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

长期以来，全息术一直被认为是终极显示技术，并通过《星球大战》等科幻系列吸引了数百万人的想象力。尽管全息术在许多显示应用中都有明显的好处，但创建全深度全息投影的巨大计算要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为其申请了专利，使实时全息3D显示能够在增强现实(AR)耳机、智能眼镜、汽车平视显示器和消费电子产品中实现商业应用。为了实现全息术的大规模采用，需要在增强现实设备的显示和光学系统方面做出进一步的技术改进，解决全息显示器的激光照明产生的对比度和斑点噪声等图像特征。因此，该工业研究项目的目的是将VividQ的创新集成到一个微型化的光学系统中，展示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将全息显示集成到AR耳机和智能眼镜等形状因素中的第三方(OEM和OEM)。主要创新将是：*整合图像投影光学的最新研究，减少斑点并提高图像质量。*使用新技术将全息显示置于可见的眼盒中，显著提高终端设备的体验质量和人体工程学。主要项目好处是解决将全息作为AR显示技术的关键障碍。证明：*在全息显示器的感知图像质量方面已经取得了重大进展；*有关眼箱大小的人体工程学问题可以得到有效解决，使消费级解决方案触手可及。该项目为VividQ提供了一个展示全息技术与其他显示技术相比的优势的平台，以及VividQ尖端算法的能力，有助于确保英国处于下一次显示革命的前沿。

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.