Thin optical display panel
Abstract
An optical display includes a plurality of optical waveguides each including a cladding bound core for guiding internal display light between first and second opposite ends by total internal reflection. The waveguides are stacked together to define a collective display thickness. Each of the cores includes a heterogeneous portion defining a light scattering site disposed longitudinally between the first and second ends. Adjacent ones of the sites are longitudinally offset from each other for forming a longitudinal internal image display over the display thickness upon scattering of internal display light thereagainst for generating a display image. In a preferred embodiment, the waveguides and scattering sites are transparent for transmitting therethrough an external image in superposition with the display image formed by scattering the internal light off the scattering sites for defining a heads up display.
- Inventors:
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- Manorville, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871150
- Patent Number(s):
- 5668907
- Assignee:
- Associated Universities, Inc. (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- optical; display; panel; plurality; waveguides; including; cladding; bound; core; guiding; internal; light; opposite; total; reflection; stacked; define; collective; thickness; cores; heterogeneous; portion; defining; scattering; site; disposed; longitudinally; adjacent; ones; sites; offset; forming; longitudinal; image; thereagainst; generating; preferred; embodiment; transparent; transmitting; therethrough; external; superposition; formed; heads; portion defining; adjacent ones; optical display; light scattering; internal reflection; optical waveguides; preferred embodiment; optical waveguide; total internal; optical wave; image display; disposed longitudinally; display panel; /385/
Citation Formats
Veligdan, James Thomas. Thin optical display panel. United States: N. p., 1997.
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title = {Thin optical display panel},
author = {Veligdan, James Thomas},
abstractNote = {An optical display includes a plurality of optical waveguides each including a cladding bound core for guiding internal display light between first and second opposite ends by total internal reflection. The waveguides are stacked together to define a collective display thickness. Each of the cores includes a heterogeneous portion defining a light scattering site disposed longitudinally between the first and second ends. Adjacent ones of the sites are longitudinally offset from each other for forming a longitudinal internal image display over the display thickness upon scattering of internal display light thereagainst for generating a display image. In a preferred embodiment, the waveguides and scattering sites are transparent for transmitting therethrough an external image in superposition with the display image formed by scattering the internal light off the scattering sites for defining a heads up display.},
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year = {1997},
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