An optical arrangement for a head-mounted display (200) is described, comprising an optical
waveguide (8) with at least one Fresnel element (1) arranged in the optical
waveguide, wherein the Fresnel element (1) has a Fresnel structure comprising a plurality of
active surface segments (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) and a plurality of passive surface segments (5, 5a, 5b, 5c), wherein the passive surface segments (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) are arranged in a step-like fashion between the
active surface segments (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) and connect them to each other. The Fresnel structure is coated such that the
active surface segments (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) have a first reflective
coating (4) and the passive surface segments (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) have a second reflective
coating (6), wherein the first reflective
coating (4) and the second reflective coating (6) each have a number of
layers (7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e,7f) comprise of the same material and arranged in the same sequence, such that the first reflective coating (4) and the second reflective coating (6) differ from each other only in terms of the thickness of the individual
layers (7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f), wherein the coated Fresnel structure is arranged in the optical
waveguide (8) such that light from a display incident on the Fresnel structure, which after transmission through an active area segment (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) strikes a passive area segment (5, 5a, 5b, 5c), is reflected in such a way that it does not strike an active area segment (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) again.