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Compact HMD optics based on multiplexed aberration-compensated holographic optical elements

Authors :
Byron J. Pierce
Philipp W. Peppler
Indra Tengara
Tin M. Aye
Kevin H. Yu
Source :
SPIE Proceedings.
Publication Year :
2001
Publisher :
SPIE, 2001.

Abstract

Head and helmet mounted displays (HMDs) can benefit greatly from new wide field-of-view, compact visor optics to project very high resolution (e.g., 5k X 4k) imagery. Physical Optics Corporation (POC) is developing novel, compact, lightweight wide field-of-view optics based on three-color multiplexed aberration-compensated holographic optical elements (MAC-HOEs). Taking advantage of the flexibility of holography, the HMD optics can be made compact using waveguide projection through the curved visor substrate, so that the see-through visor can have a wide field-of-view without large, bulky optical components. Using narrowband red-green-blue hologram multiplexing, MAC-HOEs can significantly reduce the chromatic and geometrical aberration introduced by conventional HOEs and refractive optics. In the initial phase of development, POC demonstrated the feasibility of the HMD optics through computer design and analysis, and by fabricating and demonstrating a MAC-HOE component.© (2001) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

Details

ISSN :
0277786X
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
SPIE Proceedings
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........65a4b87ed09fe67bc713d3f990e8ae45
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438010