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Young Optics To Begin Volume Production of AR/VR-Use Plastic Lens 3-6 Months After Order Receipt
 
Young Optics began R&D of AR/VR-use plastic lens in 2017 and has made significant progress in specifications of such lens pieces, the company said. Apple has been said that Young Optics will be in the devices' supply chain. Unlike smartphone-use lenses that are matched with sensors, AR glasses are designed to display content directly to human eyes. Since human eyes are sharper than sensors in viewing objects, technical requirements for AR/VR-use plastic lens pieces are stricter than those for smartphones. The diameter of smartphone-use lens pieces is about 5mm, and for AR/VR-use ones it is about 50mm, Young Optics said. Besides, it is more difficult to design surface stability and axis deviation for producing AR/VR-use lens pieces than for smartphones. In H220, the company began small-volume production of 5P (five plastic lens pieces) used in AR glasses for sports training. Young Optics can make over one million plastic lens per month and can immediately expand the production capacity if required.