LBS for AR is not another display
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MicroLEDs, AR/VR Displays, Micro-Optics: Innovations, Start-Ups, Market Trends 2025
6 March 2025
Online
TechBlick Platform
AR see-through applications challenge the display design as it is desired to provide digital layered
information on top of the see through view of the user, in the same way as a human vision. It is not
trivial to create displays as the native human vision in terms of field-of-view (FoV) size, and foveated
resolution distribution. A common practice is to use high-resolution, large arrays of display (e.g.,OLEDs, micro-LEDs, DLP, etc.) so that the resolution could meet the fovea native resolution, and the size of the display to meet the FOV requirement. However, such a practice is not optimal. The large
displays are costly and consume more power, as they need more light to provide sufficient brightness. An elegant solution for the foveated resolution was proposed previously, utilizing Laser-Beam-Scanning (LBS). In LBS displays present a paradigm shift in pixelization, as in LBS it is done by using timing and not fixed elements. LBS it time based display whereas standard displays are positioned based. That said, the agility and flexibility of pixel-wise scanning propose a smaller, cost-effective alternative to array-based displays. Maradin presents a novel LBS system that enables innovative content display capabilities to see-through AR displays. These capabilities surpass state-of-the-art display technologies and bring a new paradigm for utilizing LBS in high-end see-through devices.






