Augmented reality (ar) display apparatus and method

An augmented reality (AR) display method, comprising:

• outputting, using an outputter, radiation including visual information in a predetermined spectrum;
• absorbing, using a polarizing plate, an s-polarized radiation from the radiation including the visual information;
• transmitting, using the polarizing plate, a p-polarized radiation from the radiation including the visual information;
• and
• reflecting, using an optical layer, at least a portion of the p-polarized radiation passing through the polarizing plate into a predetermined viewing space.

An augmented reality (AR) display apparatus, comprising:

• a memory configured to store one or more instructions;
• a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
• generate visual information;
• and
• control a display panel to output the visual information;
• the display panel configured to output radiation including the visual information in a predetermined spectrum;
• a polarizing plate configured to only transmit p-polarized radiation, among the radiation output from the display panel;
• and
• an optical layer configured to reflect at least a portion of the p-polarized radiation towards a viewing area.

An augmented reality (AR) display apparatus, comprising:

• a windshield of a vehicle;
• and
• a multiband dichroic coating layer formed on the windshield of the vehicle,
• wherein the multiband dichroic coating is configured to:
• reflect a first spectrum of radiation incident on the multiband dichroic coating layer from outside the vehicle;
• pass through a second spectrum of the radiation incident on the multiband dichroic coating layer from outside the vehicle;
• and
• pass through p-polarized portion of the second spectrum of the radiation reflected inside the vehicle.