Abstract: The invention relates to an indirect lighting arrangement (2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5) comprising at least one cylindrical waveguide (4). At least one end (12.1, 12.2) of the cylindrical waveguide (4) is designed to couple light from a first light source (1) into the cylindrical waveguide (4), and the lateral surface (10) of the cylindrical wave guide (4) has a coupling section (6) which is designed to optically couple the cylindrical waveguide (4) to an arrangeable plate-shaped waveguide (16). At least the coupling section (6) has at least one holographic optical element (8) which is designed to emit light from the cylindrical waveguide (4) into the arrangeable plate-shaped waveguide (16).

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing triaryl organoborates proceeding from alkyl or cycloalkyl boronates in the presence of an n-valent cation 1/n Kn+ and to the use of these substances as co-initiator in photopolymer formulations.

Abstract: The present invention provides aromatic 4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazin-2-yl compounds of formula (I), a process for producing para-disubstituted benzonitriles as precursor to give compounds of formula (I) and a process for the production thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds which are especially suitable for use as writing monomers in holographic media. The invention further provides a photopolymer and a holographic medium comprising the inventive compounds, and an optical display, a security document and a holographic optical element comprising an inventive holographic medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides aromatic 4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazin-2-yl compounds of formula (I), a process for producing para-disubstituted benzonitriles as precursor to give compounds of formula (I) and a process for the production thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device for illuminating at least one light modulator system of a liquid crystal display, the device comprising at least one waveguide substrate for guiding at least one targeted light beam that can be coupled into the waveguide substrate. The waveguide substrate is at least in optical contact with at least one holographic optical decoupling substrate comprising a plurality of decoupling regions and a decoupling region is at least designed to decouple part of the targeted light beam in the form of a plurality of sub-beams in the direction of the light modulator system. At least one diffuser module is provided, said diffuser module being designed in such a way that at least the outermost sub-beams of two neighboring decoupling regions are at least adjacent to one another before exiting the diffuser module.

Abstract: The invention relates to naphthyl urethane acrylates particularly useful as writing monomers in photopolymer formulations for holographic media. The invention further relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers and photoinitiators, wherein the writing monomers comprise a naphthyl urethane acrylate according to the invention, to a holographic medium comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers and photoinitiators, wherein the writing monomers comprise a naphthyl urethane acrylate according to the invention, and also to a display comprising a holographic medium according to the invention.

Abstract: A method for integrating a hologram into the body of a security document that has a laminated body. The method includes: providing a holographic film having a backing substrate layer and a photo layer; providing additional substrate layers; carrying out a laminating process in order to form the laminated body, the holographic film together with the additional substrate layers being collated to form a substrate layer stack and being combined, together with the additional substrate layers, in a high-pressure, high-temperature laminating method to form the laminated body. There is also described a corresponding security document body.

Abstract: The invention relates to an indirect lighting arrangement (2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5) comprising at least one cylindrical waveguide (4). At least one end (12.1, 12.2) of the cylindrical waveguide (4) is designed to couple light from a first light source (1) into the cylindrical waveguide (4), and the lateral surface (10) of the cylindrical wave guide (4) has a coupling section (6) which is designed to optically couple the cylindrical waveguide (4) to an arrangeable plate-shaped waveguide (16). At least the coupling section (6) has at least one holographic optical element (8) which is designed to emit light from the cylindrical waveguide (4) into the arrangeable plate-shaped waveguide (16).

Abstract: The present invention provides aromatic 4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazin-2-yl compounds of formula (I), a process for producing para-disubstituted benzonitriles as precursor to give compounds of formula (I) and a process for the production thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides aromatic 4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazin-2-yl compounds of formula (I). Further subjects of the invention are a photopolymer formulation comprising a photopolymerizable component and at least one aromatic 4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazin-2-yl compound of formula (I) and a photopolymer comprising matrix polymers, a writing monomer, a photoinitiator and at least one aromatic 4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazin-2-yl compound of formula (I), a holographic medium comprising the corresponding photopolymer of the present invention, a hologram comprising a holographic medium of the present invention, a process for producing a hologram via pulsed laser radiation, and also to the use of a holographic medium of the present invention to record holograms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new triazine photoinitiators, a new process for their preparation, and a photopolymer composition comprising a photopolymerizable component and the new triazine photoinitiators. Further aspects of the present invention are a photopolymer comprising said photopolymer composition, a holographic medium which comprises such a photopolymer, a hologram comprising the holographic medium, and a device such a display, chip card, security document, bank note and/or holographic optical element comprising said hologram.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising a component reactive toward isocyanates, a polyisocyanate component, a writing monomer and a photoinitiator containing at least one dye and a coinitiator, characterized in that the coinitiator contains at least one substance of the formula (Ia) The invention further provides a process for preparing the specific coinitiators and the coinitiators obtainable by this process, and additionally a process for producing a holographic medium using the specific coinitiators, and a holographic medium obtainable using the inventive photopolymer formulation. The invention further relates to a laminate structure comprising an inventive holographic medium and likewise specific borates suitable as coinitiators.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising specific aromatic glycol ethers as writing monomers, matrix polymers and a photoinitiator. The invention further provides an unexposed holographic medium obtainable using an inventive photopolymer formulation, and an exposed holographic medium obtainable by exposing a hologram into an inventive unexposed holographic medium. The invention likewise provides a visual display comprising an inventive exposed holographic medium, for the use of an inventive exposed holographic medium for production of chip cards, identification documents, 3D images, product protection labels, labels, banknotes or holographic optical elements, and specific aromatic glycol ethers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to photopolymer comprising a photopolymerizable component and a photo initiator system. Further aspects of the present invention are a holographic media which comprises such a photopolymer, a display which comprises such a holographic media and the use of such a holographic media to make chip cards, security documents, bank notes and/or holographic optical elements especially for displays.

Abstract: The invention relates to naphthyl urethane acrylates particularly useful as writing monomers in photopolymer formulations for holographic media. The invention further relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers and photoinitiators, wherein the writing monomers comprise a naphthyl urethane acrylate according to the invention, to a holographic medium comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers and photoinitiators, wherein the writing monomers comprise a naphthyl urethane acrylate according to the invention, and also to a display comprising a holographic medium according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds which are especially suitable for use as writing monomers in holographic media. The invention further provides a photopolymer and a holographic medium comprising the inventive compounds, and an optical display, a security document and a holographic optical element comprising an inventive holographic medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomer and a photoinitiator and further comprising a compound of formula (1) where A1, A2 and A3 are each independently hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, alkylimino, azide, isonitrile, enamino, formyl, acyl, carboxyl, carboxylate, carboxamide, orthoester, sulphonate, phosphate, organosulphonyl, organosulphoxidyl, optionally fluorinated alkoxy or an optionally substituted aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic, araliphatic, olefinic or acetylenic radical while suitable radicals may be connected together via bridge of any desired substitution, or in that two or more compounds of formula (I) may be connected together via at least one of the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5, in which case these radicals therein constitute a 2- to 4-tuply functional bridge, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R1, R2, R3

Abstract: The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising a polyol component, a polyisocyanate component, a writing monomer, and a photoinitiator, containing a coinitiator and a dye having the formula F An, where F stands for a cationic dye and An? stands for an anion, wherein the dye having the formula F An comprises a water absorption of =5%. The invention further relates to a holographic medium, in particular in the form of a film, containing a photopolymer formulation according to the invention, to the use of such a medium for recording holograms, and to a special dye that can be used in the photopolymer formulation according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of selecting photoinitiator systems comprising at least one sensitizer and at least one coinitiator, for photopolymer formulations for producing holographic media.