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Two-dimensional field-of-view expansion by image steering with digital micromirror device toward compact augmented reality projection engines

  • Yexin Pei
  • , Gregory Nero
  • , Tianyao Zhang
  • , Xianyue Deng
  • , Jeff Chen
  • , Jeff Ching-Wen Chan
  • , Ted Liang-Tai Lee
  • , Parker Liu
  • , Chuan Luo
  • , Yuzuru Takashima

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Abstract

A wide field-of-view (FOV), high-resolution, and compact optical engine for augmented reality projection display is highly anticipated, though trade-offs exist among them. Diffractive image steering by a digital micromirror device facilitates two-dimensional FOV expansion without compromising image resolution while decoupling the tradeoff. A fivefold increase in the horizontal FOV and a twofold increase in the vertical FOV demonstrated that results in an expanded FOV of 30(H)×31(V) degrees image generated from a limited pixel count of the spatial light modulator (SLM) that preserves an angular resolution of 32pixels/deg.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number041203
JournalJournal of Optical Microsystems
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2025

Keywords

  • augmented reality
  • beam steering
  • digital micromirror device
  • image steering
  • micro-electromechanical system
  • spatial light modulator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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