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1gigabyte/s
Holographic Versatile Disc
structure
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
The HVD System: Writing Data
The HVD System: Writing
Data
• 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.
The HVD System: Writing Data
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
The HVD System: Writing Data
The HVD System: Reading
Data
The HVD System: Reading Data
1. 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.
2. Each page of data is stored in a different area of the crystal, based on the
angle at which the reference beam strikes it.
3. During reconstruction, the beam will be diffracted by the crystal to
allow the recreation of the original page that was stored.
4. This reconstructed page is then projected onto the charge-coupled device
(CCD) camera, which interprets and forwards the digital information to a
computer.
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.
Advantages of HVD
1. Resistance to damage - If some parts of the medium are damaged, all
information can still be obtained from other parts.
5. While reading a page the entire page of data can be retrieved quickly
and at one time .
HVD Compares With Other Storage Device
Initial storage
54 GB 30 GB 300 GB (max 3.9 TB)
capacity
Read/write
36.5 Mbps 36.5 Mbps 1 Gbps
speed
Road Map of HVD
Conclusion
• Capacity increased from 3oo Gbyte to 3.9 TB
• No need to turn over the CD,DVD,HD-DVD,etc.