Multiple layer optical memory system using second-harmonic-generation readout
- Woodbury, MN
- Berkeley, CA
A novel optical read and write information storage system is described which comprises a radiation source such as a laser for writing and illumination, the radiation source being capable of radiating a preselected first frequency; a storage medium including at least one layer of material for receiving radiation from the radiation source and capable of being surface modified in response to said radiation source when operated in a writing mode and capable of generating a pattern of radiation of the second harmonic of the preselected frequency when illuminated by the radiation source at the preselected frequency corresponding to the surface modifications on the storage medium; and a detector to receive the pattern of second harmonic frequency generated.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Berkeley, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4829505
- OSTI ID:
- 866960
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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