Optical architecture of HoloLens mixed reality headset

Bernard C. Kress; William J. Cummings

doi:10.1117/12.2270017

26 June 2017 Optical architecture of HoloLens mixed reality headset

Proceedings Volume 10335, Digital Optical Technologies 2017; 103350K (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2270017
Event: SPIE Digital Optical Technologies, 2017, Munich, Germany

Abstract

HoloLens by Microsoft Corp. is the world’s first untethered Mixed Reality (MR) Head Mounted Display (HMD) system, released to developers in March 2016 as a Development Kit.

We review in this paper the various display requirements and subsequent optical hardware choices we made for HoloLens. Its main achievements go along performance and comfort for the user: it is the first fully untethered MR headset, with the highest angular resolution and the industry’s largest eyebox. It has the first inside-out global sensor fusion system including precise head tracking and 3D mapping all controlled by a fully custom on-board GPU. Based on such achievements, HoloLens came out as the most advanced MR system today. Additional features may be implemented in next generations MR headsets, leading to the ultimate experience for the user, and securing the upcoming fabulous AR/MR market predicted by most analysts.

Citation Download Citation

Bernard C. Kress and William J. Cummings "Optical architecture of HoloLens mixed reality headset", Proc. SPIE 10335, Digital Optical Technologies 2017, 103350K (26 June 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2270017

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE