# US 12,111,470 B2 · Optical system and mixed reality device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,111,470 B2 - Document ID: US12111470B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/557,833 - Filed: 2021-12-21 - Published: 2022-09-01 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-02-28 - Assignees: Nanchang Tripole Optoelectronics CO., Ltd. - Applicants: Nanchang Tripole Optoelectronics CO., Ltd. - Inventors: Junqi Yuan; Yusheng Ma - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12111470B2 ## CPC - G02B 27/0172: {characterised by optical features} - G02B 5/1866: {Transmission gratings characterised by their structure, e.g. step profile, contours of substrate or grooves, pitch variations, materials (G02B5/1809, G02B5/1828, G02B5/1833, G02B5/1838 and G02B5/1847 take precedence)} - G02B 5/32: Holograms used as optical elements - G02B 6/34: utilising prism or grating {(G02B6/293 takes precedence)} - G02B 27/0081: {with means for altering, e.g. enlarging, the entrance or exit pupil} - G02B 27/4272: {having plural diffractive elements positioned sequentially along the optical path} - G02B 2027/0174: {holographic} - G02B 2027/0178: {Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C)} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract Provided are an optical system and a mixed reality device. The optical system includes a projection apparatus, a substrate layer and a diffraction grating layer. The projection apparatus is configured to project two beams of image light. The substrate layer has two side surfaces and two planes, where each of the two side surfaces is configured to receive a respective one of the two beams of the image light, and the two planes are configured to totally reflect each of the two beams of the image light entering the substrate layer. The diffraction grating layer is disposed on at least one plane of the substrate layer and is configured to diffract, in a reflective manner or a transmissive manner, the two beams of the image light propagating in the substrate layer, where energy of target image light diffracted out of the diffraction grating layer is uniformly distributed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An optical system, comprising: a projection apparatus, which is configured to project two beams of image light; a substrate layer, which has two side surfaces and two planes, wherein each of the two side surfaces is configured to receive a respective one of the two beams of the image light from the projection apparatus, and the two planes are configured to totally reflect each of the two beams of the image light entering the substrate layer; and a diffraction grating layer, which is disposed on at least one plane of the substrate layer and is configured to diffract, in a reflective manner or a transmissive manner, the two beams of the image light propagating in the substrate layer, wherein energy of target image light diffracted out of the diffraction grating layer is uniformly distributed, wherein in a case where the diffraction grating layer is disposed on one plane of the substrate layer, grating fringes of the diffraction grating layer are distributed axisymmetrically with respect to a direction perpendicular to the diffraction grating layer and passing through a preset position point, wherein the preset position point is located on the diffraction grating layer, wherein in a case where the two beams of the image light are diffracted by the diffraction grating layer in the transmissive manner, in a direction from one edge of the diffraction grating layer to the preset position point, transmissive diffraction efficiency of the image light passing through the substrate layer gradually increases; and in a direction from the preset position point to the other edge of the diffraction grating layer, reflective diffraction efficiency of the image light passing through the substrate layer gradually decreases. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, wherein in a case where the diffraction grating layer is disposed on one plane of the substrate layer, the diffraction grating layer is configured to diffract, in the transmissive manner, the two beams of the image light propagating in the substrate layer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, wherein in a case where the two beams of the image light are diffracted by the diffraction grating layer in the transmissive manner, in a direction from one edge of the diffraction grating layer to the preset position point, transmissive diffraction efficiency of the image light passing through the substrate layer gradually increases in steps; and in a direction from the preset position point to the other edge of the diffraction grating layer, reflective diffraction efficiency of the image light passing through the substrate layer gradually decreases in steps. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, wherein the transmissive diffraction efficiency of the image light and the reflective diffraction efficiency of the image light are axisymmetric with respect to the direction perpendicular to the diffraction grating layer and passing through the preset position point. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, wherein the transmissive diffraction efficiency of the image light and the reflective diffraction efficiency of the image light are asymmetrical with respect to the direction perpendicular to the diffraction grating layer and passing through the preset position point. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, wherein in the direction from the one edge of the diffraction grating layer to the preset position point, a transmissive diffraction intensity value of the image light passing through the substrate layer is a constant; and in the direction from the preset position point to the other edge of the diffraction grating layer, a reflective diffraction intensity value of the image light passing through the substrate layer is less than the transmissive diffraction intensity value. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The optical system of claim 6, wherein in the direction from the preset position point to the other edge of the diffraction grating layer, the reflective diffraction intensity value of the image light passing through the substrate layer gradually decreases. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, further comprising: two coupling prisms, wherein each of the two coupling prisms is disposed on a respective one of the two side surfaces of the substrate layer, and each of the two coupling prisms is configured to couple a respective one of the two beams of the image light from the projection apparatus into the substrate layer through a respective one of the two side surfaces. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The optical system of claim 8, wherein the two coupling prisms are disposed symmetrically with respect to a perpendicular line passing through a center position of the two planes of the substrate layer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The optical system of claim 8, further comprising: two reflective elements, wherein each of the two reflective elements is disposed on a respective one of optical paths where the two beams of the image light from the projection apparatus are incident on the two coupling prisms, respectively, and each of the two reflective elements is configured to reflect a respective one of the two beams of the image light from the projection apparatus to a respective one of the two coupling prisms. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The optical system of claim 10, wherein the two reflective elements are disposed symmetrically with respect to a perpendicular line passing through a center position of the two planes of the substrate layer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The optical system of claim 10, further comprising: a transflective element, which is disposed on optical paths where the target image light diffracted out of the diffraction grating layer is incident into human eyes, and is configured to reflect the target image light diffracted out of the diffraction grating layer into the human eyes and transmit ambient light into the human eyes. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, wherein a center position of the diffraction grating layer coincides with a center position of the substrate layer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, the substrate layer is made of transparent optical glass, and the diffraction grating layer is made of transparent optical plastic. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, wherein the diffraction grating layer is a holographic grating or a surface relief grating. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The optical system of claim 1, wherein the diffraction grating layer is manufactured by holographic exposure. ### Claim 17 A mixed reality device, comprising: a data processing module and an optical system; wherein the optical system comprises: a projection apparatus, which is configured to project two beams of image light; a substrate layer, which has two side surfaces and two planes, wherein each of the two side surfaces is configured to receive a respective one of the two beams of the image light from the projection apparatus, and the two planes are configured to totally reflect each of the two beams of the image light entering the substrate layer; and a diffraction grating layer, which is disposed on at least one plane of the substrate layer and configured to diffract, in a reflective manner or a transmissive manner, the two beams of the image light propagating in the substrate layer, wherein energy of target image light diffracted out of the diffraction grating layer is uniformly distributed; and wherein the data processing module is configured to transmit image information to be displayed to the projection apparatus of the optical system to display an image, wherein in a case where the diffraction grating layer is disposed on one plane of the substrate layer, grating fringes of the diffraction grating layer are distributed axisymmetrically with respect to a direction perpendicular to the diffraction grating layer and passing through a preset position point, wherein the preset position point is located on the diffraction grating layer, wherein in a case where the two beams of the image light are diffracted by the diffraction grating layer in the transmissive manner, in a direction from one edge of the diffraction grating layer to the preset position point, transmissive diffraction efficiency of the image light passing through the substrate layer gradually increases; and in a direction from the preset position point to the other edge of the diffraction grating layer, reflective diffraction efficiency of the image light passing through the substrate layer gradually decreases. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The mixed reality device of claim 17, further comprising: an eyeglass holder, wherein the optical system connected to the eyeglass holder, and the data processing module is disposed within the eyeglass holder.