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/SPIE AR/VR/MR 2026

SPIE AR/VR/MR 2026

January 20 - 22, 2026 | San Francisco, USA

SPIE event focused on augmented, virtual, and mixed reality

Imec

Imec will have a booth at SPIE Photonics west, co-located with SPIE AR/VR/MR. Visit us there at booth 5216 to learn more about photonics for AR/VR/MR and sense and actuate technologies to sense the metaverse.
 
Imec paper at SPIE AR/VR/MR:

  • Achromatic metagratings for single-layer waveguide near-eye display - 20 January 2026 • 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM PST - Oksana Shramkova and Florian Maudet
    • Metasurface optics present a promising solution for wearable displays by enabling reduced weight, compact size, and enhanced performance. This makes them a highly advantageous technology for the future of Augmented Reality (AR) displays and related applications. In this work, we introduce a multi-layer, achromatic metagrating design for single waveguide-based near-eye display systems, offering an extended overall field of view (FoV). By employing a dual-mode symmetrical transmissive in-coupling system, angular pupil tiling, polarization multiplexing, and optimized grating periods, we achieve a broader horizontal FoV across the RGB spectrum using a low-refractive-index substrate. As a result, this approach enhances both visual quality and wearable comfort by reducing the weight and thickness of the waveguide, thanks to the use of lower-index materials.

 

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Event details

Researchers and engineers, investors and entrepreneurs, customers and suppliers meet at SPIE AR | VR | MR to create the future of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality. This focus on hardware and enabled content, combined with visionary industry perspectives from technology leaders working in the largest AR-VR-MR companies, startups, and suppliers, make this event one to include on your calendar every year. Come and discover the hardware that will enable the metaverse.

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