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A new display technology using nonlinear wavemixing for smart glasses

A new display technology using nonlinear wavemixing for smart glasses
A new display technology using nonlinear wavemixing for smart glasses
Near-to-eye displays such as those used in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and smart glasses are poised to become the next mass-consumer display device. Currently, commercially available near-to-eye displays have limited battery-life, brightness and transparency (due to absorption and scattering) that prevents their wide adoption, particularly for outdoor use. We present a new method of generating a near-to-eye display (where an image/video appears to float in front of the viewer) that offers a route towards a high-transparency and high-brightness display that can enable the wide use and adoption of next-generation smart glasses.
Tawy, Goronwy
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Bannerman, Rex
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Gawith, Corin
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Smith, Peter G R
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Tawy, Goronwy
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Gawith, Corin
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Smith, Peter G R
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Tawy, Goronwy, Bannerman, Rex, Gawith, Corin and Smith, Peter G R (2026) A new display technology using nonlinear wavemixing for smart glasses. STEM for Britain 2026, House of Commons, London, United Kingdom. 17 Mar 2026.

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Abstract

Near-to-eye displays such as those used in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and smart glasses are poised to become the next mass-consumer display device. Currently, commercially available near-to-eye displays have limited battery-life, brightness and transparency (due to absorption and scattering) that prevents their wide adoption, particularly for outdoor use. We present a new method of generating a near-to-eye display (where an image/video appears to float in front of the viewer) that offers a route towards a high-transparency and high-brightness display that can enable the wide use and adoption of next-generation smart glasses.

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Published date: 17 March 2026
Venue - Dates: STEM for Britain 2026, House of Commons, London, United Kingdom, 2026-03-17 - 2026-03-17

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Local EPrints ID: 511398
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/511398
PURE UUID: 5bf026a8-af6e-4724-a1ff-1f22e45acca6
ORCID for Corin Gawith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3502-3558
ORCID for Peter G R Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-718X

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Date deposited: 13 May 2026 16:58
Last modified: 14 May 2026 01:36

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Author: Goronwy Tawy
Author: Rex Bannerman
Author: Corin Gawith ORCID iD
Author: Peter G R Smith ORCID iD

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