(Peer-Reviewed) Metasurfaces for near-eye display applications
Yan Li 李燕 ¹, Xiaojin Huang 黄小津 ¹, Shuxin Liu 刘澍鑫 ¹, Haowen Liang 梁浩文 ², Yuye Ling 凌玉烨 ¹, Yikai Su 苏翼凯 ¹
¹ Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
中国 上海 上海交通大学电子工程系
² State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
中国 广州 中山大学物理学院 光电材料与技术国家重点实验室
Opto-Electronic Science, 2023-10-31
Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are revolutionizing our lives. Near-eye displays are crucial technologies for VR and AR. Despite the rapid advances in near-eye display technologies, there are still challenges such as large field of view, high resolution, high image quality, natural free 3D effect, and compact form factor. Great efforts have been devoted to striking a balance between visual performance and device compactness. While traditional optics are nearing their limitations in addressing these challenges, ultra-thin metasurface optics, with their high light-modulating capabilities, may present a promising solution.
In this review, we first introduce VR and AR near-eye displays, and then briefly explain the working principles of light-modulating metasurfaces, review recent developments in metasurface devices geared toward near-eye display applications, delved into several advanced natural 3D near-eye display technologies based on metasurfaces, and finally discuss about the remaining challenges and future perspectives associated with metasurfaces for near-eye display applications.
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