Grating device, screen including the grating device, method of manufacturing the screen and display apparatus for augmented reality and/or virtual reality including the screen

• Main Authors: Brongersma, Mark L, Lee, Sunghoon, Born, Brandon
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.09.2022
• Subjects: DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

Provided are a grating device, a screen including the grating device, a method of manufacturing the screen, and a display apparatus including the screen. The grating device includes a transparent substrate and a diffraction grating arranged on the transparent substrate, the diffraction grating includes a plurality of meta-diffraction patterns, and each meta-diffraction pattern has a curved shape with a center of curvature provided in a direction parallel to the substrate. The screen includes a first polarizer, a second polarizer arranged next to the first polarizer, and a diffraction grating that is transparent to polarized light that has passed through the second polarizer and reflects polarized light having a polarization direction perpendicular to the polarized light, wherein the diffraction grating includes a plurality of meta-diffraction patterns, each meta-diffraction pattern having a curved shape with a center of curvature positioned in a travelling direction of incident light.