Optical element having peripheral foveating region
AssigneePixieray Oy
InventorRebecca Qing Melakari
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Abstract
An optical element includes: a central region having a fixed optical power, wherein the fixed optical power is one of: a zero optical power, a negative optical power; and a peripheral region surrounding the central region, at least a portion of the peripheral region having an adjustable optical power, wherein the optical power of the portion of the peripheral region is to be selectively adjusted to produce a given optical power. When the fixed optical power is the zero optical power, the given optical power is a positive optical power. When the fixed optical power is the negative optical power, the given optical power is one of: the positive optical power, the negative optical power.
Claims18
An optical element comprising:
- a central region having a fixed optical power, wherein the fixed optical power is one of:
- a zero optical power, a negative optical power;
- and
- a peripheral region surrounding the central region, at least a portion of the peripheral region having an adjustable optical power, wherein the optical power of the portion of the peripheral region is to be selectively adjusted to produce a given optical power,
- wherein when the fixed optical power is the zero optical power, the given optical power is a positive optical power, and
- when the fixed optical power is the negative optical power, the given optical power is one of:
- the positive optical power, the negative optical power.
A method of manufacturing an optical element, the method comprising:
- arranging at least one active optical element to surround a passive optical element;
- drawing electrical connections from the at least one active optical element;
- and
- laminating the at least one active optical element together with the passive optical element to produce the optical element,
- wherein a central region of the optical element, comprising the passive optical element, has a fixed optical power, the fixed optical power being one of:
- a zero optical power, a negative optical power, and
- wherein at least a portion of a peripheral region of the optical element, comprising the at least one active optical element, has an adjustable optical power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.