For AR to be effective, the virtual and the real must blend as closely as possible, even when there are major changes in brightness of the real world. With outdoor luminance of real world objects on a sunny day being 100X higher than indoors, the virtual projected objects can appear washed out unless the luminance of the real world is controlled. Ambient dimming enables control of the amount of real-world light that enters the eye, and is function that’s set to become standard for see-through AR headsets.
FlexEnable’s liquid crystal (LC) optical films switch at video rate and can provide dimming capabilities for AR devices from global down to pixel-level when integrated with our OTFT technology. This enables virtual objects to be clearly visible and appear solid even as external lighting conditions change.
