GE develops 500GB holographic drive (photos)

by Andy Smith  |  July 26, 2011  |  Image 6 of 6

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And this is the process to read data:

In order to read the data, the reference beam deflects off the hologram thus reconstructing the stored information. This hologram is then projected onto a detector that reads the entire data page of over one million bits at once. This parallel read out of data provides holography with its fast transfer rates.

Credit: InPhase Technologies

 

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It would have been clearer if you had said disc in the title... when I read 500GB drive, I read it as hard drive.

Sorry if I'm being nitpicky.
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This is new? At a lecture, in the year 1960 at my high school , a Pacific Bell lab technician demonstrated a clear cube that stored holographic images.
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Great!!! thanks for sharing this information to us!
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Updated - 26th Aug 2011
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