WaveOptics, a developer of diffractive waveguides, based in Abingdon, UK, has signed an exclusive waveguide production partnership with Goertek, headquartered in Weifang, China, a high-tech consumer electronics design and manufacturing company.
This partnership is intended to enable high volume manufacturing of WaveOptics’ diffractive waveguides for augmented reality (AR) wearables, such as “smart glasses”, at a price point to reach the mass market. “Waveguides are the key optical component in AR wearables,” stated WaveOptics.