This article evaluates some of the strengths and weaknesses of reflective and diffractive waveguides used in augmented reality (AR) optics for smart glasses. Waveguides are the optics used in smart ...

Lumus, the company that developed the waveguide optic used in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, says it has achieved a 70° field-of-view in a new design revealed this week at CES 2026. This ...

Augmented reality (AR) technology developer Magic Leap has signed an agreement with the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Pegatron, in a move that should see the latter ramp production of optical ...

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If someone on your holiday list is dying to play Pokémon Go or Jurassic World Live on an augmented reality rig, glasses and headsets can be found costing as little as $64 or as high as $1,700, with ...

We're very happy to announce that we've achieved a breakthrough in high-volume production of Geometric Reflective waveguides. This marks a key advancement for augmented reality (AR) devices, such as ...

Researchers have designed and demonstrated stretchable waveguides that maintain efficient, stable signal transmission of surface plasmon polaritons even when bent, twisted or stretched. These ...

SCHOTT—a global leader in advanced optics and specialty glass—working with waveguide partner Lumus, is almost certainly the manufacturer of the waveguide optics in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses.

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