Apparatus for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THOMSON LICENSING SA
- Publication Date
- 2008-10-22
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for reading from and / or writing to a holographic storage medium, and more particularly to an apparatus for reading from and / or writing to a holographic storage medium using a simplified common aperture setup. Device for holographic storage media. Background technique
[0002] In holographic data storage devices, digital data is stored by recording the interference pattern produced by the superposition of two coherent laser beams, where one beam (the so-called "target beam") is modulated by a spatial light modulator and carries the desired recorded information. The second beam acts as a reference beam. The interference pattern leads to a modification of specific properties of the memory material, depending on the local strength of the interference pattern. Reading of the recorded hologram is performed by irradiating the hologram with a reference beam using the same conditions as during recording. This re...