Assemblies of anisotropic optical elements and methods of making
AssigneeMeta Platforms Technologies, LLC
InventorsBabak Amirsolaimani, Scott Charles McEldowney, Andrew John Ouderkirk
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Abstract
An optical assembly includes a first flexible membrane and a first optical element coupled with at least a first portion of the first flexible membrane. The optical assembly also includes a substrate having a curved surface. The first optical element is coupled to the curved surface of the substrate with the first flexible membrane. A method for making an optical assembly includes obtaining a first flexible membrane and a first optical element. The method includes coupling the first optical element with at least a first portion of the first flexible membrane and coupling, with the first flexible membrane, the first optical element to a curved surface of a substrate.
Claims20
An optical assembly, comprising:
- a first flexible membrane;
- a first optical element coupled with at least a first portion of the first flexible membrane;
- a substrate having a curved surface, wherein the first optical element is coupled to the curved surface of the substrate with the first flexible membrane;
- a second flexible membrane distinct from the first flexible membrane;
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- a second optical element coupled with at least a portion of the second flexible membrane.
An optical assembly, comprising:
- a first flexible membrane;
- a first optical element coupled with at least a first portion of the first flexible membrane;
- a substrate having a curved surface, wherein the first optical element is coupled to the curved surface of the substrate with the first flexible membrane;
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- a second optical element coupled with at least a second portion of the first flexible membrane distinct from the first portion of the first flexible membrane, the second optical element positioned adjacent to the first optical element.
A method for making an optical assembly, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first flexible membrane and a first optical element;
- coupling the first optical element with at least a first portion of the first flexible membrane;
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- coupling, with the first flexible membrane, the first optical element to a curved surface of a substrate, wherein coupling, with the first flexible membrane, the first optical element to the curved surface of the substrate includes positioning the first optical element between the first flexible membrane and the curved surface of the substrate so that at least a second portion, distinct from the first portion, of the first flexible membrane is in direct contact with the curved surface of the substrate.
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