Design of Dual Focal Plane Head-Mounted Display Optical System Based on Polarization Multiplexing

Zhaoyong Wang; Zhiqing Zhang; Yiqin Xu; Zhiliang Gu; Zhongrui Qu; Hongzhan Liu

doi:10.3788/LOP250674

Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 14, 1422002(2025)

Design of Dual Focal Plane Head-Mounted Display Optical System Based on Polarization Multiplexing

Zhaoyong Wang^1,2, Zhiqing Zhang^2、*, Yiqin Xu², Zhiliang Gu², Zhongrui Qu², and Hongzhan Liu^1、**

¹Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China

²Institute of Semiconductors, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong , China

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Zhaoyong Wang, Zhiqing Zhang, Yiqin Xu, Zhiliang Gu, Zhongrui Qu, Hongzhan Liu. Design of Dual Focal Plane Head-Mounted Display Optical System Based on Polarization Multiplexing[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(14): 1422002

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

Received: Feb. 19, 2025

Accepted: Mar. 3, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 4, 2025

The Author Email: Zhiqing Zhang (zzqing1984@126.com), Hongzhan Liu (lhzscnu@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/LOP250674

CSTR:32186.14.LOP250674

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