Holographic Memory :

1 Holographic Memory By Name:S.Parveen HT.no: 08e01f0056 III Year, V Sem, MCA Nizam Institute of
Engineering and Technology Internal guide Name: Mrs.shasikala Assistant Professor, Dept of MCA, Nizam
Institute of Engineering and Technology

Content :
2 Content 1. Introduction. 2. What is Holographic memory? 3. What is HVD? 4. Structure of HVD. 5. How
HVD Works? I. Writing Data II. Reading Data 6. Advantages of HVD 7. How HVD compares with other
storage device? 8. Conclusion

Introduction :
3 Introduction As computer systems continue to become faster, they will need a way to access larger
amounts of data in shorter periods of time. Holographic memory is a three-dimensional data storage
system that can stored information at high density inside the crystal or photopolymer. Hence holographic
storage system has the potential to became the next storage generation over conventional storage
system.

What is holographic memory? :

4 What is holographic memory? It is a memory that can store information in form of holographic image. It
is a technique that can store information at high density inside crystals or photopolymers. As current
storage techniques such as DVD reach the upper limit of possible data density (due to the diffraction
limited size of the writing beams), holographic storage has the potential to become the next generation of
storage media. Like other media, holographic media is divided into write once (where the storage medium
undergoes some irreversible change),and rewritable media (where the change is reversible). Rewritable
holographic storage can be achieved via the photorefractive effect in crystals.

What is HVD :
5 What is HVD Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) is an optical disc technology still in the research stage
which would hold up to 3.9 terabyte (TB) of information. It employs a technique known as collinear
holography, whereby two lasers, one red and one blue-green, are collimated in a single beam. The blue-
green laser reads data encoded as laser interference fringes from a holographic layer near the top of the
disc while the red laser is used as the reference beam and to read servo information from a regular CD-
style aluminum layer near the bottom. Holographic memory systems have been around for decades. They
offer far more storage capacity than CDs and DVDs -- even "next-generation" DVDs like Blu-ray -- and
their transfer rates leave conventional discs in the dust.

Cont… :
Cont… These discs have the capacity to hold up to 3.9 terabyte (TB) of information, which is
approximately 6,000 times the capacity of a CD-ROM, 830 times the capacity of a DVD, 160 times the
capacity of single-layer Blu-ray-Discs, and about 8 times the capacity of standard computer hard drives as
of 2007. The HVD also has a transfer rate of 1gigabyte/s 6

Structure of HVD :
Structure of HVD 1. Green writing/reading laser (532 nm) 2. Red positioning/addressing laser (650 nm) 3.
Hologram (data) 4. Polycarbon layer 5. Photo polymeric layer (data-containing layer) 6. Distance layers 7.
Dichroic layer (reflecting green light) 8. Aluminum reflective layer (reflecting red light) 9. Transparent base
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working principle of HVD :

8 working principle of HVD HVD uses a technology called 'collinear holography,' in which two laser rays,
one is blue-green and another is red, are collimated into a single beam.. The blue-green laser reads data
encoded as laser interference fringes from a holographic layer near the top of the disc while the red laser
is used as the reference beam and to read servo information from a regular CD-style aluminum layer near
the bottom. Servo information is used to monitor the position of the read head over the disc, similar to the
head, track, and sector information on a conventional hard disk drive.

How Collinear Holography works :

How Collinear Holography works 9 SLM Objective Lens Cover Layer Recording Layer Reflective Layer Inner
:Information Outer :Reference
The HVD System: Writing Data :
10 The HVD System: Writing Data

Cont… :
11 Cont… The process of writing information onto an HVD begins with encoding the information into
binary data to be stored in the SLM. These data are turned into ones and zeroes represented as opaque or
translucent areas on a "page" -- this page is the image that the information beam is going to pass
through. once the page of data is created, the next step is to fire a laser beam into a beam splitter to
produce two identical beams. One of the beams is directed away from the SLM -- this beam becomes the
reference beam. The other beam is directed toward the SLM and becomes the information beam.

Cont... :
12 Cont... 3. When the information beam passes through the SLM, portions of the light are blocked by the
opaque areas of the page, and portions pass through the translucent areas. In this way, the information
beam carries the image once it passes through the SLM. 4.When the reference beam and the information
beam rejoin on the same axis, they create a pattern of light interference -- the holography data. This joint
beam carries the interference pattern to the photopolymer disc and stores it there as a hologram.

Collinear Holography :
13 Collinear Holography Recording Process Media Lens SLM Information Pattern Reference Pattern

The HVD System: Reading Data :

14 The HVD System: Reading Data

The HVD System: Reading Data :

15 The HVD System: Reading Data In order to retrieve and reconstruct the holographic page of data
stored in the crystal, the reference beam is shined into the crystal at exactly the same angle at which it
entered to store that page of data. Each page of data is stored in a different area of the crystal, based on
the angle at which the reference beam strikes it. During reconstruction, the beam will be diffracted by the
crystal to allow the recreation of the original page that was stored. This reconstructed page is then
projected onto the charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, which interprets and forwards the digital
information to a computer.

Cont… :
16 Cont… 5.The key component of any holographic data storage system is the angle at which the second
reference beam is fired at the crystal to retrieve a page of data. It must match the original reference
beam angle exactly. A difference of just a thousandth of a millimeter will result in failure to retrieve that
page of data.

Collinear Holography :
17 Collinear Holography Reconstructing Process Media Reconstructed SLM BS Lens Reference Pattern
Reflective Layer

Advantages of HVD :
18 Advantages of HVD Resistance to damage - If some parts of the medium are damaged, all information
can still be obtained from other parts. 2. Efficient retrieval - All information can be retrieved from any part
of the medium. These discs have the capacity to hold up to 3.9 terabyte (TB) of information, which is
approximately 6,000 times the capacity of a CD-ROM, 830 times the capacity of a DVD, 160 times the
capacity of single-layer Blu-ray-Discs, and about 48 times the capacity of standard computer hard drives.
The HVD also has a transfer rate of 1 gigabit/s. 5. While reading a page the entire page of data can be
retrieved quickly and at one time .

How HVD compares with other storage device? :

How HVD compares with other storage device? While HVD is attempting to revolutionize data storage,
other discs are trying to improve upon current systems. Two such discs are Blu-ray and HD-DVD, deemed
the next-generation of digital storage.

Conclusion :
20 Conclusion HVD will soon replace previous DVDs. It is currently supported by more than 170 of the
world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer, recording media, video game and music
companies. The format also has broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's
DVD format. The HVD playing device would have data rates 25 times faster than today's fastest DVD
players.

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