Applications

Imaging & Displays

• Personal DVD/HDTV Viewer
• Data Phone/Handheld Internet Display
• Wearable PC Display
• Digital Picture Frame
• Desktop Telephone Email/Internet Display

The long-term viability of portable and handheld devices, including smart phones, is dependent upon their providing an easy to use tool with which people can access information. In the world of displays, like many other industries, content is king and thus the standard setter. High resolution or SVGA to XGA is the web and PC content standard of choice — both today and in the immediate future. To comply, devices must incorporate a display solution that provides this resolution.

When considering solutions to satisfy the ergonomics of such a display, optical designers are forced to opt for a "virtual display" (not to be confused with Virtual Reality VR), where the optical system projects an image that appears to resolve as a flat screen in front of the user. The Virtual Screen is nothing more complex than an optical illusion, where optical design provides a simple and relaxed method of resolving high-resolution imagery. Virtual screen displays and DigiLens™ technology are highly complementary, especially when combined with miniature "microdisplays".

Designers are now able to deliver high resolution at a quality that not only meets industry standard SVGA and beyond, but also provides a flexible lightweight and configurable optical system for maximum comfort during use.