Title :
New optical readout technique for ultra-high capacity information storage using microelectromechanical tips
Author :
Zhu, Z.H. ; Miller, S.A. ; Christenson, G. ; Lo, Y.H. ; MacDonald, N.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Ultra-high capacity information storage is a goal pursued by many researchers in the fields of optical computation and optical signal processing. We present for the first time a new optical technique combining electro-optic probing and micromechanical tips to perform the readout and writing for an ultra-high capacity memory. Potentially, this technique could achieve a storage density of 1 Terabit/cm2
Keywords :
optical storage; electro-optic probing; information storage density; microelectromechanical tips; optical computation; optical readout; optical signal processing; ultra-high capacity memory; Atomic force microscopy; Electrooptic devices; Gold; Lasers and electrooptics; Lenses; Optical films; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586938
