Footprint Analysis of Lightguides for AR/MR Applications

A major part of the design process of any kind of lightguide system for augmented or mixed reality applications is the configuration of the grating regions for the incoupler, outcoupler and eye pupil expander. For this purpose, a fast and simple overview of the light propagation and occurring grating interactions is very helpful: the analysis of the footprints. With the Footprint and Grating Analysis Tool VirtualLab provides a powerful tool to support the optical engineer during this process. In this document, the options and capabilities of this versatile tool are discussed.