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| [* black] Lifting up one of the external sensor arrays, we find beneath: the optical system for injecting images into the waveguides. | |
| - | [* icon_note] These bright colors |
| + | [* icon_note] These bright colors come from ambient light reflecting off the diffraction gratings, and don't represent specific color channels. |
| [* black] Each spot lives at a different depth—corresponding to a single layer of the waveguide. | |
| [* black] At the back, we find the actual display device: an OmniVision OP02222 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field-sequential_color_system|field-sequential color (FSC)|new_window=true] LCOS device. It is likely a customized variation of the [https://www.ovt.com/sensors/OP02220|OmniVision OP02220|new_window=true]. | |
| - | [* icon_note] These happen to feature flex cables routed out the back of the display housings. |
| - | [* icon_reminder] The [https://www.kguttag.com/2016/11/20/magic-leap-separating-magic-and-reality/|KGOnTech blog identified this entire system|new_window=true] in a Magic Leap patent as far back as November 2016! Tech confirmed! |
| + | [* icon_reminder] The [https://www.kguttag.com/2016/11/20/magic-leap-separating-magic-and-reality/|KGOnTech blog correctly guessed this was exactly what Magic Leap was doing|new_window=true], based on patent filings back in 2016. |