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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. |
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| - | [* black] The whole Magic Leap One experience starts in the Lightpack. It provides power and handles content creation—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. |
| + | [* icon_note] Before we get started, let's get located with a high-level tour: |
| + | [* black] Content creation begins in the Lightpack. It provides power and handles the processing, sending image and sound data to the headset. |
| + | [* black] Images are projected by two sets of RGB LEDs (one for each focus plane) reflected off of a [https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lcos3.htm|liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display|new_window=true] and into a [https://uploadvr.com/waveguides-smartglasses/|waveguide|new_window=true], which presents the 3D image to the user's eyes. |
| + | [* icon_note] A waveguide (what Magic Leap calls a "photonic lightfield chip") allows light to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_internal_reflection|bounce inside|new_window=true] a thin piece of glass—without mirrors—to form an image at a specific angle. |
| + | [* black] Meanwhile, the headset communicates with the controller, and tracks your surroundings to locate the virtual elements. |