Electron trapping: a new approach to rewritable optical data storage

Paul Goldsmith; Joseph Lindmayer; Charles Y. Wrigley

doi:10.1117/12.22008

1 August 1990 Electron trapping: a new approach to rewritable optical data storage

Paul Goldsmith, Joseph Lindmayer, Charles Y. Wrigley

Proceedings Volume 1316, Optical Data Storage; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22008
Event: Optical Data Storage, 1990, Vancouver, Canada

Abstract

A new approach to rewritable optical data storage is under development which has the potential for satisfying all of the key requirements for a dynamic on-line data storage system including removability, high data density, high speed and long cycle life. The approach utilizes an electron-trapping (ETTM) storage media consisting of alkaline earth crystals doped with rare-earth elements. Thin crystalline films of these media deposited on disk substrates can store information in the form of trapped electrons. The information is written, read, and erased entirely.

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Paul Goldsmith, Joseph Lindmayer, and Charles Y. Wrigley "Electron trapping: a new approach to rewritable optical data storage", Proc. SPIE 1316, Optical Data Storage, (1 August 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22008

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