Multiplexed recording based on the reference wave correlation for computer-generated holographic data storage

Abstract

Holographic data storage (HDS) based on a computer-generated hologram (CGH) technique has been proposed as a promising approach to realize an in-line and simple HDS system. This work focuses on multiplexed recording for CGH-based HDS, and the approach based on the reference wave correlation is introduced to the HDS. For the proposed method, the processes for a CGH design are modified to generate reference waves with different phase distributions for each recording. Since holograms are recorded to the same region in a medium with independent reference waves, recorded data-pages are selectively reconstructed by the corresponding reference wave illuminations. The experimental demonstration confirms the feasibility of the proposed method, and the theoretical characteristic for the number of recordable multiplexed holograms is estimated by the numerical simulation.