This is an excellent article on a new type of lens inspired by holographic devices that could impact VR headsets and smart glasses.

Future VR headsets could use a new type of lens inspired by holographic devices. This proposed new type of bifocal lens can switch between one focus and another at the flick of a switch, letting wearers witness intensities in the lenses change akin to a hologram.

These lenses would be made from two layers of liquid crystal structures that can switch between two foci with external voltage.

This technology could be applied in imaging devices, optical computing and optical interconnectivity — in addition to future mixed-reality and VR headsets.

Specifically, they can be used for polarization imaging used to enhance image contrast or for edge imagining, which highlights the outline of objects or see finer details.

Polarization can be referred to as the light’s third dimension, with polarization cameras often detecting physical properties unseen by conventional imaging.

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