1. [Publications](/publications) 2. Wide Field Of View Varifocal Near-Eye Display Using See-Through Deformable Membrane Mirrors # Wide Field Of View Varifocal Near-Eye Display Using See-Through Deformable Membrane Mirrors ![](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/publications/teaser.png?itok=DGrFQMh9) Accommodative depth cues, a wide field of view, and ever-higher resolutions all present major hardware design challenges for near-eye displays. Optimizing a design to overcome one of these challenges typically leads to a trade-off in the others. We tackle this problem by introducing an all-in-one solution - a new wide field of view, gaze-tracked near-eye display for augmented reality applications. The key component of our solution is the use of a single see-through, varifocal deformable membrane mirror for each eye reflecting a display. They are controlled by airtight cavities and change the effective focal power to present a virtual image at a target depth plane which is determined by the gaze tracker. The benefits of using the membranes include wide field of view (100° diagonal) and fast depth switching (from 20 cm to infinity within 300 ms). Our subjective experiment verifies the prototype and demonstrates its potential benefits for near-eye see-through displays. ## Authors David Dunn (NVIDIA, UNC) Kaan Akşit (NVIDIA) [David Luebke](/person/david-luebke) ## Publication Date Sunday, March 19, 2017 ## Published in [IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics ](https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2017.2657058) ## Research Area [Computer Graphics](/research-area/computer-graphics) [VR, AR and Display Technology](/research-area/virtual-augmented-reality) ## External Links [Demonstration Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRZrtZfVKv0) [Project Website](http://telepresence.web.unc.edu/research/dynamic-focus-augmented-reality-display/) [IEEE DOI](https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2017.2657058) [Road to VR article](http://www.roadtovr.com/researchers-demonstrate-100-degree-dynamic-focus-ar-display-membrane-mirror-vergence-accommodation-conflict/) [Best paper award at IEEE VR 2017 ](http://ieeevr.org/2017/awards/) ## Uploaded Files [Paper](https://research.nvidia.com/sites/default/files/publications/07829412.pdf "Open file in new window")1.93 MB ## Copyright This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to .