Chromatic aberration correction in bi-focal augmented reality display by the multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens

Ma，Yongziyan1; Zhang，Wei1; Liu，Yanjun1; Tian，Tian2; Luo，Dan1

2022-05-23

10.1364/OE.459217

OPTICS EXPRESS   影响因子和分区

1094-4087

1094-4087

Chromatic aberration is a main obstacle for the commercial application of augmented reality displays. The current digital and optical compensation methods of reducing the chromatic aberration suffer from processing time, power consumption or complex design. Here, a simple strategy of chromatic aberration correction in bi-focal augmented reality near-eye display based on multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens has been demonstrated and verified by experimental results. The multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens, as a part of optical combiner, is fabricated by three liquid crystal polymer phase lenses with central wavelength in red, green, and blue, respectively. The multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens can effectively reduce the chromatic aberration in both convex and concave mode of bi-focal augmented reality system, where the color breakup of virtual images captured in bi-focal augmented reality display is significantly alleviated. Comparing to the value of ∆K = 1.3 m in single green Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens, the multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens system significantly reduce the ∆K to 0.45 m with reduction of 65.4%, which finally decreases the longitudinal chromatic aberration and improve the quality of images. The proposed broadband multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens can benefit augmented reality displays and find widespread application in the near-eye displays.

SCI ; EI

英语

第一

National Natural Science Foundation of China[61875081];National Natural Science Foundation of China[62175098];

Optics

Optics

WOS:000799725400089

Optica Publishing Group

20222112152359

Augmented reality ; Fruits ; Image enhancement ; Lenses

Computer Software, Data Handling and Applications:723 ; Optical Devices and Systems:741.3 ; Agricultural Products:821.4

PHYSICS

2-s2.0-85130494521

Scopus

1.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,Guangdong,518055,China
2.Hunan Sany Polytechnic College,Changsha,Langli Industrial Park Hunan,410129,China

Ma，Yongziyan,Zhang，Wei,Liu，Yanjun,et al. Chromatic aberration correction in bi-focal augmented reality display by the multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens[J]. OPTICS EXPRESS,2022,30(11):18772-18780.

Ma，Yongziyan,Zhang，Wei,Liu，Yanjun,Tian，Tian,&Luo，Dan.(2022).Chromatic aberration correction in bi-focal augmented reality display by the multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens.OPTICS EXPRESS,30(11),18772-18780.

Ma，Yongziyan,et al."Chromatic aberration correction in bi-focal augmented reality display by the multi-layer Pancharatnam-Berry phase lens".OPTICS EXPRESS 30.11(2022):18772-18780.