in 2000, the israeli company lumus was founded by dr. yaakov amitai to develop and market its light-guide optical element (loe) technology for eyewear displays (see-through wearable displays). the loe is a patented optical waveguide that makes use of multiple partial reflectors embedded in a single substrate to reflect a virtual image into the eye of the wearer. specifically, the image is coupled into the loe by a "pod" (micro-display projector) that sits at the edge of the waveguide—in an eyeglass configuration, this is embedded in the temple of the glasses. the image travels through total internal reflection to the multiple array of partial reflectors and are reflected to the eye. while each partial reflector shows only a portion of the image, the optics are such that the wearer sees the combined array and perceives it as a single uniform image projected at infinity.