National Virtual Reality Innovation Center and Huazhong University of Science and Technology jointly published a monographic paper

National Virtual Reality Innovation Center cooperated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology to publish a monograph named “Holographic Polymer Materials for VR/AR Applications” in Acta Polymerica Sinica, which is a top Chinese journal in the field of polymer science. The monograph summarizes the development of VR/AR technology, discusses the relationship between the performance of holographic polymer materials and VR/AR display effect, emphatically introduces the main strategy of optimizing the performance of holographic polymer materials, and finally anticipates the development direction of holographic polymer materials for VR/AR. The first author of the paper is Dr. Ni Mingli at National Virtual Reality Innovation Center, and the corresponding authors are Professor Peng Haiyan and Professor Xie Xiaolin at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Compared with traditional optical components, optical components based on holographic polymer materials can reduce the thickness from millimeters to microns, and reduce the density by at least 50%, leading to the key to the miniaturization and lightweight of VR/AR optical components. Combined with computer-generated holography and holographic printing technology, optical components can be customized using holographic polymer materials, significantly improving the flexibility of optical component design for VR/AR. The development of high-performance holographic polymer materials has important scientific value and urgent practical significance for promoting the progress of advanced VR/AR technology.

National Virtual Reality Innovation Center is carrying out holographic grating technology research and tackling key common technologies such as holographic materials, optical design, and preparation technology, and plans to cooperate with Huazhong University of Science and Technology to promote basic research innovation of holographic polymer materials for VR/AR and industrial application of scientific and technological achievements of holographic polymer materials for VR/AR through industry-university-research collaboration.