V Devices that use light to store and read data have been the

backbone of data storage for nearly two decades.

V It started from CD·s which can store 700MB and has moderate
speed.

V Then came DVD which can store up to 17 GB and has speed up

to 10 Mbps.

V Recently in 2006 ,BLU-RAY disc was launched which has capacity

up to 54 GB and speed of 36 Mbps.

V But looking to the future we need to go ahead and find a better

way of storing data, a easier way which is far more better in
speed as well as memory.

V In to achieve this scientist have proposed a new technology

which uses 3-D layers instead of conventional 2-D. This technology
is named ½
½  

V To understand clearly the concept of a holographic
disc let us have a brief study of the data storage
devices which are being used widely today :

V CD

V DVD

V BLU-RAY
¦ Thescience of producing holograms, an
advanced form of photography that allows an
image to be recorded in three dimension.

¦ Holographic memory is a technique that can

store information at high density inside crystals or
photopolymers.
V Holographic memory will go beneath the surface and use the
volume of the recording medium for storage, instead of only
the surface area.

V It can store about 1 terabyte (1000 gb) and which has speed
about 60 times greater than normal DVDs.

V HDS technology also offers the potential for a 50-year archival

lifetime without the expensive environmentally controlled
storage required for magnetic tape. Also, the volume of
physical space required for archiving data would be reduced
substantially.

V HDS could be an enabling technology for high-performance,

three-dimensional imaging applications, as well as large image
databases, such as those required for satellite imagery and for
biometric identification
V Data Transfer Rate:1Gbps.
V Technology permits over 10 kilobits of data to be
written and read in parallel with in a single flash.
V CD saves one bit per pulse whereas HVD stores
60,000 bits per pulse in the same place.
V 1 HVD=5800 CDs=830 DVD=160 Blue Ray
V

: it can store up to 1 terabyte (i.e. 1000GB)

V ½½
 Allows a million bits of data to be written and read
in parallel with single flash of light. So it has transfer rate greater
than 50 Mbps.

V   
  It has high definition clarity which is even more

greater than blu-ray discs.

V 
½    Because of its unique ability to store
data through out the depth of the media,it helps to reduce
piracy.

V ½  ½  : Thus helps in films and game distribution.

V ½


  Its random access and data matching
abilities help in places like ATM and face recognition systems at
airports.
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Capacity 4.7GB 25GB 3.9TB

Disk diameter 120mm 120mm 120mm

Hard coating no Yes Yes

Data Transfer Rate 11.08mbps 36 mbps 1gbps

(raw data)
Data Transfer Rate 10.08mbps 54 mbps 1gbps
(audio/video)
V Manufacturing cost HDSS is very high and there
is a lack of availability of resources which are
needed to produce HDSS.
V Holograms appear dimmer because their
patterns must share the material's finite dynamic
range.
V Writes in the same fashion can degrade
previous writes in the same region of the
medium.
V rasable Write-once, Read-many drives
ðsupports Terabytes of storage,1 GBit/second
read-out and access of data in blocks.
V Write-once 3D disk: accessing time is only 10-
100msec.
V Pre-recorded 3D disks: supports more than 100
Gbytes per 120 mm and readout rates are
greater than 200 Mbits/sec.
V The future of HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAG SYSYM
is very promising.
V The page access of data that HDSS creates will
provide a window into next generation computing
by adding another dimension to stored data.
V Can achieve higher amount of memory storage.
V Can achieve higher data transfer rates so as to
reduce the access time.
V This technology has revolutionalized the storage
media.