Energy modulation systems for diffraction based holographic displays
AssigneeLight Field Lab, Inc.
InventorsChih-Hsiang Yang, Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Abstract
A holographic energy system is operable to generate an output wavefront according to a complex amplitude function. The holographic energy system includes a continuous three-dimensional energy medium, an array of energy devices configured to output energy to interact with the continuous three-dimensional energy medium to define a hologram therein, and an electromagnetic (EM) energy source positioned to output coherent EM energy that is incident on the hologram in the continuous three-dimensional energy medium to generate an output wavefront.
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A holographic energy system, comprising
- a continuous three-dimensional energy medium;
- an array of energy devices configured to output first energy operable to modify the continuous three-dimensional energy medium to define a hologram therein;
- an EM energy source operable to output coherent EM energy to the continuous three-dimensional energy medium;
- a controller operable to provide an instruction to the array of energy devices so that the hologram defined in the continuous three-dimensional energy medium modulates the coherent EM energy according to a complex amplitude function to generate a wavefront having a complex amplitude;
- wherein the controller is further operable to dynamically update the instruction to the array of energy devices to update the hologram defined in the continuous three-dimensional energy medium to modulate the coherent EM Energy according to an updated complex amplitude function to generate a dynamically updated wavefront;
- wherein the continuous three-dimensional energy medium comprises first and second immiscible phases;
- wherein the first immiscible phase forms a first dispersion medium and the second immiscible phase forms a first dispersed phase in the first dispersion medium;
- wherein the continuous three-dimensional energy medium comprises a third phase immiscible with the first and second immiscible phases of the continuous three-dimensional energy medium, wherein the third phase of the continuous three-dimensional energy medium forms a second dispersed medium;
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- wherein the first dispersed phased is not dispersed in the third phase, and the continuous three-dimensional energy medium comprises a fourth phase immiscible with the first, second, and third phases of the continuous three-dimensional energy medium, and the fourth phase forms a second dispersed phase that is dispersed in the second dispersed medium.
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