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Directed by successfully manufacturing the computer-generated hologram (CGH) using the computer-to-film (CtF) process, we present, to the best of our knowledge, a new method for low-cost and fast hologram manufacturing. This new method allows for advances in the CtF process and manufacturing using new techniques in hologram production. These techniques include computer-to-plate, offset printing, and surface engraving utilizing the same CGH calculations and prepress. With an advantage in cost and the possibility to be mass manufactured, the aforementioned techniques combined with the presented method have a solid foundation to be implemented as security elements.
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Motivated by the successful printing of a computer-generated hologram using the computer-to-film (CtF) graphic process, we present a further refined technique with increased resolution, applicable in security. The CtF process offers low cost and fast production while persevering high resolution, and it can make every hologram unique. In this paper, we present the improvement of the printing method, with several software modifications and the implementation of security features at different levels of production.
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The computer-generated hologram (CGH) has wide use in many fields but often comes at a high cost due to complex proprietary equipment. For this research, we developed a new robust computational method, and applied and tested common computer-to-film (CtF) technology to create affordable and high-resolution prints of CGHs that can be used primarily in security printing. The proposed method also allows for quick authentication with no need for a complex optical setup, while offering high-level security analysis through a simple yet robust system. Beyond the computational method, we based our research on testing material, protocol, and the optical measuring setup and derived an all-in-one, highly defined, conclusive, usable method capable of making every CGH unique.
