| CPC G02B 27/4205 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/4272 (2013.01); G02F 1/133504 (2013.01); G02F 1/133553 (2013.01); G02F 1/1336 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/018 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0174 (2013.01); G02F 1/133616 (2021.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. An optical display system, comprising:
a light source;
a control unit; and
at least one juxtaposed double grating element, including a first grating and a second grating having grating functions, spaced apart at a constant distance from each other, each of the two gratings having a central point and at least two edges and comprising at least one sequence of a plurality of lines,
wherein the second grating is different than the first grating, the spacing between the lines gradually changes as a function of the radial distance from the central point of the grating, the sequence of the plurality of lines of at least one of the gratings has a radial symmetry,
wherein the first grating diffracts a light wave from the light source towards the second grating and is further diffracted by the second grating as an output plane light wave in a given direction, the direction of the output plane light wave is dynamically and externally controlled by the control unit and can be deviated linearly along at least two different radial directions, and
wherein for a collimated light source and for each deviated direction, the direction of the output plane light wave is invariant with respect to the central point on a surface of the second grating.
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