Real Grating Effects in Lightguide Applications

For the purposes of in- and outcoupling light, as well as for guiding the light from a source to the intended eyebox, different kinds of surface relief or even holographic gratings are commonly used. The design of these gratings in regard to efficiency and uniformity is therefore one of the major challenges in the design process of AR/MR devices. VirtualLab Fusion provides the optical designer with a variety of different tools to investigate grating properties and an easy way to apply the designed grating structures onto the lightguide surface. This enables the detailed simulation of the whole device including all relevant effects, like polarization and coherence.