Israeli Lumus is a leading manufacturer of AR glasses for government and corporate clients. Their technology is used by surgeons across the United States, as well as by fighter pilots flying A10 and F16 aircraft.
Lumus was founded in 2000 as one of the first augmented reality hardware companies in the world, before AR even existed. In 2005, they already had their first portfolio. 2010 is a breakthrough year. Lumus supplies Thales Avionics PD-14 optical engines for the Scorpion helmet platform to the military. In 2015, they introduced their first product for medical devices. Lumus has partnered with AR surgical navigation pioneer Augmedics to supply them with optical engines for their first xVision device. In the following years, the manufacturer increases its capital and signs a license agreement with Quanta for the mass production of optical engines. In 2019, Lenovo selects Lumus as its OE-Vision AR enterprise device. 2020 is another breakthrough period for the company. Lumus develops its first 2D expansion waveguide architecture, achieving a 2Kx2K pixel display with a 50-degree viewing angle. The following year, it launches the Lumus Maximus 2D expansion waveguide optical engine, featuring a 50-degree field of view and unmatched performance.
Currently, the manufacturer offers Lumus Z-Lens, which reduces the geometry and weight of Lumus optical engines by over 50% and has the only waveguide that can have a direct connection to Rx lenses.
Lumus offer:
Maximus OE - 2D pupil expansion waveguide coupled with a small projector make Maximus attractive for a range of applications.
Projector Source: LCoS
Field of View (Diagonal): 50°
Aspect Ratio: 1:1
Display Resolution: 1440 x 1440 Pixels
Luminance Efficiency :>3,000 nits/WLED
Eye Box Size: 12 x 12 mm (@ 18 mm eye relief)
MTF @ 14.5 Cycles/Degree :>25% (Average of H & V)
Sequential Contrast: >250
>40: 3 x 3 checkers
Focus to Infinity :+/- 0.15D
Ghost Image: <1%
Color: Full Color
Transmittance: >80%
Waveguide Thickness: 1.7mm
Weight: 20 grams
Projector Volume: 4.1 cc
Operating Temperature: 0° – 60° Celcius
Storage Temperature: -40°- +85° Celcius
Vision
Top-down display for enterprise and medical customers featuring 1080p resolution. Selected by Lenovo for the ThinkReality A6 product.
Projector Source: LCoS
Field of View (Diagonal): 37.5°
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Luminance Efficiency: >4,500 nits/WLED
Eye Box Size: 13 x 10 mm (@ 22 mm eye relief)
MTF @ 15 Cycles/Degree :>35% (Average of H & V)
Sequential Contrast: >130
ANSI Contrast: >50 (3 x 3 checkers)
Focus to Infinity: +/- 0.15D
Ghost Image: <1%
Color: Full Color
Transmittance: >80%
Waveguide Thickness: 1.7mm
Weight: 42 grams
Projector Volume :16.0 cc
Operating Temperture: 0° – 60° Celcius
Storage Temperature: -10° – 60° Celsius
Minimus - Announcement
First OLED based entry level, optical engine featuring 20° FoV.
Projector Source: OLED
Field of View (diagonal): 21°
Aspect Ratio :16:10
Display Resolution: 640 x 400 pixels
Luminance: >180 nits
Eye Box Size: 14 x 7 mm (@ 18 mm eye relief)
MTF @ 8.8 Cycles/Degrees: >50% (Average of H & V)
Sequential Contrast: >10,000
ANSI Contrast: >35 (3 x 3 checkers)
Focus to Infinity: +/- 0.15D
Ghost Image: <1%
Color: Full Color
Transmittance: >80%
Waveguide Thickness: 1.5mm
Weight: 12.5 grams
Projector Volume: 9.2 cc
Operating Temperature: -10°- 70° Celcius
Storage Temperature: -30°- 85° Celcius
TD-2020
A top-down industrial strength, bright personal display for specialized applications.
Display Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels
Field of View (diagonal): 32°
Brightness: >6,500 nits
Waveguide Thickness: 2.3mm
Color: True Color
Image Focal Plane: Infinity
Configuration: Top-mounted
Orientation: Landscape
Transparency: True see-through
February 2024
Source: Lumus