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A '''holographic optical element''' ('''HOE''') is a thin film of material that diffracts light according to a certain shape and pattern. It can be used for [[augmented reality]].
A '''holographic optical element''' ('''HOE''') is a thin film of material that diffracts light according to a certain shape and pattern. It can be used for [[augmented reality]].
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A holographic optical element can replicate a lens in an abitrarily thin piece of substrate.<ref name="t777">{{cite web | title=MODERN HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnwh9L9XhMw | access-date=2024-07-19}}</ref>
A holographic optical element can replicate a lens in an abitrarily thin piece of substrate.<ref name="t777">{{cite web | title=MODERN HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnwh9L9XhMw | access-date=2024-07-19}}</ref>
A holographic optical element can replicate a [[microlens array]], and be used to make a much thinner [[light field display]] than by using a traditional microlens array.
A holographic optical element can replicate a [[microlens array]], and be used to make a much thinner [[light field display]] than by using a traditional microlens array.
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They have been used in AR glasses by Intel on the Vaunt project and by North for the Focals.<ref name="w933">{{cite web | title= | url=https://creal.com/app/uploads/2022/10/CREAL_Light-field-holographic-lens-2.pdf | access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref>
==References==
==References==