[HTML][HTML] Planar liquid crystal polarization optics for augmented reality and virtual reality: from fundamentals to applications

J Xiong, ST Wu - ELight, 2021 - Springer
Planar and ultrathin liquid crystal (LC) polarization optical elements have found promising
applications in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and photonic devices. In this …

Liquid‐crystal‐mediated geometric phase: from transmissive to broadband reflective planar optics

P Chen, BY Wei, W Hu, YQ Lu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Planar optical elements that can manipulate the multidimensional physical parameters of
light efficiently and compactly are highly sought after in modern optics and nanophotonics. In …

Methods and systems for diagnosing and treating health ailments

NE Samec, JG Macnamara, CM Harrises… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare
applications, eg, for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may …

Fabrication of ideal geometric-phase holograms with arbitrary wavefronts

J Kim, Y Li, MN Miskiewicz, C Oh, MW Kudenov… - Optica, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Throughout optics and photonics, phase is normally controlled via an optical path difference.
Although much less common, an alternative means for phase control exists: a geometric …

Architectures and methods for outputting different wavelength light out of waveguides

RD TeKolste, MA Klug, BT Schowengerdt - US Patent 10,261,318, 2019 - Google Patents
Architectures are provided for selectively outputting light for forming images, the light having
different wavelengths and being outputted with low levels of crosstalk. In some …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid crystal beam steering devices: principles, recent advances, and future developments

Z He, F Gou, R Chen, K Yin, T Zhan, ST Wu - Crystals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Continuous, wide field-of-view, high-efficiency, and fast-response beam steering devices are
desirable in a plethora of applications. Liquid crystals (LCs)—soft, bi-refringent, and self …

Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods

MA Klug, BT Schowengerdt, MN Miller… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods of manufacturing a liquid crystal device including depositing a layer of liquid crystal
material on a substrate and imprinting a pattern on the layer of liquid crystal material using …

Depth based foveated rendering for display systems

ILC Yeoh, LE Edwin, NE Samec, NU Robaina… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
US11644669B2 - Depth based foveated rendering for display systems - Google Patents
US11644669B2 - Depth based foveated rendering for display systems - Google Patents …

Display system with optical elements for in-coupling multiplexed light streams

MA Klug, BT Schowengerdt, MN Miller… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Architectures are provided for selectively incoupling one or more streams of light from a
multiplexed light stream into a waveguide. The multiplexed light stream can have light with …

Variable-focus virtual image devices based on polarization conversion

C Oh - US Patent 11,036,109, 2021 - Google Patents
Example display devices include a waveguide configured to propagate visible light under
total internal reflection in a direction parallel to a major surface of the waveguide. The …