Foveated near-eye display for mixed reality using liquid crystal photonics

Abstract Foveated near-eye display is one of the most promising approaches to deliver immersive experience of mixed reality. However, it is challenged to conceive a compact optical system. Here, we introduce a method to use polarization optics via liquid crystal photonics to improve the foveated dis...

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Autores principales: Seungjae Lee, Mengfei Wang, Gang Li, Lu Lu, Yusufu Sulai, Changwon Jang, Barry Silverstein
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/4c549ecf09714433924da2c878e774aa
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Sumario:Abstract Foveated near-eye display is one of the most promising approaches to deliver immersive experience of mixed reality. However, it is challenged to conceive a compact optical system. Here, we introduce a method to use polarization optics via liquid crystal photonics to improve the foveated display performance. We demonstrate a benchtop prototype of this idea. We implement and combine two display modules for peripheral and foveal visions. A peripheral display consists of a polarization selective lens (PSL) module, a polarization selective diffuser (PSD), and a slanted projection system. An 80 $$^\circ$$ ∘ diagonal field of view is achieved by on-axis optical configuration of the PSL module and the PSD. A foveal holographic display is composed of a spatial light modulator (SLM), a volume grating lens, and a microelectromechanical system mirror possibly in combination with a switchable polarization selective grating module. The holographic reconstruction using the SLM enables accurate focus cue generation and high resolution above 30 cycles per degree within 15 $$^\circ$$ ∘ by 15 $$^\circ$$ ∘ field of view. We explore and discuss the liquid crystal photonics in the prototype that has a novel optical design using volume gratings with polarization selectivity.