Planar liquid crystal polarization optics for augmented reality and virtual reality: from fundamentals to applications

J **ong, ST Wu - ELight, 2021 - Springer
Planar and ultrathin liquid crystal (LC) polarization optical elements have found promising
applications in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and photonic devices. In this …

Switchable polarization volume gratings for augmented reality waveguide displays

Y Li, J Semmen, Q Yang, ST Wu - Journal of the Society for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A new electrically driven polymer‐stabilized polarization volume grating (PVG) is developed.
The diffraction efficiency can be modulated by a vertical electric field. A small amount of …

Compact foveated AR displays with polarization selective planar lenses

Q Yang, Y Li, Y Ding, ST Wu - ACS Applied Optical Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The rapid development of powerful microprocessors, high-pixel density display panels, thin
and small formfactor optics, and precise device fabrication capabilities enable wearable …

Next-generation interfaces: integrating liquid crystal technologies in augmented and virtual reality–A review

A Zia, S Saeed, T Man, H Liu, CX Chen… - Liquid Crystals …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
With the rapid advancement of high-speed communication and computational technologies,
AR and VR are regarded as next-generation platforms for immersive human-digital …

Waveguide-Based Binocular Maxwellian Near-Eye Display Employing a Single Micro-Display and Polarization Grating

MH Choi, M Kim, KS Shin, J Hong… - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose a waveguide-based binocular Maxwellian near-eye display for
implementing realistic augmented reality. Contrasting with conventional binocular near-eye …

Bifunctional dual-channel polarization converter based on Weyl semimetal multilayer structure

JT Zhang, Y Zheng, HF Zhang - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a multilayer structure (MS) of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) is utilized as the
foundation for a polarization converter (PCT) having two different functions in two frequency …

Design of a high-speed circular polarization converter with a large field of view and wavelength range

Y Yu, Z Sun, Q Mu, HS Kwok, Q Wang, C Yang, S Li… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
A high-speed circular polarization converter (CPC) with a wide field of view (FOV) and
wavelength range is designed and fabricated in this paper. The multi-waveplate combined …

Ultrawide-view achromatic circular polarization dynamic converter using an easy-to-integrate multi-layer structure

Y Yu, Z Sun, Q Mu, Q Wang, C Yang, Z Peng, S Li… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
What we believe to be a novel integrated circular polarization dynamic converter (CPDC) is
proposed based on the four-layer mirror symmetry structure. By designing the twisted …

P‐60: Dual Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Polarization Converter for Fast (100 kHz) and Bi‐stable Beam Steering Based on Pancharatnam‐Berry Devices

Z SUN, A TAM, Z YUAN, S DONG… - … Symposium Digest of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We disclose a fast polarization converter (100 kHz at 10 V) with high diffraction efficiency
(97%). The flickering is less than 5%. No diffraction and residual light loss are induced after …

Liquid crystal polarization hologram for near-eye displays

J **ong, ST Wu - Liquid Crystals Today, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Liquid crystal polarisation holograms (LCPHs) are emerging as a new type of planar optical
elements with fascinating attributes like high efficiency, large bandwidth, micrometre …