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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 4, 833(2024)

Varifocal occlusion in an optical see-through near-eye display with a single phase-only liquid crystal on silicon

Woongseob Han1、†, Jae-Won Lee2、†, Jung-Yeop Shin2, Myeong-Ho Choi1, Hak-Rin Kim2,3,5、*, and Jae-Hyeung Park1,4,6、*
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  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
  • 2School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
  • 3School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
  • 4Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
  • 5e-mail: rineey@knu.ac.kr
  • 6e-mail: jh.park@inha.ac.kr
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems, Microscopy, and Displays

    Received: Oct. 20, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 1, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Hak-Rin Kim (rineey@knu.ac.kr), Jae-Hyeung Park (jh.park@inha.ac.kr)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.509948

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