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{{Company Infobox | {{Company Infobox | ||
|image= | |image= [[File:waveoptics logo1.jpg|350px]] | ||
|Type= [[Subsidiary]] <ref name="snap_subsid"/> | |Type= [[Subsidiary]] <ref name="snap_subsid"/> | ||
|Industry= [[Augmented Reality]], [[Optics]], [[Waveguide (optics)|Waveguides]], [[Display technology]] <ref name="industry1"/><ref name="industry2"/> | |Industry= [[Augmented Reality]], [[Optics]], [[Waveguide (optics)|Waveguides]], [[Display technology]] <ref name="industry1"/><ref name="industry2"/> | ||
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|Headquarters= [[Milton Park]], [[Abingdon-on-Thames|Abingdon]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] | |Headquarters= [[Milton Park]], [[Abingdon-on-Thames|Abingdon]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] | ||
|Notable Personnel= [[David Hayes]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]], 2017–2021)<ref name="ceo1"/> <br/> [[Sumanta Talukdar]] (Co-Founder) <ref name="founders1"/><ref name="founders2"/> <br/> [[David Grey]] (Co-Founder, [[Chief scientist|Chief Scientist]]) <ref name="founders1"/><ref name="founders2"/> <br/> [[Salim Valera]] (Co-Founder) <ref name="founders1"/><ref name="founders3"/> <br/> [[Phil Greenhalgh]] ([[Chief technology officer|CTO]]) <ref name="cto_phil"/> | |Notable Personnel= [[David Hayes]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]], 2017–2021)<ref name="ceo1"/> <br/> [[Sumanta Talukdar]] (Co-Founder) <ref name="founders1"/><ref name="founders2"/> <br/> [[David Grey]] (Co-Founder, [[Chief scientist|Chief Scientist]]) <ref name="founders1"/><ref name="founders2"/> <br/> [[Salim Valera]] (Co-Founder) <ref name="founders1"/><ref name="founders3"/> <br/> [[Phil Greenhalgh]] ([[Chief technology officer|CTO]]) <ref name="cto_phil"/> | ||
|Products= [[Diffraction grating|Diffractive]] [[Waveguide (optics)|waveguides]] (Katana, Vulcan, Odin), [[Optical engine]]s (Merlin, Titan) for [[Augmented Reality|AR]] [[Smartglasses|smartglasses]] and headsets <ref name="products1"/><ref name="product_names"/> <br/> Projectors ( | |Products= [[Diffraction grating|Diffractive]] [[Waveguide (optics)|waveguides]] (Katana, Vulcan, Odin), [[Optical engine]]s (Merlin, Titan) for [[Augmented Reality|AR]] [[Smartglasses|smartglasses]] and headsets <ref name="products1"/><ref name="product_names"/> <br/> Projectors (for example Saturn 2, Loki) <ref name="product_names"/> | ||
|Parent= [[Snap Inc.]] (Since May 2021) <ref name="parent2"/> | |Parent= [[Snap Inc.]] (Since May 2021) <ref name="parent2"/> | ||
|Website= {{URL|https://waveoptics.ar/}} <!-- Updated URL from Art 4 --> | |Website= {{URL|https://waveoptics.ar/}} <!-- Updated URL from Art 4 --> | ||
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{{see also|Companies}} <!-- Added from Art 4 --> | {{see also|Companies}} <!-- Added from Art 4 --> | ||
'''WaveOptics Limited''' is a British [[technology company]] specializing in the design and development of [[diffraction grating|diffractive]] [[waveguide (optics)|waveguides]] and [[optical engine]]s for [[Augmented Reality]] ([[AR]]) [[smartglasses]] and headsets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in [[Oxfordshire]], UK, the company developed key optical components intended to enable lightweight, high-performance, and mass-market AR wearables. <ref name="founded_2014_1"/> WaveOptics was acquired by [[Snap Inc.]] in May 2021 for over $500 million, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary and the primary supplier of displays for [[Spectacles (hardware)|Snap Spectacles]]. <ref name="parent2"/> WaveOptics operates as a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Snap while continuing to serve other [[Original equipment manufacturer|original-equipment manufacturers]] (OEMs) with its patented waveguide technology.<ref name="snap_subsid"/> | '''WaveOptics Limited''' is a British [[AR]] [[technology]] [[company]] specializing in the design and development of [[diffraction grating|diffractive]] [[waveguide (optics)|waveguides]] and [[optical engine]]s for [[Augmented Reality]] ([[AR]]) [[smartglasses]] and headsets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in [[Oxfordshire]], UK, the company developed key optical components intended to enable lightweight, high-performance, and mass-market AR wearables. <ref name="founded_2014_1"/> WaveOptics was acquired by [[Snap Inc.]] in May 2021 for over $500 million, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary and the primary supplier of displays for [[Spectacles (hardware)|Snap Spectacles]]. <ref name="parent2"/> WaveOptics operates as a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Snap while continuing to serve other [[Original equipment manufacturer|original-equipment manufacturers]] (OEMs) with its patented waveguide technology.<ref name="snap_subsid"/> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | |||
[[Category:Augmented Reality Hardware Companies]] | [[Category:Augmented Reality Hardware Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Optical Technology Companies]] | [[Category:Optical Technology Companies]] | ||