Title
Near-eye varifocal augmented reality display using see-through screens.
Abstract
We present a new optical design for see-through near-eye displays that is simple, compact, varifocal, and provides a wide field of view with clear peripheral vision and large eyebox. Key to this effort is a novel see-through rear-projection screen. We project an image to the see-through screen using an off-axis path, which is then relayed to the user's eyes through an on-axis partially-reflective magnifying surface. Converting the off-axis path to a compact on-axis imaging path simplifies the optical design. We establish fundamental trade-offs between the quantitative parameters of resolution, field of view, and the form-factor of our design. We demonstrate a wearable binocular near-eye display using off-the-shelf projection displays, custom-designed see-through spherical concave mirrors, and see-through screen designs using either custom holographic optical elements or polarization-selective diffusers.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1145/3130800.3130892
ACM Trans. Graph.
Keywords
Field
DocType
augmented reality displays, computational displays, holographic optical elements, holography, near eye displays, see-through displays, varifocal displays
Field of view,Computer vision,Holography,Curved mirror,Wearable computer,Augmented reality,Peripheral vision,Artificial intelligence,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
36
6
0730-0301
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.46
17
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kaan Aksit1606.34
Ward Lopes2211.96
Jonghyun Kim35611.07
Peter Shirley44732426.39
David Luebke52196140.84