Vitrealab and poLight ASA Collaborate on Laser AR Display Architecture for LCoS Systems

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Vitrealab, a Deeptech company driving innovation in Photonic Integrated Circuits, and poLight ASA, a Norwegian company that specializes in tunable optics technology, announced a collaboration to advance laser illumination architectures for LCoS-based augmented reality (AR) displays, with a focus on mitigating coherence-related image artifacts while preserving system efficiency and compactness.

Laser-based illumination offers clear system-level advantages for LCoS based AR light engines, including high optical efficiency due to intrinsic polarization, improved etendue utilization, and scalability to high brightness levels. However, coherence artifacts, manifesting as speckles and fringes, have remained a primary barrier to adoption in LCoS-based near-eye displays.

Vitrealab has developed a proprietary technology called Quantum Light Chip (QLC) to reduce coherence artifacts below visibility in AR light engines. This novel laser matrix illumination increases efficiency and brightness at a small form factor. poLight contributes its TWedge® wobulation technology, a piezo-actuated transmissive tunable device that dynamically modulates the optical wavefront and reduces perceived coherence artifacts.

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“The TWedge® wobulator from poLight helps us to improve light engine architectures with its transparent design,” said Chiara Greganti, CEO and Co-Founder of Vitrealab. “poLight’s solution simplifies the light path and increases the efficiency of our Quantum Light Chip compared to our previous MEMS approach.”

“Laser and LCoS represent a powerful combination for AR displays,” said Oyvind Isaksen, CEO of poLight ASA. “By providing low power, ultra compact tunable optics to Vitrealab’s Quantum Light Chip, we are excited to help create a higher performing, more compact, and more manufacturable AR system. This collaboration signals progress both for laser-based LCoS engines and TWedge® technology.”

About Vitrealab GmbH

Vitrealab GmbH is a Vienna-based Deeptech company driving innovation in Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) for laser-based display technologies. Its proprietary Quantum Light Chip delivers new levels of brightness, efficiency, and optical quality for AR systems. Originating from the University of Vienna, the team combines decades of experience in photonics research, laser integration, and system architecture to translate academic advances into industrial solutions. With dedicated manufacturing equipment and proprietary direct laser writing techniques, Vitrealab develops and fabricates its own photonic devices, ensuring precision, reproducibility, and rapid development cycles. This vertical integration enables seamless scaling from prototype to mass production, supporting both flexibility in design and consistency in performance.

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