Design of Hybrid Refractive/Diffractive Lenses for Wearable Reality Displays

Abstract

Wearable reality displays promise revolutionary developments for a wide range of applications. The key to achieving a high-quality wearable reality display system is to design a comfortable-to-wear, compact, lightweight system that can provide high resolution and high contrast. One potential method for achieving a compact and high-resolution display system is through designing a hybrid refractive/diffractive lens. With this approach, a chromatically-corrected optical system can be implemented with a single-element lens.