Cascaded metalenses boost applications in near-eye display

Jiacheng Sun; Tao Li

doi:10.1038/s41377-024-01699-5

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- Cascaded metalenses boost applications in near-eye display
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 14, Issue 2, Pages: 296-298(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, China
- Author bio：
  
  Tao Li (taoli@nju.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-024-01699-5
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- Published Online：20 January 2025，
  
  Published：28 February 2025
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Sun, J. C. & Li, T. Cascaded metalenses boost applications in near-eye display. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 296-298 (2025).
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Sun, J. C. & Li, T. Cascaded metalenses boost applications in near-eye display. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 296-298 (2025). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-024-01699-5.

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Recent advancements show the potential of cascaded metalenses in near-eye display applications

achieving performance that rivals traditional eyepiece systems. By leveraging the human pupil as an aperture and taking into account practical factors such as eye relief

pupil size

and display dimensions

this approach suggests a bright future for the incorporation of meta-optics in cutting-edge near-eye display technologies.

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