Diffractive optical element for optical data storage

S. Yoshida; N. Unno; H. Akamatsu; K. Yamada; J. Taniguchi; M. Yamamoto

doi:10.1117/12.2020591

13 May 2013 Diffractive optical element for optical data storage

S. Yoshida, N. Unno, H. Akamatsu, K. Yamada, J. Taniguchi, M. Yamamoto

Proceedings Volume 8789, Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology IV; 87891E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2020591
Event: SPIE Optical Metrology 2013, 2013, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The diffractive optical element (DOE) has the transformation function of wavefront, and its applications are forming or homogenization of beam, and aberration correction, and so on. In this study, we evaluate possibility as storage application of the DOE. The optical data storage using the DOE is thought of as a kind of holographic data storage (HDS). In the HDS, digital data is recorded and read out as modulated 2-dimensional page data, instead of bit-by-bit recording in conventional optical storages. Therefore, HDS actualize high data transfer rate. We design and optimize phase distribution of the DOE using the iterative method with regularization. In the optimization process, we use iterative Fourier transform algorithm (IFTA) that is known as Gerchberg–Saxton (GS) algorithm. At this time, the regularization method is adopted to suppress minute oscillation of the diffraction pattern. Designed and optimized DOE is fabricated by ultraviolet (UV) nanoimprinting technology. High productivity can be expected by adopting nanoimprinting technology. DOEs are duplicated on the silicon (Si) substrate as reflection-type elements. Fabricated DOE is evaluated in the experiment. We verify that DOE for optical data storage can be actualized through our approach.

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S. Yoshida, N. Unno, H. Akamatsu, K. Yamada, J. Taniguchi, and M. Yamamoto "Diffractive optical element for optical data storage", Proc. SPIE 8789, Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology IV, 87891E (13 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2020591

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