Apparatus and method for holographic contact copying
US4416540A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S359/90
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for making holographic copies of film holograms via a contact copying process is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a tray having a clear flat bottom which receives the hologram master film, the blank film and a cover sheet. A pressure roller is provided to move across the cover sheet, to establish good optical contact between the films, in unison with and in alignment with a slit defining curtain being moved across the underside of the tray. A hologram reconstruction beam is beneath and aimed at the curtain so that light passes through the slit and duplicates onto the blank film only that part of the master hologram and film hologram subject to pressure from the pressure roller.
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