See-through optical combiner for augmented reality head-mounted display: index-matched anisotropic crystal lens.

ABSTRACT: A novel see-through optical device to combine the real world and the virtual image is proposed which is called an index-matched anisotropic crystal lens (IMACL). The convex lens made of anisotropic crystal is enveloped with the isotropic material having same refractive index with the extraordinary refractive index of the anisotropic crystal. This optical device functions as the transparent glass or lens according to the polarization state of the incident light. With the novel optical property, IMACL can be utilized in the see-through near eye display, or head-mounted display for augmented reality. The optical property of the proposed optical device is analyzed and aberration by the anisotropic property of the index-matched anisotropic crystal lens is described with the simulation. The conc

SUBMITTER: Hong JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5459829 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature