Abstract: A holographic storage medium, a method of manufacturing the holographic storage medium and a holographic storage device incorporating the storage medium. In one embodiment, the holographic storage medium includes: (1) first and second spaced-apart substrates, the first substrate being plastic and (2) a photopolymer core located between said first and second substrates and having a coefficient of thermal expansion such that said first and second substrates and said photopolymer core cooperate to respond substantially isotropically to a change in temperature.

Abstract: A holographic storage apparatus is provided which comprise: a photorecording medium layer which includes a first side and a second side and which encompasses a plurality of volume holographic storage regions; a plurality of first surface structures disposed on the first side of the photorecording medium layer, respective first surface structures including respective first and second facets that upstand from the first side of the photorecording medium; and a corresponding plurality of second surface structures disposed on the second side of the photorecording medium layer, respective second surface structures including respective third facets that respectively upstand from the second side of the photorecording medium layer parallel to respective first facets of corresponding respective first surface structures; wherein each respective volume holographic storage region is disposed between a respective first surface structure and a respective corresponding second surface structure.

Abstract: A method of holographic recording includes: generating a first object beam and a first reference beam; using a first prism at a first surface of a holographic medium to adjust an external entry angle of the first object beam into the holographic medium; and using the first prism to adjust an external entry angle of the first reference beam into the holographic medium. An interference between the first object beam and the first reference beam records a first hologram in the holographic medium.

Abstract: A method of recording holograms includes: generating a first signal beam from a signal-beam source and a first reference beam from a reference-beam source; recording a first hologram in a holographic medium from an interference between the first signal beam and the first reference beam; shifting the reference-beam source after the act of recording the first hologram; generating a second signal beam from the signal-beam source and a second reference beam from the reference-beam source after the act of shifting the reference-beam source following the recording of the first hologram; and recording a second hologram in the holographic medium from an interference between the second signal beam and the second reference beam.

Abstract: A holographic storage apparatus for recording data in a holographic medium includes at least one light source for generating a reference beam and a signal beam. The reference beam is preferably a phase beam of unchanging phase content. The apparatus also includes a holographic medium placed in a path of the reference beam and a path of the signal beam. The holographic medium has a first face and both the reference beam and the signal beam enter the holographic medium through the first face. The holographic medium also includes a data reflective surface. The reference beam and the signal beam interfere in the holographic medium to create a hologram only after at least one of the reference beam and the signal beam have reflected off of the data reflective surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a holographic card for storing data in holographic format in accordance with the present invention includes a holographic layer for containing holographic information and a transparent protective layer overlaying the holographic layer. The holographic layer includes at least a first data section with machine readable holographic data. The card also includes a second data section containing either or both presentation or security data. The second data section is preferably included in the holographic layer, but can also be separate therefrom, particularly when non-holographic data is contained therein.

Abstract: A holographic storage medium, a method of manufacturing the holographic storage medium and a holographic storage device incorporating the storage medium. In one embodiment, the holographic storage medium includes: (1) first and second spaced-apart substrates, the first substrate being plastic and (2) a photopolymer core located between said first and second substrates and having a coefficient of thermal expansion such that said first and second substrates and said photopolymer core cooperate to respond substantially isotropically to a change in temperature.

Abstract: A holographic storage medium, a method of manufacturing the holographic storage medium and a holographic storage device incorporating the storage medium. In one embodiment, the holographic storage medium includes: (1) first and second spaced-apart substrates, the first substrate being plastic and (2) a photopolymer core located between said first and second substrates and having a coefficient of thermal expansion such that said first and second substrates and said photopolymer core cooperate to respond substantially isotropically to a change in temperature.

Abstract: The correlation speed and storage capacity of an optical disk-based correlator is enhanced by employing a thick (several hundred micron) photo- polymeric film (or other thick holographic media) on the disk as the recording media to permit volume holography and angular multiplexing of holograms in each spot on the disk. For example, if 100 holograms are multiplexed at one spot, 100 1-dimensional correlation functions can be read in parallel off of the disk while illuminating it with a single input image. The diffraction of the image beam by the recorded holographic patterns occurs at the holograms in the disk.