Development of a first-of-its-kind Augmented Reality Holographic Headset prototype demonstrating the potential of computer generated holography to revolutionise AR and digital display industries, through best-in-class optics and ergonomics

全息技术一直被认为是终极显示技术，通过《星球大战》等科幻作品吸引了数百万人的想象力。尽管全息技术在许多显示应用中具有明显的优势，但创建全深度全息投影的巨大计算需求使其在商业应用中不可行。VividQ开发了世界上第一个软件框架，并获得了专利，可以在增强现实（AR）耳机、智能眼镜、汽车平视显示器和消费电子产品中实现实时全息3D显示的商业应用。为了实现全息技术的大规模应用，需要对增强现实设备的显示和光学系统进行进一步的技术改进，解决全息显示器激光照明产生的对比度和“散斑”噪声等图像特性。因此，这个工业研究项目的目的是将VividQ的创新整合到一个小型化的光学系统中，展示一个具有市场领先图像质量的全深度3D全息解决方案。该系统的概念验证演示、设计和评估套件将提供给第三方（oem和odm），将全息显示集成到AR头显和智能眼镜等形式因素中。关键的创新将是：*集成最新的图像投影光学研究，减少斑点和提高图像质量。*使用新颖的技术将全息显示集中在瞳孔上，显著提高终端设备的体验质量和人体工程学。项目的核心好处是解决了采用全息技术作为AR显示技术的主要障碍，表明：*在全息显示的感知图像质量方面取得了重大进展；*可以有效解决眼框尺寸的人体工程学问题，使消费级解决方案触手可及。该项目为VividQ提供了一个平台，展示全息技术与其他显示技术相比的优势，以及VividQ尖端算法的能力，有助于确保英国在下一次显示革命的前沿地位。

Holography has long been considered the ultimate display technology and appealed to the imagination of millions through science fiction franchises such as Star Wars. Despite clear benefits of holography across many display applications, the tremendous computing requirements of creating full-depth holographic projections made them unfeasible for commercial applications. VividQ has developed and patented the world’s first software framework to enable commercial applications of real-time holographic 3D display in Augmented Reality (AR) headsets, smart-glasses, automotive head-up displays, and consumer electronics. To achieve mass scale adoption of holography, further technological improvements need to be made in display and optical systems for Augmented Reality devices, addressing such image characteristics like contrast and ‘speckle’ noise resulting from laser illumination of holographic displays. Therefore, the aim of this industrial research project is to integrate VividQ’s innovations into a miniaturised optical system, demonstrating a full-depth 3D holographic solution with market-leading image quality. The proof-of-concept demonstrators, designs, and evaluation kits of the system will be available to third parties (OEMs and ODMs) integrating holographic display into form factors such as AR headsets and smartglasses.The key innovations will be:* Integration of the latest research in image projection optics, reducing speckle and improving image quality.* Use of novel techniques to centre on the pupil the ‘eye-box’ in which the holographic display is visible, significantly improving the quality of experience and ergonomics in end-devices.The central project benefit is addressing the key barriers to adoption of holography as an AR display technology, demonstrating that:* Significant steps forward have been made in perceived image quality of holographic displays;* Ergonomic issues with regards to the size of the eye-box can be effectively resolved, putting consumer-grade solutions within reach. The project provides VividQ with a platform to demonstrate the advantages of holography compared to other display technologies, and capabilities of VividQ cutting-edge algorithms, helping to secure the UK’s position at the forefront of the next display revolution.