Evaluation of polycarbonate substrate hologram recording medium regarding implication of birefringence and thermal expansion |
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Authors: | Mitsuru Toishi Tomiji Tanaka Atsushi Fukumoto Mikio Sugiki Kenjiro Watanabe |
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Affiliation: | Tera Bytes Memory Development Department, Core Technology Development Group, Core Component Business Unit, Sony Corporation, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan |
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Abstract: | In this paper, we evaluate photopolymer media using a polycarbonate (PC) substrate. In holographic data storage medium, substrates that sandwich the photopolymer material are needed to protect the photopolymer material against exogenous shock and open air. An optical glass such as BK-7 is normally used as a substrate, but a PC substrate has a cost advantage and is easy to fabricate compared with optical glass. For holographic recording and reading, however, the high birefringence and high thermal expansion of a PC substrate are significant problems. First, we analyze the degree of degradation of output power by the polarization change and estimate the threshold value of birefringence to record hologram normally. Next, we estimate the temperature tolerance of hologram readout with polycarbonate substrate hologram medium. These analyses results indicate the possible usage of the PC substrate as holographic recording media. |
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Keywords: | Holography Polycarbonate Birefringence |
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