Realizing the imaging simulation of reflective polarization volume gratings.

Abstract

Near-eye holographic waveguide display system using novel reflective polarized volume gratings (RPVG) have lately gotten a lot of interest. However, from polarization characteristics to imaging simulation, there is no systematic approach based on RPVG. Here, a full methodology for solving this problem using the rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) model is presented. This self-built RCWA model is used to examine the optical behavior of RPVG. This excellent portability of the RCWA model makes it possible for RPVG as a diffractive optical element, which is integrated into the commercial optical software Zemax via a self-compiled dynamic link library (DLL), and a full-color imaging simulation of the based-RPVG waveguide display system is obtained. Our work provides an instructive imaging analysis method using the RPVG for holographic waveguide display.