IMAGING OPTICAL UNIT FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL IMAGE AND SMARTGLASSES

An imaging optical unit for generating a virtual image of an initial image represented on an image generator includes at least one spectacle lens, an input coupling device for coupling an imaging beam path emanating from the initial image in between the inner surface and the outer surface of the spectacle lens, and a Fresnel structure present in the spectacle lens for coupling the imaging beam path out from the spectacle lens in the direction of the eye. The input coupling device couples the imaging beam path in between the inner surface and the outer surface of the spectacle lens in such a way that it is guided by reflections between the inner surface and the outer surface to the Fresnel structure. The Fresnel structure has Fresnel surfaces, which bring about a base deflection of the rays of the imaging beam path by 45 to 55 degrees.