УДК: 535.3, 535.8

Virtual-display optical devices

Bakholdin, A.V., Vasiliev, V.N., Grimm, V.A., Romanova, G.E., Smirnov, S.A.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Бахолдин А.В., Васильев В.Н., Гримм В.А., Романова Г.Э., Смирнов С.А. Оптические устройства виртуальных дисплеев // Оптический журнал. 2013. Т. 80. № 5. С. 17–24.

Bakholdin A.V., Vasiliev V.N., Grimm V.A., Romanova G.E., Smirnov S.A. Virtual-display optical devices [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2013. V. 80. № 5. P. 17–24.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

A. V. Bakholdin, V. N. Vasil’ev, V. A. Grimm, G. É. Romanova, and S. A. Smirnov, "Virtual-display optical devices," Journal of Optical Technology. 80(5), 274-278 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.80.000274

Abstract:

Modern optical systems of virtual displays are organized on various principles, including holographic, geometrical, and diffraction. This article discusses the most widely used types and features of these systems.

Keywords:

display system, waveguide structures, combiner

Acknowledgements:

This work was carried out with the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation as part of State Contract 11.519.11.6014.

OCIS codes: 080.1238, 350.4600, 090.2820

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