Near-eye varifocal augmented reality display using see-through screens

Autor: Ward Lopes, Jonghyun Kim, David Luebke, Kaan Akşit, Peter Shirley
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: ACM Transactions on Graphics. 36:1-13
ISSN: 1557-7368
0730-0301
DOI: 10.1145/3130800.3130892
Popis: We present a new optical design for see-through near-eye displays that is simple, compact, varifocal, and provides a wide field of view with clear peripheral vision and large eyebox. Key to this effort is a novel see-through rear-projection screen. We project an image to the see-through screen using an off-axis path, which is then relayed to the user's eyes through an on-axis partially-reflective magnifying surface. Converting the off-axis path to a compact on-axis imaging path simplifies the optical design. We establish fundamental trade-offs between the quantitative parameters of resolution, field of view, and the form-factor of our design. We demonstrate a wearable binocular near-eye display using off-the-shelf projection displays, custom-designed see-through spherical concave mirrors, and see-through screen designs using either custom holographic optical elements or polarization-selective diffusers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE