Abstract:
An optical apparatus includes: a focusing lens that focuses light which is one of recording light being irradiated to an optical recording medium with reference light for recording a hologram and reference light being irradiated to an optical recording medium for reading out a hologram; and a focal position-shifting unit that refracts the light while moving in accordance with a moving speed of the optical recording medium, so as to shift a focal position of the light in the optical recording medium a distance in a thickness direction of the optical recording medium.
Abstract:
A postprocessing apparatus for conducting postprocessing on an image forming member, including a receiving unit for receiving an image forming member having an image formed thereon, and an attaching unit for attaching a hologram recording medium in which a hologram can be written, to the image forming member. The postprocessing apparatus further includes a recording unit for writing related information corresponding to image formed on the image forming member, onto the hologram recording medium.
Abstract:
There is provided a hologram recording method including: generating light of a pattern in which a plurality of unit blocks, which include at least one pixel and express luminance, are arrayed, the pattern being sectioned into a region of a signal beam and a region of a reference beam, and being generated such that the region of the reference beam includes a plurality of unit blocks whose numbers of pixels are different; collecting the generated light at a common optical system, and illuminating it onto an optical recording medium; and recording, as a hologram, data which the signal beam expresses.
Abstract:
While Fourier transformation of a signal light beam is performed to perform recording during holographic recording so that a focal point is formed outside a holographic recording layer (defocus recording), an aperture is arranged on an outgoing side of the reproduced signal light beam (reproduction light beam), the reproduction light beam is focused at the aperture, and low-order components of a Fourier transform image of the reproduction light beam are selectively transmitted to detect only the transmitted light beam. Therefore, information recorded as the hologram in the holographic recording layer can be reproduced with high S/N ratio from the holographic recording layer added onto a support body, particularly onto a sheet member having non-optical quality such as paper and a plastic card.
Abstract:
A hologram reproduction method for reproducing a hologram from an optical recording medium in which the hologram is recorded by Fourier transforming a signal light, in which digital data is represented by an image of intensity distribution, and a reference light, and simultaneously irradiating the lights in a state in which a direct current component is removed from at least the Fourier transformed signal light onto the optical recording medium is provided. The method including: irradiating a read out reference light onto the optical recording medium, and generating a diffracted light from the recorded hologram; generating all or a part of a direct current component contained in a Fourier transformed image of the signal light; combining the diffracted light and the generated all or a part of the direct current component, and generating a combined beam; and reproducing the signal light by inverse-Fourier transforming the combined beam.
Abstract:
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a holographic recording medium including a recording layer in which information is recorded by irradiating a signal light and a reference light simultaneously to the layer, and a reflecting track on which a servo signal light is reflected, the reflecting track being formed on or above a recording layer surface to which the signal light is irradiated.
Abstract:
A hologram recording method is provided. The method includes eliminating a DC component from a Fourier transformation image of a signal light for expressing binary digital data as a brightness image, and irradiating an optical recording medium simultaneously with the signal light from which the DC component has been eliminated and a reference light to record an image edge portion of the signal light onto the optical recording medium as a hologram.
Abstract:
There is provided a hologram recording medium having: a recording layer at which a hologram can be recorded by illumination of writing light; and a protective layer provided on the recording layer in order to protect the recording layer, a water absorbency of the protective layer being less than or equal to 0.01%.
Abstract:
An optical recording medium including an optically-active recording layer, wherein the recording layer includes a polymer microcrystalline phase.
Abstract:
Carbon nanotube structures are provided, in which the networks with a desired area and volume, where the carbon nanotubes are electrically or magnetically connected, are formed and the method for easily manufacturing the carbon nanotube structures with less carbon nanotube structures. Carbon nanotube devices are also provided, to which the useful carbon nanotube structures mentioned above are applied. A method for manufacturing carbon nanotube structures includes the steps of applying carbon nanotubes to a low-viscosity dispersion medium to obtain a high-viscosity dispersing liquid which includes carbon nanotubes, and forming a network of the carbon nanotubes having electrical and/or magnetic connections therebetween by removing the low-viscosity dispersion medium from the high-viscosity dispersed liquid.