GB2348852B - Ink printed diffractive optical elements - Google Patents

Ink printed diffractive optical elements

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Publication number
GB2348852B
GB2348852B GB9904907A GB9904907A GB2348852B GB 2348852 B GB2348852 B GB 2348852B GB 9904907 A GB9904907 A GB 9904907A GB 9904907 A GB9904907 A GB 9904907A GB 2348852 B GB2348852 B GB 2348852B
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Prior art keywords
optical elements
diffractive optical
ink printed
ink
printed
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GB2348852A (en
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David Gifford Burder
Michael Medora
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    • G03H1/02—Details of features involved during the holographic process; Replication of holograms without interference recording
    • G03H1/0276—Replicating a master hologram without interference recording
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M3/00—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
    • B41M3/003—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns on optical devices, e.g. lens elements; for the production of optical devices
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    • B44F—SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
    • B44F1/00—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects
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    • G02B5/18—Diffraction gratings
    • G02B5/1847—Manufacturing methods
    • G02B5/1857—Manufacturing methods using exposure or etching means, e.g. holography, photolithography, exposure to electron or ion beams
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    • G03H1/22—Processes or apparatus for obtaining an optical image from holograms
    • G03H1/2249—Holobject properties
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41M3/00—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
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    • G03H1/00—Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from them; Details peculiar thereto
    • G03H1/04—Processes or apparatus for producing holograms
    • G03H1/0476—Holographic printer
    • G03H2001/0478—Serial printer, i.e. point oriented processing
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    • G03H—HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS
    • G03H1/00—Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from them; Details peculiar thereto
    • G03H1/22—Processes or apparatus for obtaining an optical image from holograms
    • G03H1/2202—Reconstruction geometries or arrangements
    • G03H2001/2223—Particular relationship between light source, hologram and observer
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03H1/00—Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from them; Details peculiar thereto
    • G03H1/22—Processes or apparatus for obtaining an optical image from holograms
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    • G03H2001/2273—Pseudo-dynamic holobject, e.g. due to angle multiplexing and viewer motion
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    • G03H1/00—Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from them; Details peculiar thereto
    • G03H1/26—Processes or apparatus specially adapted to produce multiple sub- holograms or to obtain images from them, e.g. multicolour technique
    • G03H1/30—Processes or apparatus specially adapted to produce multiple sub- holograms or to obtain images from them, e.g. multicolour technique discrete holograms only
    • G03H2001/306—Tiled identical sub-holograms
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    • G03H—HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS
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    • G03H—HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS
    • G03H2240/00—Hologram nature or properties
    • G03H2240/10—Physical parameter modulated by the hologram
    • G03H2240/12—Amplitude only modulation
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    • G03H—HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS
    • G03H2270/00—Substrate bearing the hologram
    • G03H2270/55—Substrate bearing the hologram being an optical element, e.g. spectacles

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GB9904907A 1999-03-03 1999-03-03 Ink printed diffractive optical elements Expired - Fee Related GB2348852B (en)

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Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5912767A (en) * 1993-11-23 1999-06-15 Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation Diffractive indicia for a surface

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5912767A (en) * 1993-11-23 1999-06-15 Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation Diffractive indicia for a surface

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