Liquid crystal photonic technology has been widely explored in VR systems giving its unique response for polarization. In this paper, we proposed a new time-multiplexed structure for foveated VR display using liquid crystal components. Unlike most other foveated display method, in which several displays are needed, a single display panel was used in the proposed architecture and the viewing optical system can be tuned between high optical power path to provide the wide FOV and low optical power path to achieve the high resolution through a switchable half wave plate (sHWP).
Liquid crystal polarization holograms (LCPH) have demonstrated optical characteristics which are well suited for virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) applications. To enable complex LCPH designs, an internal tool based on rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) and the Berreman 4x4 method has been developed. This tool, named LCPro, allows for the design, simulation, and tolerancing of complex LCPHs. Several design case studies with differing applications in AR/VR will be discussed where inverse design techniques are used to solve for the required structure given a desired optical response.
An approximate beam propagation method is proposed as an intuitive simulation of the optics of Pancharatnam–Berry phase (PPD) and polarization volume hologram (PVH) devices. Using this method, the connection between, and polarization properties of, these two types of devices are made clear.
We propose and demonstrate a fast-response liquid crystal (LC) variable optical retarder or attenuator with several transmission levels. The fast-response LC optical device consists of dual π -cells. The device is designed so that the transition between any two states is controlled by the application of an increased voltage level rather than by applying a lower level. This design offers transition times in the range of tens of microseconds between any transmission states. A limitation of the device is that the time between transitions cannot be arbitrarily short and is typically milliseconds.
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