Method and apparatus for bistable optical information storage for erasable optical disks

Title: Method and apparatus for bistable optical information storage for erasable optical disks

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A method and an optical device for bistable storage of optical information, together with reading and erasure of the optical information, using a photoactivated shift in a field dependent phase transition between a metastable or a bias-stabilized ferroelectric (FE) phase and a stable antiferroelectric (AFE) phase in an lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT). An optical disk contains the PLZT. Writing and erasing of optical information can be accomplished by a light beam normal to the disk. Reading of optical information can be accomplished by a light beam at an incidence angle of 15 to 60 degrees to the normal of the disk.

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Land, Cecil E. ^[1]; McKinney, Ira D. ^[1]

(Albuquerque, NM)

Issue Date:: 1990-01-01

Research Org.:: AT & T CORP

OSTI Identifier:: 867573

Patent Number(s):: 4965784

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM) SNL

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76DP00789

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; apparatus; bistable; optical; information; storage; erasable; disks; device; reading; erasure; photoactivated; shift; field; dependent; phase; transition; metastable; bias-stabilized; ferroelectric; stable; antiferroelectric; afe; lead; lanthanum; zirconate; titanate; plzt; disk; contains; writing; erasing; accomplished; light; beam; normal; incidence; angle; 15; 60; degrees; zirconate titanate; light beam; optical device; information storage; optical information; incidence angle; phase transition; lanthanum zirconate; lead lanthanum; bistable optical; bistable storage; /369/

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