Apparatus and method for holographic contact copying
OwnerPeter Nicholsoninventor
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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.
Claims10
An apparatus for producing a film copy hologram from a film master hologram containing a recorded image, comprising:
- tray means having a generally clear bottom for holding a master holographic film, a blank film and a cover sheet in a substantially flat condition, with the blank film between the master film and cover sheet, and with the emulsion side of the blank film generally in contact with the emulsion side of the master film, and with the other side of said master film generally in contact with the bottom of said tray;
- means for exerting pressure on the cover sheet to obtain optical contact between the cover sheet and blank film, between the blank film and master film, and between the master film and tray bottom;
- means for defining a slit and means for moving same across the underside of said tray;
- and means for generating a reconstruction beam and for directing said beam to the underside of said tray and through said slit and clear tray bottom, to thereby duplicate in the blank film the holographic image in the master film.
A method of producing a film copy hologram from a film master hologram containing and recorded image, comprising the steps of:
- placing the film master in a tray having a generally clear bottom with the emulsion side up;
- placing a blank film on top of the film master with the emulsion side down;
- placing a cover sheet on top of the blank film;
- exerting pressure on the cover sheet to establish optical contact between the cover sheet, blank film, master film and tray bottom;
- and
- moving a slit defining member across the underside of said tray while directing a reconstruction beam at the slit defining member, to thereby duplicate, in the blank film, the holographic image present in the master film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.