Cloaking system with waveguides

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9927211-B2
Application number	US-201615096193-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2016
Priority date	Dec 21, 2012
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

Described herein are technologies related to passive or active cloaking devices. More particularly, the passive or active cloaking devices utilize input/output grating couplers and waveguides to create an impression of invisibility on an object that is covered by the passive or active cloaking devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of implementing a cloaker comprising:
receiving light rays from an image from a side of the cloaker;
filtering the light rays of the image;
directing the filtered light rays of image to another side of the cloaker;
projecting the filtered light rays of image to the another side of the cloaker, wherein the projected filtered light rays of the image are concentric with the received light rays of the image; and
detecting a position of an output of the projected filtered light rays when the cloaker is creased.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the received light rays are reflected from an object located at the side of the cloaker, and the projected filtered lights rays of the object are projected from the another side of the cloaker.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises determining incident angles of the light rays to create a total internal reflection during the directing of the filtered light rays.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the directing the filtered light rays provides for a total internal reflection of the filtered light rays.

5. A method of implementing a cloaker comprising:
receiving light rays from an image from a side of the cloaker;
filtering the light rays of the image;
directing the filtered light rays of image to another side of the cloaker;
projecting the filtered light rays of image to the another side of the cloaker, wherein the projected filtered light rays of the image are concentric with the received light rays of the image; and
detecting, using an active cloaker, a position of an output of the projected filtered light rays.

6. A cloaker comprising:
an imager configured to receives and filters lights rays of an image from an input grating coupler;
memory configured to store the filtered lights rays of the image;
a crease detector configured to detect position of an output grating coupler, wherein the output grating coupler is configured to output the filtered light rays of the image; and
a logic circuit configured to adjust the output grating coupler to output the filtered light rays of the image based on the position that is detected of the output grating coupler.

7. The cloaker of claim 6 , wherein the input grating coupler is located at one side of a cloaker while the output grating coupler is located at an opposite side of the cloaker, or vice-versa.

8. The cloaker of claim 6 , wherein the output grating coupler includes an opening that configured to output the filtered light rays.

9. The cloaker of claim 6 , wherein a first waveguide is coupled to the cloaker and input grating coupler, and a second wave guide is coupled to the cloaker and the output grating coupler.

10. The cloaker of claim 9 , wherein the first and second waveguides are bidirectional.

11. The cloaker of claim 6 , wherein the crease detector is further configured to detect bending and twisting of an active cloaker.

12. One or more non-transitory computer readable media that cause a processor to perform:
receiving light rays from an image from a first side of a cloaker; filtering the light rays of the image;
directing the filtered light rays of the image to a second side of the cloaker; and
outputting the filtered light rays of image to the opposite side of the cloaker, wherein the projected filtered light rays of the image are concentric with the received light rays of the image; and
detecting a position of an output of the output filtered light rays when the cloaker is creased.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein the received light rays are reflected from an object located at the first side of the cloaker, and the projected filtered lights rays of the object are projected from the second side of the cloaker.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein the receiving comprises determining incident angles of the light rays to create a total internal reflection during the directing of the filtered light rays.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein the directing the filtered light rays provides for a total internal reflection of the filtered light rays.

16. One or more non-transitory computer readable media that cause a processor to perform:
receiving light rays from an image from a first side of a cloaker;
filtering the light rays of the image;
directing the filtered light rays of the image to a second side of the cloaker; and
outputting the filtered light rays of image to the opposite side of the cloaker, wherein the projected filtered light rays of the image are concentric with the received light rays of the image; and
detecting a position of an output of the output filtered light rays,
wherein the cloaker is an active cloaker and the detecting a position of an output is performed.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Young Ian A
• Swan Johanna M
• Sankman Robert L
• Radosavljevic Marko

Classifications

• G02B6/0008

  the light being emitted at the end of the fibre · CPC title

• G02B6/34

  utilising prism or grating {(G02B6/293 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F41H3/02 Primary

  {Flexible, e.g. fabric} covers, e.g. screens, nets {characterised by their material or structure}(making thereof, see the relevant classes, e.g. D04) · CPC title

• G02B6/02171

  characterised by means for compensating environmentally induced changes · CPC title

• G03B21/10

  Projectors with built-in or built-on screen · CPC title