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Introduction

The Information Age has lead to an explosion in information storage needs. While current storage needs are being met, demand will continue to increase and storage technologies must continue to improve.

Holography promises storage densities that can far surpass traditional magnetic and optical recording. Holography can break through these density limits because it goes beyond the two-dimensional approaches of conventional storage technologies to write data in three dimensions.

In addition, unlike conventional technologies which record data bit by bit, holography allows a million bits of data to be written and read out in single flashes of light, enabling data transfer rates as high as one Terabit per second. (Fast enough to transfer a 2 hour DVD movie in about .1 seconds).

With its powerful combination of high storage densities and rapid data transfer rates, holography stands poised to become a compelling choice for next-generation storage needs.

Due to its superior switching speed, contrast ratio, and overall maturity, DMD is projected as an ideal device for disc drives utilizing the holographic media. The DMD as a spatial light modulator generates an interference pattern that consist of a laser beam that is divided into a signal beam and a reference beam. The signal beam conveys the data, and is combined with the reference beam to create a complex three-dimensional pattern that is stored three-dimensionally in the photopolymer storage medium.

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About Optware

OPTWARE, based in Yokohama, nearby Tokyo, Japan, is a privately held company founded in 1999. The company has developed and patented a new form of storage, Collinear Holographic Versatile Disc storage, called HVD for short. HVD is expected to change how businesses will securely store, transfer, and manage large data files that require removable storage mechanisms. Optware’s HVD will ultimately enable enterprises to store up to 3.9TB’s on a CD sized disc with data transfer rates up to 1Gbps.

For more information visit the Optware’s website.

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