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Title: Surface-enhanced raman optical data storage system

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a Surface-Enhanced Raman Optical Data Storage (SERODS) System is disclosed. A medium which exhibits the Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) phenomenon has data written onto its surface of microenvironment by means of a write-on procedure which disturbs the surface or microenvironment of the medium and results in the medium having a changed SERS emission when excited. The write-on procedure is controlled by a signal that corresponds to the data to be stored so that the disturbed regions on the storage device (e.g., disk) represent the data. After the data is written onto the storage device it is read by exciting the surface of the storage device with an appropriate radiation source and detecting changes in the SERS emission to produce a detection signal. The data is then reproduced from the detection signal.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Knoxville, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867739
Patent Number(s):
4999810
Assignee:
Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
surface-enhanced; raman; optical; data; storage; method; apparatus; serods; disclosed; medium; exhibits; surface; enhanced; scattering; sers; phenomenon; written; microenvironment; means; write-on; procedure; disturbs; results; changed; emission; excited; controlled; signal; corresponds; stored; disturbed; regions; device; disk; represent; exciting; appropriate; radiation; source; detecting; changes; produce; detection; reproduced; optical data; surface-enhanced raman; data storage; raman scattering; storage device; radiation source; enhanced raman; detecting changes; surface enhanced; raman optical; detection signal; data written; /365/369/

Citation Formats

Vo-Dinh, Tuan. Surface-enhanced raman optical data storage system. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Vo-Dinh, Tuan. Surface-enhanced raman optical data storage system. United States.
Vo-Dinh, Tuan. Tue . "Surface-enhanced raman optical data storage system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867739.
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abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for a Surface-Enhanced Raman Optical Data Storage (SERODS) System is disclosed. A medium which exhibits the Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) phenomenon has data written onto its surface of microenvironment by means of a write-on procedure which disturbs the surface or microenvironment of the medium and results in the medium having a changed SERS emission when excited. The write-on procedure is controlled by a signal that corresponds to the data to be stored so that the disturbed regions on the storage device (e.g., disk) represent the data. After the data is written onto the storage device it is read by exciting the surface of the storage device with an appropriate radiation source and detecting changes in the SERS emission to produce a detection signal. The data is then reproduced from the detection signal.},
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year = {1991},
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