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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Pasqual Rivera, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4295 (2013.01); G02B 6/0083 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.12); H01L 31/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A waveguide display includes a waveguide configured to transport display light visible to human eyes, a coupler formed on a broadside surface of the waveguide and configured to couple portions of the display light out of the waveguide at one or more regions of the waveguide, and a photovoltaic device at an edge of the waveguide, the photovoltaic device configured to convert at least a portion of the display light that reaches the edge of the waveguide into electrical power.