Methods and systems for programming momentum and increasing light efficiency above 25% in folded optics and field evolving cavities via quantum effects

A display system comprising

• a first light source,
• an optical layer that is optically coupled to the first light source and that uses quantum effects to assist wavefront control;
• and
• a set of reflective and semi-reflective layers to fold an optical path of light from the light source on itself to impact a wavefront of the light,
• wherein the light forms a virtual image at a greater distance than the display,
• wherein the first light source is a non-RGB light source and an addressable matrix,
• wherein the reflective layer comprises a notch filter that passes the light from the first light source and reflects other frequencies from a secondary light source, and
• wherein the optical layer is a secondary light source comprising a layer of quantum dots,
• wherein the quantum dots absorb and re-emit the light, the virtual image formed by the re-emitted light,
• wherein the quantum dot layer is physically folded in a direction transverse to the optic axis.

A display system comprising

• a first light source,
• an optical layer that uses a quantum notch angular absorber to assist wavefront control;
• and
• a set of reflective and semi-reflective layers to fold an optical path of light from the light source on itself to impact a wavefront of the light,
• wherein the light forms a virtual image at a greater distance than the display,
• wherein an additional quantum notch angular absorber is disposed on an outer layer of the set of reflective and semi-reflective layers to eliminate wider angular components of emission to output a semi-collimated light.