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US 10,884,251 B2Granted
Systems and methods for directing multiple 4D energy fields
AssigneeLight Field Lab, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for manufacturing energy directing systems for directing energy of multiple energy domains. Energy relays and energy waveguides are disclosed for directing energy of multiple energy domains, including electromagnetic energy, acoustic energy, and haptic energy. Systems are disclosed for projecting and sensing 4D energy-fields comprising multiple energy domains.
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An energy relay comprising:
- a first module and a second module, the first module comprising an arrangement of first component engineered structures and second component engineered structures in a transverse plane of the energy relay, and the second module comprising an arrangement of third component engineered structures and fourth component engineered structures in the transverse plane of the energy relay;
- wherein the first and second component engineered structures are both configured to transport energy belonging to a first energy domain along a longitudinal plane that is normal to the transverse plane, and the third and fourth component engineered structures are both configured to transport energy belonging to a second energy domain, different from the first energy domain, along the longitudinal plane that is normal to the transverse plane, the first module having substantially higher transport efficiency in the longitudinal plane than in the transverse plane for the first energy domain, and the second module having substantially higher transport efficiency in the longitudinal plane than in the transverse plane for the second energy domain.
An energy relay comprising:
- a first module comprising an arrangement of first component engineered structures and second component engineered structures in a transverse plane of the energy relay;
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- an energy relay material;
- wherein the first module and the energy relay material are distributed across the transverse plane of the energy relay;
- wherein the first and second component engineered structures are both configured to transport energy belonging to a first energy domain along a longitudinal plane that is normal to the transverse plane, and the energy relay material is configured to transport energy belonging to a second energy domain, different from the first energy domain, along the longitudinal plane that is normal to the transverse plane, the first module having substantially higher transport efficiency in the longitudinal plane than in the transverse plane for the first energy domain, and the energy relay material having substantially higher transport efficiency in the longitudinal plane than in the transverse plane for the second energy domain.
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