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Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 06, 2020
Applicant:

Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Qing Chao, Redmond, WA (US);

Zhaoming Zhu, Redmond, WA (US);

Michael Hall, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/14 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0127 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0141 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01);
Abstract

A compact light projection system is described for use in artificial reality systems, and which outputs patterned interferometric illumination that may be dynamically adjustable. The light projection systems are Integrated Circuits (IC)s, which are compact and easily added to other electronic devices in an artificial reality device. The IC illumination sources described herein provide flexibility by incorporating dynamically adjustable components as well as static components, such as phase delay devices, coupling controllers, switch-able light sources, and output gratings, which may each be adjusted to control the resulting pattern of interferometric illumination.


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