Analyzing exit pupil expansion induced interference in diffractive AR waveguide combiners

Kalle Ventola; Hanna Lajunen; Toni Saastamoinen; Ismo Vartiainen; Juuso Olkkonen

doi:10.1117/12.3000330

12 March 2024 Analyzing exit pupil expansion induced interference in diffractive AR waveguide combiners

Kalle Ventola, Hanna Lajunen, Toni Saastamoinen, Ismo Vartiainen, Juuso Olkkonen

Proceedings Volume 12913, Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) V; 129130F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3000330
Event: SPIE AR | VR | MR, 2024, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Exit pupil expansion is one the main functionalities of diffractive augmented reality (AR) waveguide combiners. Generation of interference is an inherent problem in diffractive exit pupil expansion gratings. It can significantly reduce the image quality of AR waveguide displays. In this paper, we explain qualitatively how these interference effects are generated and how they appear in the output image uniformity. We also present simulation results for two solutions preserving image sharpness. The simulation results were obtained via numerical multi-variable optimization in the Dispelix Waveguide Studio.

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Kalle Ventola, Hanna Lajunen, Toni Saastamoinen, Ismo Vartiainen, and Juuso Olkkonen "Analyzing exit pupil expansion induced interference in diffractive AR waveguide combiners", Proc. SPIE 12913, Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) V, 129130F (12 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3000330

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