AddOptics

AddOptics is a company specializing in innovative prescription lens solutions for augmented reality (AR) glasses. The company has developed a novel hybrid manufacturing technology that combines 3D printing with traditional casting to produce thinner and lighter lenses with complex mounting structures and freeform surfaces. This unique approach allows AddOptics to manufacture prescription lenses with integrated waveguide technology at scale. The company's lenses are exceptionally thin, lightweight, and ultra-flat, making them ideal for precise waveguide bonding in AR applications.

AddOptics has created an optical lens approach that addresses the challenge of depth perception in AR displays. Their solution involves a push-pull method based on the additive property of thin lens diopters. By combining a positive diopter lens (+0.50 D) with an equal but opposite negative diopter lens (-0.50 D), AddOptics has developed a combined lens system with no net optical power (0.00 D). This system brings virtual images to an ideal viewing distance of a couple of meters while maintaining the wearer's unaltered view of the physical world. Additionally, AddOptics can customize its lenses based on individual prescription levels, allowing users to experience true-to-life near-to-eye AR content in a sleek form factor.