Impact of materials properties on multiplex holographic data storage

Matthew C. Bashaw; Lambertus Hesselink

doi:10.1117/12.172626

1 May 1994 Impact of materials properties on multiplex holographic data storage

Proceedings Volume 2176, Practical Holography VIII; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172626
Event: IS&T/SPIE 1994 International Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1994, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Holograms may be superimposed in a holographic medium by a number of techniques such as angular, phase-encoded, and wavelength multiplexing. For typical architectures, crosstalk increases as the bandwidth of stored data increases. The number of superimposed holograms in an ideal medium is limited by its length L, the wavelength of light (lambda) , and index of refraction n, such that for crosstalk-limited storage we can superimpose up to 2nL/(lambda) holograms of high bandwidth. In practice, however, the properties of real materials depart from the ideal through index inhomogeneities and scattering centers, dispersion in the material response as a function of grating spatial frequency, and dispersion as a function of the wavevector and polarization of both incident and scattered light. We discuss the impact of these properties on holographic data storage and describe material, device, and system strategies designed to minimize these effects.

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Matthew C. Bashaw and Lambertus Hesselink "Impact of materials properties on multiplex holographic data storage", Proc. SPIE 2176, Practical Holography VIII, (1 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172626

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