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Alternate methods of side lobe reduction in holograms
Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-10-27
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Granted: 1991-01-08
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Expires: 2008-10-27
Abstract
Abstract High side lobes shown in a hologram efficiency curve are suppressed by reducing the effective sensitivity of a holographic recording medium by a plurality of film layers of gelatin such that there is a continuous increase in sensitivity toward the center of the layers. This makes the recording medium more spectrally selective and increases the "see-through" characteristic. A holographic fringe pattern with a normally uniform modulation recorded in such holographic medium layers will produce a hologram having a modulation in refractive index which is virtually zero at the surfaces and which increases toward the center of the medium. The layers in the recording medium can have varying degrees of photosensitivity. However, when combined, the layers provide an overall sensitivity which can be depicted as a generally sinusoidal curve. The generally smooth transition in sensitivity from one layer to the next is largely achieved by the mixing of layers at their interfaces.
Inventors
- 👤 John E. Wreede
- 👤 James A. Arns
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:09
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/56; G03C1/00; G03C1/66; G03H; G03H1/00; G03H1/02; G03H2001/026; G03H1/26; G03H2001/2625; G03H2001/263; G03H2260/00; G03H2260/10; G03H2260/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S359/00; Y10S359/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
A holographic recording medium, comprising: a plurality of recording layers; and a plurality of transition areas among said recording layers, said transition areas providing transitions in optical sensitivity among said recording layers wherein generally smooth transitions in sensitivity are achieved among said layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
A holographic recording medium, comprising: a plurality of recording layers; and a plurality of transition areas among said recording layers, said transition areas providing transitions in optical sensitivity among said recording layers wherein generally smooth transitions in sensitivity are achieved among said layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The recording medium according to claim 1 wherein said recording layers are stacked upon one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The recording medium according to claim 1 wherein said recording layers have varying amounts of photosensitivity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
In an improved holographic recording medium having a n efficiency curve which is substantially free of side lobes, the improvement comprising: a plurality of operatively interfacing recording medium layers having varying amounts of photosensitivity wherein said recording medium layers blend together at their respective interfaces to provide gradual changes in photosensitivity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
In an improved holographic recording medium having a n efficiency curve which is substantially free of side lobes, the improvement comprising: a plurality of operatively interfacing recording medium layers having varying amounts of photosensitivity wherein said recording medium layers blend together at their respective interfaces to provide gradual changes in photosensitivity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement according to claim 4 wherein said mixed recording medium layers provide a single combined optical sensitivity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The improvement according to claim 4 wherein said recording medium layers blend together at their respective interfaces to provide gradual changes in photosensitivity so as to provide smooth transitions of optical sensitivity among said recording medium layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The improvement according to claim 4 wherein said recording medium layers blend together at their respective interfaces to provide gradual changes in photosensitivity so as to provide stepped transitions of optical sensitivity among said recording medium layers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The improvement according to claim 4 wherein said photosensitivity can start at about zero at the surfaces of said recording medium layers and increase toward the center of said recording medium layers.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of making a holographic recording medium, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of recording layers, each recording layer having an intrinsic optical sensitivity; and placing said recording layers together to provide a single combined optical sensitivity that is a combination of said intrinsic optical sensitivities including blending said recording layers at transition areas among said recording layers.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of making a holographic recording medium, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of recording layers, each recording layer having an intrinsic optical sensitivity; and placing said recording layers together to provide a single combined optical sensitivity that is a combination of said intrinsic optical sensitivities including blending said recording layers at transition areas among said recording layers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 9 further including the step of exposing said recording layers to a gas.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 9 wherein said combined optical sensitivity is described by a sensitivity profile which is substantially zero at outermost recording layers and substantially at a maximum at innermost recording layers.
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