Waveguide-type Maxwellian near-eye display using a pin-mirror holographic optical element array

We propose a novel, to the best of our knowledge, waveguidetype optical see-through Maxwellian near-eye display for augmented reality. A pin-mirror holographic optical element (HOE) array enables the Maxwellian view and eye-box replication. Virtual images with deep depth of field are presented by each pin-mirror HOE, alleviating the discrepancy between vergence and accommodation distance. The compact form factor is achieved by the thin waveguide and HOE couplers. 2022 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement

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This paper proposes a novel waveguide-type optical see-through Maxwellian near-eye display for augmented reality. It utilizes a pin-mirror holographic optical element (HOE) array to achieve Maxwellian view and eye-box replication. Each pin-mirror HOE presents virtual images with deep depth of field, reducing the discrepancy between vergence and accommodation distance. The compact form factor is achieved through thin waveguide and HOE couplers.