Planar optics enables chromatic aberration correction in immersive near-eye displays

Tao Zhan, Junyu Zou, Jianghao Xiong, Hao Chen, Sheng Liu, Yajie Dong, Shin Tson Wu

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Abstract

We demonstrate an optical chromatic aberration correction method for virtual reality (VR) displays using cost-efficient flat optics. The fabricated ultra-broadband liquid crystal thin-film polymer lens is based on the Pancharatnam-Berry phase and manifests over 97% first-order diffraction efficiency over the display spectrum. By cascading the fabricated polymer lens with the conventional Fresnel VR lens, the lateral color breakup in the near-eye display system can be reduced by more than 10 times. Both optical designs and experimental results are presented and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR)
EditorsBernard C. Kress, Christophe Peroz
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510633872
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) 2020 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 2 Feb 2020 → …

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11310
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period2/02/20 → …

Keywords

  • Chromatic aberration
  • Liquid crystal
  • Metalens
  • Pancharatnam-Berry phase
  • Planar optics
  • VR optics

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