An eyepiece (330, 400, 500) for projecting an image to an eye of a viewer, the eyepiece comprising: a first planar waveguide (340, 440, 510) positioned in a first lateral plane, wherein the first waveguide comprises a first diffractive optical element (342, 410, 512) coupled thereto and disposed at a lateral position, the first DOE (342, 512) configured to diffract image light in a first wavelength range centered at a first wavelength; a second planar waveguide (350, 450, 530) positioned in a second lateral plane adjacent the first lateral plane, wherein the second waveguide comprises a second DOE (352, 410, 532) coupled thereto and disposed at the lateral position, the second DOE (352, 410, 532) configured to diffract image light in a second wavelength range centered at a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength; a third planar waveguide (360, 460, 550) positioned in a third lateral plane adjacent the second lateral plane, wherein the third waveguide comprises a third DOE (362, 410, 552) coupled thereto and disposed at the lateral position, the third DOE (362, 410, 552) configured to diffract image light in a third wavelength range centered at a third wavelength longer than the second wavelength; a first optical filter (392, 494, 520) disposed between the first waveguide (340, 440, 510) and the second waveguide (350, 450, 530) at the lateral position; a second optical filter (394, 492, 540) positioned between the second waveguide (350, 450, 530) and the third waveguide (360, 460, 550) at the lateral position; characterized in that the first optical filter (392, 494, 520) is configured to have: a first transmittance value at the first wavelength range; a second transmittance value at the second wavelength range and the third wavelength range that is greater than the first transmittance value; and a first reflectance value at the first wavelength range that is greater than about 90%; and the second optical filter (394, 492, 540) is configured to have: a third transmittance value at the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range; a fourth transmittance value at the third wavelength range that is greater than the third transmittance value; and a second reflectance value at the second wavelength range that is greater than about 90%. a first planar waveguide (340, 440, 510) positioned in a first lateral plane, wherein the first waveguide comprises a first diffractive optical element (342, 410, 512) coupled thereto and disposed at a lateral position, the first DOE (342, 512) configured to diffract image light in a first wavelength range centered at a first wavelength; a second planar waveguide (350, 450, 530) positioned in a second lateral plane adjacent the first lateral plane, wherein the second waveguide comprises a second DOE (352, 410, 532) coupled thereto and disposed at the lateral position, the second DOE (352, 410, 532) configured to diffract image light in a second wavelength range centered at a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength; a third planar waveguide (360, 460, 550) positioned in a third lateral plane adjacent the second lateral plane, wherein the third waveguide comprises a third DOE (362, 410, 552) coupled thereto and disposed at the lateral position, the third DOE (362, 410, 552) configured to diffract image light in a third wavelength range centered at a third wavelength longer than the second wavelength; a first optical filter (392, 494, 520) disposed between the first waveguide (340, 440, 510) and the second waveguide (350, 450, 530) at the lateral position; a second optical filter (394, 492, 540) positioned between the second waveguide (350, 450, 530) and the third waveguide (360, 460, 550) at the lateral position; characterized in that the first optical filter (392, 494, 520) is configured to have: a first transmittance value at the first wavelength range; a second transmittance value at the second wavelength range and the third wavelength range that is greater than the first transmittance value; and a first reflectance value at the first wavelength range that is greater than about 90%; and a first transmittance value at the first wavelength range; a second transmittance value at the second wavelength range and the third wavelength range that is greater than the first transmittance value; and a first reflectance value at the first wavelength range that is greater than about 90%; and the second optical filter (394, 492, 540) is configured to have: a third transmittance value at the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range; a fourth transmittance value at the third wavelength range that is greater than the third transmittance value; and a second reflectance value at the second wavelength range that is greater than about 90%. a third transmittance value at the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range; a fourth transmittance value at the third wavelength range that is greater than the third transmittance value; and a second reflectance value at the second wavelength range that is greater than about 90%.