Methods and apparatus for mass manufacturing two-dimensional binary information on transparent substrates using phase contrast modulated templates

An image storage medium, comprising:

• a substrate for supporting recorded image information in a binary form;
• a first binary pattern containing information of a respective first portion of an original image;
• and
• a second binary pattern containing information of a respective second portion of said original image, said second binary pattern being formed by forming a mirror image of its respective portion of said original image, inverting said mirror image to form an inverted mirror image thereof, forming an intermediate binary pattern of said inverted mirror image, and forming said second binary pattern by creating a mirror image of said intermediate binary pattern.

A method of creating a holographic image, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing an original image;
• fragmenting the original image into two parts including a first part and a second part;
• forming a mirror image of said second part;
• inverting said first and second parts;
• forming a binary pattern of said first part and said second part, said binary pattern in each of said parts including information representing a respective portion of said original image;
• forming a mirror image of said binary pattern of said second part;
• illuminating said binary pattern of said first part to thereby form a first projected image;
• illuminating said mirror image of said binary pattern of said second part to thereby form a second projected image;
• and
• superimposing said first projected image with said second projected image to thereby form a reconstructed image of said original image.

A method of forming a super mother cell, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a group of image elements, each of said image elements including a respective original image;
• forming a binary pattern of each image element, each of said binary patterns of said image elements including information representing said respective original image associated therewith;
• and
• arranging said binary patterns in a desired formation.

A method of creating a holographic image from a super mother cell, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a group of image elements, each of said image elements including a respective original image;
• forming a binary pattern of each image element, each of said binary patterns of said image elements including information representing said respective original image associated therewith;
• arranging said binary patterns in a desired formation;
• and
• illuminating said desired formation of binary patterns to thereby form a projected image of said group of image elements.

A super mother cell of binary patterns, comprising:

• a substrate for supporting recorded image information in a binary form;
• a first binary pattern containing information of a first original image;
• and
• a second binary pattern containing information of a second original image, said first and second binary patterns arranged on said substrate in a desired manner to thereby create a recording of an integrated image including said first and second original images.

A method of creating a holographic image from a super mother cell of binary patterns, comprising:

• providing a substrate for supporting recorded image information in a binary form;
• providing a first binary pattern containing information of a first original image;
• providing a second binary pattern containing information of a second original image, said first and second binary patterns arranged on said substrate in a desired manner to thereby create a recording of an integrated image including said first and second original images;
• and
• illuminating said substrate to thereby form a projected image of said integrated image.

An apparatus for reconstructing and viewing an image stored in an encrypted pixel pattern, said apparatus comprising:

• a member for holding and rotating a medium including a recording of an encrypted pixel pattern;
• a source of incident electromagnetic radiation, said source adapted to direct an incident beam at said medium to thereby create a transmitted beam carrying information associated with said pixel pattern;
• and
• a detector for detecting said transmitted beam.