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Metasurface eyepiece for augmented reality

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  • Gun-Yeal Lee

    (Seoul National University)

  • Jong-Young Hong

    (Seoul National University)

  • SoonHyoung Hwang

    (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)

  • Seokil Moon

    (Seoul National University)

  • Hyeokjung Kang

    (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)

  • Sohee Jeon

    (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)

  • Hwi Kim

    (Korea University)

  • Jun-Ho Jeong

    (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)

  • Byoungho Lee

    (Seoul National University)

Abstract

Recently, metasurfaces composed of artificially fabricated subwavelength structures have shown remarkable potential for the manipulation of light with unprecedented functionality. Here, we first demonstrate a metasurface application to realize a compact near-eye display system for augmented reality with a wide field of view. A key component is a see-through metalens with an anisotropic response, a high numerical aperture with a large aperture, and broadband characteristics. By virtue of these high-performance features, the metalens can overcome the existing bottleneck imposed by the narrow field of view and bulkiness of current systems, which hinders their usability and further development. Experimental demonstrations with a nanoimprinted large-area see-through metalens are reported, showing full-color imaging with a wide field of view and feasibility of mass production. This work on novel metasurface applications shows great potential for the development of optical display systems for future consumer electronics and computer vision applications.

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  • Gun-Yeal Lee & Jong-Young Hong & SoonHyoung Hwang & Seokil Moon & Hyeokjung Kang & Sohee Jeon & Hwi Kim & Jun-Ho Jeong & Byoungho Lee, 2018. "Metasurface eyepiece for augmented reality," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-07011-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07011-5
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