用于增强现实显示器的紧凑型高效硅基液晶

IF 2.1 4区物理与天体物理 Q2 OPTICS

Photonics Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI:10.3390/photonics11070669

Zhenyi Luo, Yuqiang Ding, Fenglin Peng, Ziqian He, Yun Wang, Shin‐Tson Wu

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摘要

为确保长时间佩戴的舒适性，轻巧、高效的微型显示器对于轻型增强现实（AR）眼镜至关重要。硅基液晶（LCoS）具有高分辨率密度、高亮度和低成本的特点，是一种很有前途的候选材料。然而，其带有偏振分光镜（PBS）立方体的笨重照明系统仍是一个亟待解决的问题。为了减小 LCoS 照明系统的体积，我们在此提出了一种具有四个薄 PBS 立方体的紧凑型结构。通过仿真，在保持相当好的空间均匀性的同时，非偏振输入光的光学效率可达 36.7%。这种新颖的设计有望对未来紧凑轻便的 AR 眼镜产生重大影响。

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Compact and High-Efficiency Liquid-Crystal-on-Silicon for Augmented Reality Displays

Compact and high efficiency microdisplays are essential for lightweight augmented reality (AR) glasses to ensure longtime wearing comfort. Liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) is a promising candidate because of its high-resolution density, high brightness, and low cost. However, its bulky illumination system with a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) cube remains an urgent issue to be overcome. To reduce the volume of the LCoS illumination system, here, we propose a compact structure with four thin PBS cuboids. Through simulations, the optical efficiency of 36.7% for an unpolarized input light can be achieved while maintaining reasonably good spatial uniformity. Such a novel design is expected to have a significant impact on future compact and lightweight AR glasses.

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Photonics Physics and Astronomy-Instrumentation

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

20.80%

发文量

817

审稿时长

8 weeks

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