US 20120194888A1

(19) United States

(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0194888 A1
Klug et al.
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(43) Pub. Date:

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR

Aug. 2, 2012

Publication Classi?cation

RECORDING ONE-STEP, FULL-COLOR,

HOLOGRAPHIC

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Inventors:

MichaelAnthony Klug Austin TX

(52)

(US); Mark Evan Holzbach,

Austin, TX (US); Alejandro Jos

(57)

(2006.01)

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ABSTRACT

Ferdman, Austin, TX (U S)

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13/304,891

Holographic stereograms and holographic optical elements

(22) Filed:

Nov. 28, 2011

are printed using computer rendered images of 3D computer

models or processed images. Printing of one-step, full-color,

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Related US Application Data

Continuation of application NO 12/886 130 ?led on
Se 20 2010 HOW Pat NO 068 26; Winch is a

dhg'sion of a 1icati0n NO 16/014 681 filed on Dec

each other at an elemental hologram on a holographic record

11 2001 nogvppat NO 7 8'13 018

is a divisio?

ing material. A voXel-control lens can be placed in the path of

ofapphcation NO '09/69 58i ?ld on Jun 17 1998

the object beam and in close proximity to the holographic

HOW Pat NO 6 33'0 088

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full-parallax holographic stereograms uses a reference beam

steering system to expose a holographic recording material
from different angles by a reference beam. A coherent beam
is split into object and reference beams that interfere With

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Provisional application No. 60/076,237, ?led on Feb.

27, 1998.

recording material to control resolution of a holographic ste

reogram. lnterchangable band-limited diffusers and refer

eHCe-beam masking plates, and Viewing ZOne techniques Can

be used in the rendering process.

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