Lightweight, miniaturized optical imaging systems are vastly anticipated in these fields of
aerospace exploration, industrial vision, consumer electronics, and medical imaging …

With rapid advances in high-speed communication and computation, augmented reality
(AR) and virtual reality (VR) are emerging as next-generation display platforms for deeper …

Augmented reality (AR) display, which superimposes virtual images on ambient scene, can
visually blend the physical world and the digital world and thus opens a new vista for human …

Metasurfaces are ushering in an era of multifunctional control over optical wavefronts
realized with ultrathin planarized devices. Recent advances have been enabling …

Near-eye displays are the main platform devices for many augmented reality (AR) and
virtual reality (VR) applications. As a wearable device, a near-eye display should have a …

In the last 10 years, freeform optics has enabled compact and high-performance imaging
systems. This article begins with a brief history of freeform optics, focusing on imaging …

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have found widespread applications in
education, engineering, healthcare, and entertainment. However, these near-eye displays …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) imaging is a crucial information acquisition technology for
light detection, autonomous vehicles, gesture recognition, machine vision, and other …

Photonic devices rarely provide both elaborate spatial control and sharp spectral control
over an incoming wavefront. In optical metasurfaces, for example, the localized modes of …

Freeform optics has become the most prominent element of the optics industry. Advanced
freeform optical designs supplementary to ultra-precision manufacturing and metrology …