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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Manoj Sharma, Troy, MI (US);
Thomas A. Seder, Fraser, MI (US);
Kai-Han Chang, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A pupil replicator for a head up display system includes a waveguide adapted to receive an incoming image beam, and including a transparent body having a partially transmissive top surface and a reflective bottom surface, a Dammann grating adapted to create a plurality of duplicate image beams having equal intensity, and reflect each of the plurality of duplicate image beams within the waveguide, and a beam aligning device adapted to receive each of the plurality of duplicate image beams and to reflect each of the plurality of duplicate image beams at a common angle relative to the waveguide, wherein, after being reflected by the beam aligning device, each of the plurality of duplicate image beams are parallel to one another.