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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Alexander Koshelev, Louisville, CO (US);
Jeffrey T Daiker, Lafayette, CO (US);
Daniel Ott, Boulder, CO (US);
Byron R Cocilovo, Boulder, CO (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A display may include a waveguide, a prism that directs a pupil of light into the waveguide, and a partial reflector between the prism and the waveguide. The partial reflector may reflect a second portion of the pupil incident from within the waveguide but not a first portion of the pupil incident from within the waveguide. This may couple some of the second portion of the pupil back into the waveguide that would otherwise be lost through the prism after a first reflection off the waveguide surface opposite the prism. The partial reflector may sacrifice luminance of the light to maximize the pupil size that can be uniformly coupled into the waveguide for propagation to the eye box while minimizing the thickness of the waveguide.