Direct enhanced view optic

A holographic display system for attaching to a firearm, the holographic display system comprising:

• a casing including an enclosure and a receptacle;
• a light engine housed in the enclosure;
• a waveguide encompassed by the receptacle;
• a first holographic optical element at a first end of the waveguide and positioned between the light engine and the waveguide;
• a second holographic optical element at a second end of the waveguide;
• and
• a coupler attached to the casing, the coupler sized and configured to mount to the firearm, wherein the light engine is configured to generate and transmit displayable information to the first holographic optical element, wherein the first holographic optical element is positioned and configured to guide the displayable information into the waveguide, and wherein the waveguide is configured to propagate the displayable information and transmit, via the second holographic optical element, the displayable information as an image to a user of the holographic display system;
• and
• a front objective and a rear ocular exit, wherein the waveguide is positioned between the front objective and the rear ocular exit such that the displayable information exits the waveguide in a second focal plane of the holographic display system.