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'''Lumus''' is a company that makes optical engines and [[waveguide]]s for [[near-eye display]]s. Its focus has been on AR glasses and headsets. It is based in Israel. Its CEO is Ari Grobman.

Lumus' waveguides are in some products, such as [[ThirdEye X2|Thirdeye's X2 MR Glasses]], [[Lenovo ThinkReality A6|Lenovo's ThinkReality A6]], Thales' Scorpion full-color head mounted display, [[Augmedics xVision]] system, and MediThinQ's medical devices.<ref name="g935">{{cite web | title=Lumus and AddOptics Partner to Directly Bond Waveguides with Prescription Lenses, Crossing a New Threshold in Augmented Reality Performance | website=PR Newswire | date=2024-06-18 | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lumus-and-addoptics-partner-to-directly-bond-waveguides-with-prescription-lenses-crossing-a-new-threshold-in-augmented-reality-performance-302175254.html | access-date=2024-10-12}}</ref>

Lumus technology was used by [[Meta]] for the [[Meta Pro]] headset.<ref name="g623">{{cite web | title=Lumus DK-40 | website=The Human Cognitive Enhancement Wiki | date=2015-07-28 | url=https://www.hcenat.zcu.cz/wiki/index.php/Lumus_DK-40#cite_note-ref2-5 | access-date=2024-10-15}}</ref><ref name="n952">{{cite web | last=Boxall | first=Andy | title=Lumus Optical adds military-spec tech to consumer smart glasses | website=Digital Trends | date=2014-03-10 | url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/lumus-optical-adds-military-spec-tech-to-consumer-smart-glasses/#/3 | access-date=2024-10-15}}</ref>

Lumus supplied Thales Avionics PD-14 optical engines for the Scorpion helmet platform to military.<ref name="t814">{{cite web | title=Lumus, a leading manufacturer of AR glasses | website=Pronet Kraków | url=https://pronetkrakow.com.pl/en/content/234-lumus-a-leading-manufacturer-of-ar-glasses | access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref>
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==History==
Lumus was founded by [[Yaakov Amitai]].<ref name="g623"/>

==Technology==
Lumus markets "[[reflective waveguide]]s".<ref name="g656">{{cite web | title=Lumus Manufacturing Partnerships | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3A47DavUPM | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>

Lumus works with [[Quanta]].<ref name="g656"/> Lumus provided Quanta license to produce Lumus optical engines.<ref name="g656"/>

Lumus worked with [[Schott]] on a 2D pupil expanding reflective waveguide.<ref name="z908">{{cite web | title=SCHOTT Presentation of Lumus 2D Reflective Waveguide Mass Manufacturability | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iHq7sf3HYA | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>

==Products==
* [[Lumus Maximus]]
* [[Lumus Vision]]
* [[Lumus DK-Vision]]
* [[Lumus DK-32]]
* [[Lumus DK-40]]
* [[Lumus DK-45]]
* [[Lumus DK-50]]
* [[Lumus DK-51]]<ref name="j431">{{cite web | title=DK-51 Flyer | url=https://lumusvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DK-51-Flyer.pdf | access-date=2024-10-15}}</ref>
* [[Lumus DK-52]]
* [[Lumus OE-32]]
* [[Lumus TD-2020]]<ref name="n668">{{cite web | title=TD-2020 | website=Lumus Optical | date=2023-11-06 | url=https://lumusvision.com/products/pd14/ | access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref>
* PD14<ref name="l970">{{cite web | title=PD14 | website=Lumus Optical | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108120332if_/http://lumusvision.com:80/products/pd14/ | language=en-US | access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref>
* DK-Vision H, a headset development kit
* Z-30 optical engine, 30 degrees FOV<ref name="g045">{{cite web | title=Lumus Announce Z-30 Optical Engine | website=Photonics Online | date=2025-01-28 | url=https://www.photonicsonline.com/doc/lumus-announces-z-optical-engine-to-address-near-term-market-of-augmented-reality-ar-glasses-0001 | access-date=2025-02-09}}</ref>

==Patents==
* [[US11092810B2]]<ref name="w169">{{cite web | title=Optical aperture expansion arrangement for near-eye displays | website=Google Patents | date=2018-11-21 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US11092810B2/ | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US11966062B2]] - Head-mounted augmented reality device employing an optical bench<ref name="j655">{{cite web | title=Head-mounted augmented reality device employing an optical bench | website=Google Patents | date=2023-04-30 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US11966062B2/en | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US8405573B2]] - Distributed head-mounted display system<ref name="i624">{{cite web | title=Distributed head-mounted display system | website=Google Patents | date=2008-06-01 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US8405573B2/en | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US20220373810A1]] - Light-guide optical element employing polarized internal reflectors<ref name="m912">{{cite web | title=Light-Guide Optical Element Employing Polarized Internal Reflectors | website=Google Patents | date=2022-08-08 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220373810A1/en | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US20220004001A1]] - Light-Guide Display with Reflector<ref name="q574">{{cite web | title=Light-Guide Display with Reflector | website=Google Patents | date=2019-11-10 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220004001A1/en | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US20230350121A1]] - Light guide optical assembly<ref name="e445">{{cite web | title=Light guide optical assembly | website=Google Patents | date=2023-07-11 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230350121A1/en | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US20220334391A1]] - Aperture Multiplier with Depolarizer<ref name="f354">{{cite web | title=Aperture Multiplier with Depolarizer | website=Google Patents | date=2022-07-04 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220334391A1/ | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US11934002B2]] - Optical systems including light-guide optical elements with two-dimensional expansion<ref name="g171">{{cite web | title=Optical systems including light-guide optical elements with two-dimensional expansion | website=Google Patents | date=2023-06-28 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US11934002B2/en | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US11513352B2]] - Augmented reality display<ref name="f114">{{cite web | title=Augmented reality display | website=Google Patents | date=2018-09-23 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US11513352B2/en | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>
* [[US11994705B2]] - Light-guide optical element with multiple-axis internal aperture expansion<ref name="g526">{{cite web | title=Light-guide optical element with multiple-axis internal aperture expansion | website=Google Patents | date=2022-06-15 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US11994705B2/en | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Waveguide companies]]
[[Category:Near-eye display companies]]
[[Category:Optical combiner companies]]

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