Design of lensless retinal scanning display with diffractive optical element.

We propose a design of a retinal-scanning-based near-eye display for augmented reality. Our solution is highlighted by a laser scanning projector, a diffractive optical element, and a moist eye with gradient refractive indices. The working principles related to each component are comprehensively studied. Its key performance is summarized as follows. The field of view is 122°, angular resolution is 8.09', diffraction efficiency is 57.6%, transmittance is 80.6%, uniformity is 0.91, luminance is 323 cd/m2, modulation transfer functions are above 0.99999 at 3.71 cycle/degree, contrast ratio is 4878, and distortion is less than 24%.

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