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The Holography Times is a quarterly newsletter published by Hologram Manufacturers Association of India (HoMAI).

Holography THE ULTIMATE TECHNOLOGY

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It’s hard to believe that 2009 is over and we’re well into the year 2010. The year

2009 ended with another enjoyable and memorable holographic journey. We would

personally like to thank each one for collectively moving forward this past year,

striving for the progress of the Indian holographic Industry. As we enter the New Year

we are excited about several initiatives that we have in place and new enhancements

scheduled for 2010.

Holography dates from 1947 and today, over these years, innovations in this space

reshape how the world works, how people organize themselves, and how they conduct

their lives. Scientists now view holograms for many new uses- from images on credit

cards and CD-ROMs to thwart counterfeiters, to medical image scans that recreate

images of the human brain. Today, when technology has increased its importance in

our lives, holography has also increased its share and followed suit.

Readers, welcoming you to this issue of The Holography Times, we cover some of

the futuristic application of holography all set to change the landscape of our lives.

This is also in concurrence with the mission statement of IHMA. The cover story

focuses on establishing holography as a scientific stream and not a product. As it

is the start of a landmark year, this quarterly edition serves as a bookmark for many

objects of interest, which may enable to make more informed decisions and provide

guidance. In this issue, Mario R. Keller, Product Manager for High-Security Foils at

Louisenthal Paper Mill, a wholly owned subsidiary of Giesecke & Devrient, explains

the latest trends in foil design and advantages security foils offer as opposed to other

security features. We also bring forward some of the glaring truths about currency

counterfeiting, apart from latest holography happenings, industry news and events.

We look forward to a productive 2010 and appreciate and value the input of our

members.

Best wishes for the New Year!

Team HoMAI!

In this issue

Editorial

Holography - The Ultimate Technology 10

News Bytes 4

Company Profile

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Industry Updates 15

Happy New Year!

Interview with Mario R. Keller

Do You Know?Interesting facts about money

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Review 14HOLOPACK-HOLPRINT 2009

Even a street kitchen cook needs to be able to tell whether a banknote is genuine.

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The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA),

the organisation that represents and promotes hologram industry worldwide, elected a new board and unveils new mission statement during its recent AGM held in Budapest, Hungary. The new mission statement comes as a move aimed at advancing the understanding, innovation & development in holography around the world. The new mission statement states “The mission of the IHMA is to support, set standards for and advance holography through promoting and encouraging the understanding, use and development of holograms and holographic technology for:

- the authentication of products and documents;

- decoration and illustration;

- displays and display systems;

- data storage and processing;

- energy systems;

- environmental improvements;

- Healthcare and other fi elds that emerge as potential applications of holography for the protection and benefi t of individuals and society at large”.

At the event, IHMA also elected its new chairman and representatives for the year 2010. Adam Scheer, marketing executive of US-based optical solutions provider JDSU, has been named Chairman of the IHMA board. Adam Scheer said: ‘Innovation is fl ourishing in the hologram industry and it is encouraging to see new ideas being generated by both established players and companies new to the arena.” He joins existing board members Khalid Khanani of Pakistan based Metatex’s and Rob Levy of Holo-Source Corporation, also in the US. He is joined by API Holographics’ Alan Lake. Deputy Representatives for North America and the EU/EFTA are still to be announced but the confi rmed regional

IHMA representatives are:

• Gurkiran Dhillon - Alpha Lasertek (India) – Asian representative

• Manoj Kochar - Holofl ex (India) – Deputy Asian representative

• Alan Lake – API Holographic (USA) - North American representative

• Pedro de Eguiluz Selvas - Fast Forms (Mexico) - Deputy North American representative

• Simone Foine - Centro Grafi co (Italy) - EU/EFTA representative

• Goran Milinovic - System Intelligence Products (Serbia) - East Europe/CIS/FSU representative

• Dmitry Paltsev - First Print Yard Holographics (Russia) - Deputy East Europe/CIS/FSU representative

• U K Gupta - Holostik India Ltd - HoMAI representative (Hologram Manufacturers Association of India)

Source: www.ihma.org

IHMA unveils new mission statement eyeingfuture of holography

Like our shoelaces or electrical cords, light can also get twisted into knots.

Now, scientists at the University of Bristol, England, have used a computer-controlled hologram and theoretical physics to turn a light beam into pretzel-like shapes and knots. This twisted feature not only leads to various images, but has implications for future laser devices as well.

Lead researcher Mark Dennis said, “In a light beam, the fl ow of light through space is similar to water fl owing in a river. Even though the light from a laser pointer travels in a straight line, it can also fl ow in whirls and eddies. These swirls of light are called optical vortices. Along the vortices the

intensity of light reaches zero, or no light. The light all around us is fi lled with these dark lines, even though we can’t see them. Our work actually twists dark fi laments within the light beam into knots.”

These optical vortices are created with holograms, which direct the fl ow of light. By using knot theory (a branch of abstract mathematics inspired by everyday knots), researchers have created customized holograms and refl ected a regular laser beam from them. The hologram acts like a fi lter for incoming light, manipulating the phase of the light wave. So each point on the hologram, changes the point of the wave’s cycle so that it fl ows around a dark knot.

Dennis said. “For me it shows how fi nely we can control the fl ow and propagation of laser light using holograms. This degree of control is likely to fi nd applications in future laser devices.”

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Twisted Physics: Scientists create light knots with holograms

By reflecting a laser beam from a specially designed hologram (shown here as the colored circle), physicists created knots of dark filaments (represented by the colored knot).

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Clydesdale bank, one of Scotland’s largest banks, has joined the elite

club of Bank Issuing Authorities relying on holograms for security. The new notes will be the fi rst in the UK to use a

new “depth image” hologram security feature in the form of a moving image behind the prominent front picture. The Depth Image™ Hologram, developed by De Larue has been

originated using classical holography and applied in OVD patch format. Till date, more than 90 issuing authorities are using holograms on more than 250 bank note denominations.

Clydesdale Bank introduced the new £10 world heritage banknote, the fourth of the Clydesdale Bank’s new world heritage banknotes, featuring Robert Burns on the front (regarded as the national poet of Scotland) and Edinburgh’s old and new towns on the back. The strong portrait subjects, big bold denomination numerals and the use of color give each note its own individual character while the sweeping views of the Scottish world heritage sites gives rich imagery and personality to the back of the notes.

Source: www.cbonline.co.uk

Scotlands’ Clydesdale Bank joins the hologram club

The first in the Bank Note world to include Depth Image™ Hologram

Scientists at GE Global Research, in collaboration with SABIC Innovative

Plastics, have developed a new class of holographic materials that could enable the Secure ID card of the future. In this new technology the materials can be processed in plastic, serving as a next generation platform for a variety of ID badges or cards, including driver’s licenses and passports, employee badges, credit cards, identity cards for health insurance and secure access.

This Secure ID technology uses volume holography to store information in a much higher security format. Unlike surface holograms, GE-SABIC Innovative Plastics’ holographic technology can store multiple holograms in a plastic card that allows for more robust security and personalized features, making it virtually impossible for a card to be altered. Another unique aspect of the “innvovative plastic” special holographic material is that they are injection-moldable and can be shaped, which is a fi rst for the industry.

According to GE sources the technology has numerous marketing opportunities as it can be used to verify the authenticity of a variety of products, ranging from laptop computers, cell phones and other electronic devices to other consumer goods. These Secure ID Cards also could enable new applications in the security and authentication sectors. For example, fi ngerprinting and biometric scans used today to fast track airport screening, could be accelerated and made more robust by storing these records on the Secure ID card as a high resolution holographic image.

“Ensuring the security of our bank cards and different forms of ID is essential in this increasingly digital age. GE-SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Secure ID card technology will provide a true step change in the level of security, making it virtually impossible to steal a person’s identity or tamper with their cards in any way.” said Dr. Moitreyee Sinha, Manager, Functional and Optical Materials Lab.

Dr. Sinha added, “We can store 3-D images of a person’s face, record their fi ngerprints and even create unique animations within our holographic plastic materials. We also can control the visibility of what a person can see on the card. This will enable varying levels of security features that are needed for different applications.”

GE scientists have been working on holographic technology for over six years. One of the biggest achievements of the program has been the ability to process holographic materials in plastic. These holographic materials can be directly laminated to a card, injection molded into a part, extruded into fi lm, or cast into a very thin fi lm. The technology and application development teams at SABIC Innovative Plastics, along with scientists at GE Global Research, are targeting commercialization of this new class of holographic materials by 2012.

Source: www.ge.com

GE developed new class of holographic materials to secure future ID CARD’s

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Holostik India Limited offers security solutions for protection/

authentication of identity documents. Holostik is the leading Security Hologram manufacturer in India, since 1991, and one of the largest manufactures in the world with over 5000 customers in Government, Public and Private sectors. Holostik has all facilities under one roof under high security environment. We supply holographic security solutions to various prestigious government bodies, for identity document protection.

• Holostik has two types of Master Origination machines- Conventional 2D/3D machine and 1,00,000 DPI Dot Matrix master origination machine, which offers ability to produce combination masters with added security.

• Our R&D (master lab) team has developed certain high security features (both overt and covert), which are very difficult for other holographers to develop.

• Holostik has an in-house printing facility, which offers up to 8 colour UV printing options on paper and 10 colour printing options on film, providing latest high security features in printing available in the world.

• Our product range includes regular security holograms, paper products incorporating security features, polyester / PVC / other plastics based film products and/ or a combination product of one or more of the above substrates with holographic security.

There are a number of methods that can be adopted for securitization of identity documents depending on volume of documents to be securitized, method of application and resources available. Thus, Holostik offers security holograms in (i) Pressure sensitive form (ii) Hot Stamping Foil form (iii)Transparent Holography form and (iv) Laminate form, as per customer requirements.

The most common form is to apply Security Hologram on to the existing identity document. This hologram can be affi xed on the document separately or in a manner so that it partially covers the photograph of the bearer. As it is ‘tamper evident’ in nature, any attempt to remove it will result in its destruction. At Holostik we offer, both Pressure sensitive holograms that are affi xed manually and automatically and Hot Stamping Foil based holograms that are affi xed using a Hot Stamping machine, in standard and customised shapes. Pressure sensitive security hologram can be of Transparent/ Semi-Transparent type. Another method is to use pre-printed identity document having holographic strip running through. In this method, Holostik prints the required identity document and applies a strip of security hologram as per design. This method does not require hologram handling at the end user, rather only printing of the individual card details. The use of a security strip offers a larger area and is also visually appealing. In the two forms of application discussed above, the fi nal document can be used as is basis or can be further laminated within a pouch. The use of pouch adds

another layer of security & also enhances life of the document.

Holostik offers a third option which combines benefi ts of tamper evident transparent security holography with transparent laminated holographic pouch, offering high security with fl exibility of use. Customer needs to print data on to the document type, paste photographs etc & then place document in the pouch and pass it through a pouch laminator. The end product protected by the laminated pouch, it has see-through holographic features through out the fascia, is tamper evident, visually appealing and easy to authenticate, making it is easy to protect, securitize and authenticate identity documents.

Holostik provides tailor made solutions for the I.D. Cards depending on the customer’s requirement i.e. security solutions, semi high security solutions and high security solutions. But, we always incorporate certain security features in all of the above three categories so that it becomes extremely diffi cult for counterfeiters to copy.

Today, many of the important and sensitive documents worldwide are protected using our tailor made security products. What ever be the customers’ need, Holostik can provide the right solution because of its rigorous R&D and wide exposure, experience in holography and allied products. Just allow us to become your ‘Security Partner’ to help you in securing your products and we assure of your complete satisfaction.

For further informationcontact at holostik@vsnl.com orVisit : www.holostik.com

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History

India was one of the earliest issuers of coins (circa 6th century BC).The fi rst “rupee” is believed to have been introduced by Sher Shah Suri (1486–1545), based on a ratio of 40 copper pieces (paisa) per rupee.

Among the earliest issues of paper rupees were those by the Bank of Hindustan (1770–1832), the General Bank of Bengal and Bihar (1773–75, established by Warren Hastings) and the Bengal Bank(1784–91), amongst others.

Government of India issued currency notes till the formation of RBI on 1st April 1935.

The fi st Governor, Sir Osborne Smith did not sign any bank notes; they were signed by Sir James Taylor -the Second Governor.

In 1987, 2000 and 1000 denomination notes were introduced.

RBI introduced a new “Mahatma Gandhi Series’ in 1996, after the advancement of reprographic techniques.

In the news

Fake currency was seized amounting to Rs. 5.57 crore in 2002, Rs. 6.81 crore in 2004 and Rs. 8 crore in 2007; the amount touched nearly Rs. 15 crore in 2009.

Five states, including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have so far reported the maximum seizure of fake notes.

The government has decided to set up fi ve “special cells” to check the circulation of fake Indian currency notes to be controlled by the CBI. These centres will be set up in Chandigarh, Kokata, Guwahati, Lucknow and Delhi.

Currently India imports its entire requirement of currency paper for Rs. 100, Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes from 6 companies in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and France.

Now, a joint venture paper mill is being established between Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India and Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran, for indigenous production of security paper for currency notes.

Kores India is set to introduce a unique counterfeit currency detector that has the capability to scan 1,200 notes per minute and reject fake notes, called Kores Fusion.

In Bihar, the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in association with Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has produced a short documentary that explains the differences between fake and genuine notes.

Did you really know?

In INR, the ISO code for the Indian Rupee, the fi rst two letters stand for the country name & the third the currency, like IN for India & R =Rupee.

Each Indian bank note carries its amount written in 17 languages (English & Hindi on the front and 15 others on back). There are 17 languages on any note given by RBI.15 0n the left corner of the backside of the note and the other languages is English and Hindi on the front of the note.

The origin of the word Rupee is from the Sanskrit word for Silver, which is Rupyakam when it was minted into a coin. The word later became Rupya, Rupaiya or Roopa in some parts of country. When the Britishers took authority of India, they unifi ed all these pronunciations in to a single word, Rupee which we use today. In Indonesia, the unit of currency is still Rupiya closest to its Sanskrit ancestor.

The Security Thread was introduced for the 1st time in India after the 1940’s war, when the Japanese tried to destabilize Indian currency with Re 10 forged notes.

Such threads with holography are called holographic security threads used for protecting fi nancial documents like Currency, bank Agreement as well as ID documents like Passport and Identity card.

Do You Know?

Interesting facts about money

Holographic Security Thread

The first note issued by Reserve Bank of India

Sir James Taylor

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Even a street kitchen cook needs to be able to tell whether a banknote is genuine.

The Holography Times: Mr. Keller, what advantages do security foils offer as opposed to other widely used features?

Keller: Foil is a material that can

be worked with using much more

sophisticated technologies than paper.

Banknote paper has a coarse surface;

foil, on the other hand, is very smooth.

That allows you to achieve completely

different effects, holograms for example.

That characteristic also enables you to

apply multiple machine-readable layers,

each with a different function, such as

electrical or magnetic properties.

The Holography Times: How long have foil-based elements been around?

Keller: Security threads have been used

in banknotes for many years now. In

the beginning, the threads were made of

polyester. Fifteen years ago, however,

when color copiers and scanners became

mass market products, security threads

and foils took on a greater signifi cance. If

you vacuum coat the foil with aluminum,

the surface becomes highly refl ective.

This causes the light of the copier to

overexpose the surface, making that part

of the copy appear black. Roughly 10

years ago, the fi rst holographic stripes

were introduced as an additional foil-

based security feature. In this case, the

foil merely serves as a substrate for

processing the transparent varnish and

applying it to the surface of the banknote.

Afterwards, the foil itself is removed.

The fi lm of varnish can be embossed

with holographic structures as well as

given other optically variable effects.

The Holography Times: Holographic foils are being used more and more for commercial applications. To what extent is this development affecting production of banknote security foils?

Keller: That trend has given us

signifi cant impetus. Since the fi rst

security foils appeared on banknote

paper, Louisenthal has endeavored to

use its manufacturing process to clearly

distinguish itself from the commercially

manufactured foil-based features. Take

holograms for example. Initial designs

were simple geometric patterns. Back

then, that was suffi cient. Nowadays, even

commercial holographic foils make use

of geometric patterns. For that reason,

we have begun designing holograms

with easily recognizable motifs, for

example, a portrait of a famous person

like Germany’s Johann Wolfgang von

Goethe. The best approach is to integrate

the portrait into the banknote by means

of various technologies: in the paper as

a watermark, during printing as an offset

or intaglio element, and as a true color

hologram on the holographic stripe.

That means the various technologies

are cross-integrated into the banknote’s

design, and people on the street are able

to compare the different manifestations

of the portrait without the aid of

special instruments, thereby reassuring

themselves that the note they are holding

is genuine.

The Holography Times: What other developments are characteristic of the production process?

Keller: We generate effects that are

atypical for the commercial sector. For

example, we create dynamic effects

Mario R. Keller

The security thread has proved itself to be a reliable security feature for currency notes. Nowadays, however,

foil-based elements utilizing new technologies are also of considerable importance. Mario R. Keller, Product

Manager for High-Security Foils at Louisenthal Paper Mill, a wholly owned subsidiary of Giesecke & Devrient,

explains the latest trends in foil design and manufacturing.

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that show objects in motion. Taiwan is

a case in point. In Taiwan, baseball is

the national pastime. That’s why one

of their currency denominations shows

a baseball bat hitting a ball. Another

method is to create 2-D or 3-D effects

in which certain parts of the holographic

image appear deep inside the note or

virtually leap out of it.

The Holography Times: You mean security foil trends have a significant effect on the origination process?

Keller: Among other things. Origination

refers to the process of transferring the

design to a device such as an electron

beam imager or an isolation table. In

2002 and 2003, Louisenthal invested

a considerable amount in its own

origination hardware and software.

We have the ability to use our very

specialized technologies to design and

produce security features that cannot be

easily imitated.

The Holography Times: To what extent have innovations have been made in other foil-based technologies?

Keller: In the past, we had holographic

stripes with continuous motifs that

stretched across an entire sheet of

banknotes. Today, we attempt to apply

motifs that match the height of the note,

especially when depicting portraits. The

fi nished product, however, should not

have part of the head cut off. Moreover,

there is a trend towards combining

more than one optically variable

element on security foils. A hologram

with color shifting and/or microlens

arrays is one example. A shift in color

becomes apparent when the banknote is

viewed from two different angles. That

enables you to see two different colors,

for example, green and magenta. The

advantage is that the complexity of the

applied stripe increases enormously,

which in turn, heightens resistance to

counterfeiting.

The Holography Times: Security foils thus make it possible for people to distinguish a counterfeit banknote from the genuine article?

Keller: Yes. A security expert in Asia

once told me even a street kitchen

cook needs to be able to tell whether a

banknote is genuine. This is where foil-

based security features are especially

come in. Allow me to cite two examples.

First, Louisenthal developed a new

type of banknote with a security feature

consisting of a window covered by

special transparent foil. The foil can

be used to place easily recognizable

elements for authentication inside the

window. When the note is viewed against

a light background, a number indicating

its denomination can be seen. Placing the

banknote on a dark surface causes the

number to disappear, revealing a series

of stripes in the window.

Second, at present, the most commonly

used material for vacuum coating

holographic stripes is a metal, generally

aluminum. We are working on the

assumption that over the medium term,

so-called bimetallic stripes will become

the norm. That is to say, we produce a

number of image and hologram features

in aluminum and others using a different

metal, chromium or copper, for example.

The varying colors of each metal produce

different visual effects, which can be

easily recognized by average people.

Producing these kinds of security foils is

very complicated, however.

The Holography Times: Which member of the G&D group of companies is responsible for manufacturing security foils?

Keller: Louisenthal Paper Mill, a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Giesecke

& Devrient. We have two plants, and

our main focus is on banknote paper

production. In 2003, we constructed an

additional facility for processing security

fi lms.

The Holography Times: Just how cost-effective are security foils?

Keller: Since production at Louisenthal

is carried out via a security partnership,

we have very short transport routes.

That keeps costs down and guarantees a

high degree of security, since we don’t

have to transport the fi lms ourselves.

This provides us with an advantage in

quality because we know the best way

to integrate paper and foil, for example,

where selecting the right adhesive for

the substrate is concerned. All the know-

how surrounding these technologies is

found here in house. That enables us to

produce the best possible foils in terms of

security, quality, and cost-effectiveness.

Published with permission of G&D,for more information contact Pressesprecherin / Press Offi cer, Corporate CommunicationsGiesecke & Devrient GmbH, Prinzregentenstr. 159, 81677 Munich / Germany

daniela.gaigl@gi-de.com orvisit http://www.gi-de.com

If you find a fake note in

your possession, and cannot

establish the source, you can

only forgo your money. The

best thing is to be vigilant.

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Emerging future applications

A) Authentication of products and documentsToday, new generation holographic technology provides overt fi rst-line authentication as well as covert features for second line authentication.

New Holographic materials

- A major limiting factor so far for commercial breakthrough of volume holography has been the lack of a high performance material which is suitable for industrial mass production processes.

i) Bayfol® HX which will be introduced to the market in 2010 by Bayer Material Science will fi ll this gap. This next generation instant holographic material combines full-color holographic performance with ease of processing.

ii) GE-SABIC Innovative Plastics’ holographic technology can store multiple holograms in a plastic card that allows for more robust security and personalized features, making it virtually impossible for a card to be altered. In this new technology the materials can be processed in plastic, serving

as a next generation platform for a variety of ID badges or cards, including driver’s licenses and passports, Employee badges, Credit cards, Identity cards for health insurance and secure access.

B) Data storage & processing (Figure 1)

Figure 1

Invented in 1947, this Gabor technology has been continually evolving since the past 60 years, its strength being- Innovation.

In 1988, Austria produced the 5000 schilling banknote (Mozart) using foil hologram application to a paper banknote. Again

in 1989, when GLAXO first used tamper-evident holograms to seal packs of Zantac, holography proved itself as the best overt

security technology for authentication. This journey has been on its road to success with drastic developments in holography.

Scientists now have taken their own view at holograms for a slew of new uses-from images on credit cards and CD-ROMs to

thwart counterfeiters, to medical image scans that recreate images of the human brain. There is a common misconception in

peoples mind that hologram / holography is a product. Holography is the name of scientific stream and not a product. The article

reviews the diversified applications of this technology responsible for emerging breakthroughs of the 21st century.

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Holography THE ULTIMATE TECHNOLOGY

In holographic data storage, an entire “page” of information is stored at once as an optical interference pattern within a thick, photosensitive optical material. It has several advantages- It is able to break through the density limits of conventional storage since it goes beyond recording only on the surface, to recording through the full depth of the medium. Also it achieves higher data transfer rates than current optical storage devices since other technologies record one data bit at a time, whereas holography allows 1 million bits of data to be written and read out in single fl ashes of light.

Holographic memory systems offer far more storage capacity than CDs and DVDs – even “next-generation” DVDs like Blu-ray and their transfer rates leave conventional discs in the dust. However price and complexity of holographic storage hold them back from mass consumption. Recent changes have made the holographic versatile disc (HVD) a viable option for consumers.

i) Holographic Versatile Disc (Figure 2)

The Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) is an optical disc technology. It employs a technique known as collinear holography, whereby two green laser beams are collimated in a single beam. The green laser reads data encoded as laser interference fringes from a holographic layer near the top of the disc. A Blue laser is used as the reference beam to read servo information from a regular CD-style aluminum layer near the bottom. Servo-information is used to monitor the position of the read head over the disc, similar to the head, track, and sector information on a conventional hard disk drive. On a CD or DVD this servo-information is interspersed amongst the data.

A dichroic mirror layer between the holographic data and the servo data refl ects the green laser while letting the red laser pass through. This prevents interference from refraction of the green laser off the servo data pits and is an advance over past holographic storage media, which either experienced too

much interference, or lacked the servo data entirely, making them incompatible with current CD and DVD drive technology. These discs have the capacity to hold up to 6 terabytes (TB) of information. The HVD also has a transfer rate of 1Gbit/s (125 MB/s). Sony, Philips, TDK, Panasonic and Optware all plan to release 1 TB capacity discs in 2019—although HVD standards were approved and published on June 28, 2007, no company has released an HVD as of January 17, 2010.

ii) Holographic Versatile Card (HVC) (Figure 3)

Optware, maker of the 1TB Holographic Versatile Disc, is to introduce yet another high capacity storage system based on the same technology — the Holographic Versatile Card. These little credit card-sized card will hold 30GB of data and have a write speed 3 times faster than Blu-ray. One of its main advantages compared with discs is the lack of moving parts when played.

C) Research & Development / Health Care (Figure 4)

Holographic interferometry is used by researchers and industry designers to test and design many things, from tyres and engines to prosthetic limbs and artifi cial bones and joints.

- Supermarket and department store scanners use a holographic lens system that directs laser light onto the bar codes of the merchandise.

- Holographic optical elements (HOE’s) are used for navigation by airplane pilots. A holographic image of the cockpit instruments appears to fl oat in front of the windshield. This

Figure 3: Holographic versatile card (HVC)

Figure 2 : HVD work structure

Figure 4: Holographic optical element used for navigation

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allows the pilot to keep his eyes on the runway or the sky while reading the instruments. This feature is available on some models of automobiles.

- Medical doctors can use three-dimensional holographic CAT scans to make measurements without invasive surgery. This technique is also used in medical education. Holographic imaging system has been proved to be promising for cancer treatment planning.

D) Display & Illustrations

- Sony Electronics uses holographic technology in their digital cameras. A holographic crystal is used to allow the camera to detect the edge of the subject and differentiate between it and the background. As a result, the camera is able to focus accurately in dark conditions.

- Future colour liquid crystal displays (LCD’s) will be brighter and whiter as a result of holographic technology. Scientists at Polaroid Corp. have developed a holographic refl ector that will refl ect ambient light to produce a whiter background.

Holographic TV

In 2008, researchers at the University of Arizona were able to develop a breakthrough technology: the creation of an updateable 3D display. While in its earliest stages of development, holographic TV is a technology that is being given serious attention.

- Optical holographic computers will be capable of delivering trillions of bits of information faster than the latest computers.

E) Energy Systems

The holographic planar concentrator provides more power at low level insolation. This new technology is a great solution for area with low level of insolation providing more than 30% increment in converting sun shine into usable energy. (HPC) is built up from several layers of fi lm composed of gelatin on polyethylene terephthalate. In each fi lm, holographic optical elements are imprinted using diode-pumped solid-state lasers. The holographic stack diffracts wavelengths that are usable by the solar cells while allowing unusable wavelengths to pass through unabsorbed. The usable energy is guided via total internal refl ection at the glass/air interface to strings of solar cells, resulting in up to a threefold concentration of energy per unit area of photovoltaic material.

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F) Electron Holography

Electron holography is the application of holography techniques to electron waves rather than light waves. It is commonly used to study electric and magnetic fi elds in thin fi lms, as magnetic and electric fi elds can shift the phase of the interfering wave passing through the sample. Electron holography can be used to measure and observe a wide variety of electro-magnetic phenomena such as the magnetic fi elds in superconductors or recording media, the electric fi elds in pn junctions, specimen thickness, mean inner potentials of materials, dislocations, strain fi elds, electron microscope lens aberrations and much more.

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Review HOLOPACK-HOLPRINT 2009

Organised by the IHMA, the 17th annual Excellence in holography

awards, recognized outstanding industry success and achievement. Delegates from the holography community attended the Holopack•Holo-print® conference, held fi ttingly in Budapest, the birthplace of the inventor of the hologram, Denis Gabor.

The awards were given to organizations that introduced the most innovative or commercially viable hologram product/ technique over the year. The quality of entries demonstrated that technology coupled with imaginative applications reinforces the important role holography plays, particularly in tackling anti-counterfeiting and authentication.

Indian hologram Industry also reached new heights as one of the HOMAI member’s Holostik India Ltd. won 3 awards for innovation, promotion & packaging at the IHMA Excellence in Holography Awards 2009. Holostik received the award for its new “Innovation in Holographic Production “& OEM product for Pharmaceutical Industry. Holographic blister packaging is a product in which low OD metallizing is done on holographic embossing without touching the sealing side of PVC and thereby ensuring that no existing changes are required, saving time and money.

A new holographic security fi lm on polycarbonate (PC) from optical solutions provider JDSU, received the prize for the ‘Best Applied Security Product’. Holofuse™ is a laminate layer for PC ID

cards, so it requires no additional card manufacturing stage, and the material bonds at the molecular level.

Another development came from Specialized Enterprise Holography LLC, which has developed a new holographic security feature for potential ID and document applications among others. Its new T.I.G.R.A. (Transparent Interacting Gratings) security device won the ‘Innovation in Holographic Technique’ category. T.I.G.R.A. comprises two holograms, each partially demetallised in a pattern of lines, so that when these are mounted together they produce a dynamic moiré pattern.

Decorative paper producer Hazen Paper won the ‘Best Origination’ Award for an eye-catching holographic calendar. The ‘Smooth Sailing’ 2009 calendar was recognised for its innovative use of advanced holographic technology. The potential use of holography in intellectual property protection was illustrated in a ground breaking project by Optaglio, which won the ‘Best Applied Decorative Product’. The company used holographic technology in a publication featuring stories by young mid-European based writers using tiny holograms to hold the complete works in nanotext together with the authors’ portraits. The Brian Monaghan Award for Business Achievement was given to Dino Radice of Centro Grafi co DG in recognition of his transformation of the company from

an intaglio printer to a hologram and holographic substrate producer. This has been achieved not only by re-positioning the company but also through the installation of purpose-built equipment to enable Centro Grafi co to become a highly respected supplier of fi lms to surface-relief hologram producers.

These awards have shown how innovation continues to push the boundaries for new holographic applications.

Awards show industry pushing holographic boundaries

The award winners at Holopack Holoprint - 2009

Innovation in Holographic TechniqueAward: Specialized Enterprise Holography for Ivan PulyuiCommended: Holostik India Ltd for Pisco Peru Plata Innovation in Holographic Production and OEM ProductAward: Holostik India Limited for its innovative holo-graphic blister packagingCommended: Optaglio s.r.o. for OVMesh™ Best OriginationAward: Hazen Paper Company for ‘Smooth Sailing with Hazen Paper’ 2009 calendar Best Applied Security ProductAward: JDSU for HoloFuse™Commended: Holostik India Ltd for Vanali Best Applied Decorative ProductAward: Opataglio for Platform Culture Central EuropeCommended: Wrestlemania 25th Anniversary Program Booklet Brian Monaghan Award for Business InnovationAward: Dino Radice, Centro DG S.P.A

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Events & Calendar5TH GLOBAL FORUM ON PHARMACEUTICAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING 10 - 26 February 2010, Miami, FL, USAwww.reconnaissance-intl.com

INDIA PACKAGING SHOW 2010 9-12 April 2010, HITEX, Hyderabadwww.indiapackagingshow.com

7TH PAN EUROPEAN HIGH SECURITY PRINTING CONFERENCE 10 - 15 April 2010, Berlin, Germanywww.reconnaissance-intl.com

HOLO-PACK.HOLO-PRINT 2010 10 - 16 Nov 10, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiawww.reconnaissance-intl.com

9TH ASIAN HIGH SECURITY PRINTING CONFERENCE 10 - 19 Nov 10, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiawww.reconnaissance-intl.com

Pack Plus 2010 3 - 6 December 2010, New Delhiwww.indiapackagingshow.com

Method for forming hologram, hologram and security medium using the hologram

Publication No: (WO/2010/005016)Publication Date: 14-January-2010International Application No: PCT/JP2009/062419

Applicants: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. [JP/JP]; 1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho 1-chome, shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1628001 (JP) (All Except US).

Abstract:(EN) A method for forming a hologram to record an original image as an interference pattern on a predetermined recording surface by calculation carried out by a computer comprises a step of defi ning an original image comprised of a three-dimensional image, a hologram recording surface to record the original image, and reference light to be irradiated to the hologram recording surface; a step of defi ning a plurality of calculation points on the hologram recording surface and calculates the strength of an interference wave formed by object light emitted from each object and the reference light with respect of each of the calculation points; and a step of forming a physical interference pattern on a medium in accordance with the strength distribution of the interference wave obtained on the recording surface in the calculation step, thereby making the shortest portion of the three-dimensional image arranged in the vicinity of the hologram recording surface in defi ning the original image.

Illumination device with holographic light guide

Publication No: WO/2010/270100Publication Date: 07-01-2010International Application No: PCT/US2009/048677

Applicants:QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [US/US]; 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121 (US) (All Except US).GRUHLKE, Russell, Wayne [US/US]; (US) (US Only).CHUI, Clarence [US/US]; (US) (US Only).MIENKO, Marek [US/US]; (US) (US Only).XU, Gang [US/US]; (US) (US Only).BITA, Ion [RO/US]; (US) (US Only).

Abstract:An illumination device includes a holographic fi lm 89 and a light source 93, such as a point light source. The point light source 93 is positioned at an edge of the holographic fi lm and has a light emitting face that faces the edge of the holographic fi lm 89. The holographic fi lm 89 includes a hologram formed of diffractive refractive index structures. The density of the diffractive refractive index structur-es increases with increasing distance from the light source 93. Light is propagated from the light source 93 through the holographic fi lm 89, such as by total internal refl ection. The diffractive refractive index structures turn the light, thereby causing the light to propagate out of the holographic fi lm 89 in a desired direction. In some embodiments, the light propagating out of the holographic fi lm 89 has a high uniformity across the surface of the holographic fi lm 89.

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