Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and photonic devices play a pivotal role to augmented reality
(AR) and virtual reality (VR). The recently emerging high-dynamic-range (HDR) mini-LED …

Conventional optical components such as lenses, waveplates and holograms rely on light
propagation over distances much larger than the wavelength to shape wavefronts. In this …

Presbyopia is a global problem affecting over a billion people worldwide. The prevalence of
unmanaged presbyopia is as high as 50% of those over 50 years of age in developing world …

The vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC) remains a major problem in head-mounted
displays for virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR). In this review, I discuss why this …

Compact varifocal lenses are essential to various imaging and vision technologies.
However, existing varifocal elements typically rely on mechanically actuated systems with …

The ever-increasing demand for miniaturized optical systems has placed stringent
requirements on the core element: lenses. Developing ultrathin flat lenses with a varifocal …

Lenses with tunable focal length play important roles in nature by helping species avoid
predators and capture prey. Many practical devices mimic lens concept for imaging, sensing …

Optical lenses with tunable focus are needed in several fields of application, such as
consumer electronics, medical diagnostics and optical communications. To address this …

With the maturation of the information display field, liquid-crystal materials research is
undergoing a modern-day renaissance. Devices and configurations based on liquid-crystal …

In embodiments of waveguide optics focus elements, an imaging structure includes a
waveguide for viewing of an environment that is viewable with the imaging structure. The …