WO2021134674A1 - Near-eye display device - Google Patents

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WO2021134674A1
WO2021134674A1 PCT/CN2019/130911 CN2019130911W WO2021134674A1 WO 2021134674 A1 WO2021134674 A1 WO 2021134674A1 CN 2019130911 W CN2019130911 W CN 2019130911W WO 2021134674 A1 WO2021134674 A1 WO 2021134674A1
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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of display devices, and in particular to a near-eye display device.
  • Augmented Reality (AR) technology also known as mixed reality technology, can superimpose virtual information into the real world, and can be applied to many fields such as education, assisted driving, shopping, and medical care.
  • AR technology has brought a new way of interaction, which may replace or partially replace mobile phones as a personal computing platform in the future.
  • Diffractive waveguide type near-eye display devices use gratings to achieve exit pupil expansion. Due to the strong dispersion characteristics of gratings, the display color RGB (R stands for Red (red), G stands for Green (green), B stands for Blue (blue) )) It is necessary to prepare a separate waveguide for each of the three primary colors in the image, thereby increasing the difficulty of preparing the near-eye display device. Therefore, how to design a near-eye display device with low preparation difficulty is an urgent problem to be solved.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a near-eye display device to solve the problem of preparing a separate waveguide for each of the three primary colors when displaying colorful RGB images, thereby increasing the difficulty of preparing the near-eye display device.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a near-eye display device, comprising a waveguide and a coupling grating, a deflection grating and a coupling-out grating arranged on the waveguide, the waveguide comprising oppositely arranged upper surfaces
  • the coupling grating includes a first coupling grating disposed on the upper surface and a second coupling grating disposed on the lower surface, the first coupling grating and the second coupling grating
  • the gratings are directly opposite and the grating vectors are perpendicular to each other
  • the deflection grating includes a first deflection grating corresponding to the first coupling grating, and a second deflection grating corresponding to the second coupling grating
  • the orthographic projections of the deflection grating, the coupling-in grating, and the coupling-out grating on the waveguide do not overlap and are spaced apart from each
  • the minimum distance is less than the minimum distance between the first coupling-in grating and the coupling-out grating, and the minimum distance between the second coupling-in grating and the second deflection grating is less than the second coupling-in grating
  • the coupling-out grating is disposed on the upper surface or the lower surface, and includes coupling-out portions arranged in an array, and the coupling-out portion has a first out-coupling grating vector and a second out-coupling grating vector perpendicular to each other, so The sum of the grating vector of the first coupling-in grating, the grating vector of the first deflection grating, and the grating vector of the first coupling-out grating is equal to zero, and the grating vector of the second coupling-in grating and the second deflection grating are equal to zero. The sum of the grating vector of the grating and the grating vector of the second out-coupling grating is zero.
  • the first coupled-in grating and the second coupled-in grating have the same area and are arranged at intervals.
  • the first coupling grating and the first deflection grating are both arranged on the upper surface.
  • the second deflection grating is located on the upper surface.
  • At least one of the coupling-in grating, the coupling-out grating, and the deflection grating is etched and formed on the waveguide.
  • At least one of the coupling-in grating, the coupling-out grating, and the deflection grating is attached to the waveguide.
  • the upper surface of the waveguide is close to the image source, the first coupling grating is a transmission grating, and the second coupling grating is a reflection grating.
  • the first coupling grating has a square shape, and the orthographic projections of the first deflection grating and the second deflection grating on the upper surface are respectively located adjacent to the first coupling grating. On both sides.
  • the first coupled-in grating includes a first side and a second side that are perpendicular to each other, the first deflection grating is trapezoidal and is directly opposite to the first side and arranged at intervals.
  • the second deflection grating is directly opposite to the second side and is arranged at intervals.
  • the first deflection grating and the second deflection grating are trapezoidal or square, and a side close to the coupling grating is parallel to the coupling grating.
  • the area of the deflection grating is larger than the area of the coupling-in grating and smaller than the area of the coupling-out grating.
  • both the first coupling grating and the second coupling grating have polarization selectivity
  • the near-eye display device further includes a polarization modulator disposed between the first coupling grating and the image source, and The light beam of the image source is modulated by the polarization modulator to output the polarization states of the first coupling grating and the second coupling grating respectively corresponding to output values.
  • the coupling-out portions are arranged in a two-dimensional periodic arrangement, and the coupling-out portions are recessed and formed from the surface of the waveguide or protruding from the surface of the waveguide to form protrusions.
  • the coupling part is a columnar or spherical protrusion; or, the coupling part is a spherical groove or a cylindrical groove.
  • the waveguide is a single-layer waveguide.
  • the near-eye display device includes a waveguide, a coupling grating, a deflection grating, and a coupling-out grating.
  • the coupling-in grating, the deflection grating, and the coupling-out grating are respectively arranged on the waveguide.
  • the grating vector sum of the coupling-in grating, the deflection grating and the coupling-out grating Equal to zero, the transmission of the three primary colors of RGB and the expansion of the exit pupil can be realized through the waveguide, which will not cause any loss of the field of view of any color, which reduces the difficulty of manufacturing.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a near-eye display device provided by an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the A-A direction of Fig. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram of the coupled grating in area B of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the wave vector space in the waveguide of the near-eye display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a specific structure of the coupling-out grating in Fig. 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a light propagation path diagram of a near-eye display device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • waveguide 11, upper surface; 12, lower surface; 20, coupling grating; 21, first coupling grating; 211, first side; 212, second side; 22, second coupling Input grating; 30, deflection grating; 31, first deflection grating; 32, second deflection grating; 40, coupling out grating.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a near-eye display device, including a waveguide 10 and a coupling grating 20, a deflection grating 30, and a coupling-out grating 40 disposed on the waveguide 10, the deflection grating
  • the orthographic projections of the grating 30, the coupling-in grating 20, and the coupling-out grating 40 on the waveguide 10 do not overlap and are spaced apart from each other.
  • the area of the coupling grating 20 and the deflection grating 30 is larger than that of the coupling grating.
  • the area of the entrance grating 20 is smaller than the area of the outcoupling grating 40.
  • the waveguide 10 is a single-layer waveguide; the coupling in grating 20, the outcoupling grating 40, and the deflection grating 30 At least one etching is formed on the waveguide 10; in addition, it should be noted that at least one of the coupling-in grating 20, the coupling-out grating 40, and the deflection grating 30 is attached to the waveguide 10
  • the coupling grating 20 is used to couple the received light into the waveguide 10;
  • the deflection grating 30 is used to change the direction of the light coupled into the waveguide 10 by the coupling grating 20 and transmit it to the coupling out Grating 40;
  • the angle between the grating vector of the coupling-in grating 20 and the grating vector corresponding to the coupling-out grating 40 is 45°.
  • the waveguide 10 includes an upper surface 11 and a lower surface 12 opposed to each other, and the coupling grating 20 includes a first coupling disposed on the upper surface 11.
  • the first in-coupling grating 21 and the second in-coupling grating 22 are directly opposite and the grating vectors are perpendicular to each other; preferably, the first coupling
  • the entrance grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 have the same area and are spaced apart from each other; in one embodiment, the first coupling grating 21 has a square shape.
  • the coupling grating may also be It is a circle or other shapes; specifically, the first coupling grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 each include a first side 221 and a second side 222 perpendicular to each other.
  • the deflection grating 30 includes a first deflection grating 31 corresponding to the first coupling grating 21, and a second deflection grating 32 corresponding to the second coupling grating 22.
  • the first The minimum distance between the coupling-in grating 21 and the first deflection grating 31 (please refer to h1 in FIG. 1) is smaller than the minimum distance between the first coupling-in grating 21 and the coupling-out grating 40 (please refer to 1)
  • the minimum distance between the second coupling-in grating 22 and the second deflection grating 32 is smaller than the minimum distance between the second coupling-in grating 22 and the coupling-out grating 40 distance.
  • the first deflection grating 31 has a trapezoidal shape and is directly opposite to the first side 221 and arranged at intervals, and the second deflection grating 32 is connected to the first coupling grating 21.
  • the second side edges 222 are directly opposite and arranged at intervals; in one embodiment, the first coupling grating 21 is a transmissive grating, and the second coupling grating 22 is a reflective grating.
  • the first deflection grating 31 is also disposed on the upper surface, and the orthographic projections of the first deflection grating 31 and the second deflection grating 32 on the upper surface 11 are respectively located
  • the first coupling-in grating 21 is adjacent to two sides; more specifically, the first deflection grating 31 and the second deflection grating 32 are trapezoidal or square, and the first deflection grating
  • the sides of the second deflection grating 31 and the second deflection grating 32 close to the coupling grating 20 are both parallel to the coupling grating 20.
  • the coupling-out grating 40 is disposed on the upper surface 11 or the lower surface 12, and includes coupling-out portions 41 arranged in an array.
  • the coupling-out portion 41 has a first coupling-out grating vector and a second coupling that are perpendicular to each other.
  • the vector sum of the grating vector of the first coupling-in grating 21, the grating vector of the first deflection grating 31, and the vector of the first coupling-out grating is equal to zero, and the second coupling-in grating 22
  • the vector sum of the grating vector of, the grating vector of the second deflection grating 32 and the second out-coupling grating vector is zero.
  • the coupling portions 41 are arranged in a two-dimensional periodic arrangement, and the coupling portions 41 are recessed and formed from the surface of the waveguide 10 or protrude from the surface of the waveguide 10 to form protrusions. More specifically, the coupling portion 41 is a columnar or spherical protrusion; or, the coupling portion 41 is a spherical groove or a cylindrical groove.
  • the upper surface 11 of the waveguide 10 is close to the image source
  • the first coupling grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 have a limited wavelength bandwidth
  • the first coupling grating 21 can diffract blue to green light.
  • the second in-coupling grating 22 can diffract the incident light in the green to red wavelength range.
  • both the first coupling grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 have polarization selectivity
  • the near-eye display device further includes a polarization disposed between the first coupling grating 21 and the image source.
  • the deflection grating 31, the first deflection grating 31 is transmitted to the out-coupling grating 40; the second in-coupling grating 22 can only diffract the second polarized light, and then it is coupled into the waveguide 10 and then transmitted to the second deflection grating 32 , The second deflection grating 32 is then transmitted to the coupling-out grating 40.
  • the grating has a strong dispersive effect on the light, which will reduce the quality of the display.
  • it is necessary to satisfy that the sum of the three grating vectors is equal to zero, that is, K 1 + K 2 +K 3 0.
  • Figure 4 is the wave vector space of the light inside the waveguide 10.
  • Figure 4 includes Figure 4-1 and Figure 4-2.
  • the coupling grating 21 couples the blue light and Green light, but only blue light and green light on the left half of the field of view can be transmitted in the waveguide 10.
  • the coupling grating 22 couples red and green light, but only the red light and the right half
  • the green light field can be transmitted in the waveguide 10; in Figure 4, the refractive index of air is n 0 , the refractive index of the waveguide 10 is n 1 , and the inner dashed circle represents the total internal reflection (TIR) of the waveguide 10
  • TIR total internal reflection
  • the light beam includes the light beam of the image source and is output after being modulated by the polarization modulator.
  • the first polarized light and the second polarized light displayed alternately at a preset frequency; k 0 is the wave vector of the incident light in free space, k x is the component of the wave vector of the incident light on the x axis, and k y is the incident light
  • the outer dashed circle is the boundary of the exit pupil continuity, and its radius is approximately equal to n 1 ; so the wave vector of the light can only propagate in the waveguide 10 when it falls between these two circles; the solid line and The dashed arrows respectively indicate the grating vectors corresponding to the in-coupling grating 20, the deflection grating 30 and the out-coupling grating 40 of different colors of light; in order to achieve color display, RGB (R stands for Red, G stands for Green, B stands for The light of the three primary colors of Blue (
  • the light of any wavelength is satisfied: the light of the output waveguide and the light of the input waveguide are in the same direction, so the light enters the waveguide 10 and does not exit the waveguide. Dispersion will occur; in addition, it should be pointed out that the RGB fields of view are completely coincident before coupling.
  • the three fields of view are staggered by a small distance; the grating vector of the first coupled grating 21 The direction is the positive half-axis direction of the x-axis, and the grating vector is just large enough to couple all blue light into the waveguide 10, as shown in Figure 4-1. According to the grating vector The period ⁇ 1 of the grating vector of the first coupled grating 21 is calculated.
  • the normalized grating vector of the green light in Figure 4-1 is larger than that of the blue light, and the left half of the green light (that is, the direction of the negative half axis close to the K x /K 0 axis) can be coupled into the waveguide 10, the same as the blue light
  • the field of view is transmitted to the first deflection grating 31 through total reflection in the waveguide 10; the deflection grating 30 can change the transmission direction of light and deflect the light into the coupling-out grating 40; the second coupling-in grating 22
  • the grating vector direction of is the negative half-axis direction of the y-axis, and the size of the grating vector of the second coupled grating 22 is just enough to couple the red light into the waveguide 10, as shown in Figure 4-2; according to the size of the grating vector K 2
  • the first coupling grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 can be designed to have polarization selectivity, for example, the first The coupled-in grating 21 can only diffract light with the polarization state of S, while the second coupled grating 22 can only diffract light with the polarization state of P; using the idea of time division multiplexing, the microdisplay alternately displays blue, green and For red and green images, the polarization modulator correspondingly changes the light into S and P polarizations alternately; in this way, blue and green light can be coupled into the waveguide 10 by the first coupling grating 21, and red and green light can be coupled into the second grating 22 Coupling into the waveguide 10; the blue and the left half of the green field of view, red and right half of the green field of view will eventually be coupled out of the grating 40 and out of the waveguide 10 to reach the human eye; images of different colors and fields of view are coupling out of the grating 40 Here is fused; please refer
  • the dark solid line and dark black dashed line represent the schematic lines of light entering or coupling out of the waveguide 10;
  • light black solid line The lines and the light black dashed lines represent the schematic diagrams of the light path located in the waveguide 10; specifically, the light black solid lines represent the first coupling-in grating 21, the first deflection grating 31 and the coupling-out grating ( Figure 5- The out-coupling grating in the A direction in 1, and the A direction in Fig. 5-1 is the x-axis direction in Fig. 1); the light black dashed lines indicate that they pass through the second in-coupling grating 22 and the second deflection respectively.
  • the light path of the grating 32 and the out-coupling grating (the out-coupling grating in the B direction in Fig. 5-2, the B direction in Fig. 5-2 is the y-axis direction in Fig. 1); more specifically, a part of the light After coupling in from the first coupling grating 21 (the first coupling grating 21 is a transmission grating), it transmits from the first coupling grating 21 into the waveguide 10, and enters the first deflection grating 31 after being totally reflected in the waveguide 10, After being deflected by the first deflection grating 31, it is reflected back to the waveguide 10, and then in the waveguide 10 After total reflection inside, it enters the coupling-out grating, and the light is coupled out through the coupling-out grating 40; the other part of the light cannot be directly coupled into the waveguide 10 and is refracted by the waveguide 10 to the second coupling-in grating 22.
  • the entrance grating 22 is a reflection grating, and the second coupling grating 22 reflects the received light into the waveguide 10, and after being totally reflected in the waveguide 10, it enters the second deflection grating 32 and passes through the deflection of the second deflection grating 32. Then, it enters the waveguide 10 again, and after total reflection in the waveguide 10, the light is coupled out through the coupling-out grating 40.
  • Figure 5 includes Figure 5-1 and Figure 5-2.
  • Figure 5-1 shows the shapes of four two-dimensional periodic diffractive structures.
  • Figure 5-2 shows the diffractive structure when it is recessed in the waveguide 10.
  • the shape of the two-dimensional periodic diffractive structure then uses any one of them, but available
  • the structure is not limited to this.
  • the diffractive structure may protrude from the surface of the waveguide 10, or may be recessed in the waveguide 10. When recessed in the waveguide 10, it is as shown in Fig. 5-2 (it is a hemispherical cross-sectional view).

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Disclosed is a near-eye display device. The near-eye display device comprises a waveguide (10), and an in-coupling grating (20), a deflection grating (30) and an out-coupling grating (40), which are separately arranged on the waveguide (10). The waveguide (10) comprises an upper surface (11) and a lower surface (12), which are oppositely arranged, the in-coupling grating (20) comprises a first in-coupling grating body (21) arranged on the upper surface (11) and a second in-coupling grating body (22) arranged on the lower surface (12), the first in-coupling grating body (21) and the second in-coupling grating body (22) are opposite each other and grating vectors thereof are perpendicular to each other, and the sum of the grating vectors of the in-coupling grating (20), the deflection grating (30) and the out-coupling grating (40) is equal to zero. Transmission and exit pupil expansion of three primary colors, i.e. RGB, can be achieved by means of a single waveguide, such that field of view missing of any color cannot be caused, and manufacturing difficulty is reduced.

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近眼显示装置Near-eye display device 【技术领域】【Technical Field】
本发明涉及显示装置技术领域,尤其涉及一种近眼显示装置。The present invention relates to the technical field of display devices, and in particular to a near-eye display device.
【背景技术】【Background technique】
增强现实(Augmented Reality,AR)技术也称之为混合现实技术,可以将虚拟的信息叠加到真实世界中,能应用到教育、辅助驾驶、购物、医疗等众多领域。AR技术带来了全新的交互方式,有可能在未来取代或部分取代手机成为个人计算平台。Augmented Reality (AR) technology, also known as mixed reality technology, can superimpose virtual information into the real world, and can be applied to many fields such as education, assisted driving, shopping, and medical care. AR technology has brought a new way of interaction, which may replace or partially replace mobile phones as a personal computing platform in the future.
衍射波导式近眼显示装置利用光栅来实现出瞳扩展,由于光栅有很强的色散特性,所以在显示彩色的RGB(R代表Red(红色),G代表Green(绿色),B代表Blue(蓝色))图像时需要为每个三原色制备一个单独的波导,从而增大了近眼显示装置的制备难度,因此,如何设计制备难度低的近眼显示装置是亟需解决的问题。Diffractive waveguide type near-eye display devices use gratings to achieve exit pupil expansion. Due to the strong dispersion characteristics of gratings, the display color RGB (R stands for Red (red), G stands for Green (green), B stands for Blue (blue) )) It is necessary to prepare a separate waveguide for each of the three primary colors in the image, thereby increasing the difficulty of preparing the near-eye display device. Therefore, how to design a near-eye display device with low preparation difficulty is an urgent problem to be solved.
【发明内容】[Summary of the invention]
本发明的目的在于提供一种近眼显示装置,以解决显示彩色的RGB图像时需要为每个三原色制备一个单独的波导,从而增大了近眼显示装置的制备难度的问题。The purpose of the present invention is to provide a near-eye display device to solve the problem of preparing a separate waveguide for each of the three primary colors when displaying colorful RGB images, thereby increasing the difficulty of preparing the near-eye display device.
本发明的技术方案如下:本发明的目的在于提供一种近眼显示装置,包括波导以及设置在所述波导上的耦入光栅、偏折光栅及耦出光栅,所述波导包括相对设置的上表面与下表面,所述耦入光栅包括设置在所述上表面的第一耦入光栅以及设置在所述下表面的第二耦入光栅,所述第一耦入光栅与所述第二耦入光栅正对且光栅矢量相互垂直,所述偏折光栅包括与所述第一耦入光栅对应匹配的第一偏折光栅、以及与所述第二耦入光栅对应匹配的第二偏折光栅,所述偏折光栅、所述耦入光栅及所述耦出光栅在所述波导上的正投影互不重叠且相互间隔,所述第一耦入 光栅与所述第一偏折光栅之间的最小距离小于所述第一耦入光栅与所述耦出光栅之间的最小距离,所述第二耦入光栅与所述第二偏折光栅之间的最小距离小于所述第二耦入光栅与所述耦出光栅之间的最小距离;The technical solution of the present invention is as follows: the object of the present invention is to provide a near-eye display device, comprising a waveguide and a coupling grating, a deflection grating and a coupling-out grating arranged on the waveguide, the waveguide comprising oppositely arranged upper surfaces And the lower surface, the coupling grating includes a first coupling grating disposed on the upper surface and a second coupling grating disposed on the lower surface, the first coupling grating and the second coupling grating The gratings are directly opposite and the grating vectors are perpendicular to each other, the deflection grating includes a first deflection grating corresponding to the first coupling grating, and a second deflection grating corresponding to the second coupling grating, The orthographic projections of the deflection grating, the coupling-in grating, and the coupling-out grating on the waveguide do not overlap and are spaced apart from each other, and the first coupling-in grating and the first deflection grating are separated from each other. The minimum distance is less than the minimum distance between the first coupling-in grating and the coupling-out grating, and the minimum distance between the second coupling-in grating and the second deflection grating is less than the second coupling-in grating The minimum distance from the coupling-out grating;
所述耦出光栅设置于所述上表面或所述下表面,包括阵列排布的耦出部,所述耦出部具有相互垂直的第一耦出光栅矢量和第二耦出光栅矢量,所述第一耦入光栅的光栅矢量、第一偏折光栅的光栅矢量以及所述第一耦出光栅的光栅矢量的和等于零,所述第二耦入光栅的光栅矢量、所述第二偏折光栅的光栅矢量及所述第二耦出光栅的光栅矢量的和为零。The coupling-out grating is disposed on the upper surface or the lower surface, and includes coupling-out portions arranged in an array, and the coupling-out portion has a first out-coupling grating vector and a second out-coupling grating vector perpendicular to each other, so The sum of the grating vector of the first coupling-in grating, the grating vector of the first deflection grating, and the grating vector of the first coupling-out grating is equal to zero, and the grating vector of the second coupling-in grating and the second deflection grating are equal to zero. The sum of the grating vector of the grating and the grating vector of the second out-coupling grating is zero.
作为一种改进,第一耦入光栅与所述第二耦入光栅的面积相等且相互间隔设置。As an improvement, the first coupled-in grating and the second coupled-in grating have the same area and are arranged at intervals.
作为一种改进,所述第一耦入光栅与所述第一偏折光栅均设置于所述上表面。As an improvement, the first coupling grating and the first deflection grating are both arranged on the upper surface.
作为一种改进,所述第二偏折光栅位于所述上表面。As an improvement, the second deflection grating is located on the upper surface.
作为一种改进,所述耦入光栅、所述耦出光栅及所述偏折光栅中的至少有一个刻蚀形成在所述波导。As an improvement, at least one of the coupling-in grating, the coupling-out grating, and the deflection grating is etched and formed on the waveguide.
作为一种改进,所述耦入光栅、所述耦出光栅及所述偏折光栅中的至少有一个贴设于所述波导。As an improvement, at least one of the coupling-in grating, the coupling-out grating, and the deflection grating is attached to the waveguide.
作为一种改进,所述波导的上表面靠近图像源,所述第一耦入光栅为透射光栅,所述第二耦入光栅为反射光栅。As an improvement, the upper surface of the waveguide is close to the image source, the first coupling grating is a transmission grating, and the second coupling grating is a reflection grating.
作为一种改进,所述第一耦入光栅呈方形,所述第一偏折光栅与所述第二偏折光栅在所述上表面的正投影分别位于所述第一耦入光栅的相邻两侧。As an improvement, the first coupling grating has a square shape, and the orthographic projections of the first deflection grating and the second deflection grating on the upper surface are respectively located adjacent to the first coupling grating. On both sides.
作为一种改进,所述第一耦入光栅包括相互垂直的第一侧边与第二侧边,所述第一偏折光栅呈梯形与所述第一侧边正对且间隔设置,所述第二偏折光栅与所述第二侧边正对且间隔设置。As an improvement, the first coupled-in grating includes a first side and a second side that are perpendicular to each other, the first deflection grating is trapezoidal and is directly opposite to the first side and arranged at intervals. The second deflection grating is directly opposite to the second side and is arranged at intervals.
作为一种改进,所述第一偏折光栅及所述第二偏折光栅呈梯形或方形,且靠近所述耦入光栅的一侧与所述耦入光栅平行。As an improvement, the first deflection grating and the second deflection grating are trapezoidal or square, and a side close to the coupling grating is parallel to the coupling grating.
作为一种改进,所述偏折光栅的面积大于所述耦入光栅的面积且小 于所述耦出光栅的面积。As an improvement, the area of the deflection grating is larger than the area of the coupling-in grating and smaller than the area of the coupling-out grating.
作为一种改进,所述耦入光栅的光栅矢量与对应所述耦出光栅的光栅矢量之间的夹角为45°。As an improvement, the angle between the grating vector coupled into the grating and the grating vector corresponding to the coupled out grating is 45°.
作为一种改进,第一耦入光栅和第二耦入光栅均具有偏振选择性,所述近眼显示装置还包括设置于所述第一耦入光栅与图像源之间的偏振调制器,所述图像源的光束经所述偏振调制器调制后输出分别对应输出值所述第一耦入光栅与所述第二耦入光栅偏振态。As an improvement, both the first coupling grating and the second coupling grating have polarization selectivity, the near-eye display device further includes a polarization modulator disposed between the first coupling grating and the image source, and The light beam of the image source is modulated by the polarization modulator to output the polarization states of the first coupling grating and the second coupling grating respectively corresponding to output values.
作为一种改进,所述耦出部呈二维周期性排列,所述耦出部自所述波导表面凹陷形成的凹槽或自所述波导的表面凸出形成凸起。As an improvement, the coupling-out portions are arranged in a two-dimensional periodic arrangement, and the coupling-out portions are recessed and formed from the surface of the waveguide or protruding from the surface of the waveguide to form protrusions.
作为一种改进,所述耦出部为柱状或球状凸起;或者,所述耦出部为球形槽或柱形槽。As an improvement, the coupling part is a columnar or spherical protrusion; or, the coupling part is a spherical groove or a cylindrical groove.
作为一种改进,所述波导为单层波导。As an improvement, the waveguide is a single-layer waveguide.
本发明的有益效果在于:The beneficial effects of the present invention are:
近眼显示装置包括波导、耦入光栅、偏折光栅及耦出光栅,耦入光栅、偏折光栅及耦出光栅分别设置在波导上,耦入光栅、偏折光栅及耦出光栅的光栅矢量和等于零,通过波导就能现实RGB三原色的传输和出瞳扩展,不会造成任何一种颜色的视场缺失,降低了制造的难度。The near-eye display device includes a waveguide, a coupling grating, a deflection grating, and a coupling-out grating. The coupling-in grating, the deflection grating, and the coupling-out grating are respectively arranged on the waveguide. The grating vector sum of the coupling-in grating, the deflection grating and the coupling-out grating Equal to zero, the transmission of the three primary colors of RGB and the expansion of the exit pupil can be realized through the waveguide, which will not cause any loss of the field of view of any color, which reduces the difficulty of manufacturing.
【附图说明】【Explanation of the drawings】
图1为本发明一实施例提供的近眼显示装置的立体图;FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a near-eye display device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;
图2为图1的A-A方向的剖视示意图;Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the A-A direction of Fig. 1;
图3为图2的B区域中耦入光栅的放大示意图;FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram of the coupled grating in area B of FIG. 2;
图4为本发明一实施例提供的近眼显示装置的波导内的波矢空间的示意图;4 is a schematic diagram of the wave vector space in the waveguide of the near-eye display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图5为图1中耦出光栅的具体结构示意图;Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a specific structure of the coupling-out grating in Fig. 1;
图6为本发明一实施例提供的近眼显示装置的光传播路径图。FIG. 6 is a light propagation path diagram of a near-eye display device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
图中:10、波导;11、上表面;12、下表面;20、耦入光栅;21、第一耦入光栅;211、第一侧边;212、第二侧边;22、第二耦入光栅; 30、偏折光栅;31、第一偏折光栅;32、第二偏折光栅;40、耦出光栅。In the figure: 10, waveguide; 11, upper surface; 12, lower surface; 20, coupling grating; 21, first coupling grating; 211, first side; 212, second side; 22, second coupling Input grating; 30, deflection grating; 31, first deflection grating; 32, second deflection grating; 40, coupling out grating.
【具体实施方式】【Detailed ways】
下面结合附图和实施方式对本发明作进一步说明。The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.
请参看图1,本发明的一实施方式提供了一种近眼显示装置,包括波导10以及设置在所述波导10上的耦入光栅20、偏折光栅30及耦出光栅40,所述偏折光栅30、所述耦入光栅20及所述耦出光栅40在所述波导10上的正投影互不重叠且相互间隔,所述耦入光栅20所述偏折光栅30的面积大于所述耦入光栅20的面积且小于所述耦出光栅40的面积,具体地,所述波导10为单层波导;所述耦入光栅20、所述耦出光栅40及所述偏折光栅30中的至少有一个刻蚀形成在所述波导10;另外应当指出的是,所述耦入光栅20、所述耦出光栅40及所述偏折光栅30中的至少有一个贴设于所述波导10;所述耦入光栅20用于将接收的光线耦入波导10上;所述偏折光栅30用于改变所述耦入光栅20耦入给波导10上的光线的方向、并传输给耦出光栅40;在一实施例中,所述耦入光栅20的光栅矢量与对应所述耦出光栅40的光栅矢量之间的夹角为45°。Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a near-eye display device, including a waveguide 10 and a coupling grating 20, a deflection grating 30, and a coupling-out grating 40 disposed on the waveguide 10, the deflection grating The orthographic projections of the grating 30, the coupling-in grating 20, and the coupling-out grating 40 on the waveguide 10 do not overlap and are spaced apart from each other. The area of the coupling grating 20 and the deflection grating 30 is larger than that of the coupling grating. The area of the entrance grating 20 is smaller than the area of the outcoupling grating 40. Specifically, the waveguide 10 is a single-layer waveguide; the coupling in grating 20, the outcoupling grating 40, and the deflection grating 30 At least one etching is formed on the waveguide 10; in addition, it should be noted that at least one of the coupling-in grating 20, the coupling-out grating 40, and the deflection grating 30 is attached to the waveguide 10 The coupling grating 20 is used to couple the received light into the waveguide 10; the deflection grating 30 is used to change the direction of the light coupled into the waveguide 10 by the coupling grating 20 and transmit it to the coupling out Grating 40; In one embodiment, the angle between the grating vector of the coupling-in grating 20 and the grating vector corresponding to the coupling-out grating 40 is 45°.
请一并参看图2-图3,在一实施例中,所述波导10包括相对设置的上表面11与下表面12,所述耦入光栅20包括设置在所述上表面11的第一耦入光栅21以及设置在所述下表面12的第二耦入光栅22,所述第一耦入光栅21与所述第二耦入光栅22正对且光栅矢量相互垂直;优选地,第一耦入光栅21与所述第二耦入光栅22的面积相等且相互间隔设置;在一实施例中,所述第一耦入光栅21呈方形,在本发明的其他实施例中耦入光栅也可以是圆形或其他形状;具体地,所述第一耦入光栅21和所述第二耦入光栅22均包括相互垂直的第一侧边221与第二侧边222。Please refer to FIGS. 2 to 3 together. In one embodiment, the waveguide 10 includes an upper surface 11 and a lower surface 12 opposed to each other, and the coupling grating 20 includes a first coupling disposed on the upper surface 11. Into the grating 21 and the second in-coupling grating 22 arranged on the lower surface 12, the first in-coupling grating 21 and the second in-coupling grating 22 are directly opposite and the grating vectors are perpendicular to each other; preferably, the first coupling The entrance grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 have the same area and are spaced apart from each other; in one embodiment, the first coupling grating 21 has a square shape. In other embodiments of the present invention, the coupling grating may also be It is a circle or other shapes; specifically, the first coupling grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 each include a first side 221 and a second side 222 perpendicular to each other.
所述偏折光栅30包括与所述第一耦入光栅21对应匹配的第一偏折光栅31、以及与所述第二耦入光栅22对应匹配的第二偏折光栅32,所述第一耦入光栅21与所述第一偏折光栅31之间的最小距离(请参看图1中的h1)小于所述第一耦入光栅21与所述耦出光栅40之间的最小距离(请参看图1中的h2),所述第二耦入光栅22与所述第二偏折光栅32 之间的最小距离小于所述第二耦入光栅22与所述耦出光栅40之间的最小距离。The deflection grating 30 includes a first deflection grating 31 corresponding to the first coupling grating 21, and a second deflection grating 32 corresponding to the second coupling grating 22. The first The minimum distance between the coupling-in grating 21 and the first deflection grating 31 (please refer to h1 in FIG. 1) is smaller than the minimum distance between the first coupling-in grating 21 and the coupling-out grating 40 (please refer to 1), the minimum distance between the second coupling-in grating 22 and the second deflection grating 32 is smaller than the minimum distance between the second coupling-in grating 22 and the coupling-out grating 40 distance.
在一实施例中,所述第一偏折光栅31呈梯形且与所述第一侧边221正对且间隔设置,所述第二偏折光栅32与所述第一耦入光栅21的所述第二侧边222正对且间隔设置;在一实施例中,所述第一耦入光栅21为透射光栅,所述第二耦入光栅22为反射光栅。In an embodiment, the first deflection grating 31 has a trapezoidal shape and is directly opposite to the first side 221 and arranged at intervals, and the second deflection grating 32 is connected to the first coupling grating 21. The second side edges 222 are directly opposite and arranged at intervals; in one embodiment, the first coupling grating 21 is a transmissive grating, and the second coupling grating 22 is a reflective grating.
在一实施例中,所述第一偏折光栅31也设置于所述上表面,所述第一偏折光栅31与所述第二偏折光栅32在所述上表面11的正投影分别位于所述第一耦入光栅21的相邻两侧;更为具体地是,所述第一偏折光栅31及所述第二偏折光栅32呈梯形或方形,且所述第一偏折光栅31及所述第二偏折光栅32靠近所述耦入光栅20的一侧均与所述耦入光栅20平行。In an embodiment, the first deflection grating 31 is also disposed on the upper surface, and the orthographic projections of the first deflection grating 31 and the second deflection grating 32 on the upper surface 11 are respectively located The first coupling-in grating 21 is adjacent to two sides; more specifically, the first deflection grating 31 and the second deflection grating 32 are trapezoidal or square, and the first deflection grating The sides of the second deflection grating 31 and the second deflection grating 32 close to the coupling grating 20 are both parallel to the coupling grating 20.
所述耦出光栅40设置于所述上表面11或所述下表面12,包括阵列排布的耦出部41,所述耦出部41具有相互垂直的第一耦出光栅矢量和第二耦出光栅矢量,所述第一耦入光栅21的光栅矢量、第一偏折光栅31的光栅矢量以及所述第一耦出光栅的矢量三者的矢量和等于零,所述第二耦入光栅22的光栅矢量、所述第二偏折光栅32的光栅矢量及所述第二耦出光栅矢量三者的矢量和为零。The coupling-out grating 40 is disposed on the upper surface 11 or the lower surface 12, and includes coupling-out portions 41 arranged in an array. The coupling-out portion 41 has a first coupling-out grating vector and a second coupling that are perpendicular to each other. The vector sum of the grating vector of the first coupling-in grating 21, the grating vector of the first deflection grating 31, and the vector of the first coupling-out grating is equal to zero, and the second coupling-in grating 22 The vector sum of the grating vector of, the grating vector of the second deflection grating 32 and the second out-coupling grating vector is zero.
请参看图5,具体地,所述耦出部41呈二维周期性排列,所述耦出部41自所述波导10表面凹陷形成的凹槽或自所述波导10的表面凸出形成凸起;更为具体地是,所述耦出部41为柱状或球状凸起;或者,所述耦出部41为球形槽或柱形槽。Referring to FIG. 5, specifically, the coupling portions 41 are arranged in a two-dimensional periodic arrangement, and the coupling portions 41 are recessed and formed from the surface of the waveguide 10 or protrude from the surface of the waveguide 10 to form protrusions. More specifically, the coupling portion 41 is a columnar or spherical protrusion; or, the coupling portion 41 is a spherical groove or a cylindrical groove.
在一实施例中,所述波导10的上表面11靠近图像源,第一耦入光栅21和第二耦入光栅22具有有限的波长带宽,第一耦入光栅21能衍射蓝光到绿光波段的入射光,而第二耦入光栅22能衍射绿光到红光波段的入射光。在另一实施案例中,第一耦入光栅21和第二耦入光栅22均具有偏振选择性,所述近眼显示装置还包括设置于所述第一耦入光栅21与图像源之间的偏振调制器,所述图像源的光束经所述偏振调制器调制后 输出分别对应所述第一耦入光栅21的第一偏振光和对应所述第二耦入光栅22的第二偏振光,所述第一偏振光具有第一偏振态,所述第二偏振光具有第二偏振态;第一耦入光栅21只能对第一偏振光进行衍射,然后耦入波导10后再传输给第一偏折光栅31,第一偏折光栅31再传输给耦出光栅40;第二耦入光栅22只能对第二偏振光进行衍射,然后耦入波导10后再传输给第二偏折光栅32,第二偏折光栅32再传输给耦出光栅40。In one embodiment, the upper surface 11 of the waveguide 10 is close to the image source, the first coupling grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 have a limited wavelength bandwidth, and the first coupling grating 21 can diffract blue to green light. The second in-coupling grating 22 can diffract the incident light in the green to red wavelength range. In another embodiment, both the first coupling grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 have polarization selectivity, and the near-eye display device further includes a polarization disposed between the first coupling grating 21 and the image source. Modulator, the light beam of the image source is modulated by the polarization modulator to output the first polarized light corresponding to the first in-coupling grating 21 and the second polarized light corresponding to the second in-coupling grating 22, so The first polarized light has a first polarization state, and the second polarized light has a second polarization state; the first coupling grating 21 can only diffract the first polarized light, and then it is coupled into the waveguide 10 before being transmitted to the first polarized light. The deflection grating 31, the first deflection grating 31 is transmitted to the out-coupling grating 40; the second in-coupling grating 22 can only diffract the second polarized light, and then it is coupled into the waveguide 10 and then transmitted to the second deflection grating 32 , The second deflection grating 32 is then transmitted to the coupling-out grating 40.
请再参看图1,光栅对光线有很强的色散作用,会降低显示的质量,为了保证通过整个波导显示装置的光线不会发生色散,需要满足三个光栅矢量的和等于零,即K 1+K 2+K 3=0。 Please refer to Figure 1 again. The grating has a strong dispersive effect on the light, which will reduce the quality of the display. In order to ensure that the light passing through the entire waveguide display device will not be dispersive, it is necessary to satisfy that the sum of the three grating vectors is equal to zero, that is, K 1 + K 2 +K 3 =0.
如图4所示,图4为波导10内部光线的波矢空间,图4包括图4-1和图4-2,其中图4-1的波矢空间中,耦入光栅21耦入蓝光和绿光,但只有蓝光和左半边绿光视场能在波导10中的传输,图4-2的波矢空间中,耦入光栅22耦入红光和绿光,但只有红光和右半边绿光视场能在波导10中的传输;图4中,空气的折射率为n 0,波导10的折射率为n 1,内虚线圆为波导10内全反射(total internal reflection,TIR)的边界,光线的波矢大于此边界能在波导10中发生内全反射(TIR);TIR条件为:
Figure PCTCN2019130911-appb-000001
所以内虚线圆的半径为n 0;矩形框代表显示图像的光束在波矢空间中的分布范围,在本实施例中,该光束包括所述图像源的光束经所述偏振调制器调制后输出以预设频率交替显示的第一偏振光和第二偏振光;k 0是入射光在自由空间中的波矢,k x是入射光在x轴上的波矢的分量,k y是入射光在y轴上的波矢的分量;外虚线圆为出瞳连续性的边界,其半径约等于n 1;所以光线的波矢落到这两个圆之间才能在波导10中传播;实线和虚线箭头分别表示不同颜色光的耦入光栅20、偏折光栅30和耦出光栅40对应的光栅矢量;为了实现彩色显示,RGB(R代表Red(红色),G代表Green(绿色),B代表Blue(蓝色))三原色的光需要同时被耦入波导10中,此时任何波长的光线都满足:输出波导的光线和输入波导的光线方向相同,所以光线进入波导10到耦出波导后不会发生色 散;另外应当指出的是,RGB视场在耦入前是完全重合的,图4为了更加直观,三个视场之间彼此错开了ー小段距离;第一耦入光栅21的光栅矢量方向为x轴的正半轴方向,光栅矢量的大小刚好能将蓝光全部耦入波导10,如图4-1所示,根据光栅矢量
Figure PCTCN2019130911-appb-000002
计算出第一耦入光栅21光栅矢量的周期Λ 1。对于不同波长,归一化的光栅矢量
Figure PCTCN2019130911-appb-000003
与波长相关,波长越长,归一化的光栅矢量越大。所以图4-1中绿光的归一化光栅矢量大于蓝光,同时绿光的左半边(也就是靠近K x/K 0轴的负半轴方向)视场能被耦入波导10,同蓝光视场一起在波导10中通过全反射的方式传输到第一偏折光栅31中;偏折光栅30能改变光线的传输方向,把光线偏折到耦出光栅40中;第二耦入光栅22的光栅矢量方向为y轴的负半轴方向,第二耦入光栅22的光栅矢量的大小刚好能将红光全部耦入波导10,如图4-2所示;根据光栅矢量K 2的大小能计算出光栅矢量的周期Λ 2;同时绿光的全部视场也能被耦入波导10,但在被偏折光栅30衍射后,绿光的左半边视场会泄露出波导10,只保留了右半边视场;而红光则能保留全部的视场;为使全部的红光和部分绿光能透过第一耦入光栅21到达第二耦入光栅22;可以在近眼显示装置表面加入偏振调制器(polarization modulator),将近眼显示装置接收的光线变为S或P偏振光,同时可以把第一耦入光栅21和第二耦入光栅22设计为具有偏振选择性,例如第一耦入光栅21只能衍射偏振态为S偏振的光,而第二耦入光栅22只能衍射偏振态为P偏振的光;利用时分复用的思想,微显示器交替显示蓝色、绿色图像和红色、绿色图像,偏振调制器对应将光线交替变为S和P偏振;这样蓝光和绿光能被第一耦入光栅21耦入波导10,红光和绿光能被第二耦入光栅22耦入波导10;蓝色和左半边绿色视场、红色和右半边绿色视场的光线最终都会被耦出光栅40耦出波导10到达人眼;不同颜色和视场的图像在耦出光栅40这里被融合;具体地光传播路径图请参看图6,图6中,深黑色实线线条和深黑色虚线线条表示光线进入波导10内或从波导10内耦出的示意线条;浅黑色实线线条和浅黑色虚线线条表示位于所述波导10的光线路径的示意图;具 体地,浅黑色实线线条表示分别通过第一耦入光栅21、第一偏折光栅31及耦出光栅(图5-1中的A方向上的耦出光栅,图5-1中A方向为图1中的x轴方向)的光线路径;浅黑色虚线线条表示的分别通过第二耦入光栅22、第二偏折光栅32及耦出光栅(图5-2中的B方向上的耦出光栅,图5-2中B方向为图1中的y轴方向)的光线路径;更为具体地是,光线的一部分从第一耦入光栅21(第一耦入光栅21为透射光栅)耦入后,从第一耦入光栅21透射到波导10里面,在波导10里面全反射后进入第一偏折光栅31,经过第一偏折光栅31偏折后反射回波导10,再在波导10里面全反射后进入耦出光栅,通过耦出光栅40耦出光线;光线的另一部分的光线无法直接耦入波导10由波导10折射到第二耦入光栅22,应当指出的是,第二耦入光栅22为反射光栅,第二耦入光栅22将接收的光线反射到波导10里面,在波导10里面经过全反射后,进入第二偏折光栅32,经过第二偏折光栅32的偏折后,再次进入波导10里面,再在波导10内进行全反射后,通过耦出光栅40耦出光线。
As shown in Figure 4, Figure 4 is the wave vector space of the light inside the waveguide 10. Figure 4 includes Figure 4-1 and Figure 4-2. In the wave vector space of Figure 4-1, the coupling grating 21 couples the blue light and Green light, but only blue light and green light on the left half of the field of view can be transmitted in the waveguide 10. In the wave vector space of Fig. 4-2, the coupling grating 22 couples red and green light, but only the red light and the right half The green light field can be transmitted in the waveguide 10; in Figure 4, the refractive index of air is n 0 , the refractive index of the waveguide 10 is n 1 , and the inner dashed circle represents the total internal reflection (TIR) of the waveguide 10 The boundary, where the wave vector of the light is larger than this boundary, can cause total internal reflection (TIR) in the waveguide 10; the TIR conditions are:
Figure PCTCN2019130911-appb-000001
Therefore, the radius of the inner dashed circle is n 0 ; the rectangular frame represents the distribution range of the light beam displaying the image in the wave vector space. In this embodiment, the light beam includes the light beam of the image source and is output after being modulated by the polarization modulator. The first polarized light and the second polarized light displayed alternately at a preset frequency; k 0 is the wave vector of the incident light in free space, k x is the component of the wave vector of the incident light on the x axis, and k y is the incident light The component of the wave vector on the y-axis; the outer dashed circle is the boundary of the exit pupil continuity, and its radius is approximately equal to n 1 ; so the wave vector of the light can only propagate in the waveguide 10 when it falls between these two circles; the solid line and The dashed arrows respectively indicate the grating vectors corresponding to the in-coupling grating 20, the deflection grating 30 and the out-coupling grating 40 of different colors of light; in order to achieve color display, RGB (R stands for Red, G stands for Green, B stands for The light of the three primary colors of Blue (blue) needs to be coupled into the waveguide 10 at the same time. At this time, the light of any wavelength is satisfied: the light of the output waveguide and the light of the input waveguide are in the same direction, so the light enters the waveguide 10 and does not exit the waveguide. Dispersion will occur; in addition, it should be pointed out that the RGB fields of view are completely coincident before coupling. In Figure 4 for more intuitive, the three fields of view are staggered by a small distance; the grating vector of the first coupled grating 21 The direction is the positive half-axis direction of the x-axis, and the grating vector is just large enough to couple all blue light into the waveguide 10, as shown in Figure 4-1. According to the grating vector
Figure PCTCN2019130911-appb-000002
The period Λ 1 of the grating vector of the first coupled grating 21 is calculated. For different wavelengths, normalized grating vector
Figure PCTCN2019130911-appb-000003
Related to the wavelength, the longer the wavelength, the larger the normalized grating vector. Therefore, the normalized grating vector of the green light in Figure 4-1 is larger than that of the blue light, and the left half of the green light (that is, the direction of the negative half axis close to the K x /K 0 axis) can be coupled into the waveguide 10, the same as the blue light The field of view is transmitted to the first deflection grating 31 through total reflection in the waveguide 10; the deflection grating 30 can change the transmission direction of light and deflect the light into the coupling-out grating 40; the second coupling-in grating 22 The grating vector direction of is the negative half-axis direction of the y-axis, and the size of the grating vector of the second coupled grating 22 is just enough to couple the red light into the waveguide 10, as shown in Figure 4-2; according to the size of the grating vector K 2 The period Λ 2 of the grating vector can be calculated; at the same time, the entire field of view of green light can also be coupled into the waveguide 10, but after being diffracted by the deflection grating 30, the left half of the field of view of the green light will leak out of the waveguide 10, leaving only The right half of the field of view; while the red light can retain the entire field of view; in order to allow all the red light and part of the green light to pass through the first coupling grating 21 to the second coupling grating 22; it can be on the surface of the near-eye display device A polarization modulator is added to convert the light received by the near-eye display device into S or P polarized light. At the same time, the first coupling grating 21 and the second coupling grating 22 can be designed to have polarization selectivity, for example, the first The coupled-in grating 21 can only diffract light with the polarization state of S, while the second coupled grating 22 can only diffract light with the polarization state of P; using the idea of time division multiplexing, the microdisplay alternately displays blue, green and For red and green images, the polarization modulator correspondingly changes the light into S and P polarizations alternately; in this way, blue and green light can be coupled into the waveguide 10 by the first coupling grating 21, and red and green light can be coupled into the second grating 22 Coupling into the waveguide 10; the blue and the left half of the green field of view, red and right half of the green field of view will eventually be coupled out of the grating 40 and out of the waveguide 10 to reach the human eye; images of different colors and fields of view are coupling out of the grating 40 Here is fused; please refer to Figure 6 for the specific light propagation path diagram. In Figure 6, the dark solid line and dark black dashed line represent the schematic lines of light entering or coupling out of the waveguide 10; light black solid line The lines and the light black dashed lines represent the schematic diagrams of the light path located in the waveguide 10; specifically, the light black solid lines represent the first coupling-in grating 21, the first deflection grating 31 and the coupling-out grating (Figure 5- The out-coupling grating in the A direction in 1, and the A direction in Fig. 5-1 is the x-axis direction in Fig. 1); the light black dashed lines indicate that they pass through the second in-coupling grating 22 and the second deflection respectively. The light path of the grating 32 and the out-coupling grating (the out-coupling grating in the B direction in Fig. 5-2, the B direction in Fig. 5-2 is the y-axis direction in Fig. 1); more specifically, a part of the light After coupling in from the first coupling grating 21 (the first coupling grating 21 is a transmission grating), it transmits from the first coupling grating 21 into the waveguide 10, and enters the first deflection grating 31 after being totally reflected in the waveguide 10, After being deflected by the first deflection grating 31, it is reflected back to the waveguide 10, and then in the waveguide 10 After total reflection inside, it enters the coupling-out grating, and the light is coupled out through the coupling-out grating 40; the other part of the light cannot be directly coupled into the waveguide 10 and is refracted by the waveguide 10 to the second coupling-in grating 22. The entrance grating 22 is a reflection grating, and the second coupling grating 22 reflects the received light into the waveguide 10, and after being totally reflected in the waveguide 10, it enters the second deflection grating 32 and passes through the deflection of the second deflection grating 32. Then, it enters the waveguide 10 again, and after total reflection in the waveguide 10, the light is coupled out through the coupling-out grating 40.
请参看图5,图5包括图5-1和图5-2,其中图5-1为四种二维周期性衍射结构的形状,图5-2为衍射结构凹陷于波导10之中时的形状,耦出光栅40为二维周期性光栅,有两个相互垂直的光栅矢量,对应的两个光栅矢量也相互垂直;当第一偏折光栅31的光栅矢量与x轴的正半轴之间的夹角呈-135°,同时第二偏折光栅32的光栅矢量与x轴的正半轴之间的夹角呈45°时,耦出光栅40在x轴的正半轴方向的周期等于第二耦入光栅22的周期,A=Λ x=Λ 2,耦出光栅40在y轴的正半轴方向的周期等于第一耦入光栅21的周期,B=Λ y=Λ 1;图5-1列举了四种二维周期性衍射结构的形状,包括:立方体形、金字塔形、圆柱体形和半球形,二维周期性衍射结构的形状继而采用其中的任意一种,但可用的结构不仅限于此。衍射结构可以突出于波导10表面,也可以凹陷于波导10之中,当凹陷于波导10之中时就如图5-2所示(其为半球形的截面图)。 Please refer to Figure 5. Figure 5 includes Figure 5-1 and Figure 5-2. Figure 5-1 shows the shapes of four two-dimensional periodic diffractive structures. Figure 5-2 shows the diffractive structure when it is recessed in the waveguide 10. The shape, the coupled out grating 40 is a two-dimensional periodic grating, with two mutually perpendicular grating vectors, and the corresponding two grating vectors are also perpendicular to each other; when the grating vector of the first deflection grating 31 and the positive half axis of the x-axis are different When the angle between the two is -135°, and the angle between the grating vector of the second deflection grating 32 and the positive half-axis of the x-axis is 45°, the period of the grating 40 in the positive half-axis direction of the x-axis is coupled out Equal to the period of the second coupling-in grating 22, A=Λ x2 , the period of the coupling-out grating 40 in the positive half-axis direction of the y-axis is equal to the period of the first coupling-in grating 21, B=Λ y1 ; Figure 5-1 lists four shapes of two-dimensional periodic diffractive structures, including: cube, pyramid, cylinder and hemispherical. The shape of the two-dimensional periodic diffractive structure then uses any one of them, but available The structure is not limited to this. The diffractive structure may protrude from the surface of the waveguide 10, or may be recessed in the waveguide 10. When recessed in the waveguide 10, it is as shown in Fig. 5-2 (it is a hemispherical cross-sectional view).
需要说明的是,本发明实施例中所有方向性指示(诸如上、下、内、外、顶部、底部……)仅用于解释在某一特定姿态(如附图所示)下各 部件之间的相对位置关系等,如果该特定姿态发生改变时,则该方向性指示也相应地随之改变。It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, inside, outside, top, bottom, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relationship between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.
还需要说明的是,当元件被称为“固定于”或“设置于”另一个元件上时,该元件可以直接在另一个元件上或者可能同时存在居中元件。当一个元件被称为“连接”另一个元件,它可以是直接连接另一个元件或者可能同时存在居中元件。It should also be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed on" or "disposed on" another element, the element may be directly on the other element or a centering element may exist at the same time. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or an intermediate element may be present at the same time.
以上所述的仅是本发明的实施方式,在此应当指出,对于本领域的普通技术人员来说,在不脱离本发明创造构思的前提下,还可以做出改进,但这些均属于本发明的保护范围。The above are only the embodiments of the present invention. It should be pointed out here that for those of ordinary skill in the art, improvements can be made without departing from the inventive concept of the present invention, but these all belong to the present invention. The scope of protection.

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  1. 一种近眼显示装置,其特征在于,包括波导以及设置在所述波导上的耦入光栅、偏折光栅及耦出光栅,所述波导包括相对设置的上表面与下表面,所述耦入光栅包括设置在所述上表面的第一耦入光栅以及设置在所述下表面的第二耦入光栅,所述第一耦入光栅与所述第二耦入光栅正对且光栅矢量相互垂直,所述偏折光栅包括与所述第一耦入光栅对应匹配的第一偏折光栅、以及与所述第二耦入光栅对应匹配的第二偏折光栅,所述偏折光栅、所述耦入光栅及所述耦出光栅在所述波导上的正投影互不重叠且相互间隔,所述第一耦入光栅与所述第一偏折光栅之间的最小距离小于所述第一耦入光栅与所述耦出光栅之间的最小距离,所述第二耦入光栅与所述第二偏折光栅之间的最小距离小于所述第二耦入光栅与所述耦出光栅之间的最小距离;A near-eye display device, which is characterized in that it comprises a waveguide and a coupling grating, a deflection grating, and a coupling-out grating arranged on the waveguide. The waveguide includes an upper surface and a lower surface arranged oppositely. The coupling grating Comprising a first coupling grating disposed on the upper surface and a second coupling grating disposed on the lower surface, the first coupling grating and the second coupling grating are directly opposite and the grating vectors are perpendicular to each other, The deflection grating includes a first deflection grating corresponding to the first coupling-in grating, and a second deflection grating corresponding to the second coupling-in grating, the deflection grating, the coupling The orthographic projections of the entrance grating and the coupling-out grating on the waveguide do not overlap each other and are spaced apart from each other, and the minimum distance between the first coupling-in grating and the first deflection grating is smaller than that of the first coupling-in grating The minimum distance between the grating and the coupling-out grating, the minimum distance between the second coupling-in grating and the second deflection grating is smaller than the distance between the second coupling-in grating and the coupling-out grating shortest distance;
    所述耦出光栅设置于所述上表面或所述下表面,包括阵列排布的耦出部,所述耦出部具有相互垂直的第一耦出光栅矢量和第二耦出光栅矢量,所述第一耦入光栅的光栅矢量、第一偏折光栅的光栅矢量以及所述第一耦出光栅的光栅矢量的和等于零,所述第二耦入光栅的光栅矢量、所述第二偏折光栅的光栅矢量及所述第二耦出光栅的光栅矢量的和为零。The coupling-out grating is disposed on the upper surface or the lower surface, and includes coupling-out portions arranged in an array, and the coupling-out portion has a first out-coupling grating vector and a second out-coupling grating vector perpendicular to each other, so The sum of the grating vector of the first coupling-in grating, the grating vector of the first deflection grating, and the grating vector of the first coupling-out grating is equal to zero, and the grating vector of the second coupling-in grating and the second deflection grating are equal to zero. The sum of the grating vector of the grating and the grating vector of the second out-coupling grating is zero.
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于:第一耦入光栅与所述第二耦入光栅的面积相等且相互间隔设置。4. The near-eye display device of claim 1, wherein the first coupling grating and the second coupling grating have the same area and are arranged at intervals.
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述第一耦入光栅与所述第一偏折光栅均设置于所述上表面。The near-eye display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first coupling grating and the first deflection grating are both disposed on the upper surface.
  4. 根据权利要求3所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述第二偏折光栅位于所述上表面。The near-eye display device according to claim 3, wherein the second deflection grating is located on the upper surface.
  5. 根据权利要求1所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述耦入光栅、所述耦出光栅及所述偏折光栅中的至少有一个刻蚀形成在所述波导。The near-eye display device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the coupling-in grating, the coupling-out grating, and the deflection grating is etched and formed on the waveguide.
  6. 根据权利要求1所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述耦入光栅、所述耦出光栅及所述偏折光栅中的至少有一个贴设于所述波导。The near-eye display device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the coupling-in grating, the coupling-out grating, and the deflection grating is attached to the waveguide.
  7. 根据权利要求1所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述波导的上表面靠近图像源,所述第一耦入光栅为透射光栅,所述第二耦入光栅为反射光栅。The near-eye display device according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the waveguide is close to the image source, the first coupling grating is a transmission grating, and the second coupling grating is a reflection grating.
  8. 根据权利要求7所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述第一耦入光栅呈方形,所述第一偏折光栅与所述第二偏折光栅在所述上表面的正投影分别位于所述第一耦入光栅的相邻两侧。7. The near-eye display device according to claim 7, wherein the first coupling grating has a square shape, and the orthographic projections of the first deflection grating and the second deflection grating on the upper surface are respectively located The first is coupled into adjacent two sides of the grating.
  9. 根据权利要求8所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述第一耦入光栅包括相互垂直的第一侧边与第二侧边,所述第一偏折光栅呈梯形与所述第一侧边正对且间隔设置,所述第二偏折光栅与所述第二侧边正对且间隔设置。8. The near-eye display device according to claim 8, wherein the first coupling grating comprises a first side and a second side perpendicular to each other, and the first deflection grating is trapezoidal and the first The side edges are directly opposite and arranged at intervals, and the second deflection grating is directly opposite to the second side edges and arranged at intervals.
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述第一偏折光栅及所述第二偏折光栅呈梯形或方形,且靠近所述耦入光栅的一侧与所述耦入光栅平行。The near-eye display device according to claim 9, wherein the first deflection grating and the second deflection grating are trapezoidal or square, and a side close to the coupling grating and the coupling The grating is parallel.
  11. 根据权利要求1所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述偏折光栅的面积大于所述耦入光栅的面积且小于所述耦出光栅的面积。The near-eye display device according to claim 1, wherein the area of the deflection grating is larger than the area of the coupling-in grating and smaller than the area of the coupling-out grating.
  12. 根据权利要求1所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于,所述耦入光栅的光栅矢量与对应所述耦出光栅的光栅矢量之间的夹角为45°。The near-eye display device according to claim 1, wherein the angle between the grating vector of the coupled-in grating and the grating vector corresponding to the out-coupling grating is 45°.
  13. 根据权利要求7所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于:第一耦入光栅和第二耦入光栅均具有偏振选择性,所述近眼显示装置还包括设置于所述第一耦入光栅与图像源之间的偏振调制器,所述图像源的光束经所述偏振调制器调制后输出分别对应输出值所述第一耦入光栅与所述第二耦入光栅偏振态。7. The near-eye display device according to claim 7, wherein the first coupling-in grating and the second coupling-in grating both have polarization selectivity, and the near-eye display device further comprises the first coupling-in grating and the image The polarization modulator between the sources, the light beam of the image source is modulated by the polarization modulator to output the polarization states of the first coupling-in grating and the second coupling-in grating respectively corresponding to output values.
  14. 根据权利要求1所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于:所述耦出部呈二维周期性排列,所述耦出部自所述波导表面凹陷形成的凹槽或自所述波导的表面凸出形成凸起。The near-eye display device according to claim 1, wherein the coupling portions are arranged in a two-dimensional periodic arrangement, and the coupling portions are recessed and formed from the surface of the waveguide or convex from the surface of the waveguide. Out to form a bump.
  15. 根据权利要求14所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于:所述耦出部为柱状或球状凸起;或者,所述耦出部为球形槽或柱形槽。The near-eye display device according to claim 14, wherein the coupling-out portion is a columnar or spherical protrusion; or the coupling-out portion is a spherical groove or a cylindrical groove.
  16. 根据权利要求1-15任一项所述的近眼显示装置,其特征在于:所 述波导为单层波导。The near-eye display device according to any one of claims 1-15, wherein the waveguide is a single-layer waveguide.
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