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| [* icon_reminder] Spoiler alert: this device is unlike anything we’ve torn down in the past. Before we can even talk about what’s inside, we should introduce a few concepts. | |
| - | [* black] Two sets of RGB LED’s (a red, a green, and a blue for each focus plane) generate light. That light is directed onto a [https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lcos3.htm|liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display|new_window=true], which filters and reflects light based on wavelength to form and project an image. |
| + | [* black] The whole Magic Leap One experience starts in the Lightpack. It provides data and power—essentially "telling" the headset what to do. |
| + | [* black] Having received instructions, two sets of RGB LED’s (a red, a green, and a blue for each of two focus plane) light up a [https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lcos3.htm|liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display|new_window=true]. The display then filters and reflects that light to form and project an image. |
| [* black] Next, a series of lenses focus that image through a [https://uploadvr.com/waveguides-smartglasses/|waveguide|new_window=true], which directs the image back into the user's eyes. The user then perceives that image as being an object in space. | |
| [* icon_note] A waveguide (what Magic Leap calls a "photonics chip") is a fancy name for a structure that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_internal_reflection|reflects|new_window=true] [https://www.osa-opn.org/home/gallery/photo_contests/2010/gallery10-13_jpg/|light|new_window=true] [https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-8a207c367a04e63dc591e56097b3400b?convert_to_webp=true|within itself|new_window=true] to project it in a different direction. Sort of like a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periscope|periscope|new_window=true] that doesn't use mirrors. | |
| + | [* black] All the while, the headset emits sound, communicates with the totem, and tracks your surroundings to complete the immersive experience. |