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Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2022
Applicant:

Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alexandra Crai, Abingdon, GB;

Ciaran Phelan, Wallingford, GB;

Mohmed Salim Ibrahim Valera, Sutton Coldfield, GB;

David Nicholas Crosby, Oxford, GB;

Assignee:

Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 5/1819 (2013.01); G02B 27/0037 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01);
Abstract

A waveguide for use in a virtual reality, VR, or augmented reality, AR, device, is disclosed. The waveguide comprising an input region configured to couple light into the waveguide so that it propagates under total internal reflection (TIR) within the waveguide, and an output region comprising optical structures configured to receive image bearing light from the input region. The output region comprises a plurality of zones having different diffraction to each other, the plurality of zones comprising diffraction efficiencies so as to reduce rainbow artefacts.


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