Holographically customized optical combiner for eye-box extended near-eye display

Design of see-through near-eye display for presbyopia.

We propose a compact design of see-through near-eye display that is dedicated to presbyopia. Our solution is characterized by a plano-convex waveguide, which is essentially an integration of a corrective lens and two volume holograms. Its design rules are set forth in detail, followed by the results and discussion regarding the diffraction efficiency, field of view, modulation transfer function...

Display for Continuous Eye

Slim near-eye display using pinhole aperture arrays.

We report a new technique for building a wide-angle, lightweight, thin-form-factor, cost-effective, easy-to-manufacture near-eye head-mounted display (HMD) for virtual reality applications. Our approach adopts an aperture mask containing an array of pinholes and a screen as a source of imagery. We demonstrate proof-of-concept HMD prototypes with a binocular field of view (FOV) of 70°×45°, or to...

Optical Mapping Near-eye Three-dimensional Display with Correct Focus Cues

We present an optical mapping near-eye (OMNI) three-dimensional display method for wearable devices. By dividing a display screen into different subpanels and optically mapping them to various depths, we create a multiplane volumetric image with correct focus cues for depth perception. The resultant system can drive the eye's accommodation to the distance that is consistent with binocular stere...

Near-Eye Display Gaze Tracking via Convolutional Neural Networks

Virtual reality and augmented reality systems are currently entering the market and attempt to mimic as many naturally occurring stimuli in order to give a sense of immersion. Many aspects such as orientation and positional tracking have already been reliably implemented, but an important missing piece is eye tracking. VR and AR systems equipped with eye tracking could provide a more natural in...