Holographic data storage. With a foreword by Alstair M. Glass and Mark J. Cardillo (Q5942399)

The article of this volume will not be reviewed individually. From the introduction: A working holographic data storage system is a rather complex device. It obviously involves a data input device, such as a liquid crystal display, and optics to create a hologram of the input page in a suitable storage material. During read out of the data the hologram is used to reconstruct the stored data page onto a camera chip. To optimize the performance of the system the data have to be encoded before storage and then decoded during the readout process before they can be used. Such a device must store and retrieve user data reliably, without any noticeable error even after a long period of storage. This requires, therefore, the development of specialized hardware components for input and output, as well as suitable recording materials and complex algorithms. This book attempts to cover all of the above aspects, as well as the pertinent facts about competing and well established storage technique. This book is intended mainly for non-experts as an introduction to the field, but also serves as a synopsis of the current state of the art in the field for those currently involved in it. Individual chapters are contributed by groups working actively in the area, reviewing their work and that of others with extensive references to recent publications in the scientific literature.