Preformed projection layers guide and cure liquid crystal molecules to suppress alignment defects and simplify optical element manufacturing.
Layered phase difference, selective reflection, and liquid crystal conversion improve HUD image clarity while preserving polarized sunglasses glare shielding.
Arrays of metasurface scatterers shape electromagnetic beams in 3D by jointly controlling phase, amplitude, and polarization.
A polarization converting layer in windshield reflection film suppresses HUD double images at oblique angles while preserving visibility with polarized sunglasses.
Polarized IR illumination and camera optics cut eyelash reflections and iris glints, improving contrast for iris recognition and gaze tracking.
Point-contact spacers with spherical surfaces align polarizer plates precisely, cutting holder complexity, space use, and beam interference.
Flame-retardant groups in a photo-curable composition improve dry etching resistance and thermal stability for precise nanoimprint processing.
A two-part nanostructure separates absorption and emission behavior to convert unpolarized light into linearly polarized light more efficiently.
A tilted circulator and dual receive grating couplers split return beams to cut self-interference and improve LiDAR range and velocity detection.
A single-layer reflective polarizer cuts light loss in rearview mirrors, improving display brightness, image quality, weight, and cost.
Remanent magneto-optical metasurface elements replace bulky external magnets to deliver non-reciprocal transmission with lower size and power use.