Thermoplastic media for holographic data storage

Xiaolei Shi; Brian Lawrence; Marc Dubois; Eugene P. Boden; Christoph Erben; Kathryn L. Longley; Matthew C. Nielsen

doi:10.1117/12.621412

1 September 2005 Thermoplastic media for holographic data storage

Xiaolei Shi, Brian Lawrence, Marc Dubois, Eugene P. Boden, Christoph Erben, Kathryn L. Longley, Matthew C. Nielsen

Proceedings Volume 5939, Organic Holographic Materials and Applications III; 59390A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.621412
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The growing prevalence of digital technologies has led to increased data generation so that new storage technologies must be developed to handle expanding capacity demand. Holographic data storage is a very promising candidate with the potential to provide ultra-high density data storage. Currently, many teams are developing holographic storage technology, with much of the emphasis on professional archival applications. However, consumer-oriented applications are also growing rapidly and the requirements for these applications are different from those for professional archival storage. In particular, a holographic medium for consumer applications must be simple, cheap, and easy to process. In addition, where content distribution is the intended application, the medium must also be compatible with mastering and replication processes. We present a new holographic medium designed to meet the requirements of consumer oriented applications. The media is based on thermoplastic materials that are modified by the inclusion of photo-chemically active dyes. A series of 0.6 and 1.2 mm thick discs were injection molded and characterized for holographic storage capacity and sensitivity. The first series of samples showed large refractive index modulations of 0.03 but a poor sensitivity of 0.1 cm/J. Analysis of the data showed that the low sensitivity limited the usable capacity of the media to M/# values of ~1. A new series of dyes were synthesized with optimized efficiency and injection molded in 1.2 mm substrates. These substrates demonstrated comparable usable capacity but with significantly increased sensitivities. The results of the measurements of the injection-molded thermoplastic media are presented.

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Xiaolei Shi, Brian Lawrence, Marc Dubois, Eugene P. Boden, Christoph Erben, Kathryn L. Longley, and Matthew C. Nielsen "Thermoplastic media for holographic data storage", Proc. SPIE 5939, Organic Holographic Materials and Applications III, 59390A (1 September 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.621412

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