The optical diffuser mastering of the subject invention includes legacy microstructure surface relief patterns, along with smaller ones, overlaid on the larger ones. The characteristic features produced by the present invention will be found useful to eliminate visible structures in/on optical diffusers, such as those used in movie projection screens (utilizing either coherent (i.e., laser-generated) and non-coherent (e.g., lamp-generated) light), head-up displays (HUDs), laser projection viewing, etc., as the present invention produces much sharper images than those afforded by traditional holographic optical diffusers.

A method of preparing a glazing, comprising: stacking a first glass sheet, a first interlayer, a photopolymer film, a second interlayer, and a second glass sheet to provide a lamination stack; deairing the lamination stack; autoclaving the lamination stack to provide a laminated glazing; applying a reactive light to the photopolymer film in the laminated glazing, wherein reactive light is applied to the laminated glazing through a master holographic film; and bleaching the laminated glazing such that the photopolymer film is no longer reactive to light exposure.

A method for replicating a hologram in a light-sensitive composite web comprises providing a master element comprising a substrate body and at least one master hologram, applying a light-sensitive composite web on a surface of the master element, exposing the master element in order to replicate the at least one master hologram into the light-sensitive composite web and detaching the exposed composite web from the master element. The method also comprises the temporary application of an optical adhesive film between the light-sensitive composite web and the surface of the master element. The optical adhesive film imparts optical contact between the master element and the light-sensitive composite web during the exposure. Another method for replicating a hologram in a light-sensitive composite web comprises using an input coupling element, wherein an optical adhesive film is introduced between the composite web and the input coupling element.

A device for continuously replicating a hologram has a coating module to coat a liquid photopolymer onto a first carrier film, a lamination module to apply a second carrier film to the first carrier film coated with the photopolymer to obtain a photopolymer composite including a liquid photopolymer layer between two carrier films, an exposure module having a light source, and a master element with a master hologram to be replicated, and a fixing module to cure the replicated hologram in the photopolymer composite. The master element is axially rotatably mounted, and the exposure module is designed to bring the photopolymer composite in optical contact with the master element, while the light source exposes the master hologram to obtain a replicated hologram in a region of the photopolymer composite.

A method includes providing a multiplicity of masters, each of the masters having a substrate body and at least one master hologram, selecting a sequence of masters from the multiplicity of masters based on a plurality of holograms to be replicated and arranging the sequence of masters on a first carrier to align upper faces of the masters in a horizontal plane, detachably laminating a light-sensitive composite web on the aligned upper faces, exposing the masters to replicate the master holograms in the light-sensitive composite web, and detaching the exposed composite web from the masters. The masters are detachably incorporated in the first carrier such that a sequence and/or composition of the masters for replicating the plurality of holograms is variable. The masters are incorporated in the first carrier such that two or more faces of the masters are optically accessible for exposure.

A holographic optical element, a method for manufacturing the same and an apparatus for producing the same are provided. More particularly, the holographic optical element is capable of enhancing the brightness of an augmented image. In one example, the holographic optical element includes a plurality of optical elements combined together and has interference patterns recorded on the plurality of optical elements, respectively. The interference patterns have the same pitch and different inclination angles.

A method for continuously replicating a hologram by a device having a coating module, a lamination module, an exposure module and a fixing module involves coating a first carrier film with a liquid photopolymer using the coating module, applying a second carrier film to the coated first carrier film using the lamination module to obtain a photopolymer composite including a liquid photopolymer layer between two carrier films, bringing a region of the photopolymer composite in contact with an axially rotatable master element including a master hologram to be replicated in the exposure module, and exposing the region of the photopolymer composite to a light source, such that the master hologram is replicated on the photopolymer composite, and curing a replica hologram contained in the liquid photopolymer in the fixing module.

The invention relates to techniques for producing a holographic optical element, HOE, by replication of a master HOE. More particularly, the invention relates to techniques for flexibly adjusting the diffraction efficiency of the HOE. An adjustable settable optical element (54) can be used to change the intensity and/or polarisation of light during an illumination process.