LCOS Microdisplays in Military & Civil Defense

HOLOEYE SYSTEMS can provide LCOS microdisplays for versatile applications in the sector of civil defense. The technology is applicable for various augmented reality implementations, e.g. policemen and fire fighters may be equipped with helmet mounted display (HMD) devices, projecting digital data directly in front of their eyes and providing them with mission critical, real-time information (such as maps, navigation or temperature information) at a glance. This technique is also applicable in diving masks, allowing the diver to keep his eyes focused on the dive while presenting critical dive data.

A human operator using a HMD device can remotely operate machinery in biohazard, defense or space environments, all without requiring physical access to the remote site. Other LCOS microdisplay applications include nightvision and aiming applications as well as rangefinders.

-Helmet Mounted Displays
-Aiming Applications
-HUDs -Nightvision Applications
-Rangefinders
-Aiming Applications

LCOS Microdisplays in Automotive

The use of electronics in vehicles is growing rapidly. More and more demand is being placed on automotive display technology to provide operators with the information they need in real-time. HOLOEYE System’s LCOS microdisplays are a perfect fit for on-board heads-up display (HUD) applications, where e.g. tachometer, speedometer and navigation information can be displayed on the windshield without obstructing the operator’s view.

LCOS – based head-mounted displays (HMDs) are also indispensable for virtual prototyping in the automotive industry, where an HMD is used to virtually explore a 3D model of the automobile to help evaluate the features of the product and save manufacturers the cost and time of building one-of-a-kind physical prototypes.

-HUDs
-HMDs

LCOS Microdisplays in Aerospace

The applicability of HOLOEYE’s LCOS microdisplays in the aviation industry is virtually unlimited. Applications increase security of air travel and range from helmet displays (to provide the pilot with essential information while keeping his eyes focused on navigating the aircraft) to HUD cockpit applications. Flight training simulators are key HMD applications, allowing high-impact training without exposing the trainee to any danger.

-Cockpit Applications
-Helmet Displays
-Simulation Terminals

LCOS Microdisplays in Optical 3D Measurement

One of the most widely-spread optical measurement techniques for 3D-digitizing, 3D-surface inspection, 3D metrology and even etch depth measurement is the fringe projection method: The surface of an object is illuminated with a sequence of fringe patterns. A camera observes the illuminated object and its surface shape is calculated according to the resulting displacement of the fringes. The required fringe patterncan be realized with ultimate precision by using HOLOEYE LCOS microdisplays. This 3D scanning technique has been efficiently used in industrial and life science applications, such as rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, medical imaging etc.

-LCOS based Fringe Projection Systems  

LCOS Microdisplays in Medical Industries

HOLOEYE’s LCOS microdisplays are ideal for the most advanced medical applications as the new displays provide high-definition images for medical professionals in many fields including endoscopy, radiology, neurology, microscopy and surgery. LCOS displays are ideal for surgeons since they take up so little space but deliver ultra-sharp imaging. In medical equipment HOLOEYE’s LCOS microdisplays are also implemented in Near-To-Eye information displays. The surgeon may continue to view the patient anatomy while selected information is superimposed. Examples of such overlays are tumor contours or navigational cues indicating the location of key pathology.

These Near-To-Eye devices also provide caregivers with the ability to move freely around a patient while performing surgery, without losing visibility to the vital signs being monitored. Sudden critical situations can be reacted to more quickly and surgical outcomes improved.

-Microscopy
-Near-to-Eye Information Displays

LCOS Microdisplays in Biotechnology

Key applications for HOLOEYE’s LCOS microdisplays in biotechnology are optical, or laser tweezers and microscopy. Optical Tweezers use a holographic device, such as a LCOS based spatial light modulator (SLM), to sculpt the light from a laser into hundreds of independently controllable optical traps that function like microscopic "tractor beams" to grab any micro- or nanoscale objects, which can then be positioned and moved in three dimensions.

The size of these objects may range from the size of a human cell to less than 1/1000 the diameter of a human hair. Laser tweezers can be employed in in-vitro fertilization, cancer research, DNA studies and many more areas. HOLOEYE can provide entire SLM devices optimally suited for applications in optical trapping.

-Microscopy
-Optical Tweezers