A protective layer separates laser-sensitive materials from polycarbonate substrates to maintain high image quality in security documents.
A multi-layer substrate embeds a watermark-bearing paper strip between extruded film webs to create a durable value document.
A security device uses layered color-shifting materials and a light control layer to modify reflected light angles.
Standing light waves generate microfibrils in polymer films, replacing expensive photoresists to simplify production of colorful security elements.
A lens arrangement creates a three-dimensional effect from base and derivative images, increasing forgery resistance by emphasizing geometric relationships.
A perforated value document substrate integrates a film security element with transparent and non-transparent regions to generate distinct visual motifs.
Oblique cylindrical viewing grids reconstruct high-resolution target images through moiré magnification.
Laser-alterable ink layers on document edges form a two-dimensional pattern across adjacent pages to detect page swapping and prevent counterfeiting.
Laser radiation with intensity distribution creates perforated holes and modifies marking substances to form colored rims on substrates.
Segmented ink layers resolve the contradiction between visible opacity and infrared transparency, enabling hidden security features to be detected.
Embossed liquid crystal foil with dichroic dyes produces distinct dual-side images.
Dual embossed reflective metal diffraction gratings generate polarisation-dependent zero-order colour effects to strengthen security against copying.
Integrating diffraction gratings between reflective structures increases information density without requiring large angular separation ranges.
A security element uses reflective micro-imaging elements on one side and microlenses on the other to create enlarged images from both surfaces.
Segmented optical patterns permute colors during observation mode switching, resolving authentication ambiguity while complicating reproduction.
Groove-shaped structural elements scatter parallel light to generate three-dimensional movement effects without complex color coatings.