Optical Devices, LLC

Daniel T Reiner

Lawrence Bolt

Ali Tavasolian

Philip W Morlan, Jr

There is disclosed a tamper-free identification system, such as an ID card, comprising an information-bearing substrate made of a flexible but substantially rigid material, a partial light reflector superposed over said substrate which produces a substantially nondepolarizing light reflection, and a substantially transparent 90.degree. retarder superposed over said reflector. Said identification card can be manufactured at low cost using techniques known in the art, and with the aid of a simple and inexpensive analyzer such as a linear light polarizer, fraudulent alternations of the identification card can readily be detected.

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Somis, CA, United States of America

Daniel T Reiner