Design of Large-Angle Uniform Diffraction Metasurface Gratings for Augmented Reality Display

Hui Yang; Chengfeng Wen; Jiacheng Weng; Haifeng Li

doi:10.3788/AOS250685

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 11, 1105001(2025)

Design of Large-Angle Uniform Diffraction Metasurface Gratings for Augmented Reality Display

Hui Yang¹, Chengfeng Wen¹, Jiacheng Weng¹, and Haifeng Li^1,2、*

¹State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang , China

²Jiaxing Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang , China

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Paper Information

Category: Diffraction and Gratings

Received: Mar. 4, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 16, 2025

Published Online: Jun. 18, 2025

The Author Email: Haifeng Li (lihaifeng@zju.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS250685

CSTR:32393.14.AOS250685

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