Magic Leap, the pioneer in augmented reality (AR) optics, has announced a strategic pivot to accelerate the development of AI display glasses. The company is shifting from building first-party devices ...

Comprised of judiciously engineered microscopic photonic structures with subwavelength features, the concepts of metasurface and metamaterials have proven fruitful results in the realm of meta-optics.

Waveguides are structures designed to direct and control the propagation of electromagnetic waves from one point to another. They play a crucial role in various fields, including telecommunications, ...

SCHOTT—a global leader in advanced optics and specialty glass—working with waveguide partner Lumus, is almost certainly the manufacturer of the waveguide optics in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses.

Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, metasurfaces are reshaping how scientists think about optics. These engineered materials offer precise control over lights behavior, but ...

Vuzix, the US-based producer of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, says that its new optical waveguide manufacturing facility is up and running, with devices now being sampled. Located adjacent to ...

Chalcogenide waveguide nonlinear optics exploits the exceptionally high refractive index and Kerr nonlinearity of amorphous glasses composed of sulphur, selenium or tellurium compounds to confine ...

In recent decades, augmented reality (AR) has evolved from a futuristic concept to a tangible and pervasive technology. AR enhances our perception and interaction with the environment by seamlessly ...

Polymer optical waveguides in co-packaged optics could speed up AI training. On Dec. 9, IBM unveiled a breakthrough in co-packaging optics that could reduce GPU downtime and accelerate AI training.

Extended reality (XR) optics and glasses developer DigiLens has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) consortium to advance waveguides and head-up display ...

Comprised of judiciously engineered microscopic photonic structures with subwavelength features, the concept of metasurface and metamaterials have proven fruitful results in the realm of meta-optics.