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ArticleNanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)2025

Tunable holographic metasurfaces for augmented and virtual reality.

Akeshi Aththanayake, Andrew Lininger, Cataldo Strangi, Mark A Griswold, Giuseppe Strangi

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Article in Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Akeshi AththanayakeDepartment of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 2076 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Andrew LiningerDepartment of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 2076 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-7301
Cataldo StrangiDepartment of Radiology, Interactive Commons, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Mark A GriswoldDepartment of Radiology, Interactive Commons, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Giuseppe StrangiDepartment of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 2076 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) is transforming how humans interact with technology in a wide range of fields and industries, from healthcare and education to entertainment. However, current device limitations have impeded wider integration. Tunable holographic metasurfaces represent a promising platform for revolutionizing AR/VR devices by precisely controlling light at the subwavelength scale. This article examines current challenges and opportunities from both the AR/VR and holographic metamaterial perspectives and explores how improvements to state-of-the-art approaches can address these challenges. In particular, we propose a focus on easily manufacturable and broadly electrically tunable metasurface technologies including liquid crystal integration and excitonic tuning in 2D materials. Advanced metasurface optimization techniques including machine learning will also be crucial for exploring the large design space.

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augmented realitymetamaterialsmetasurfacetunable metasurfacevirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID41246495
PMCPMC12617707

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