Metasurfaces for near-eye display applications

Yan Li; Xiaojin Huang; Shuxin Liu; Haowen Liang; Yuye Ling; Yikai Su

doi:10.29026/oes.2023.230025

Opto-Electronic Science (Oct 2023)

Metasurfaces for near-eye display applications

Yan Li,
Xiaojin Huang,
Shuxin Liu,
Haowen Liang,
Yuye Ling,
Yikai Su

Affiliations

Yan Li: Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Xiaojin Huang: Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Shuxin Liu: Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Haowen Liang: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Yuye Ling: Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Yikai Su: Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29026/oes.2023.230025
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 8
pp. 1 – 21

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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.

Published in Opto-Electronic Science

ISSN: 2097-0382 (Print)
Publisher: Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, China
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Science: Physics: Optics. Light; Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
Website: https://www.oejournal.org/oes

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