High-definition color image in dye thermal transfer printing by laser heating

Takashi Kitamura

doi:10.1117/12.373410

21 December 1999 High-definition color image in dye thermal transfer printing by laser heating

Takashi Kitamura

Proceedings Volume 3963, Color Imaging: Device-Independent Color, Color Hardcopy, and Graphic Arts V; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.373410
Event: Electronic Imaging, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

In laser thermal transfer printing using dye sublimation type medium, a high definition and continuous tone image can be obtained easily because the laser beam is focused to small spot and heat energy can be controlled by the pulse width modulation of laser light. The donor ink sheet is composed of the laser absorbing layer and sublimation dye layer. The tone reproduction was depend on the mixture ratio of dye to binder and thickness of ink layer. The four color ink sheets such as cyan, magenta, yellow and black were prepared for color printing image which have a high resolution and good continuous tone reproduction using sublimation dye transfer printing by laser heating.

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Takashi Kitamura "High-definition color image in dye thermal transfer printing by laser heating", Proc. SPIE 3963, Color Imaging: Device-Independent Color, Color Hardcopy, and Graphic Arts V, (21 December 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.373410

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