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Meta’s New Laser Display Technology Could Reshape Augmented Reality

Meta’s new ultra-thin laser display chips could revolutionize the future of augmented reality.

What Happened?

Technology giant Meta has developed a new type of laser display technology that has the potential to revolutionize augmented reality (AR) displays. The new display reportedly has the ability to display colors with improved brightness and enhanced resolution, and the technology used to create the new images is only two millimeters thick.

Meta’s new design utilizes photonic integrated circuits, also known as PICs. These are chips capable of modulating and directing light. Previous laser-based display technology came in the form of bulky projectors, but according to a paper published in the journal Nature, Meta’s new PICs can perform the same functions as larger projectors but on a centimeter-scale chip.

Why it Matters

Laser displays have long been popular because of the sharp colors and brightness they are capable of producing. Utilizing laser displays in AR headsets or glasses has long been an objective for technology companies, but until now laser display technology was simply too bulky to put in glasses or headsets. 

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According to a paper entitled ‘Flat-panel laser displays through large-scale photonic integrated circuits,’ which was published in Nature on August 20, 2025, the new design represents a breakthrough in laser display technology. In the paper, a team of researchers provided evidence that the new design achieved an ‘advancement in the integration of nanophotonics with display technologies, enabling a range of new display concepts, from high-performance immersive displays to slim-panel 3D holography.’

For AR displays such as glasses or headsets, the users can still see their surroundings, but with images projected onto them from the device. For example, while looking at your car through a pair of AR glasses, the AR display could project information such as mileage or technical specifications onto the car that only you could see. Laser displays could make those projections much brighter and crisper.

Current AR glasses sometimes project images onto surroundings that are difficult to see because they aren’t bright enough. Laser displays could solve this problem with enhanced color, resolution, and intensity of the imagery. The ability to display highly visible images onto natural surroundings has several potential applications, from spacial computing to holographic videos. 

If Meta can refine the new laser display technology and mass produce it, it could gain a significant advantage in the AR market. The AR market has grown from roughly ten billion U.S. dollars a year in value in 2020 to nearly eighty billion today, and that trend is expected to continue.

How it Affects You

While laser display AR glasses will probably not be available for consumer purchase this year, it is possible they could be in the near future. Meta has invested enormous resources in developing and improving AR technologies, betting that AR could even replace hand-held screens including smartphones and tablets. When it comes to portable devices and technology, Meta believes the future is wearable, not hand-held. 

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