Magic Leap, Inc.

Ali Karbasi

Christophe Peroz

Sharad D Bhagat

Chieh Chang

Ling Li

Melanie Maputol West

Brian George Hill

Frank Y Xu

Samarth Bhargava

Shuqiang Yang

Mauro Melli

David Tinch

Jason Donald Mareno

Xiaopei Deng

Ryan Jason Ong

Bach Nguyen

Philip F Brune

Stephen Richard Rugg

Embodiments of this disclosure provides systems and methods for displays. In embodiments, a display system includes a frame, an eyepiece coupled to the frame, and a first adhesive bond disposed between the frame and the eyepiece. The eyepiece can include a light input region and a light output region. The first adhesive bond can be disposed along a first portion of a perimeter of the eyepiece, where the first portion of the perimeter of the eyepiece borders the light input region such that the first adhesive bond is configured to maintain a position of the light input region relative to the frame.

Athermalization concepts for polymer eyepieces used in augmented reality or mixed reality devices

Methods are disclosed for fabricating molds for forming eyepieces having waveguides with integrated spacers. The molds are formed by etching deep holes (e.g., 5 &#x3bc;m to 1000 &#x3bc;m deep) into a substrate using a wet etch or dry etch. The etch masks for defining the holes may be formed with a thick metal layer and/or multiple layers of different metals. A resist layer may be disposed over the etch mask. The resist layer may be patterned to form a pattern of holes, the pattern may be transferred to the etch mask, and the etch mask may be used to transfer the pattern into the underlying substrate. The patterned substrate may be utilized as a mold onto which a flowable polymer may be introduced and allowed to harden. Hardened polymer in the holes may form integrated spacers. The hardened polymer may be removed from the mold to form a waveguide with integrated spacers.

Method of fabricating molds for forming eyepieces with integrated spacers

A head-mounted, near-eye display system comprises a stack of waveguides having integral spacers separating the waveguides. The waveguides may each include diffractive optical elements that are formed simultaneously with the spacers by imprinting or casting. The spacers are disposed on one or more major surfaces of the waveguides and define a distance between immediately adjacent waveguides. Adjacent waveguides may be bonded using adhesives on the spacers. The spacers may fit within indentations of overlying waveguides. In some cases, the spacers may form one or more walls of material substantially around a perimeter of an associated waveguide. Vent holes may be provided in the walls to allow gas flow into and out from an interior volume defined by the spacers. Debris trapping structures may be provided between two walls of spacers to trap and prevent debris from entering into the interior volume.

Waveguides having integral spacers and related systems and methods

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