Near-eye display system

A wearable apparatus for magnifying light into a user's eye while substantially maintaining the user's field of view (FOV), the apparatus comprising:

• a first microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses having a first pitch;
• and,
• a second microlens array disposed between the first microlens array and the user's eye, the second microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses having a second pitch and configured to be disposed less than a distance from the user's eye, the distance being less than 10 cm;
• wherein, the apparatus is configured to generate a virtual image further away from the distance to eye so that the image can be comfortably viewed.

A wearable near eye display (NED) for generating a virtual image further away from a user's eye so that the image can be comfortably viewed by the user, the NED comprising:

• a first microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses having a first pitch;
• a second microlens array positioned in front of the first lens array, the second microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses having a second pitch;
• a transparent beam redirection element;
• and,
• a display;
• wherein the display is positioned generally perpendicular to the first and second microlens arrays;
• wherein the first microlens array is positioned on an optical path between the display and the second microlens array;
• and,
• further wherein, the transparent beam redirection element is positioned on the optical path between the display and the first microlens array and the first and second microlens arrays are positioned between transparent beam redirection element and the user's eye.