Holographic labeling for automated identification

Peter William McOwan; Andrew K. Powell; Ronald E. Burge

doi:10.1117/12.25312

1 February 1991 Holographic labeling for automated identification

Peter William McOwan, Andrew K. Powell, Ronald E. Burge

Proceedings Volume 1384, High-Speed Inspection Architectures, Barcoding, and Character Recognition; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25312
Event: Advances in Intelligent Robotics Systems, 1990, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The optical reading of labels encoding data in the form of a one dimensional barcode is a well developed technology. This paper presents a novel approach to the optical retrieval of a high volume of data contained in a new type of label. The labelling method uses the techniques of computer generated holography to encode the required two dimensional label data in the form of a digitally synthesised wavefront. This wavefront is optimally encoded using models based on optical holography and the calculated structure mechanically plotted into a new polymer based reflective substrate to form the label. The label is laser illuminated and the reflected wavefront optically reconstructed and decoded to remove the desired information.

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Peter William McOwan, Andrew K. Powell, and Ronald E. Burge "Holographic labeling for automated identification", Proc. SPIE 1384, High-Speed Inspection Architectures, Barcoding, and Character Recognition, (1 February 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25312

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