Abstract: The disclosure includes near-eye optical elements configured to suppress stray infrared light. Infrared light sources illuminate an eyebox area. A combiner layer may receive reflected infrared light and direct the reflected infrared light to a camera.

Abstract: A near-eye optical element includes one or more infrared light sources and an optical structure. The one or more infrared light sources emit infrared beams. The optical structure includes an optically transparent material disposed over the emission aperture(s) of the infrared light source(s). The optical structure includes one or more facets that diverge the infrared beams.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for eye illumination for eye position tracking. An illuminator for eye tracking includes a substrate configured to be placed in front of an eye of a user and a light source positioned on a surface of the substrate. The light source is configured to be positioned within a field of view of the eye of the user. A maximum dimension of the light source in a plane parallel to an emission surface of the light source is less than 500 ?m.

Abstract: A device or system includes a light source, an optical waveguide, and a light director. The light source emits illumination light. The optical waveguide includes a light input coupler. The light director receive the illumination light and generates shaped light. The light director adjusts the tilt angle and/or the divergence angle of the illumination light.

Abstract: The disclosure includes optical systems and near-eye optical elements configured to suppress stray infrared light. Infrared illuminators illuminator an eyebox area with narrow-band infrared illumination light for eye-tracking. A combiner layer receives reflected infrared light reflected of an eye of the user and directs the reflected infrared light to a camera configured to capture eye-tracking images of an eye of a user. An anti-reflection (AR) coating may be disposed on a base curvature to reduce Fresnel reflections that generate stray light. A ghost suppression component may be paired with the infrared illuminators to reduce stray light becoming incident on the camera.

Abstract: The disclosed transparent circuit board may include a transparent substrate, a first conductive trace coupled to the transparent substrate, and an electrical component having a bottom surface facing the transparent substrate and a top surface facing away from the transparent substrate. The bottom surface may include a first electrical contact coupled to the first conductive trace, and the top surface may include a second electrical contact. The transparent circuit board may also include a second conductive trace electrically connected to the second electrical contact and a transparent encapsulation layer coupled to the transparent substrate and encapsulating the electrical component. Various other ophthalmic devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical system for a head mounted display (HMD) includes a display layer, an illumination layer, an optical combiner, and an active optics block. The display layer is configured to emit display light and the illumination layer includes an array of point light sources configured to emit calibration light. The optical combiner is configured to pass the display light to a front side of the optical system and to direct the calibration light to a camera. The active optics block includes an adjustable lens disposed between the illumination layer and the optical combiner, where the adjustable lens is configured to pass the calibration light to the optical combiner and to focus the display light for a user of the HMD. The active optics block is further configured to adjust an optical power of the adjustable lens based on a calibration image captured by the camera responsive to the calibration light.

Abstract: A near-eye optic includes a substrate having a clear aperture for propagating light. An inconspicuous electrical circuit is supported by the substrate in the clear aperture of the substrate. The inconspicuous electrical circuit includes a plurality of inconspicuous conductive traces disposed in an inconspicuous pattern and electrically coupled to a plurality of inconspicuous electrical components. The inconspicuous pattern may include e.g. an asymmetric pattern, an aperiodic pattern, a pseudo-random pattern, a meandering pattern, a periodic pattern modulated with pseudo-random perturbations, or a non-rectangular pattern modulated with pseudo-random perturbations.

Abstract: A method for calibrating eye tracking data for a head wearable optical device includes receiving eye tracking data from an imaging device oriented towards a combiner. The method includes determining a gaze direction of an eye of a user based on the eye tracking data. The method includes receiving calibration data from the imaging device that includes an indication of positions of one or more calibration indicators. The method includes determining the gaze direction based at least in part on the calibration data received from the imaging device (or factors adjusted by the calibration data).

Abstract: A device or system includes a light source, an optical waveguide, and a light director. The light source emits illumination light. The optical waveguide includes a light input coupler. The light director receive the illumination light and generates shaped light. The light director adjusts the tilt angle and/or the divergence angle of the illumination light.

Abstract: An audio system (e.g., of an artificial reality headset) determines a position of the headset relative to a position of a head of a user wearing the headset. The determination is based in part on an image of a portion of the head from a tracking camera (e.g., eye tracking and/or face tracking) on the headset. The audio system adjusts an acoustic parameter based in part on the determined position of the headset. The audio system performs an action that uses the adjusted acoustic parameter.

Abstract: A method of making a customized lens includes providing a first substrate having a first surface, the first surface being a non-flat surface; placing an optical film in contact with the first surface; bringing a layer of a first material into contact with the optical film; and curing the layer of the first material to form a lens. The optical film has a lower surface roughness than the first surface.

Abstract: The disclosed optical lens assemblies may include a deformable optical element including a substantially transparent transducer configured to deform, and thus change at least one optical property of, the deformable optical element. At least a portion of the substantially transparent transducer may be positioned within a substantially transparent optical aperture of the optical lens assembly. Various head-mounted displays incorporating such an optical lens assembly, and methods of fabricating the same, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A hybrid cornea and pupil eye-tracking technique includes receiving iris-backscattered light from an eye and determining a pupil-position of the eye based on the iris-backscattered light. Cornea-reflected light is received from the eye and an eye-tracking position of the eye is determined based on the cornea-reflected light and the pupil-position.

Abstract: A curable liquid is provided to a mold having a rigid surface disposed opposite a deformable surface. The curable liquid contacts the rigid surface and the deformable surface. The deformable surface is shaped according to a surface profile by driving actuators configured to move the deformable surface. The curable liquid is cured while the deformable surface is shaped according to the surface profile.

Abstract: An eye is illuminated with a first non-visible light wavelength and a second non-visible light wavelength. A first ocular image is captured from first reflected light having the first non-visible light wavelength and a second ocular image is captured from second reflected light having the second non-visible light wavelength.

Abstract: An eye is illuminated with a first non-visible light wavelength and a second non-visible light wavelength. A first ocular image is captured from first reflected light having the first non-visible light wavelength and a second ocular image is captured from second reflected light having the second non-visible light wavelength.

Abstract: An optical assembly includes an optically transparent substrate and a first lens removably coupled with the optically transparent substrate by one or more adhesive layers. The one or more adhesive layers are positioned between the optically transparent substrate and the first lens. Also disclosed are an eye-tracker and a display device, each of which includes the optical assembly.

Abstract: A near-eye optical element includes light sources arranged with an illumination layer. The light sources are angled to direct light from the light sources to illuminate an ocular region.

Abstract: A near-eye optic includes a substrate having a clear aperture for propagating light. An inconspicuous electrical circuit is supported by the substrate in the clear aperture of the substrate. The inconspicuous electrical circuit includes a plurality of inconspicuous conductive traces disposed in an inconspicuous pattern and electrically coupled to a plurality of inconspicuous electrical components. The inconspicuous pattern may include e.g. an asymmetric pattern, an aperiodic pattern, a pseudo-random pattern, a meandering pattern, a periodic pattern modulated with pseudo-random perturbations, or a non-rectangular pattern modulated with pseudo-random perturbations.