Lamination of multilayer photopolymer holograms
US5606433A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S359/90
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for making a multilayer photopolymer hologram structure without intervening adhesive layers between component photopolymer layers. The process includes the steps of exposing a first photopolymer recording layer to hologram forming light, exposing the holographically exposed first photopolymer recording layer to UV light to partially UV harden the first photopolymer recording layer, exposing a second photopolymer recording layer to hologram forming light, exposing the holographically exposed second photopolymer recording layer to UV light for a time interval that is sufficiently short to preserve the tackiness of the second photopolymer recording layer, laminating the second photopolymer recording layer onto the first photopolymer recording layer to form a laminar photopolymer structure having top and bottom photopolymer surfaces, baking the laminar photopolymer structure while subjecting the top and bottom surfaces thereof to the uniform pressure, and exposing the laminar photopolymer structure to UV light.
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