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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael J. Brown, Campbell, CA (US);
Yi Qiao, San Jose, CA (US);
Tyler R. Kakuda, Stockton, CA (US);
Alexis G. Soyseven, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A plurality of fibers may be included in an electronic device display to allow the display to have a curved output surface. Each fiber may guide light from one or more display pixels on the display panel to a display output surface. The fibers may be bent, allowing light from the display pixels to be displayed on a three-dimensional display output surface of any desired shape. The fibers may be formed from a high refractive index core surrounded by a cladding. The fibers may be formed from an activated photoactive material. The fibers may cover the entire display panel, the periphery of the display panel, or the corners of the display panel. The display panel may have one or more bends. Polarizing fibers may be used to both guide light from the display panel and serve as a linear polarizer for the display.