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IEEE Photonics Conference

Next generation photonic storage: Ultra-high capacity, ultra-high security and ultra-long lifetime

Miṅ Gu, Xiangping Li, Yaoyu Cao

Published Sep 1, 2013• 2 citations
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Abstract

In this paper we report on our recent progress on the next generation photonic storage. The incorporation of the super-resolution and nanophotonic techniques enables the photonic storage with an ultra-high capacity approaching 1 Petabytes/disc, a two-order of magnitude enhanced information security and an ultra-long lifetime.
DOI
10.1109/ipcon.2013.6656472

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