Chin. Phys. Lett.  2001, Vol. 18 Issue (4): 541-543    DOI:
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Feasibility of Femtosecond Laser Writing Multi-Layered Bit Planes in Fused Silica for Three-Dimensional Optical Data Storage
LI Cheng-De;WANG Dan-Ling;LUO Le;YANG Hong;XIA Zong-Ju;GONG Qi-Huang
State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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LI Cheng-De, WANG Dan-Ling, LUO Le et al  2001 Chin. Phys. Lett. 18 541-543
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Abstract The ultrashort pulse laser writing multi-layered data bits in fused silica for three-dimensional optical data storage through the mechanism of optical damage induced by multi-photon absorption is demonstrated. The 800 nm, 120 fs Ti:Sapphire laser beam is focused into cubic samples with a 0.65 NA commercial microscope objective. The size of the recorded bits can be smaller than 0.5 x 0.5 x 2.5μm as the laser pulse energy is lower than 300 nJ and the corresponding bit data storage density is 0.2 x 1012 Tbits/cm3. Due to the aberration produced by the mismatch of the refractive indices between the recording material and its immersion medium, the longitudinal size of the recorded bit increases and the contrast of the bit to surrounding uninfected zone decreases as the bit plane gets deeper. Hence a relatively lower storage density of 0.05 x 1012 Tbits/cm3 is realized.
Keywords: 42.65.Re      42.79.Vb      78.20.-c     
Published: 01 April 2001
PACS:  42.65.Re (Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression)  
  42.79.Vb (Optical storage systems, optical disks)  
  78.20.-c  
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