Design and Implementation of photonic systems for augmented reality, Smart Eyewear Lab - Luxottica, 2024_ASSEGNI_DFIS_7

The metaverse is a new and pervasive concept that describes the multilevel interaction between people, in which the real and virtual world are interlaced. Presently the interaction with the metaverse is mediated by a multitude of devices unnaturally connected to the human senses. Luxottica, a worldwide leading company in the eyewear market, has started a highly innovative project, in collaboration with Polimi, to design and develop the eyewear of the future. The aim of the research is to turn eyeglasses into the portal of the metaverse, exploiting their natural coupling with our senses. This result will be achieved by adding revolutionary capabilities of Augmented Reality (AR) to age-old devices designed to correct vision impairments or protect the eyes from sunlight.