The invention relates to a layer construction comprising a curable protective layer C and a photopolymer layer B, to a method for producing such a layer construction, to a method for producing a hologram using such a layer construction, to a sealed holographic medium and to the use of such a layer construction for producing a hologram.

An anti-microbial packaging includes an innermost decontamination layer defining an inside and exposed surface of the packaging against which items in the packaging would contact. A fiber substrate layer is fixed to the innermost decontamination layer which itself is a metal or a metallic-alloy layer.

The invention relates to a layer construction comprising a curable protective layer C and a photopolymer layer B, to a method for producing such a layer construction, to a method for producing a hologram using such a layer construction, to a sealed holographic medium and to the use of such a layer construction for producing a hologram.

A display including a relief structure forming layer having a major surface with a relief type diffractive structure that displays a three-dimensional object as a diffraction image; and a reflective layer at least partially covering a region of the major surface where the diffractive structure is provided. A portion of the diffractive structure in a first region includes first and second linear parts forming a first lattice, and first parts arranged in respective gaps of the first lattice. The first and second linear parts each having a solid line shape form a first pattern. A portion of the diffractive structure in a second region includes third and fourth linear parts alternately arranged in the width direction thereof. The third linear parts each having a dashed line shape and the fourth linear parts each having a dashed or dotted line shape form a second pattern.

The invention relates to a protective layer comprising a photopolymer layer B and and an at least partly cured protective layer C, to a process for producing the layer construction according to the invention, to a kit of parts, to the use of an at least partly cured protective layer C for protection of a photopolymer layer B and to optical displays and security documents comprising the layer construction according to the invention.

A holographic security or identification device (10) comprises an object, or a flexible substrate (12) configured to be conformable to a desired, curved shape; and a plurality of structures (14) formed on or in the object to have a desired curved configuration, or formed in or associated with the substrate and arranged to adopt a desired curved configuration when the substrate is conformed to a desired shape, wherein the plurality of structures (14) are configured to receive light (20) of a selected at least one wavelength or range of wavelengths and to produce, using the received light, a desired holographic image (22) for security or identification purposes when in the desired configuration.

A method for forming a volume hologram film having security elements which are formed as a transfer section of the volume hologram film is described, wherein the volume hologram film has n volume hologram layers arranged one over another. The production of the volume hologram film is carried out in a roll-to-roll method with the following method steps: a) providing a carrier film from a supply roll; b) applying an i-th photopolymer layer to the carrier film; c) forming an i-th volume hologram in the photopolymer layer; d) forming an i-th volume hologram layer by curing the i-th photopolymer layer; e) repeating process steps b) to e) n1 times; f) applying an adhesive layer to the background layer; g) winding the volume hologram film onto a take-up roll.

The invention relates to a sealed holographic medium comprising a layer construction containing a photopolymer layer and a sealing layer, to a process for producing the sealed holographic medium, to a kit of parts, to a layer construction for sealing and to the use thereof.

The invention relates to a holographic medium containing a layer construction comprising a curable protective layer C and a photopolymer layer B, to a method for producing such a holographic medium, to a method for producing a hologram using such a holographic medium, to a sealed holographic medium and to the use of such a holographic medium for producing a hologram.

The invention relates to a scaled holographic medium comprising a layer construction B-C1-C2, to a process for producing the sealed holographic medium, to a kit of parts, to a layer construction comprising a protective layer and a substrate layer and to the use thereof.