Patent Publication Number: US-10775616-B1

Title: Lenses integrated with micro-light emitting diodes

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     The present disclosure generally relates to eye face tracking systems, and specifically relates to eye tracking systems that include micro-LEDs. 
     Eye tracking systems track imaging light reflected off different regions of eyes thereby to track viewers&#39; points of attention. For example, light reflected off corneas is used to track positions of eyes and reflected off irises is used to track positions of pupils. However, it is challenging to accurately track the users&#39; points of attention. As one example, some users have small eye area which limits the cornea and/or iris area that can be imaged. As another example, it is difficult to accurately estimate gaze direction in systems with a wide field of view because several glint sources are needed to generate light necessary for tracking the positions of the eyes over a wide range of angles. 
     Glint sources generating light for tracking the positions of the eyes are typically placed at the periphery of viewing optics that are outside the field of view of imaging displays. However, this limits the performance and accuracy of eye tracking systems, particularly for cases where the view of the users&#39; eyes is limited or where the eyes are tracked over a wide range of angles. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Described herein are optical elements that are integrated with light sources such as micro-LEDs for tracking movement of eyes or faces. Light emitted by the light sources is reflected and/or scattered by a user&#39;s eye. The reflected and/or scattered light is detected and used for tracking movement of the user&#39;s eye or face. The optical elements described herein can be used for accurately tracking eye or face movement without compromising image quality. 
     One example of such an optical element is a lens assembly that includes multiple micro-LEDs coupled to one or more circuitries affixed to a first surface of a lens substrate and the lens substrate. At least one of the multiple micro-LEDs is positioned within a viewing region of the lens substrate. The viewing region is a region through which light emitted by an electronic display passes and reaches an eyebox. The first surface may have a surface profile that is flat, curved (e.g., concave, convex, etc.), freeform, or some combination thereof. The one or more circuitries supply electrical current to the one or more micro-LEDs. The one or more micro-LEDs are coupled to the one or more circuitries. The one or more micro-LEDs emit light to illuminate a portion of the user&#39;s eye. The one or more micro-LEDs can be a part of an eye tracking unit. The eye tracking unit may further include a detector to collect reflected and/or scattered light from the portion of the eye illuminated by the light emitted by the one or more micro-LEDs. The lens assembly and/or the eye tracking unit can be included in a head-mounted display (HMD) that presents content to the user. 
     Described herein is a method of manufacturing an optical element (e.g., a lens assembly) including one or more light sources such as a micro-LED coupled to a lens substrate. Micro-LEDs dies are fabricated on wafers. A lens substrate including a lens integrated with one or more circuitries is fabricated. A pick and place head (PPH) picks up one or more micro-LED dies, aligns the one or more micro-LED dies to the lens substrate, and places the one or more micro-LED dies onto the lens substrate. Bonding forces such as a thermal compression force is applied to permanently bond the one or more micro-LED dies to the lens substrate. A clear coating may be further applied over the one or more micro-LED dies and the lens substrate to at least partially enclosing the one or more micro-LED dies. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a diagram of a head-mounted display (HMD), according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 1B  illustrates a cross sectional view of the front rigid body of the HMD  100  shown in  FIG. 1A , according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-section view of a front rigid body of an HMD, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 3A  is a plan view of an example lens assembly including micro-LEDs integrated with a lens substrate, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 3B  is a side view of an example lens assembly including micro-LEDs integrated with a lens substrate, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 4A  is a front view of an example circuitry for supplying electrical current for driving micro-LEDs integrated with a lens, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 4B  is an enlarged view of an example circuitry for supplying electrical current for driving micro-LEDs integrated with a lens, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 4C  is a front view of an example circuitry for supplying electrical current for driving micro-LEDs integrated with a lens, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 5A  is a cross sectional view of a micro-LED, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 5B  is a cross sectional view of an LED die, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 6A  illustrates an example process of manufacturing a lens assembly integrated with one or more LEDs, according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 6B  is a diagram illustrating an example lens assembly fabrication system according to one or more embodiments. 
         FIG. 7  is a block diagram of an example artificial reality system, according to one or more embodiments. 
     
    
    
     The figures depict embodiments of the present disclosure for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles, or benefits touted, of the disclosure described herein. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Described herein are optical elements that are integrated with light sources such as micro-LEDs for accurately tracking movement of eyes or faces. An example optical element is a lens assembly that includes a lens substrate and one or more micro-LEDs coupled to the lens substrate. The lens substrate includes one or more circuitries affixed to a surface of the lens substrate. The one or more micro-LEDs are coupled to the one or more circuitries. At least one micro-LED is affixed to a viewing region of the lens substrate. The viewing region is a region through which light emitted by an electronic display passes and reaches an eyebox. The surface of the lens substrate can have a surface profile that is flat, curved (e.g., concave, convex, etc.), freeform, or some combination thereof. The one or more circuitries are configured to supply electrical current to the one or more micro-LEDs. Multiple micro-LEDs of the one or more micro-LEDs can be switched concurrently between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state. Each micro-LED of the one or more micro-LEDs can be switched between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state separately. 
     Various embodiments may include or be implemented in conjunction with an artificial reality system. Artificial reality is a form of reality that has been adjusted in some manner before presentation to a user, which may include, e.g., a virtual reality (VR), an augmented reality (AR), a mixed reality (MR), a hybrid reality, or some combination and/or derivatives thereof. Artificial reality content may include completely generated content or generated content combined with captured (e.g., real-world) content. The artificial reality content may include video, audio, haptic feedback, or some combination thereof, and any of which may be presented in a single channel or in multiple channels (such as stereo video that produces a three-dimensional effect to the viewer). Additionally, in some embodiments, artificial reality may also be associated with applications, products, accessories, services, or some combination thereof, that are used to, e.g., create content in an artificial reality and/or are otherwise used in (e.g., perform activities in) an artificial reality. The artificial reality system that provides the artificial reality content may be implemented on various platforms, including a head-mounted display (HMD) connected to a host computer system, a standalone HMD, a mobile device or computing system, or any other hardware platform capable of providing artificial reality content to one or more viewers. 
     Head-Mounted Display Overview 
       FIG. 1A  is a diagram of a head-mounted display (HMD)  100 , according to one or more embodiments. The HMD  100  is an example device  106 , and includes a front rigid body  105  and a band  110 . The HMD  100  includes a front rigid body  105  and a band  110 . The front rigid body  105  includes an electronic display element of an electronic display (not shown in  FIG. 1A ), an optics block (not shown in  FIG. 1A ), a reference point  115 , locators  120 , one or more position sensors  125 , and an inertial measurement unit (IMU)  130 . In the embodiment shown by  FIG. 1A , the position sensors  125  are located within the IMU  130 , and neither the IMU  130  nor the position sensors  125  are visible to a user. In some embodiments, the HMD  100  may act as an artificial reality headset. In embodiments that describe AR system environment, the HMD  100  augments views of a physical, real-world environment with computer-generated elements (e.g., images, video, sound, etc.). For example, one or more portions of the HMD  100  may be at least partially transparent. In embodiments that describe MR system environments, the HMD  100  merges views of physical, real-word environment with virtual environment to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time. The reference point  115 , locators  120 , IMU  130 , and the position sensors  125  are discussed in detail below with respect to  FIG. 7 . 
     The front rigid body  105  includes one or more electronic display elements of the display (not shown in  FIG. 1A ). The HMD  100  is a head-mounted display that presents media to a user. Examples of media presented by the HMD include one or more images, video, audio, or some combination thereof. The display displays images to the user in accordance with data received. The display may include one or more electronic display panels. The display includes a display block and an optics block. The display block includes one or more electronic display panels, and the optics block includes one or more optical elements that direct the image light from the display block to an eye-box of the HMD  100 . The eye-box correspond to locations of the user&#39;s eyes. In some embodiments, some or all of the functionality of the display block is part of the optics block or vice versa. Example electronic display panels include: a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode display (AMOLED), a transparent organic light emitting diode display (TOLED), some other display panels, a projector, or some combination thereof. 
       FIG. 1B  illustrates a cross sectional view of the front rigid body  105  of the HMD  100  shown in  FIG. 1A , according to one or more embodiments. As shown in  FIG. 1B , the front rigid body  105  includes a display that emits image light to an eye-box  165 . The display includes a display block  155  and an optics block  160 . The HMD  100  further includes an eye tracking unit  150 . The eye-box  165  is a region in space that is occupied by a user&#39;s eye  170 . 
     The micro-LED described herein refers to a micron size inorganic Light Emitting Device (ILED) device (e.g., less than 20 μm in diameter) that emits light and directionalizes its light output by collimating and/or quasi-collimating light. Directionalised light may be light that is emitted from a light generating region of a micro-LED and at least a portion of the emitted light is directed into a beam having a half angle. 
     The display block  155  generates image light. The display block  155  may also include display block optical elements for magnifying light and/or for minimizing pupil swim. A display block optical element may be an aperture, a Fresnel lens, a convex lens, a concave lens, a filter, a polarizer, a diffuser, a fiber taper, or any other suitable optical element that affects the image light emitted from the electronic display. In some embodiments, one or more of the display block optical elements may have one or more coatings, such as anti-reflective coatings. 
     The optics block  160  optically directs image light output from the display block  155  to an exit pupil  165 . The optics block  160  may include at least one optical element that may be an aperture, a Fresnel lens, a convex lens, a concave lens, a filter, or any other suitable optical element that affects the image light emitted from the display block  155 . 
     In various embodiments, the optics block  160  includes an optical element that is integrated with one or more illumination sources that are part of the eye tracking unit of the HMD  100 . At least one of the one or more illumination sources is positioned within a viewing region of the optical element. As described herein, the viewing region is a region of the optical element through which the image light passes and reaches the eye box  165 . The illumination sources and the coupling of the illumination sources to the optical element are further described in connection with  FIGS. 2 through 4C . 
     Moreover, the optics block  160  may include combinations of different optical elements. In some embodiments, one or more of the optical elements in the optics block  160  may have one or more coatings, such as anti-reflective coatings. The optics block may magnify image light output from the display block  155 . Magnification of the image light by the optics block  160  allows elements of the display block  155  to be physically smaller, weigh less, and consume less power than larger displays. Additionally, magnification may increase a field of view of the displayed media. For example, the field of view of the displayed media is such that the displayed media is presented using almost all (e.g., 110 degrees diagonal), and in some cases all, of the user&#39;s field of view. In some embodiments, the optics block  160  is designed so its effective focal length is larger than the spacing to the display block  155 , which magnifies the image light projected by the display block  155 . Additionally, in some embodiments, the amount of magnification may be adjusted by adding or removing optical elements. 
     The display block  155  and the optics block  160  may take on different configurations within the display. 
     The eye tracking unit  150  determines eye tracking information using data (e.g., images) captured by the detector of a user&#39;s eye. Eye tracking information describes a position of an eye of the user. Eye tracking information may include, e.g., gaze angle, eye orientation, inter-pupillary distance, some other metric associated with tracking an eye, or some combination thereof. Some embodiments of the eye tracking unit have different components than those described in  FIG. 1B . The eye tracking unit  150  may include, e.g., one or more illumination sources such as a micro-LED that emits light to illuminate at least a portion of one or both eyes  170  of the user, one or more detectors that capture images the portion of one or both eyes  170  of the user, and a controller. 
     The one or more illumination sources illuminate a portion of the user&#39;s eye  170  with light. The eye tracking unit may include multiple illumination sources for illuminating one or more illuminated portions of the eye  170 . As further described below, in various embodiments, an illumination source of the eye tracking unit  150  is integrated with an optical element of the optics block  160 . In some embodiments, the one or more illumination sources are arranged such that the light they emit form a structured light pattern. 
     The detector is a device that converts light into electronic signals. The detector detects reflected and/or scattered light from the illuminated portion of the eye. The detector outputs a detection signal proportional to the detected light. The detection signal corresponds to a reflectance of the illuminated portion of the eye which correlates with an apparent contrast change (e.g., a contrast change of corneal reflection) through the illuminated portion of the user&#39;s eye  170 . The spectral sensitivity of the detector may be in an infrared band or a visible band depending on the illumination source. In some embodiments, the detector may be based on single-point detection (e.g., photodiode, balanced/matched photodiodes, or avalanche photodiode), or based on one or two-dimensional detector arrays (e.g., a camera, linear photodiode array, CCD array, or CMOS array). In some embodiments, the eye tracking unit  150  may include multiple detectors to capture light reflected from one or more illuminated portions of the eye  170 . 
     The controller determines eye tracking information using data (e.g., captured images) from the one or more detectors. For example, in some embodiments, the controller identifies locations of reflections of light from the one or more illumination sources in an image of the eye of the user, and determines a position and orientation of the eye based on the shape and/or locations of the identified reflections. In cases where the eye is illuminated with a structured light pattern, the controller can detect distortions of the structured light pattern projected onto the eye, and estimate a position and orientation of the eye based on the detected distortions. The controller can also estimate a pupillary axis, a gaze angle (e.g., corresponds to a foveal axis), a translation of the eye, a torsion of the eye, and a current shape of the eye based on the image of the illumination pattern captured by the camera. 
       FIG. 2  is a cross-section view of a front rigid body of the HMD  100 , according to one or more embodiments. In the illustrated system, the y direction is perpendicular to the page and coming out of the page. As described with respect to  FIG. 1B , the HMD  100  includes a display block  155  and an optics block  160 . The optics block  160  includes a lens assembly  222  that includes a micro-LED  220  and a lens substrate  210 . The lens substrate  210  that has a first surface  212  and a second surface  214  opposite the first surface  212 . The first surface  212  faces the eye-box  165 , and the second surface  214  faces the display block  155 . The optics block  160  directs image light emitted from the display block to the eye-box  165 . Specifically, the image light pass through a region (e.g., the viewing region  220 ) of the lens substrate  210  prior to reaching the eye-box  165 . The viewing region  220  may be a portion of the first surface  212 , a portion of the entire first surface  212 , a portion of the second surface  214 , a portion of the entire second surface  214 , or some combination thereof. The first surface  212  can be flat, curved along the x axis and/or along the y axis, or some combination thereof. In some embodiments, the first surface  212  is spherically convex shaped. 
     The lens substrate  210  includes one or more circuitries that are affixed to a surface of the lens substrate  210 . The one or more circuitries supply electrical current to illumination sources (e.g., a micro-LED  220 ). 
     The optics block  160  includes multiple (e.g., 20, 30, etc.) micro-LEDs  220  that is affixed to the one or more circuitries that are integrated with the lens substrate  210 . The micro-LEDs can be positioned linearly (e.g., a grid), nonlinearly (e.g., a ring), or some combination thereof. For illustration purposes, only one micro-LED  220  is shown in  FIG. 2 . In the illustrated example, the micro-LED  220  is positioned on the first surface  212 . Light emitted by the micro-LED  220  reaches the eye  170  without passing through the lens substrate  210 . The micro-LED  220  is positioned within the viewing region  220 . That is, the micro-LED  220  is positioned on the first surface  212  of the lens substrate  210  through which the image light passes. The micro-LED  220  emits near-infrared light of a wavelength in the range of between 780 and 1100 nm (nanometer). In some embodiments, the micro-LED  220  emits light of a wavelength in the range of between 800 and 1000 nm. The micro-LED  220  has a length and a width in the range of 1 and 1000 micron. In some embodiments, the length and the width of the micro-LED  220  are each between 1 and 250 micron. In some embodiments, the length and the width of the micro-LED  220  are each between 1 and 100 micron. 
     In some embodiments, a micro-LED  220  uses a horizontal conductor in a flip chip. In some embodiments, a micro-LED  220  is a wire bonded LED die. In some embodiments, a micro-LED  220  is mounted on a reflective package that is mounted onto a lens substrate. The reflective package directs light emitted by a micro-LED  220  in a cone of a predetermined angle range when measured immersed in the encapsulating material (e.g., Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).) The predetermined angle range can be 180 degrees, 160 degrees, or 120 degrees. Reducing this angle range increases an illumination efficiency by reducing an amount of light loss within the optics block  160 . Light scattered within the optics block  160  may reduce contrast and create artifacts. The angle range can be further reduced by using another optical element such as a lens or a reflector. 
     The micro-LED  220  emits light that reaches the eye box  165  at an angle with reference to the optical axis  230  that is within a predetermined angle range. This angle range is selected such that the light emitted by the micro-LED  220  can be reflected by the eye  170  and the reflected light can be collected by a detector  232  of an eye tracking unit thereby to capture an image of the eye  170  or a portion of the eye  170 . This can be achieved in a variety of ways. In some embodiments, the micro-LED  220  is mounted to the first surface  212  such that an angle between its light emitting surface and the portion of the first surface  212  to which the micro-LED  220  is mounted is within a predetermined angle range. In some embodiments, the micro-LED  220  includes an epitaxial layer of which the geometry is structured to emit light at a predetermined angle with reference to the light emitting surface of the micro-LED  220 . In some embodiments, the micro-LED  220  includes an active light emitting layer of which the geometry is structured to emit light at a predetermined angle with reference to the light emitting surface of the micro-LED  220 . 
     In some embodiments, the micro-LED  220  is partially enclosed by an IR light absorber. The IR light absorber blocks light leakage from the micro-LED  220 . That is, the IR light absorber prevents light emitted from the micro-LED  220  to propagate along predetermined directions, for example, in a direction towards the display block  155 . In some embodiments, the micro-LED  220  is transparent to visible light. 
     The detector  232  captures images of the light emitted from the illumination sources that are reflected from the eye. For example, the reflected light may include, e.g., reflections of a structured light pattern from portions of the eye  220  (e.g., cornea, iris, and/or sclera). The detector  232  may be, e.g., an array (1D or 2D) of photodiodes, a charge coupled display (CCD) array, some other device capable of detecting some or all of the light emitted from the illumination sources, or some combination thereof. The detector  232  captures the images in accordance with tracking instructions generated by the eye tracking unit  150 . 
       FIG. 3A  is a plan view of an example lens assembly  300  including a lens substrate  210  integrated with micro-LEDs (e.g., the micro-LEDs  220 ), according to one or more embodiments. The example lens assembly  300  includes the lens substrate  210  and three micro-LEDs  220 A,  220 B, and  220 C that are coupled to the lens substrate  210 . In other embodiments, the lens assembly  300  may include additional or fewer micro-LEDs. For example, the lens assembly  300  may include 50 micro-LEDs positioned at different locations on the lens substrate  210 . 
     The lens substrate  210  includes one or more circuitries (not shown) that are affixed to the surface  212  of the lens substrate  210  and that are configured to supply electrical circuit to the micro-LEDs  220 A,  220 B, and  220 C. The first surface  212  is spherically convex shaped such that it bulges outwards. The micro-LEDs  220 A,  220 B are positioned within a viewing region of the lens substrate  210  and the micro-LED  220 C is positioned outside the viewing region of the lens substrate  210 . In the illustrated example, the viewing region includes at least the convex surface from the center  312  of the first surface  212  that is defined by the radius R 0 . The distance R 1  of the micro-LED  220 A from the center  312  and the distance R 2  of the micro-LED  220 A from the center  312  are less than the radius R 0 . The distance R 3  of the micro-LED  220 C from the center  312  is greater than the radius R 0 . The first surface  121  has a radius of R. 
       FIG. 3A  and the other figures use like reference numerals to identify like elements. A letter after a reference numeral, such as “ 220 A,” indicates that the text refers specifically to the element having that particular reference numeral. A reference numeral in the text without a following letter, such as “ 220 ,” refers to any or all of the elements in the figures bearing that reference numeral (e.g. “ 220 ” in the text refers to reference numerals “ 220 A” and/or “ 220 B” in the figures). 
     The multiple micro-LEDs  220  can be positioned linearly, nonlinearly, or some combination thereof. For example, the micro-LEDs  220  are positioned such that they are separated from the center  312  of the lens substrate  210  by the radius R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , respectively, as illustrated. The micro-LEDs  220  can be evenly, unevenly, or some combination thereof distributed on the surface  212 . If the micro-LEDs  220  are evenly distributed on the surface  212 , any two neighboring micro-LEDs  220  are separated by the same distance. 
       FIG. 3B  is a side view of an example lens assembly  350  including micro-LEDs integrated with a lens substrate, according to one or more embodiments. The micro-LEDs  220 A and  220 B are coupled to circuitries affixed to the first surface  212  of the lens substrate  210  at locations A and B, respectively. The circuitries are not shown. The locations A and B are separated from a center of the surface  212  by different radiuses. The micro-LED  220 A has a light emitting surface  320 A and is mounted to the circuitries affixed to the first surface  212  at a mounting angle  322 A. The mounting angle  322 A is the angle between the light emitting surface  320 A and the first surface  212  at the location A. The micro-LED  220 B has a light emitting surface  320 B and is mounted to the circuitries affixed to the first surface  212  at a mounting angle  322 B. The mounting angle  322 B is the angle between the light emitting surface  320 B and the first surface  212  at the location B. The angles  322 A and  322 B are different as illustrated such that light emitted by the micro-LEDs  220 A and  220 B reach a user&#39;s eye at an angle that is within a predetermined angle range. The angles are selected based in part on a location of the detector  232 . 
       FIG. 4A  is a front view of an example circuitry  400  for supplying electrical current for driving micro-LEDs that are integrated with a lens substrate  404 , according to one or more embodiments. The circuitry  400  can be integrated with a lens substrate  404  and one or more micro-LEDs are affixed onto the circuitry  400 . A center of the circuitry  400  is aligned to a center  408  of the lens substrate  404 . The center of the lens preferably is aligned to a center of a user&#39;s view at the eye&#39;s relaxed gaze angle. 
     The circuitry  400  includes a pair of connectors (e.g., connectors  402 ,  403 ), a conductor pair (e.g., a conductor pair  406 ), and one or more curved conductor pairs (e.g., curved conductor pairs  410 ,  412 ). A conductor pair includes a pair of conductors (not shown) that can be shaped in various shapes. A curved conductor pair includes a pair of curved conductors (not shown). The curved conductors are shaped in curvilinear shapes such as a ring as illustrated. The curved conductors  410 ,  412  have different dimensions (e.g., radiuses from the center  408 ) and are electrically connected to the conductor pair  406  at different locations. 
     The pair of connectors  402 ,  403  is configured to be coupled to a power source. The connectors  402  and  403  are electrically insulated from each other. The conductor pair  406  is configured to supply electrical current to a micro-LED and/or to one or more curved conductor pairs from the pair of connectors  402 ,  403 . One conductor of the conductor pair  406  is electrically coupled to the connector  402  and the other conductor of the conductor pair  406  is electrically coupled to the connector  403 . However, the conductors in the conductor pair  406  are not directly connected to each other. A curved conductor pair can supply electrical current to one or more micro-LEDs that are connected to the curved conductor pair. Of each curved conductor pair, one conductor is electrically connected to the connector  402  via the conductor pair  406 , and the other conductor is electrically connected to the connector  403  via the conductor pair  406 . 
     Multiple micro-LEDs can be electrically connected to the circuitry  400  at various locations of the circuitry  400 . An individual micro-LED is electrically coupled to the conductor pair  406  or one of the curved conductor pair. For example, a micro-LED can be connected to the conductor pair  406  at the location  414   c , to the curved conductor pair  412  at the location  414   a , or to the curved conductor pair  410  at the location  414   b . A micro-LED is electrically coupled to the conductors of the conductor pair. The p-contact of the micro-LED is electrically coupled to one conductor of the conductor pair and the n-contact of the micro-LED is electrically coupled to the other conductor. The multiple micro-LEDs can be concurrently controlled between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state by controlling connecting or disconnecting the connectors  402 ,  403  to the power source. 
       FIG. 4B  is an enlarged view  430  of an example circuitry for supplying electrical current for driving micro-LEDs integrated with a lens, according to one or more embodiments. The enlarged view  430  is of the intersection between the conductor pair  406  and the curved conductor pair  410 . The conductor pair  406  includes conductors  406   a ,  406   b , and the curved conductor pair  410  includes conductors  410   a ,  410   b . The conductor  410   a  is connected to the conductor  406   a  and the conductor  410   b  is connected to the conductor  410   b . Micro-LEDs  220  are connected to the curved conductor pair  410 . The micro-LEDs  220  are coupled across the conductors  410   a ,  410   b . In some embodiments, the p-contact of the micro-LED  220  is electrically coupled to the conductor  410   a  and the n-contact of the micro-LED  220  is electrically coupled to the other conductor  410   b.    
       FIG. 4C  is a front view of an example circuitry  450  for supplying electrical current for driving micro-LEDs that are integrated with a lens substrate  456 , according to one or more embodiments. The circuitry  400  can be integrated with a lens to form a lens substrate onto which one or more micro-LEDs are affixed. A center  458  of the circuitry  400  is aligned to a center of the lens. The center of the lens preferably is aligned to a center of a user&#39;s view at the eye&#39;s relaxed gaze angle. 
     The circuitry  450  includes multiple separate segments  451 . A segment  451  includes a pair of connectors  452 ,  453 , and a conductor pair  454 . The connectors  452 ,  453  and the conductor pair  454  are similar to the connectors  402 ,  403  and the conductor pair  406  illustrated in  FIG. 4A , respectively. Thus, description of these elements is omitted. The conductor pairs of the segments  451  can be of a uniform length or different lengths. The segments  451  are preferably evenly distributed such that any two neighboring segment are separated by the same distance. 
     Multiple micro-LEDs can be electrically connected to the circuitry  450 . An individual micro-LED can be electrically connected to a conductor pair of the circuitry  450 . Multiple micro-LEDs can be electrically connected to one conductor pair. Micro-LEDs connected to different segments can be independently controlled between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state by controlling connecting or disconnecting the connectors for each particular segment to a power source. Micro-LEDs connected to a particular segment can be concurrently controlled between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state by controlling connecting or disconnecting the connectors for the segment to a power source. 
     The circuitry  450  has the advantage of reducing power consumption. Because micro-LEDs can be connected to different segments, the circuitry  450  allows selectively switching off some of the micro-LEDs affixed to a lens such as those are not needed for eye tracking while keeping the rest micro-LEDs on for eye tracking. 
     Circuitries for supplying current to micro-LEDs include conductors that can be made of various materials such as metal (e.g., aluminum, copper, silver, nickel, gold, or alloys thereof), transparent conductive oxides (e.g., indium tin oxide, zinc oxide) or other conductors that are transparent to visible light, transparent polymers (e.g., Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)), or nanoparticulate metal including ink. A metal conductor can be transparent and have a thickness less than a threshold thickness (e.g., about 50 nm.) A conductor can also include a nanowire made of silver or other suitable materials. 
     With respect to light in a visible band, a conductor can be transparent, opaque, partially transparent, or some combination thereof. A transparent conductor can be based on a multilayered structure that includes a transparent conductive oxide layer and a metal layer having a thickness less than a threshold thickness. A circuitry can include transparent, opaque, and/or partially transparent conductors. An opaque conductor can be positioned outside the viewing region of a lens. A transparent conductor can be positioned within the viewing region. 
     Circuitries that include metal materials can be manufactured using subtractive or additive processes. Additive processes can produce metal conductors of higher aspect ratios, compared to subtractive processes. The aspect ratio of a conductor is the ratio of a thickness to a width of the conductor. In various embodiments, an aspect ratio of a conductor included in a circuitry is at least a threshold aspect ratio. The threshold aspect ratio can be 0.2, 0.5, or 1. 
     Example Micro-LED 
       FIG. 5A  is a cross sectional view of a micro-LED epitaxial structure  500 , according to one or more embodiments. The micro-LED  500  may include, among others, a substrate  502 , an epitaxial layer  504  shaped into a mesa  506 , an active light emitting layer  508 , and a light emitting surface  510 . The micro-LED  500  may be less than 20 μm in diameter with a parabolic structure etched onto the LED die during wafer processing to form a quasi-collimated light beam emerging from the light emitting surface  510 . The micro-LED  500  includes high light extraction efficiency and outputs quasi-collimated light because of its shape. The micro-LED  500  can be configured to emit light having a divergence angle θ in a predetermined range. In various embodiments, the divergence angle θ is in the range of between 10 and 25 degrees. 
     The epitaxial layer  504  is disposed on the substrate  502 . The active light emitting layer  508  is enclosed in the mesa  506 . The mesa  506  has a truncated top, on a side opposed to the light emitting region  510 . The mesa  506  has a curved or near-parabolic shape to form a reflective enclosure for light within the micro-LED  500 . The arrows  512  show how light emitted from the active light emitting layer  508  is reflected off the walls of the mesa  506  toward the light emitting region  510  at an angle sufficient for the light to escape the micro-LED  500  (e.g., within the angle of total internal reflection). The p- and n-contacts (not shown) are located on the same side as the mesa  506 , which is opposite the light emitting surface  510 . 
     This structure of the micro-LED  500  results in an increase in the efficiency of light emission when compared to unshaped or standard LED chips. As such, the micro-LED  500  produces light visible to the human eye with reduced current (e.g., nano-amps of drive current). 
       FIG. 5B  is a cross sectional view of a micro-LED die  550 , according to one or more embodiments. The micro-LED die  550  may include, among others, a micro-LED epitaxial structure  552  and electrical contact pads  556 . The micro-LED epitaxial structure  552  may be the micro-LED epitaxial structure  500  shown in  FIG. 5A , or may be a different type of micro-LED epitaxial structure. The electrical contact pads  556  serve as interconnects for the micro-LED die  550  when the micro-LED die  550  is mounted to a lens substrate. 
     The electrical contact pads  556  are provided in the form of bumps or microbumps, for interconnection of the micro-LED die  550  to an electrical conductor. The electrical contact pads are arranged on the top surface of the micro-LED epitaxial structure  557  and are on top of the p- and n-contacts of the micro-LED epitaxial structure  552 , which are arranged on a single side of the micro-LED epitaxial structure  552  opposite to the light emission surface  510 . The electrical contact pads  556  include a metal, e.g. CuSn or Cu, to permit interconnection to corresponding metal pads, e.g. Cu pads, on the electrical conductor. If the micro-LED epitaxial structure  552  is transferred onto the electrical conductor, the electrical contact pads  556  are in temporary metal to metal contact with the corresponding metal pads. The temporary metal to metal contact between the electrical contact pads  556  and the corresponding metal pads on the electrical conductor may permit testing of the LED  552  in a pre-bond state, i.e. temporary bond state. Testing of the micro-LED dies  550  does not require the micro-LED dies  550  being permanently bonded to the electrical conductor. 
       FIG. 6A  illustrates an example process of manufacturing a lens assembly including a lens substrate integrated with one or more LEDs, according to one or more embodiments. The process of  FIG. 6A  may be performed by a lens assembly fabrication system such as the lens assembly fabrication system  672  illustrated in  FIG. 6B . Other entities may perform some or all of the steps of the process in other embodiments. Likewise, embodiments may include different and/or additional steps, or perform the steps in different orders. The lens assembly fabrication system can perform a plurality of placement cycles (e.g. pick, place, test). 
     The lens assembly fabrication system fabricates  610  micro-LED dies on a fabrication substrate. Alternatively, the lens assembly fabrication system may receive a fabrication substrate that includes micro-LED dies fabricated thereon. The “lens assembly fabrication system” is also referred to herein as the “fabrication system.” In some embodiments, the lens assembly fabrication system places the fabrication substrate onto a carrier substrate (e.g., a mechanical layer) that acts as a handle layer for subsequent processing steps. A micro-LED die is positioned on the carrier substrate such that electrical pads of the micro-LED die are in contact with the carrier substrate. The fabrication system removes the fabrication substrate from the micro-LED dies. The fabrication system singulates the micro-LED dies. Alternatively, the fabrication system deposits a conformal intermediate layer onto a top surface of the micro-LED dies and partially singulates the micro-LED dies. The top surface of a micro-LED die is opposite the electrical contact pads. 
     The fabrication system fabricates  620  a lens substrate. The lens substrate includes a lens integrated with one or more circuitries for supplying electrical current to micro-LEDs. A circuitry includes one or more conductors and one or more pairs of contacts (e.g., metal pads). The one or more pair of contacts are electrically connected to the one or more conductors. A pair of contacts is for electrically coupling a micro-LED to the one or more conductors. The lens may be made of glass, plastic, or other materials that are transmissive to light. Alternatively, the fabrication system receives a lens substrate. The fabrication system places the lens substrate onto a target stage that supports the lens substrate for subsequent processing steps. 
     The fabrication system aligns  630  a pick and place head (PPH) to pick up one or more LED dies from the carrier substrate. The PPH is a flat non-elastomeric head, which if applied to the micro-LED dies (e.g., the intermediate layer), forms a conformal contact with the micro-LED dies, which enables the micro-LED dies to be picked up from the carrier substrate and transferred to the lens substrate. The PPH may be made from plastic, glass, silicon or other materials. The PPH includes one or more dimples protruding for picking up one or more micro-LEDs. 
     The fabrication system moves  640  the PPH toward the lens substrate to align electrical contact pads of the one or more micro-LED dies to predetermined locations (e.g., corresponding electrical contacts) on the lens substrate. 
     The fabrication system places  650  the one or more micro-LED dies on the lens substrate. The fabrication system can adjust the PPH to place a micro-LED onto the lens substrate at a particular angle. The fabrication system removes the PPH from the one or more micro-LED dies after the micro-LED dies onto the lens substrate. The electrical contact pads of the one or more micro-LED dies are in contact with the electrical contacts on the lens substrate. In some embodiments, the fabrication system tests the micro-LED dies in the pre-bond state. 
     The fabrication system applies  660  a bonding force to bond the LED dies to the lens substrate. The fabrication system controls a bonding head such as a thermocompression bonding head to contact the micro-LED dies and to apply a thermal compression force to create a permanent bond between the micro-LED dies and the lens substrate. The thermocompression force creates reflow of the electrical contacts of the micro-LED dies or metallic interdiffusion, e.g., Solid Liquid interdiffusion (SLID). SLID involves an excitation source, such as a thermal, compression or ultrasonic forces to create a permanent bond. For example, the fabrication system may use a thermocompression bonding head in the form of a drum to provide a compressive force and a thermal transfer configured to activate the electrical contacts of the LED dies. The drum may be rolled across the one or more LED dies to bond them to the lens substrate. 
     The fabrication system applies  670  a coating over the micro-LEDs and the lens substrate. The coating can planarize the micro-LED dies. The coating can also secure the micro-LED dies to the lens substrate. The coating includes one or more layer of clear materials such as poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), urethanes, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), or poly(methyl phenyl silicone). Compared to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), poly(methyl phenyl silicone) is used to reduce water vapor transmission. 
     Example of a Lens Assembly Fabrication System 
       FIG. 6B  is a block diagram illustrating a lens assembly fabrication system  672 , according to one or more embodiments. The fabrication system  672  fabricates a lens assembly by assembling micro-LED dies  694  from a fabrication substrate  692  to a lens substrate  698 . The micro-LED dies  694  can be the micro-LED  220  illustrated in  FIGS. 2 through 4B  and the micro-LED die  550  illustrated in  FIG. 5B . 
     The fabrication system  672  includes a chamber  674  for defining an interior environment for picking and placing micro-LED dies  694  within the chamber  674 . The fabrication system  672  includes a pick and place head (PPH) array  682 , a scanning electron microscope (SEM)  676 , an actuator  680 , a handle stage  688 , a carrier substrate  696 , a lens substrate  698 , a target stage  690 , and a laser projector  686 , all of which are housed by the chamber  674 . The fabrication system  674  may also include other components such as a probing device or a mechanical dicer that are housed within the chamber  674  such as a probing device. 
     The fabrication substrate  692  is a layer of material (e.g., glass, sapphire, or semiconductor materials such as GaAs, Gallium phosphide (GaP), or silicon) where the micro-LED dies  694  are fabricated. A semiconductor layer (e.g., a gallium semiconductor layer) may be grown onto the fabrication substrate  692  for forming the micro-LED dies  694 . For example, the fabrication substrate  692  can be the substrate  502  illuminated in  FIG. 5A . 
     The carrier substrate  696  is a temporary substrate for transferring micro-LED dies  694  from the fabrication substrate  692  to the lens substrate  698 . The fabrication substrate  692  is removed after the micro-LED dies  694  are attached to the carrier substrate  696 . After the fabrication substrate  692  is removed, the carrier substrate  696  holds the Micro-LED dies  694  for pick up by the PPH array  682 . 
     The handle stage  688  supports the carrier substrate  696 . In one embodiment, the position of the handle stage  688  can be adjusted with three degrees of freedom including left and right, backward and forward, and a yaw rotational degree of freedom. Because the carrier substrate  696  is moved with the handle stage  688 , moving the handle stage  688  facilitates the carrier substrate  696  to be precisely aligned to the PPH array  682 . 
     The lens substrate  698  is where the micro-LED dies  694  are finally placed. The lens substrate  698  includes integrated electrical circuitries. The fabrication system  672  places micro-LED dies  694  at predetermined locations on the lens substrate  698 . The electrical contact pads of the micro-LED dies  694  are attached to traces or electrical contacts of the lens substrate  698 , for example, using thermocompression (TC) bonding. The fabrication system  672  can place the micro-LED dies  694  onto the lens substrate  698  at a predetermined angle. 
     In some embodiments, before bonding the micro-LED dies  694  to the lens substrate  698 , the fabrication system  672  tests operations of the micro-LED dies  694 . For example, a probing device drives the micro-LED dies  694  to emit light to identify defective devices (e.g., not emitting light when being turned on, or emitting light when turned off). 
     The target stage  690  supports the lens substrate  698 . Similar to the handle stage  688 , the position of the target stage  690  can also be adjusted with three degrees of freedom. Because the lens substrate  698  is moved with the target stage  690 , moving the target stage  690  facilitates the lens substrate  698  to be precisely aligned to the PPH array  682 . In some embodiments, the target stage  690  includes a heater for TC bonding of the electrical contact pads of the micro-LED dies  112  to the electrical contacts or traces of the lens substrate  698 . 
     A pick-up tool (PUT) transfers the micro-LED dies  694  from the carrier substrate  696  to the lens substrate  698 . The PUT may include, among other components, the controller  678 , the SEM  676 , the actuator(s)  132 , and the PPH array  682 . 
     The PPH array  682  is configured to be attached to the micro-LED dies  694  and then to release the micro-LED dies  694 . The PPH array  682  includes a plurality of PPHs  684  each of which is configured to be attached to a micro-LED die  694 . The PPH array  682  can be configured to release the micro-LED dies  694  onto the lens substrate  698  at a predetermined angle. 
     Positions of the PPH array  682  can be adjusted. A position of the PPH array  682  can be adjusted to be aligned to a location for picking up the micro-LED dies  694  or for placing the micro-LED dies  694 . The movement of the PPH array  682  is controlled by the actuators  680 . 
     The actuator  680  is an electro-mechanical component that controls the movement of the PPH array  682 . For example, the actuator  680  moves the PPII array  682 , or individual PPHs  684 , with three degrees of freedom including up and down, left and right, and forward and back. The actuator  680  may be embodied, for example, as a rotating motor, a linear motor or a hydraulic cylinder. The actuator  680  operates according to instructions from the controller  678 . 
     The controller  678  generates instructions to control operations of the actuator  680  thereby to control the movement the PPH array  682 . For example, the controller  678  generates instructions for the actuator  680  to align the PPH array  682  to the carrier substrate  696  thereby to pick up the micro-LED dies  694 , and to align the PPII array  682  to the lens substrate  698  to place the micro-LED dies  694 . The controller  678  generates instructions according to images generated by the SEM  676 . For example, based on the images of the PPH array  682  and the carrier substrate  696  (or the lens substrate  698 ), the controller  678  generates instructions to cause the actuator  680  to move the PPH array  682  to be aligned to the carrier substrate  696  (or the lens substrate  698 ). In addition, the controller  678  controls operations of the SEM  676 . The controller  678  controls the SEM  676  to capture images and to provide the captured images to the controller  678 . As illustrated, the controller  678  is coupled to the PPH array  682  (e.g., via the actuator  680 ) and to the SEM  676 . The controller  678  may include a non-transient computer readable storage medium (e.g., DRAM) for storing instructions of PUT components and a processor for executing these instructions. 
     The SEM  676  facilitates aligning the PPH array  682  to a location. The SEM  676  captures images of the PPH array  682  and a location (e.g., a carrier substrate  696  and a lens substrate  698 ) and provides the images to the controller  678  according to the instructions received from the controller  678 . In some embodiments, the SEM  676  is an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) to capture images without specimen coating. The chamber  674  is an ESEM chamber including a high pressure atmosphere of water vapor. The use of an SEM is advantageous for picking up and placing small semiconductor devices, such as micro-LED dies. Other types of imaging devices may be used to facilitate the alignment. 
     The laser projector  686  projects a laser to perform laser liftoff (LLO) for detaching the fabrication substrate  692  from the micro-LED dies  694 . In some embodiments, the laser passes through the fabrication substrate  692  and reach the micro-LED dies  694 , in particular, the semiconductor layer of the micro-LED dies  694 . The semiconductor layer absorbs the laser beam. The absorption weakens the bond between the semiconductor layer and the fabrication substrate  692  thereby separating the micro-LED dies  694  from the fabrication substrate  692 . The laser projected by the laser projector  686  is of a wavelength selected according to the material of the fabrication substrate  692 . For example, for fabrication substrates  692  made of sapphire, the laser projector  686  projects a pulse ultraviolet laser. For fabrication substrates  692  made of GaAs, the laser projector  686  projects an infrared (IR) laser. In other embodiments, the laser projector  686  projects the laser at the junction of the fabrication substrate  692  and the micro-LED dies  694 . In these cases, the projected laser does not pass through the fabrication substrate  692  because the fabrication substrate  692  is made of a material not substantially transparent to the laser projected by the laser projector  686 . 
     In some embodiments, another laser (not shown) generates a laser beam to singulate the micro-LED dies  694 . In some embodiments, the laser beam is directed through the carrier substrate  696 . In some embodiments, the fabrication system  672  includes a mechanical dicer to singulate the micro-LED dies  694 , such as a diamond based cutting wheel. 
     Example of an Artificial Reality System 
       FIG. 7  is a block diagram of an example artificial reality system  700  in which an HMD  705  operates. The system  700  shown by  FIG. 7  comprises a HMD  705 , an imaging device  735 , and an interface device  740  that are each coupled to the console  710 . While  FIG. 7  shows an example system  700  including one HMD  705 , one imaging device  735 , and one interface device  740 , in other embodiments any number of these components may be included in the system  700 . For example, there may be multiple HMDs  705  each having an associated interface device  740  and being monitored by one or more imaging devices  735 , with each HMD  705 , interface device  740 , and imaging devices  735  communicating with the console  710 . In alternative configurations, different and/or additional components may be included in the system  700 . Similarly, functionality of one or more of the components can be distributed among the components in a different manner than is described here. For example, some or all of the functionality of the console  710  may be contained within the HMD  705 . 
     The HMD  705  presents content to a user. In some embodiments, the HMD  705  is the HMD  100 . Examples of content presented by the HMD  705  include one or more images, video, audio, or some combination thereof. In some embodiments, audio is presented via an external device (e.g., speakers and/or headphones) that receives audio information from the HMD  705 , the console  710 , or both, and presents audio data based on the audio information. The HMD  705  may comprise one or more rigid bodies, which may be rigidly or non-rigidly coupled to each other together. A rigid coupling between rigid bodies causes the coupled rigid bodies to act as a single rigid entity. In contrast, a non-rigid coupling between rigid bodies allows the rigid bodies to move relative to each other. In some embodiments, the HMD  705  may present VR, AR, MR, or some combination thereof to a user. In the AR and/or MR embodiments, the HMD  705  may augment views of a physical, real-world environment with computer-generated elements (e.g., images, video, sound, etc.). 
     The HMD  705  includes an electronic display  715 , an optics block  718 , one or more locators  720 , one or more position sensors  725 , an inertial measurement unit (IMU)  730 , and an eye tracking unit (ETU)  732 . Some embodiments of the HMD  705  have different components than those described here. Similarly, the functions can be distributed among other components in the system  700  in a different manner than is described here. For example, some of the functions of the optics block  718  may be performed by the console  710 . The electronic display  715  displays images to the user in accordance with data received from the console  710 . 
     The optics block  718  includes an optical element integrated with one or more micro-LEDs. The one or more micro-LEDs are a part of the eye tracking unit  732 . The optical element includes one or more circuitries that are affixed to a surface of the optical element and are configured to supply electrical current to the one or more micro-LEDs. The one or more micro-LEDs are coupled to the one or more circuitries. At least one micro-LED is positioned within a viewing region of the optical element. 
     The eye tracking unit  732  tracks a user&#39;s eye movement. The eye tracking unit  731  includes a light source to project light onto a portion of the user&#39;s eye, and a detector to collect reflected and/or scattered light from the illuminated portion of the eye. In various embodiments, the light source includes the one or more micro-LEDs coupled to the optical element included in the optics block  718 . The eye tracking unit uses the tracked eye movement to determine one or more characterization parameters such as an orientation of the eye (i.e., an angle of eye-gaze and eye-gaze location). Based on the detected eye movement, the eye tracking unit communicates with the console  710  for further processing. The console  710  can adjust focus of the displayed images, which mitigates vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC) associated with the image light. The console  710  can perform foveated rendering of the displayed images, based on the determined orientation of the user&#39;s eye. In this case, the console  710  may provide a maximum pixel density only in a foveal region of the user&#39;s eye-gaze, while a lower pixel resolution can be used in other regions. 
     In some embodiments, the eye tracking unit  732  allows a user to interact with content presented to the user by the console  710  based on the detected eye movement. Example interactions by the user with presented content include: selecting a portion of content presented by the console  710  (e.g., selecting an object presented to the user), movement of a cursor or a pointer presented by the console  710 , navigating through content presented by the console  710 , presenting content to the user based on a gaze location of the user, or any other suitable interaction with content presented to the user. 
     In some embodiments, the optics block  718  includes one or more additional optical elements. Examples of the optical element include an aperture, a Fresnel lens, a convex lens, a concave lens, reflective element, a filter, or any other suitable optical element that affects the image light emitted from the electronic display  715 . Moreover, the optics block  718  may include combinations of different optical elements. In some embodiments, one or more of the optical elements in the optics block  718  may have one or more coatings, such as partial reflectors or anti-reflective coatings. 
     The locators  720  are objects located in specific positions on the HMD  705  relative to one another and relative to a specific reference point on the HMD  705 . A locator  720  may be a light emitting diode (LED), a corner cube reflector, a reflective marker, a type of light source that contrasts with an environment in which the HMD  705  operates, or some combination thereof. In embodiments where the locators  720  are active (i.e., an LED or other type of light emitting device), the locators  720  may emit light in the visible band (˜380 nm to 750 nm), in the infrared (IR) band (˜750 nm to 1700 nm), in the ultraviolet band (200 nm to 380 nm), some other portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, or some combination thereof. 
     In some embodiments, the locators  720  are located beneath an outer surface of the HMD  705 , which is transparent to the wavelengths of light emitted or reflected by the locators  720  or is thin enough not to substantially attenuate the wavelengths of light emitted or reflected by the locators  720 . Additionally, in some embodiments, the outer surface or other portions of the HMD  705  are opaque in the visible band of wavelengths of light. Thus, the locators  720  may emit light in the IR band under an outer surface that is transparent in the IR band but opaque in the visible band. 
     The IMU  730  is an electronic device that generates fast calibration data based on measurement signals received from one or more of the position sensors  725 . A position sensor  725  generates one or more measurement signals in response to motion of the HMD  705 . Examples of position sensors  725  include: one or more accelerometers, one or more gyroscopes, one or more magnetometers, another suitable type of sensor that detects motion, a type of sensor used for error correction of the IMU  730 , or some combination thereof. The position sensors  725  may be located external to the IMU  730 , internal to the IMU  730 , or some combination thereof. 
     Based on the one or more measurement signals from one or more position sensors  725 , the IMU  730  generates fast calibration data indicating an estimated position of the HMD  705  relative to an initial position of the HMD  705 . For example, the position sensors  725  include multiple accelerometers to measure translational motion (forward/back, up/down, left/right) and multiple gyroscopes to measure rotational motion (e.g., pitch, yaw, and roll). In some embodiments, the IMU  730  rapidly samples the measurement signals and calculates the estimated position of the HMD  705  from the sampled data. For example, the IMU  730  integrates the measurement signals received from the accelerometers over time to estimate a velocity vector and integrates the velocity vector over time to determine an estimated position of a reference point on the HMD  705 . Alternatively, the IMU  730  provides the sampled measurement signals to the console  710 , which determines the fast calibration data. The reference point is a point that may be used to describe the position of the HMD  705 . While the reference point may generally be defined as a point in space; however, in practice the reference point is defined as a point within the HMD  705  (e.g., a center of the IMU  130 ). 
     The IMU  730  receives one or more calibration parameters from the console  710 . As further discussed below, the one or more calibration parameters are used to maintain tracking of the HMD  705 . Based on a received calibration parameter, the IMU  730  may adjust one or more IMU parameters (e.g., sample rate). In some embodiments, certain calibration parameters cause the IMU  730  to update an initial position of the reference point so it corresponds to a next calibrated position of the reference point. Updating the initial position of the reference point at the next calibrated position of the reference point helps reduce accumulated error associated with the determined estimated position. The accumulated error, also referred to as drift error, causes the estimated position of the reference point to “drift” away from the actual position of the reference point over time. 
     The imaging device  735  generates slow calibration data in accordance with calibration parameters received from the console  710 . Slow calibration data includes one or more images showing observed positions of the locators  720  that are detectable by the imaging device  735 . The imaging device  735  may include one or more cameras, one or more video cameras, any other device capable of capturing images including one or more of the locators  720 , or some combination thereof. Additionally, the imaging device  735  may include one or more hardware and software filters (e.g., used to increase signal to noise ratio). The imaging device  735  is configured to detect light emitted or reflected from locators  720  in a field of view of the imaging device  735 . In embodiments where the locators  720  include passive elements (e.g., a retroreflector), the imaging device  735  may include a light source that illuminates some or all of the locators  720 , which retro-reflect the light towards the light source in the imaging device  735 . Slow calibration data is communicated from the imaging device  735  to the console  710 , and the imaging device  735  receives one or more calibration parameters from the console  710  to adjust one or more imaging parameters (e.g., focal length, focus, frame rate, ISO, sensor temperature, shutter speed, aperture, etc.). 
     The interface device  740  is a device that allows a user to send action requests to the console  710 . An action request is a request to perform a particular action. For example, an action request may be to start or end an application or to perform a particular action within the application. The interface device  740  may include one or more input devices. Example input devices include: a keyboard, a mouse, a game controller, or any other suitable device for receiving action requests and communicating the received action requests to the console  710 . An action request received by the interface device  740  is communicated to the console  710 , which performs an action corresponding to the action request. In some embodiments, the interface device  740  may provide haptic feedback to the user in accordance with instructions received from the console  710 . For example, haptic feedback is provided when an action request is received, or the console  710  communicates instructions to the interface device  740  causing the interface device  740  to generate haptic feedback when the console  710  performs an action. 
     The console  710  provides content to the HMD  705  for presentation to the user in accordance with information received from one or more of: the imaging device  735 , the HMD  705 , the interface device  740 , and the eye tracking unit included in the optics block  718 . In the example shown in  FIG. 1 , the console  710  includes an application store  745 , a tracking module  750 , and an engine  755 . Some embodiments of the console  710  have different modules than those described in conjunction with  FIG. 1 . Similarly, the functions further described below may be distributed among components of the console  710  in a different manner than is described here. 
     The application store  745  stores one or more applications for execution by the console  710 . An application is a group of instructions, that when executed by a processor, generates content for presentation to the user. Content generated by an application may be in response to inputs received from the user via movement of the HMD  705 , the interface device  740 , or the eye tracking unit included in the optics block  718 . Examples of applications include: gaming applications, conferencing applications, video playback application, or other suitable applications. 
     The tracking module  750  calibrates the system  700  using one or more calibration parameters and may adjust one or more calibration parameters to reduce error in determination of the position of the HMD  705 . For example, the tracking module  750  adjusts the focus of the imaging device  735  to obtain a more accurate position for observed locators on the HMD  705 . Moreover, calibration performed by the tracking module  750  also accounts for information received from the IMU  730 . Additionally, if tracking of the HMD  705  is lost (e.g., the imaging device  735  loses line of sight of at least a threshold number of the locators  720 ), the tracking module  750  re-calibrates some or all of the system  700 . 
     The tracking module  750  tracks movements of the HMD  705  using slow calibration information from the imaging device  735 . The tracking module  750  determines positions of a reference point of the HMD  705  using observed locators from the slow calibration information and a model of the HMD  705 . The tracking module  750  also determines positions of a reference point of the HMD  705  using position information from the fast calibration information. Additionally, in some embodiments, the tracking module  750  may use portions of the fast calibration information, the slow calibration information, or some combination thereof, to predict a future location of the HMD  705 . The tracking module  750  provides the estimated or predicted future position of the HMD  705  to the engine  755 . 
     The engine  755  executes applications within the system  700  and receives position information, acceleration information, velocity information, predicted future positions, or some combination thereof of the HMD  705  and eye tracking unit included in the optics block  718  from the tracking module  750 . Based on the received information, the engine  755  determines content to provide to the HMD  705  for presentation to the user. For example, if the received information indicates that the user has looked to the left, the engine  755  generates content for the HMD  705  that mirrors the user&#39;s movement in a virtual environment. Similarly, if information received from the eye tracking unit indicates the user gazing on a location, the engine  755  generates content based on the identified gazing location, such as a visual representation of the scene at the gazing location with an original display resolution and surrounding scenes with a reduced display resolution. Additionally, in some embodiments, if the received information indicates that tracking of the eye tracking unit is lost, the engine  755  generates content indicating the HMD  705  is to be adjusted for presentation by the HMD  705 . Additionally, the engine  755  performs an action within an application executing on the console  710  in response to an action request received from the interface device  740 , or the eye tracking unit and provides feedback to the user that the action was performed. The provided feedback may be visual or audible feedback via the HMD  705  or haptic feedback via the interface device  740 . For example, the engine  755  receives an action from the eye tracking unit to open an application, so the engine  755  opens the application and presents content from the application to the user via the HMD  705 . 
     In some embodiments, the engine  755  can be configured to utilize, in association with the console  710  and the HMD  705 , the eye tracking information obtained from the eye tracking unit  732  for a variety of display and interaction applications. The various applications include, but are not limited to, providing user interfaces (e.g., gaze-based selection), attention estimation (e.g., for user safety), gaze-contingent display modes (e.g., foveated rendering, varifocal optics, adaptive optical distortion correction, synthetic depth of field rendering), metric scaling for depth and parallax correction (e.g., IPD and eye-box adjustment), etc. In some embodiments, based on information about position and orientation of the user&#39;s eye received from the eye tracking unit  732 , the engine  755  determines resolution of the content provided to the HMD  705  for presentation to the user on the electronic display  715 . The engine  755  provides the content to the HMD  705  having a maximum pixel density (maximum resolution) on the electronic display  715  in a foveal region of the user&#39;s gaze, whereas the engine  755  provides a lower pixel resolution in other regions of the electronic display  715 , thus achieving less power consumption at the HMD  705  and saving computing cycles of the console  710  without compromising a visual experience of the user. In some embodiments, the engine  755  can be configured to optimize the performance of other components of the optics block  718  of the HMD  705  based on the eye tracking information obtained from the eye tracking unit. In one embodiment, the engine  755  can adjust optical distortion correction parameters of other components of the optics block  718 , e.g., to prevent vergence-accommodation conflict. In an alternate embodiment, the engine  755  can adjust focus of images displayed on the electronic display  715 , e.g., to prevent vergence-accommodation conflict. 
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     The foregoing description of the embodiments of the disclosure has been presented for the purpose of illustration; it is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Persons skilled in the relevant art can appreciate that many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above disclosure. 
     Some portions of this description describe the embodiments of the disclosure in terms of algorithms and symbolic representations of operations on information. These algorithmic descriptions and representations are commonly used by those skilled in the data processing arts to convey the substance of their work effectively to others skilled in the art. These operations, while described functionally, computationally, or logically, are understood to be implemented by computer programs or equivalent electrical circuits, microcode, or the like. Furthermore, it has also proven convenient at times, to refer to these arrangements of operations as modules, without loss of generality. The described operations and their associated modules may be embodied in software, firmware, hardware, or any combinations thereof. 
     Any of the steps, operations, or processes described herein may be performed or implemented with one or more hardware or software modules, alone or in combination with other devices. In one embodiment, a software module is implemented with a computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code, which can be executed by a computer processor for performing any or all of the steps, operations, or processes described. 
     Embodiments of the disclosure may also relate to an apparatus for performing the operations herein. This apparatus may be specially constructed for the required purposes, and/or it may comprise a general-purpose computing device selectively activated or reconfigured by a computer program stored in the computer. Such a computer program may be stored in a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium, or any type of media suitable for storing electronic instructions, which may be coupled to a computer system bus. Furthermore, any computing systems referred to in the specification may include a single processor or may be architectures employing multiple processor designs for increased computing capability. 
     Embodiments of the disclosure may also relate to a product that is produced by a computing process described herein. Such a product may comprise information resulting from a computing process, where the information is stored on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium and may include any embodiment of a computer program product or other data combination described herein. 
     Finally, the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and it may not have been selected to delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter. It is therefore intended that the scope of the disclosure be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by any claims that issue on an application based hereon. Accordingly, the disclosure of the embodiments is intended to be illustrative, but not limiting, of the scope of the disclosure, which is set forth in the following claims.