Optical device with reduced chromatic aberration and display device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021318480-A1
Application number	US-202017034923-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 28, 2020
Priority date	Apr 14, 2020
Publication date	Oct 14, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An optical device includes a first backlight configured to output first light of a first wavelength through a first output coupler, a first lens disposed to face the first output coupler and having a focal length with respect to the first light, a second backlight including a second output coupler, the second backlight being configured to output second light of a second wavelength through the second output coupler, a second lens disposed to face the second output coupler and having different focal lengths with respect to the first light and the second light, a third backlight including a third output coupler, the third backlight being configured to output third light of a third wavelength through the third output coupler, and a third lens disposed to face the third output coupler and having different focal lengths with respect to the first light, the second light, and the third light.

First claim

1 . An optical device comprising:
a first backlight configured to output first light of a first wavelength, the first backlight comprising a first light source configured to emit the first light, and a first light guide plate comprising a first input coupler on which the first light from the first light source is incident and the first output coupler through which the first light output; a first lens disposed to face the first output coupler and having a refractive power with a focal length of f1_1 with respect to the first light of the first wavelength; a second backlight configured to output second light of a second wavelength, the second backlight comprising a second light source configured to emit the second light, and a second light guide plate comprising a second input coupler on which the second light from the second light source is incident and the second output coupler through which the second light output, the second output coupler being disposed in parallel to the first output coupler; a second lens disposed to face the second output coupler and having a refractive power with different focal lengths of f2_1 and f2_2 with respect to the first light of the first wavelength and the second light of the second wavelength, respectively; a third backlight configured to output third light of a third wavelength, the third backlight comprising a third light source configured to emit the third light, and a third light guide plate comprising a third input coupler on which the third light from the third light source is incident and the third output coupler through which the third light output, the third output coupler being disposed in parallel to the first output coupler; and a third lens disposed to face the third output coupler and having refractive power with different focal lengths of f3_1, f3_2 and f3_3 with respect to the first light of the first wavelength, the second light of the second wavelength, and the third light of the third wavelength, respectively.

2 . The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are geometric phase lenses.

3 . The optical device of claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the first lens with respect to the first light of the first wavelength is f1_1, focal lengths of the second lens with respect to the first light of the first wavelength and the second light of the second wavelength are f2_1 and f2_2, respectively, and focal lengths of the third lens with respect to the first light of the first wavelength, the second light of the second wavelength, and the third light of the third wavelength are f3_1, f3_2, and f3_3, respectively, and
EFL (f1_1, f2_1, and f3_1) that is a combination focal length of f1_1, f2_1, and f3_1 satisfies the following condition:
| f 3_3− EFL ( f 1_1, f 2_1, f 3_1)|/ f 3_3<0.0005.

4 . The optical device of claim 3 , wherein EFL(f2_2, f3_2) that is a combination focal length of f2_2 and f3_2 satisfies the following condition:
| f 3_3− EFL ( f 2_2, f 3_2)|/ f 3_3<0.0005.

5 . The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens operate with respect to light of a predetermined polarization, and
the optical device further comprises at least one phase retarder configured to cause incident light of the predetermined polarization to be incident on the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens.

6 . An optical device comprising:
a first backlight configured to output first light of a first wavelength, the first backlight comprising a first light source configured to emit the first light, and a first light guide plate comprising a first input coupler on which the first light from the first light source is incident and the first output coupler through which the first light output; a first beam deflector disposed to face the first output coupler and configured to deflect the first light of the first wavelength at a predetermined angle of a1_1; a second backlight configured to output second light of a second wavelength, the second backlight comprising a second light source configured to emit the second light, and a second light guide plate comprising a second input coupler on which the second light from the second light source is incident and the second output coupler through which the second light output, the second output coupler being disposed in parallel to the first output coupler; a second beam deflector disposed to face the second output coupler, the second output coupler being configured to deflect the first light of the first wavelength and the second light of the second wavelength at different angles of a2_1 and a2_2, respectively; a third backlight configured to output third light of a third wavelength, the third backlight comprising a third light source configured to emit the third light, and a third light guide plate comprising a third input coupler on which the third light from the third light source is incident and the third output coupler through which the third light output, the third output coupler being disposed in parallel to the first output coupler; and a third beam deflector disposed to face the third output coupler, the third beam deflector being configured to deflect the first light of the first wavelength, the second light of the second wavelength, and the third light of the third wavelength at different angles of a3_1, a3_2, and a3_3, respectively.

7 . The optical device of claim 6 , wherein the first beam deflector, the second beam deflector, and the third beam deflector are diffraction-based deflectors.

8 . The optical device of claim 6 , wherein an angle at which the first beam deflector deflects the first light of the first wavelength is a1_1, angles at which the second beam deflector deflects the first light of the first wavelength and the second light of the second wavelength are a2_1 and a2_2, respectively, and angles at which the third beam deflector deflects the first light of the first wavelength, the second light of the second wavelength, and the third light of the third wavelength are a3_1, a3_2, and a3_3, respectively, and
EDA(a1_1, a2_1, a3_1) that is a combination deflection angle of a1_1, a2_1, and a3_1 satisfies the following condition:
| a 3_3− EDA ( a 1_1, a 2_1, a 3_1)|/ a 3_3<0.0005.

9 . The optical device of claim 8 , wherein EDA(a2_2, a3_2) that is a combination deflection angle of a2_2 and a3_2 satisfies the following condition:
| a 3_3− EDA ( a 2_2, a 3_2)|/ a 3_3<0.0005.

10 . A display device comprising:
the optical device of claim 1 ; and a spatial light modulator configured to generate a hologram image by modulating the first light output from the first backlight, the second light output from the second backlight, and third light output from the third backlight.

11 . (canceled)

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are geometric phase lenses.

13 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein a focal length of the first lens with respect to the first light of the first wavelength is f1_1, focal lengths of the second lens with respect to the first light of the first wavelength and the second light of the second wavelength are f2_1 and f2_2, respectively, and focal lengths of the third lens with respect to the first light of the first wavelength, the second light of the second wavelength, and the third light of the third wavelength are f3_1, f3_2, and f3_3, respectively, and
EFL (f1_1, f2_1, and f3_1) that is a combination focal length of f1_1, f2_1, and f3_1 satisfies the following condition:
| f 3_3− EFL ( f 1_1, f 2_1, f 3_1)|/ f 3_3<0.0005.

14 . The

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hong Jong-Young
• Song Hoon
• An Jungkwuen
• Lee Hongseok

Classifications

• G02B27/286 Primary

  for controlling or changing the state of polarisation, e.g. transforming one polarisation state into another (G02B5/3083 takes precedence; light guide coupling means utilising polarising elements G02B6/34) · CPC title

• G02B30/31

  involving active parallax barriers (involving directional light or back-light sources G02B30/33) · CPC title

• G02B30/27

  involving lenticular arrays · CPC title

• G02B27/0093

  with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking · CPC title

• G02B27/283

  used for beam splitting or combining · CPC title