical module as claimed in the first aspect.

According to the embodiment of the application, the distance from the polarizing element to the light splitting element is controlled, and the ratio of the distance to the half curvature radius of the light splitting element is controlled, so that the optical module has better compactness, and the whole volume of the optical module is reduced.

Other features of the present description and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the specification and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the specification.

Fig. 1 is a first schematic structural diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a third optical module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Description of reference numerals:

1. a display screen; 2. a lens group; 21. a first lens; 22. a second lens; 23. a third lens; 3. a polarizing element; 4. a diaphragm; 5. a light-splitting element; 6. a first phase retarder.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the application, its application, or uses.

Techniques and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but are intended to be considered a part of the specification where appropriate.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

Among the design schemes of the pancake optical system, the design scheme of the pancake optical system realizes the definite transmission or reflection of light rays in a specific polarization state by utilizing the modulation effect of a polarization element on polarized light, so that the folding of an optical path is realized. In the design scheme of the pancake optical system, the distance between the polarization element and the light splitting element determines the folding distance of the optical path and the degree of the total length of the system, but the overlarge distance can cause the caliber of a lens provided with the light splitting element to be overlarge, and the overall miniaturization and compactness of the pancake optical system are adversely affected. Therefore, how to make the distance between the polarization element and the light splitting element more match with the whole focal length of the pancake optical system so as to solve the overall miniaturization and compact design of the pancake optical system is a technical problem to be solved at present.

Based on the foregoing technical problem, a first aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides an optical module, which is a folded optical path optical structure design, and may include at least one optical lens, and may be applied to a Head Mounted Display (HMD), for example, a VR headset, such as a product that may include VR glasses or a VR helmet, and the like, which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

The optical module and the head-mounted display device provided in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

An embodiment of the present application provides an optical module, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the optical module includes: a lens group 2, the lens group 2 comprising at least one lens. The optical module further comprises a polarizing element 3, a light splitting element 5 and a phase retarder, wherein the polarizing element 3, the light splitting element 5 and the phase retarder are arranged on any side of the lens in the lens group 2.

The effective caliber B2 of the light splitting element 5 is 30mm-65mm.

The distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is A2; the radius of curvature of the spectroscopic element 5 is C6. Wherein, the optical module satisfies: 0.1 < A2/(C6/2) < 0.5.

In other words, the optical module mainly includes the lens group 2, the polarizing element 3, the beam splitting element 5, and the phase retarder.

Wherein the lens group 2 is used for amplifying resolving light. For example, in a display device such as VR (Virtual Reality), in order to ensure that a user obtains an enlarged display, light needs to be enlarged, and the user obtains an identifiable enlarged image through the lens group 2. In the folded optical path, the number of lenses in the optical architecture of the folded optical path may be at most three with respect to the direct optical architecture, taking into account that the light has been folded.

Specifically, in order to realize the folded optical path arrangement, a polarizing element 3, a light splitting element 5, and a phase retarder are disposed on either side of the lenses in the lens group 2. For example, a light splitting element 5 is provided in the lens group 2 on the side facing the display screen 1; a polarizing element 3 is arranged on the side of the lens group 2 facing away from the display screen 1, or a polarizing element 3 is arranged on the side of one lens of the lens group 2; a phase retarder is provided in the lens group 2 on the side facing the display screen 1, or on the side of one lens in the lens group.

Wherein the polarization element 3 is used for transmitting the P polarized light and reflecting the S polarized light; alternatively, a polarizing reflective element may be used to reflect P-polarized light through S-polarized light. Specifically, the polarizing element 3 has a polarization transmission direction, and the light can pass through the polarizing element 3 smoothly when vibrating along the polarization transmission direction, and the vibrating light in the other directions is reflected when encountering the polarizing element 3. For example, the polarizing element 3 may be a polarizing reflective film, a reflective polarizer, or the like. In this embodiment, the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is defined as A2, regardless of the position at which the polarizing element 3 is disposed.

Wherein the phase retarder is operable to change the polarization state of light in the folded optical path structure. For example, it is possible to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light, or to convert circularly polarized light into linearly polarized light. For example, the phase retarder may be a quarter-wave plate.

Wherein a part of the light is transmitted and another part of the light is reflected when the light passes through the light-splitting element 5, irrespective of the fact that the light is absorbed. For example, light traveling from the display screen 1 to the human eye side can pass through the light splitting element 5, and light traveling from the human eye side to the display screen 1 is reflected on the light splitting element 5. The light splitting element 5 may be a transflective film or a polarizing film. In this embodiment, no matter where the polarizing element 3 is disposed, the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is defined as A2, and the radius of curvature of the light splitting element 5 is defined as C6.

In this embodiment, A2/(C6/2) is defined within this range, i.e., 0.2 < 2A2/C6 < 1, while the effective aperture B2 of the spectroscopic element 5 is defined, so that the optical module has a compact structure. Wherein the effective aperture B2 of the light splitting element 5 may be: the light splitting element 5 is arranged on the surface of the lens, wherein the effective aperture B2 of the light splitting element 5 can be the effective aperture B2 of the lens provided with the light splitting element 5; or the light splitting element is arranged on the optical component (the optical component is positioned between adjacent lenses, or the optical component is positioned between the lenses and the display screen 1), wherein the effective aperture B2 of the light splitting element 5 may be the effective aperture B2 of the optical component provided with the light splitting element 5.

Specifically, the present embodiment does not particularly limit the specific installation positions of the polarizing element 3 and the light splitting element 5, and only limits the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 to A2, that is, limits the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 on the optical axis to A2. The distance A2 between the polarizing element 3 and the light splitting element 5 is an important factor for reducing the total system length of the optical module, so that the light can be reduced by 2 × A2 compared with a direct light path.

The longer the folded optical path from the polarizer 3 to the optical splitter 5, the longer the distance from the polarizer 3 to the optical splitter 5, and the smaller the overall optical length of the optical module, but the focal length of the optical module can be maintained within a certain range. Therefore, the present embodiment defines the ratio of A2/(C6/2), so that the distance from the polarizer 3 to the beam splitter 5 and the system focal length of the optical module are reasonably matched.

The system focal length of the optical module is represented by the focal power of the optical module (the reciprocal of the system focal length of the optical module is the overall focal power of the optical module), and in the design scheme of the pancake optical system (i.e. the optical module of the present application), the focal power of the whole system mainly contributes to the curvature radius of the lens provided with the light splitting element 5, i.e. the focal power of the lens provided with the light splitting element 5 is larger. Therefore, the present embodiment limits the ratio of A2/(C6/2), so that the distance from the polarization element 3 to the light splitting element 5 and the system focal length of the optical module are reasonably matched, and the overall compactness of the optical module is better.

The focal power of the whole system mainly contributes to the curvature radius of the lens provided with the light splitting element 5, mainly because the light splitting element 5 reflects light, the deflection effect on the marginal field of view and the deflection effect on the central field of view are large, the focal power contributed by the surface or the lens where the polarizing element 3 is located is small, and the polarization effect of the light on the marginal field of view on the lens or the surface provided with the polarizing element 3 is small. The power of the entire system thus contributes mainly to the radius of curvature of the lens provided with the splitting element 5, and not to the radius of curvature of the lens provided with the polarizing element 3. The radius of curvature of the lens provided with the beam splitting element 5 thus influences the overall focal length of the optical module.

Further, it is considered that the longer the distance A2 between the spectroscopic element 5 and the polarizing element 3 is, the larger the aperture B2 of the lens in which the spectroscopic element 5 is located is, and the larger the aperture B2 of the lens in which the spectroscopic element 5 is located is, the larger the aperture of the optical module system is, and the negative effect on the downsizing of the system is produced.

Therefore, in summary, considering the relationship between the focal length of the optical module, the radius of curvature of the light splitting element 5, and the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5, and considering the relationship between the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 and the effective aperture B2 of the light splitting element 5, the embodiment of the present application defines the ratio of A2/(C6/2), which is defined as 0.1 < A2/(C6/2) < 0.5, and defines the effective aperture B2 of the lens provided with the light splitting element 5 to be 45mm-65mm, so that the structure of the optical module is a compact structure.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, a person skilled in the art may flexibly adjust the ratio relationship between the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 in the optical module and the curvature radius of the light splitting element 5 according to specific requirements, as long as the ratio relationship is controlled within a preset range.

For example, A2/(C6/2) may range from 0.2 to 0.4.

For example, A2/(C6/2) may be in the range of 0.25 to 0.35.

For another example, A2/(C6/2) may be in the range of 0.15 to 0.45.

Within the above ratio ranges, a compact optical module system can be realized.

Of course, in the embodiments of the present application, the relation between the ratio of the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 and the curvature radius of the light splitting element 5 in the optical module is not limited to the above three examples, and a person skilled in the art may flexibly adjust the relation as needed, and the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit the relation.

In an alternative embodiment, the lens group 2 comprises at least two lenses.

In this embodiment, when the lens assembly 2 includes only one lens, the optical module only needs to enlarge the distance between one lens and the display screen 1 when the optical module magnifies the light through one lens, so as to ensure that all incident light emitted from the display screen 1 is received by one lens, and in addition, parameters of the lens also need to be specifically limited, so as to ensure the light magnifying effect of one lens. The compactness of the optical module will thus be the worst when the lens group 2 comprises only one lens. In this embodiment, therefore, the present embodiment defines that the lens group 2 includes at least two lenses, regardless of the case where the optical block includes only one lens.

In one embodiment, the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is 8mm-17mm.

In this embodiment, the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is defined, that is, the length of the folded optical path in the optical module is defined. The embodiment limits the length of the folded optical path, the contribution of the length of the folded optical path to shortening the total optical length of the system is larger, and compared with a direct-projection optical path, the folded optical path reduces the optical path of 12mm-34mm, so that the total optical length of the optical module can be reduced. For example, the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 may be 8mm to 15mm, or the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 may be 10mm to 16.5mm, or the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 may be 13mm to 16mm.

In addition, in the embodiment, the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is limited, so that the ratio of the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 to the half curvature radius of the light splitting element 5 is limited in the range, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing the volume of the optical module and improving the compactness of the optical module.

In addition, the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is limited in this embodiment, and the effective aperture B2 of the light splitting element 5 is combined, so that the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is reasonably matched with the effective aperture of the light splitting element 5, for example, by limiting the effective aperture B2 of the lens where the light splitting element 5 is located, the ratio of the effective aperture B2 to the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5, and the ratio of B2/A3 can be in a range of 4 to 6, so that the compactness of the optical module is matched with the effective aperture of the optical module, the optical module has compactness, the overall effective aperture of the optical module is not too large, and the optical module meets the requirements of lightness and miniaturization.

In this embodiment, the distance between the polarizing element 3 and the light splitting element 5 is 8mm-17mm, and the radius of curvature of one half of the corresponding light splitting element 5 is greater than 16mm and less than 170mm, i.e. the radius of curvature C6 of the light splitting element 5 is greater than 32mm and less than 340mm.

In one embodiment, the focal length of the optical module ranges from 15mm to 35mm.

In this embodiment, the focal length of the optical module is defined, i.e. the overall optical power of the optical module is defined. For example, the focal length of the optical module is in the range of 15mm-35mm, and the overall optical power of the optical module is 1/35-1/15.

The present embodiment defines the focal length of the optical module, and the shorter the system focal length of the optical module is, the smaller the overall optical total length of the entire optical module is, and the greater the contribution of the folded optical path in shortening the optical total length of the optical module is, so that the optical module obtains better system compactness.

In an alternative embodiment, the radius of curvature C6 of the light splitting element 5 is: 50mm-145mm.

In this embodiment, the curvature radius of the light splitting element 5 is defined, that is, the curvature radius of the surface where the light splitting element 5 is located is defined, and the curvature radius of the surface where the light splitting element 5 is located is positive, that is, the power of the whole system of the optical module can be substantially represented (that is, the power of the whole system mainly contributes to the curvature radius of the surface where the light splitting element 5 is located), and the power of the whole system of the optical module is positive. For example, the surface of the lens where the light splitting element 5 is located may be a convex surface, so as to better correct the field ray.

In addition, in the embodiment, the curvature radius of the surface where the light splitting element 5 is located is defined, so that the ratio of the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 to the curvature radius of one half of the surface where the light splitting element 5 is located is defined within the range, thereby achieving the purposes of reducing the volume of the optical module and improving the compactness of the optical module.

In one embodiment, the lens group 2 includes a first lens 21 near the human eye side, the first lens 21 has a first surface facing the human eye side, and the first lens 21 has a second surface facing the display screen side;

the polarizing element 3 is provided on the side of the first surface, or the polarizing element 3 is provided on the side of the second surface.

In this embodiment, the lens group 2 includes the first lens 21 close to the human eye side, that is, the lens group 2 includes the first lens 21 disposed adjacent to the human eye, and the first lens 21 processes the light rays, so that the processed light rays are output to the human eye and form an image.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the first lens 21 comprises a first surface facing the human eye, wherein a polarizing element 3 is arranged on one side of the first surface, for example the polarizing element 3 may be arranged on the first surface, or the polarizing element 3 may be arranged between the human eye and the first surface, wherein the polarizing element 3 may be arranged between the human eye and the first surface by means of optical components.

As shown with reference to fig. 3, the first lens 21 comprises a second surface arranged facing away from the human eye, wherein a polarizing element 3 is arranged on one side of the second surface, for example the polarizing element 3 may be arranged on the second surface, or the polarizing element 3 may be arranged between the first lens 21 and a lens arranged adjacent to the first lens 21, for example the polarizing element 3 may be arranged between two lenses arranged adjacent by means of optical components.

The present embodiment does not specifically limit the specific installation position of the polarizer 3, as long as the distance from the polarizer to the spectroscopic element can be realized, and the relationship between the ratio of the distance from the polarizer to the one-half radius of curvature of the spectroscopic element and the other is limited to the above range.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1-3, the lens assembly 2 comprises a lens near the display screen side, on the near display screen side of which the light splitting element 5 is arranged.

In this embodiment, no matter the lens assembly 2 includes one lens, two lenses, three lenses, or the like, the lens assembly 2 includes a lens close to the display screen 1, that is, the lens assembly includes a lens disposed adjacent to the display screen 1, and the light emitted from the display screen 1 will first pass through the transmission of the lens, and then the light turns back and finally is transmitted to human eyes.

The present embodiment has a light splitting element 5 disposed near the display screen side of the lens near the display screen. For example the lens near the display screen comprises a surface facing the display screen on which the light-splitting element 5 is arranged, or the light-splitting element 5 is arranged between the surface and the display screen 1, for example the light-splitting element 5 can be arranged between the surface and the display screen 1 by means of optical components.

In the present embodiment, the specific installation position of the light splitting element 5 is not particularly limited as long as the distance from the polarizing element to the light splitting element can be realized, and the relation of the ratio of the distance to the half radius of curvature of the light splitting element is limited to the above range.

In one embodiment, the phase retarder comprises a first phase retarder 6; the lens group 2 comprises a first lens 21 close to the human eye side, the first lens 21 has a first surface facing the human eye side, and the first lens 21 has a second surface facing the display screen side; the first phase retarder 6 is provided on the side of the first surface, or the first phase retarder 6 is provided on the side of the second surface, wherein the first phase retarder 6 is provided closer to the display screen side with respect to the polarizing element.

In this embodiment, no matter the lens assembly 2 includes one lens, two lenses, three lenses, or the like, the lens assembly 2 includes a first lens 21 close to the human eye side, that is, the lens assembly 2 includes a first lens 21 disposed adjacent to the human eye, and the light is processed by the first lens 21, so that the processed light is output to the human eye and is imaged.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the first lens 21 comprises a first surface facing the human eye, wherein a first phase retarder 6 is arranged on one side of the first surface, for example the first phase retarder 6 may be arranged on the first surface, or the first phase retarder 6 may be arranged between the human eye and the first surface, wherein the first phase retarder 6 may be arranged between the human eye and the first surface by means of optical components.

Referring to fig. 3, the first lens 21 comprises a second surface arranged facing away from the human eye, wherein the first phase retarder 6 is arranged on one side of the second surface, for example the first phase retarder 6 may be arranged on the second surface, or the first phase retarder 6 may be arranged between the first lens 21 and a lens arranged adjacent to the first lens 21, for example the first phase retarder 6 may be arranged between two lenses arranged adjacent by means of optical components.

In this embodiment, the first phase retarder 6 is arranged closer to the display screen 1 than the polarizing element, for example the polarizing element 3 and the first phase retarder 6 are arranged on the first surface of the first lens 21, wherein the first phase retarder 6 is arranged closer to the first lens 21 than the polarizing element 3; or the polarizing element 3 and the first phase retarder 6 are arranged on the second surface of the first lens 21, wherein the first phase retarder 6 is arranged further away from the first lens 21 with respect to the polarizing element 3, in particular such that the first phase retarder 6 is arranged closer to the display screen 1 with respect to said polarizing element. Specifically, the polarization state of the light passing through the first phase retarder 6 is changed, wherein the light passing through the first phase retarder 6 for the first time is reflected by the polarization element 3, the reflected light is processed by the light splitting element 5, and passes through the first phase retarder 6 again, wherein the light passing through the first phase retarder 6 for the second time is transmitted by the polarization element 3 and transmitted to the human eye.

In one embodiment, the phase retarder comprises a second phase retarder; the lens group 2 includes a lens close to the display screen side, and the second phase retarder is disposed on the close display screen side of the lens.

The present embodiment has a light splitting element 5 disposed near the display screen side of the lens near the display screen. For example the lens close to the display screen comprises a surface facing the display screen on which surface the second phase retarder is arranged, or between the surface and the display screen 1 the second phase retarder is arranged, for example the second phase retarder may be arranged between the surface and the display screen 1 by means of optical components. Wherein the second phase retarder is arranged closer to the display screen 1 than the splitting element 5. Specifically, the spectroscopic element 5 and the second phase retarder are provided on the surface of the lens close to the display screen 1 facing the display screen 1, with the second phase retarder being provided closer to the display screen 1 with respect to the spectroscopic element 5.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1-3, the optical module further includes a display screen 1, and the size of the display screen 1 is D1. The distance from the polarizing element 3 to the display screen 1 is L1.

The effective aperture of the polarizing element 3 is B1. Wherein the optical module satisfies: 0 < (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 < 0.8.

In this embodiment, the optical module further includes a Display screen 1, wherein the Display screen 1 may be an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) LCD, or an LED (Light Emitting Diode), an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode), a Micro-OLED (Micro-Organic Light-Emitting Diode), an ULED (Ultra Light Emitting Diode), or a DMD (Digital micromirror Device) Digital micromirror chip, etc.

Wherein in this embodiment, the size of the display screen 1 is D1, wherein the size of the display screen 1 is defined as: the maximum size for displaying an image picture, for example, the display screen 1 has an area for displaying a picture, the maximum size of which is the size of the display screen 1.

In this embodiment, by defining (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 within this range, the brightness uniformity of the displayed image is adjusted (the smaller the difference is, the higher the uniformity is, the larger the difference is, the lower the uniformity is), so that when the user observes images with small different viewing angles, the brightness difference of the images with different viewing angles is small, that is, when the user observes the image in the central area and the image in the edge area, the brightness difference perceived by the user is small, the eyes of the user are not easily tired when the user observes the screen, and the user experience is improved.

Specifically, the polarizing element 3 is used as the most critical and most effective film layer for reflecting light in the folded light path, the light emitted by the display screen 1 is folded between the polarizing element 3 and the light splitting element 5, the light direction of the image edge area of the display screen 1 reflected by the polarizing element 3 can be basically corresponding to the light direction of the edge field of view in the light source module, specifically, the tangent value of the angle of the edge light is approximate to the difference between the aperture B1 of the bearing part provided with the polarizing element 3 and the size aperture of the display screen 1, and the ratio of the distance L1 from the polarizing element 3 to the display screen 1.

Therefore, in order to better simulate the incident angle of the light emitted from the image on the display screen 1 (because the incident angle cannot be accurately controlled), the relationship among the effective aperture B1 of the polarizer 3, the distance L1 from the polarizer 3 to the display screen 1, and the size D1 of the display screen 1 is defined, so that the relationship between (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 can substantially reflect the relationship between the brightness of the light in the edge field and the brightness of the light in the central field.

Specifically, the (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 is within this range, so that the polarizer 3 and the display screen 1 have a good matching effect, and the effective aperture provided with the polarizer 3 and the display screen 1 have a good matching effect. Specifically, (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 mainly adjusts the brightness of the edge field, so that the reduction range of the brightness of the edge field relative to the brightness of the central field is controlled within 30 percent, and the sensitivity of human eyes for observing the brightness of the image is met.

Thus, in this embodiment, the optical module satisfies: 0.1 < A2/(C6/2) < 0.5, and satisfies: 0 < (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 < 0.8, and the optical module can make the brightness of the image visually observed by the user uniform on the premise of meeting the requirement of compactness.

In one embodiment, the distance L1 from the polarizing element 3 to the display screen 1 is 12mm-35mm.

In this embodiment, in the optical module, no matter where the polarizing element 3 is disposed in the optical module, it is necessary that the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the display screen 1 is within this range. In the embodiment, the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the display screen 1 is controlled, so that the range of (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 is in the range of 0-0.8, and the difference between the brightness of the light in the edge field and the brightness of the light in the central field is reduced; on the other hand, the distance from the polarizing element 3 to the display screen 1 is controlled, so that the total optical length of the optical module is limited within a certain range, and the optical module meets the requirements of miniaturization and light weight.

In addition, in this embodiment, a distance L1 from the polarizing element 3 to the display screen 1 is defined, and in combination with a distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5, a ratio of the distance L1 from the polarizing element 3 to the display screen 1 to the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 can be defined, so that the optical module has a compact structure.

In an alternative embodiment, the effective aperture B1 of the polarizing element 3 is 44mm to 63mm.

In this embodiment, the effective aperture supporting the polarizing element 3 is defined such that, on the one hand, the range of (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 is in the range of 0 to 0.8, the difference between the peripheral field light luminance and the central field light luminance is reduced; on the other hand, after the polarization element 3 arranged on the bearing part processes the optics, the processed light can better simulate the light of the marginal field of view of the optical module, and the transmission characteristic of the light of the marginal field of view can be better reflected by (B1/2-D1/2)/L1.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present application, there is provided a head mounted display device. The head-mounted display device includes: a housing; and an optical module as described above.

The head-mounted display device is, for example, a VR head-mounted device, including VR glasses or a VR helmet, and the like, and this is not particularly limited in this application.

The specific implementation of the head-mounted display device according to the embodiment of the present application may refer to the embodiments of the display module, which are not described herein again.

The optical module provided in the embodiments of the present application is specifically described below by three embodiments.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1, an optical module provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a display screen 1, a first lens 21, a second lens 22, a polarizing element 3, a beam splitting element 5, and a diaphragm 4, where the first lens 21 has a second surface facing the display screen 1, and a first surface facing away from the display screen 1; the second lens 22 has a first surface disposed adjacent to the first lens 21, and a second surface facing the display screen 1; a light splitting element 5 is disposed on the second surface of the second lens 22, and a polarizing element 3 and a first phase retarder 6 are disposed on the first surface of the first lens 21. Wherein the diaphragm 4 is arranged at the position of the human eye.

Wherein the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is 9.6088mm, the radius of curvature C6 of the surface on which the light splitting element 5 is located is 53.86mm, and the effective aperture B2 of the light splitting element 5 (wherein the light splitting element 5 is disposed on the second lens 22, which also means that the effective aperture B2 of the second lens 22 is 46.34 mm) is 46.34mm; the distance L1 from the polarizer 3 to the display screen 1 is 12mm, the effective aperture B1 of the polarizer 3 (where the polarizer 3 is disposed on the first lens 21, which also means that the effective aperture B1 of the first lens 21 is 44.5 mm) is 44.5mm, and the size D1 of the display screen 1 is 26mm. The focal length F of the optical module is 15.73mm.

The optical parameters of the display screen 1, the first lens 21, the second lens 22 and the diaphragm 4 can be referred to table 1:

the embodiment adapts to a 100 ° FOV and a 26mm (small screen) image plane size, the embodiment A2/(C6/2) =0.357, and the effective aperture B2 of the optical splitting element 5 is 46.34mm, so that the optical module has good compactness.

The image plane size of 100 degrees FOV and 26mm is adapted in the present case, the light incidence angle of the marginal field of view is-41 degrees, in this case, (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 =0.77, at this time, the brightness of the light of the marginal field of view is controlled to be reduced by 30% compared with the brightness of the light of the marginal field of view under the angle of 0 degrees (central field of view), that is, the light brightness of the marginal field of view is reduced, and the uniformity of the brightness of the display screen 1 is improved.

Example 2

Referring to fig. 2, an optical module provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a display screen 1, a first lens 21, a second lens 22, a polarizing element 3, a beam splitting element 5, and a diaphragm 4, where the first lens 21 has a second surface facing the display screen 1, and a first surface facing away from the display screen 1; the second lens 22 has a first surface disposed adjacent to the first lens 21, and a second surface facing the display screen 1; a light splitting element 5 is disposed on the second surface of the second lens 22, and a polarizing element 3 and a first phase retarder 6 are disposed on the first surface of the first lens 21. Wherein the diaphragm 4 is arranged at the position of human eyes.

Wherein the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is 8.2078mm, the radius of curvature C6 of the surface on which the light splitting element 5 is located is 97.369mm, and the effective aperture B2 of the light splitting element 5 (wherein the light splitting element 5 is disposed on the second lens 22, which also means that the effective aperture B2 of the second lens 22 is 47.3 mm) is 47.3mm; the distance L1 from the polarizer 3 to the display screen 1 is 20.89mm, the effective aperture B1 of the polarizer 3 (where the polarizer 3 is disposed on the first lens 21, which also means that the effective aperture B1 of the first lens 21 is 47.6 mm) is 47.6mm, and the size D1 of the display screen 1 is 38mm. The focal length F of the optical module is 23.68mm.

Wherein the optical parameters of the display screen 1, the first lens 21, the second lens 22 and the diaphragm 4 can be referred to table 2:

the embodiment adapts to a 100 ° FOV and a 38mm (medium-sized screen) image plane size, the embodiment A2/(C6/2) =0.169, and the effective aperture B2 of the optical splitting element 5 is 47.3mm, so that the optical module has good compactness.

The display brightness of the peripheral field of view is controlled to be reduced by 20% compared with the brightness of the peripheral field of view (central field of view) under the angle of 0 degree (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 =0.23, namely the brightness of the peripheral field of view is reduced, and the uniformity of the brightness of the display screen 1 is improved.

Example 3

Referring to fig. 3, an optical module provided in this embodiment includes a display screen 1, a first lens 21, a second lens 22, and a third lens 23, where the first lens 21 is disposed farther from the display screen 1 than the third lens 23, the third lens 23 is disposed adjacent to the display screen 1, and the second lens 22 is disposed between the first lens 21 and the third lens 23.

The first lens 21 has a first surface facing away from the second lens 22 and a second surface disposed adjacent to the second lens 22, the second lens 22 has a first surface disposed adjacent to the first lens 21 and a second surface disposed adjacent to the third lens 23, and the third lens 23 has a first surface disposed adjacent to the second lens 22 and a second surface disposed toward the display screen 1.

The polarizing element 3 and the first phase retarder 6 are disposed on the second surface of the first lens 21, and the light splitting element 5 is disposed on the second surface of the first lens 21.

Wherein the distance A2 from the polarizing element 3 to the light splitting element 5 is 16.089mm, the radius of curvature C6 of the surface on which the light splitting element 5 is located is 142.42mm, and the effective aperture B2 of the light splitting element 5 (wherein the light splitting element 5 is disposed on the third lens 23, which also means that the effective aperture B2 of the third lens 23 is 62.44 mm) is 62.44mm; the distance L1 from the polarizer 3 to the display screen 1 is 24.089mm, the effective aperture B1 of the polarizer 3 (where the polarizer 3 is disposed on the first lens 21, which also means that the effective aperture B1 of the first lens 21 is 62.55 mm) is 62.55mm, and the size D1 of the display screen 1 is 56mm. The focal length F of the optical module is 34.7mm.

The optical parameters of the display screen 1, the first lens 21, the second lens 22, the third lens 23 and the diaphragm 4 can be shown in table 3:

the embodiment is adapted to a 100 ° FOV and a 56mm (large-size screen) image plane size, in which A2/(C6/2) =0.226 and the effective aperture B2 of the optical splitting element 5 is 62.44mm, so that the optical module has good compactness.

The image plane size of 100 degrees FOV and 56mm is adapted in the present case, the light incidence angle of the marginal field of view is-8.62 degrees, in the present case, (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 =0.136, at this time, the brightness of the light of the marginal field of view is controlled to be reduced by 15% compared with the brightness of the light of the 0 degree angle (central field of view), that is, the light brightness of the marginal field of view is reduced, and the uniformity of the brightness of the display screen 1 is improved.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided a head-mounted display device, which includes a housing and the optical module as described above.

In the above embodiments, the differences between the embodiments are described in emphasis, and different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as the differences are not contradictory, and further description is omitted here in consideration of brevity of the text.

Although some specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of example, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An optical module, comprising:

a lens group (2), the lens group (2) comprising at least one lens;

the optical module further comprises a polarizing element (3), a light splitting element (5) and a phase retarder, wherein the polarizing element (3), the light splitting element (5) and the phase retarder are arranged on any side of a lens in the lens group (2);

the effective caliber B2 of the light splitting element (5) is 45-65 mm;

the distance from the polarizing element (3) to the light splitting element (5) is A2; the curvature radius of the light splitting element (5) is C6;

wherein, the optical module satisfies: 0.1 < A2/(C6/2) < 0.5.

2. Optical module according to claim 1, characterized in that the distance A2 of the polarizing element (3) to the light-splitting element (5) is 8-17 mm.

3. The optical module of claim 1 wherein the focal length of the optical module is in the range of 15mm to 35mm.

4. Optical module according to claim 1, in which the lens group (2) comprises a first lens (21) close to the human eye side, the first lens (21) having a first surface facing the human eye side and the first lens (21) having a second surface facing the display screen side;

the polarizing element (3) is arranged on the side of the first surface, or the polarizing element (3) is arranged on the side of the second surface.

5. An optical module according to claim 1, characterised in that the lens group (2) comprises a lens close to the display screen side, on the close display screen side of which the light-splitting element (5) is arranged.

6. An optical module according to claim 1 or 4, characterised in that the phase retarder comprises a first phase retarder 6;

the lens group (2) comprises a first lens (21) close to the human eye side, the first lens (21) is provided with a first surface facing the human eye side, and the first lens (21) is provided with a second surface facing the display screen side;

the first phase retarder (6) is provided on one side of the first surface, or the first phase retarder (6) is provided on one side of the second surface, wherein the first phase retarder (6) is provided closer to a display screen side with respect to the polarizing element.

7. The optical module of claim 1 wherein the phase retarder comprises a second phase retarder;

the lens group (2) includes a lens close to the display screen side, and the second phase retarder is disposed on the display screen side of the lens.

8. Optical module according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a display screen (1), the size of said display screen (1) being D1;

the distance from the polarization element (3) to the display screen (1) is L1;

the effective caliber of the polarizing element (3) is B1;

wherein the optical module satisfies: 0 < (B1/2-D1/2)/L1 < 0.8.

9. An optical module according to claim 8, characterised in that the distance L1 of the polarizing element (3) to the display screen (1) is 12-25 mm.

10. A head-mounted display device, comprising:

a housing; and

the optical module of any one of claims 1-9.