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Developments in Metasurface Technology May Enable Ultra-Thin Lenses

by Arthur Berman

Conventional optical components typically derive light manipulating capabilities from their shape and/or material composition. On the other hand, there are optical components that can manipulate light based on an entirely different approach. This approach …

Tags:Lenses| Metasurfaces| Optics| R&D (Research & Development)

Nanoplatelets Offer Improvements for LCDs and LEDs

by Arthur Berman

The nanoplatelets referred to in the title of this article have been described as a second generation of quantum dot material for use in applications such as LCD and LED displays. The description was …

Tags:Colour (Color)| Optics

Kaist Developing Means to Enhance OLEDs Using External Scattering

by Arthur Berman

Achieving high efficiency in OLED-based devices is often accomplished by means that include the use of macroscopic lenses or microscopic internal light extraction structures. Such solutions are not ideal in that they can make …

Tags:Korea| OLEDs| Optics

What Bob Saw on the Net 10/02/2020

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) How …

Tags:CAVEs| Digital Signage| DOOH| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| MicroLED| Motorola| Optics| Projectors| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Virtual Reality

What Bob Saw Around the Net…. 1/2/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Strategy …

Tags:Android| Augmented Reality| LG Displays (LGD)| MMD (AOC Philips)| OLED TVs| Optics| Smart TV| Smartphone Market| sony| TV Production

What Bob Saw on the Net 19/08/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Samsung …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Awards| Digital Signage| Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| LED| Optics| Samsung

What Bob Saw on the Net 07/02/2020

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Apple …

Tags:5G| Apple| Augmented Reality| BlackBerry| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Huawei| Optics| Smartphones| TCL| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

Continental Teams with DigiLens on AR HUD Technology

by Arthur Berman

Continental AG (Germany) has teamed with DigiLens Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) to produce a demonstrator that is claimed to be the industry’s first full color, automotive specific Augmented Reality Head-Up Display (AR HUD) that is …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Optics

New Optical Component Can Enable Improved Light Field Displays

by Arthur Berman

See-through light field displays are a possible building block for the next generation of augmented reality devices. There is, however, one standout problem associated with large size, see-through light field displays: the need for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| Mirror Displays| Optics| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Optical Design of AR and VR HMDs

by Matthew Brennesholtz

According to IDC, there will be 220,000 AR HMD units shipped in 2018, growing to 21.6 million in 2022, with most of these units going to the commercial market, not the consumer market. Ever …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Optics| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 38