Patent ID: 6597475
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G03H

Abstract:
An image recording apparatus for copying image information recorded on a master comprising a holographic stereogram that carries the image information thereon, said image recording apparatus comprising:an exposure processing section directing a reference light to strike an end face of a light-transmitting block-shaped optical member, a recording material being laid on said master, said master and said recording material being optically held in contact with said optical member, wherein said master is an edge-lit type holographic stereogram; said reference light enters said optical member with an angle of incidence that generates a reflected light for reproducing the image information of said master in an edge-lit arrangement; said recording material records an edge-lit type holographic stereogram when said reflected light interferes with said reference light; and said optical member has the same profile as that of an optical member on which the recording material is to be attached after the image information is recorded thereon.