See-through optical combiner for augmented reality head-mounted display: index-matched anisotropic crystal lens

Abstract A novel see-through optical device to combine the real world and the virtual image is proposed which is called an index-matched anisotropic crystal lens (IMACL). The convex lens made of anisotropic crystal is enveloped with the isotropic material having same refractive index with the extrao...

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Autores principales: Jong-Young Hong, Chang-Kun Lee, Seungjae Lee, Byounghyo Lee, Dongheon Yoo, Changwon Jang, Jonghyun Kim, Jinsoo Jeong, Byoungho Lee
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/31bc22bf28e744cb9eb635563e06fb04
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Sumario:Abstract A novel see-through optical device to combine the real world and the virtual image is proposed which is called an index-matched anisotropic crystal lens (IMACL). The convex lens made of anisotropic crystal is enveloped with the isotropic material having same refractive index with the extraordinary refractive index of the anisotropic crystal. This optical device functions as the transparent glass or lens according to the polarization state of the incident light. With the novel optical property, IMACL can be utilized in the see-through near eye display, or head-mounted display for augmented reality. The optical property of the proposed optical device is analyzed and aberration by the anisotropic property of the index-matched anisotropic crystal lens is described with the simulation. The concept of the head-mounted display using IMACL is introduced and various optical performances such as field of view, form factor and transmittance are analyzed. The prototype is implemented to verify the proposed system and experimental results show the mixture between the virtual image and real world scene.