High capacity holographic storage system
First Claim
1. A holographic storage system for storing information, comprising:
- a holographic storage media having two substantially parallel surfaces, and a plurality of storage regions, each for storing a plurality of separately addressable pages of holographic stored data images;
a first reflective surface for being disposed on one side of said holographic storage media and having a predetermined curvature;
a second reflective surface for being disposed on the opposite side of said holographic storage media from said first reflective surface and having a predetermined curvature;
a first optics system disposed on the same side of said first reflective surface as said storage media, said first optics system having;
a first laser for generating a first coherent laser beam,a first reference beam deflection system for directing said first laser beam as a first reference beam to reflect from said first reflective surface to a select one of said plurality of storage regions in said storage media,a first addressing device for imparting addressing information to said first reference beam associated with a select one of said stored data images in said select storage region to allow for reconstruction thereof as a first reconstructed data beam; and
a first detection system for receiving said first reconstructed data beam and detecting a data therein; and
a second optics system disposed on the same side of said second reflective surface as said storage media, said second optics system having;
a second laser for generating a second coherent laser beam,a second reference beam deflection system for directing said second laser beam as a second reference beam to reflect from said second reflective surface to a select one of said plurality of storage regions in said storage media,a second addressing device for imparting addressing information to said second reference beam associated with a select one of said stored data images in said select storage region to allow for reconstruction thereof as a second reconstructed data beam; and
a second detection system for receiving said second reconstructed data beam and detecting a data therein.
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Abstract
A holographic storage assembly is provided which utilizes a large holographic storage media (36) disposed between two reflecting surfaces (40) and (42). An optics system (44) is disposed between the two reflecting surfaces (40) and (42) is operable to generate both a reference beam (58) and a data beam (50). The data beam (50) and reference beam (58) are generated on a virtual spot plane (100), which is then imaged from the surface of the reflecting surface (42) onto the much larger surface of the media (36). This is operable to record an interference grating at a storage location (56). During a playback operation, a reconstructed data beam (64) is generated and reflected from the surface of the mirror (40) onto a detector (68) in the deflector system (44).
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7 Claims
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1. A holographic storage system for storing information, comprising:
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a holographic storage media having two substantially parallel surfaces, and a plurality of storage regions, each for storing a plurality of separately addressable pages of holographic stored data images; a first reflective surface for being disposed on one side of said holographic storage media and having a predetermined curvature; a second reflective surface for being disposed on the opposite side of said holographic storage media from said first reflective surface and having a predetermined curvature; a first optics system disposed on the same side of said first reflective surface as said storage media, said first optics system having; a first laser for generating a first coherent laser beam, a first reference beam deflection system for directing said first laser beam as a first reference beam to reflect from said first reflective surface to a select one of said plurality of storage regions in said storage media, a first addressing device for imparting addressing information to said first reference beam associated with a select one of said stored data images in said select storage region to allow for reconstruction thereof as a first reconstructed data beam; and a first detection system for receiving said first reconstructed data beam and detecting a data therein; and a second optics system disposed on the same side of said second reflective surface as said storage media, said second optics system having; a second laser for generating a second coherent laser beam, a second reference beam deflection system for directing said second laser beam as a second reference beam to reflect from said second reflective surface to a select one of said plurality of storage regions in said storage media, a second addressing device for imparting addressing information to said second reference beam associated with a select one of said stored data images in said select storage region to allow for reconstruction thereof as a second reconstructed data beam; and a second detection system for receiving said second reconstructed data beam and detecting a data therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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