We examined the possibility of high-density recording using shift-multiplexed holographic memory with a spherical reference beam. The use of a spherical reference beam is considered to make it possible to realize a multi-dimensional multiplex system that uses the disk track direction (x-axis), radial direction (y-axis), and disk thickness direction (z-axis); this would clearly improve the recording density when compared with the conventional angle multiplex recording. The experimental results confirm the possibility of multiple recording by 3 dimensional medium shift. Furthermore, the results indicate that a large capacity memory system of over 1 Tb/in2 can be obtained if a thick medium (about 1.5 mm) is used.

Date Published: 1 March 2013
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 8644, Practical Holography XXVII: Materials and Applications, 86440Y (1 March 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2002267

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8644:
Practical Holography XXVII: Materials and Applications
Hans I. Bjelkhagen; V. Michael Bove Jr., Editor(s)