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    • Optoelectronics
    • Materials Science
    • Optical Engineering

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    • Wearable augmented reality (AR) displays increasingly utilize optical waveguide devices due to their lightweight, transparent, and full-color capabilities.
    • Existing waveguide display technologies face challenges related to high cost, safety concerns, and difficulties in mass production.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and demonstrate a novel surface-relief optical waveguide display device.
    • To address the limitations of current waveguide displays in AR applications.

    Main Methods:

    • Defined the geometrical relationships for the waveguide display structure based on established optical waveguide design principles.
    • Analyzed the impact of waveguide structure on image quality using simulations.
    • Fabricated a prototype using polycarbonate materials.

    Main Results:

    • Verified the rationality of the surface-relief waveguide scheme through simulation.
    • The fabricated prototype exhibits a field of view of 38 degrees and a thickness of 4.5 mm.
    • Achieved approximately 80% transmittance in the developed surface-relief optical waveguide display.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed surface-relief optical waveguide display offers a viable solution to overcome cost, safety, and mass production issues.
    • The demonstrated prototype confirms the potential of this technology for advanced AR applications.