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US4930847A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Multicolor holographic element and apparatus for head-up display applications

Assignee: ERIM International Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-12
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Granted: 1990-06-05
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Expires: 2008-12-12
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Abstract

Abstract A method for producing multicolor holographic optical elements useful in presentation of multicolor holographic images in a head-up display (HUD) system. Because of restricted geometries, such HUDs should allow for reconstruction of wavefronts employing all readout beams coming from the same direction, with the reconstructed wavefront being cast in a specified direction. A first method for producing a multicolor HOE satisfying these conditions makes all recording at the same wavelength but with varying record geometries. A second method for producing multicolor HOEs employs the same record geometries but uses varying wavelengths of recording light. This allows the recording to be made under conditions where the diffraction efficiency of the resulting HOEs is controlled, as are the displayed colors. As the consequence of this, the multicolor HOE can be made under conditions which allow the Bragg condition to be satisfied for each of the readout wavelengths allowing a uniformly bright multicolor wavefront to be reconstructed. A third method for producing such HOEs is to further change the recording geometry by redirecting all the recording wavefronts through the same angular interval. This minimizes the crosstalk which occurs between images recorded at different wavelengths. Also disclosed are apparatus for display of each of the HOEs.

Inventors

  • 👤 John N. Cederquist

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:13
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/0101; G02B27/0103; G02B5/00; G02B5/32; G02B2027/0109; G02B2027/0118; G02B2027/0145

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
A method for employing light of a second wavelength, λ' for producing a holographic optical element from a design for a holographic optical element adapted to be produced at a first wavelength λ by a process wherein a reference beam of coherent light at said first wavelength and an object beam of coherent light at said first wavelength are impinged upon a photographic medium from a first set of directions so as to establish a first recording geometry defining a first phase function, φH.sup.(x,y) said method including: providing second coherent reference and object beams at said second wavelength λ'; altering the direction at which said second reference and object means impinge upon said medium so as to establish means impinge upon said medium so as to establish a second recording geometry, said second geometry selected so as to provide a second phase function φ'H.sup.(x,y) which is equal to the first phase function φH.sup.(x,y) times the ratio of said first wavelength to said second wavelength; and exposing said photographic medium to said second beams.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 173 words
A method for employing light of a second wavelength, λ' for producing a holographic optical element from a design for a holographic optical element adapted to be produced at a first wavelength λ by a process wherein a reference beam of coherent light at said first wavelength and an object beam of coherent light at said first wavelength are impinged upon a photographic medium from a first set of directions so as to establish a first recording geometry defining a first phase function, φH.sup.(x,y) said method including: providing second coherent reference and object beams at said second wavelength λ'; altering the direction at which said second reference and object means impinge upon said medium so as to establish means impinge upon said medium so as to establish a second recording geometry, said second geometry selected so as to provide a second phase function φ'H.sup.(x,y) which is equal to the first phase function φH.sup.(x,y) times the ratio of said first wavelength to said second wavelength; and exposing said photographic medium to said second beams.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 92 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said design is for a holographic optical element adapted to operate at a reproduction wavelength λ in , different from the recording wavelength λ obj , said method adapted to produce a holographic optical element adapted to operate at a second reproduction wavelength λ' in different from the second recording wavelength λ' obj ; said method including the steps of choosing such wavelengths such that λ in /λ obj =λ' in /λ' obj ; whereby the diffractive efficiency of said holographic optical element is maintained.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 38 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said reference beams impinge upon the recording medium on the opposite side from which the said object beams impinge upon the recording medium, thereby producing a reflective holographic optical element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 38 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said reference beams impinge upon the recording medium on the same side as which the said object beams impinge upon the recording medium, thereby producing a transmission holographic optical element.

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