Optical data storage

Optical data storage is the use of light to write and read information to and from a memory device. Storage can be achieved by using lasers to pattern a surface, such as on a compact disc, or altering the physical properties of a small volume inside a light sensitive material.

Latest Research and Reviews

Research
24 June 2022 | Open Access

Multifunctional logic gates based on resonant transmission at atomic-plasmonic structure
- M. Mosleh
- , S. M. Hamidi
- & M. Ranjbaran
Scientific Reports 12, 10734
Research
16 May 2022 | Open Access

High capacity topological coding based on nested vortex knots and links

Robust and high capacity optical coding will be at the base of future developments of information transfer and storage. Here the authors develop a topological all-optical coding scheme, which possesses good stability and a high capacity, using nested vortex knots and links.
- Ling-Jun Kong
- , Weixuan Zhang
- & Xiangdong Zhang
Nature Communications 13, 2705
Research
15 March 2022 | Open Access

Storage of photonic time-bin qubits for up to 20 ms in a rare-earth doped crystal
- Antonio Ortu
- , Adrian Holzäpfel
- & Mikael Afzelius
npj Quantum Information 8, 29
Research
07 July 2021 | Open Access

Reversible 3D optical data storage and information encryption in photo-modulated transparent glass medium

Three-dimensional (3D) optical information can be written in transparent glass using a focused 473 nm laser beam, which will be read by photo-modulation.
- Zhen Hu
- , Xiongjian Huang
- & Guoping Dong
Light: Science & Applications 10, 140
Research
06 January 2021 | Open Access

Dual-shot dynamics and ultimate frequency of all-optical magnetic recording on GdFeCo
- Sicong Wang
- , Chen Wei
- & Xiangping Li
Light: Science & Applications 10, 8
Research
27 October 2020 | Open Access

Force-induced charge carrier storage: a new route for stress recording
- Yixi Zhuang
- , Dong Tu
- & Rong-Jun Xie
Light: Science & Applications 9, 182