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Contact copying of reflection or volume holograms

US4895419A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 1989
Grant dateJan 23, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03H2223/12
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of preparing a reflection hologram which includes mounting a transmission hologram in register with a portion of transparent photosensitive holographic material there being present there between a filter to cut out zero order light transmitted through the transmission hologram, there being present on each side of an assembly which includes the hologram and the holographic material a light reflecting surface then causing a beam of light from a laser source to pass through a holographic optical element (H.O.E.) which splits the beam into two beams and causes both beams to scan in register over both the whole surface of the transmission hologram and the holographic material by directing the beams onto both reflecting surfaces so that one beam is reflected from one said reflecting surface and on passing through the transmission hologram takes-up the image information and passes through the filter to cut out the zero order light to the portion of transparent photosensitive holographic material where it interferes with the other beam which is reflected from the other reflecting surface into the holographic material then processing the holographic material to fix the holographic …

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