Advanced liquid crystal devices for augmented reality and virtual reality displays: principles and applications

K Yin, EL Hsiang, J Zou, Y Li, Z Yang, Q Yang… - Light: Science & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
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 …

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 …

Self-assembled liquid crystal architectures for soft matter photonics

LL Ma, CY Li, JT Pan, YE Ji, C Jiang, R Zheng… - Light: Science & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Self-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

Multiple degrees‐of‐freedom programmable soft‐matter‐photonics: Configuration, manipulation, and advanced applications

Y Zhang, ZG Zheng, Q Li - Responsive Materials, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
For centuries, humans have never stopped exploring the nature of light and manipulating it,
since light carries multiple information through its intrinsic wave‐particle dualism, including …

Recent applications of optical elements in augmented and virtual reality displays: a review

MH Choi, W Han, K Min, D Min, G Han… - ACS Applied Optical …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are emerging as a next-generation display
platform, surpassing conventional flat panel displays. The AR/VR technologies are …

Photonic devices with multi-domain liquid crystal structures

A Kudreyko, V Chigrinov, K Neyts, D Chausov… - Crystals, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Photoalignment by azo dye nanolayers can provide high alignment quality for large-area
liquid crystal devices. Application of this technology to active optical elements for signal …

Applications of liquid crystal planer optical elements based on photoalignment technology in display and photonic devices

F Chen, J Zheng, C **ng, J Sang, T Shen - Displays, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Liquid crystal (LC) planar optical elements (POEs) based on photoalignment technology
have emerged as a promising approach to manipulating light in various ways. Owing to the …

Single-image-source binocular waveguide display based on polarization volume gratings and lenses

J Weng, H Li, R Wu, X Liu - Optics Letters, 2023‏ - opg.optica.org
Waveguide displays, a highly competitive solution for augmented reality (AR), have attracted
a lot of interest. A polarization-dependent binocular waveguide display using polarization …

User's image perception improved strategy and application of augmented reality systems in smart medical care: A review

J Jiang, J Zhang, J Sun, D Wu… - The International Journal …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Augmented reality (AR) is a new human‐computer interaction technology that
combines virtual reality, computer vision, and computer networks. With the rapid …

Retinal projection display with realistic accommodation cue

Q Li, F Rao, H Deng, W Li, L Jiang, J Lin - Displays, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Although retinal projection displays have the feature of being always in focus and no loss of
image resolution, the lack of accommodation cue makes it difficult to perceive the depth …