[HTML][HTML] Augmented reality and virtual reality displays: emerging technologies and future perspectives

J Xiong, EL Hsiang, Z He, T Zhan, ST Wu - Light: Science & …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Waveguide-based augmented reality displays: perspectives and challenges

Y Ding, Q Yang, Y Li, Z Yang, Z Wang, H Liang, ST Wu - eLight, 2023 - Springer
Augmented reality (AR) displays, as the next generation platform for spatial computing and
digital twins, enable users to view digital images superimposed on real-world environment …

Holographic optical elements for augmented reality: principles, present status, and future perspectives

J Xiong, K Yin, K Li, ST Wu - Advanced Photonics Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Holographic optical elements (HOEs) exhibit several unique properties in arbitrary wavefront
recording and extraction. Versatile recording mechanisms and material availabilities further …

Electrically switchable, polarization-sensitive encryption based on aluminum nanoaperture arrays integrated with polymer-dispersed liquid crystals

K Li, J Wang, W Cai, H He, M Cen, J Liu, D Luo… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Metasurface-based structural coloration is a promising enabling technology for advanced
optical encryption with a high-security level. Herein, we propose a paradigm of electrically …

Advancements and applications of liquid crystal/polymer composite films

L Zhou, S Liu, X Miao, P Xie, N Sun, Z Xu… - ACS Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Liquid crystals (LCs) possess some typical liquid properties, such as fluidity, the inability to
support shear, and the formation and coalescence of droplets, which exhibit optical …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Prospects and challenges in augmented reality displays.

YH Lee, T Zhan, ST Wu - Virtual Real. Intell. Hardw., 2019 - lcd.creol.ucf.edu
Augmented reality (AR) displays are attracting significant attention and efforts. In this paper,
we review the adopted device configurations of see-through displays, summarize the current …

Spatially patterned polymer dispersed liquid crystals for image‐integrated smart windows

W Kamal, M Li, JD Lin, E Parry, Y Jin… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films have been successful as
electrically‐switchable screens for privacy applications. However, spatial patterning of the …

Reflective polarization volume gratings for high efficiency waveguide-coupling augmented reality displays

YH Lee, K Yin, ST Wu - Optics Express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a reflective liquid-crystal polarization volume grating with high efficiency for
augmented reality displays. The coupling efficiency was measured to be 90% at 650 nm and …

From the surface to volume: concepts for the next generation of optical–holographic data‐storage materials

FK Bruder, R Hagen, T Rölle… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Optical data storage has had a major impact on daily life since its introduction to the market
in 1982. Compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs), and Blu‐ray discs (BDs) are …