Three-dimensional two-photon memory materials and systems

Joseph E. Ford, Susan Hunter, Ram Piyaket, Yeshaiahu Fainman, Sadik E. Esener, Alexander S. Dvornikov, Peter M. Rentzepis

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Abstract

We have been developing a two-photon 3-D memory expected to provide a Tbit storage capacity and a 1 ms access time for secondary storage. Even with this new technology, there still exists a four order of magnitude gap in access times between electronic RAMS and secondary storage. In addition to the existing permanent storage approach, we have begun working on systems, key components, and materials for a dynamic parallel-access 3-D two photon memories that will bridge the gap in primary memory technologies. Over the past three years our team has been developing a write-once mass-storage memory based on two-photon bond dissociation of spirobenzopyran molecules for long lifetime storage. A cache memory must have fast write-erase capability. To achieve this we are beginning to investigate highly sensitive two-photon materials which spontaneous decay (self-erase) to the off state. These materials will be incorporated into dynamic memory systems which continually refresh the memory contents, as in an electronic DRAM. The resulting memory is expected to provide a data capacity of 1 Gbit/cm3 with a 10 ns to 1 μs access time and a 10 Tbit/s data rate. In this presentation the latest results of the parallel-access 3-D volume memory using two-photon storage is discussed. We cover material and system considerations for both types of parallel-access memories: fast-access primary storage and large-capacity secondary storage.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
EditorsPeter M. Rentzepis
PublisherPubl by Int Soc for Optical Engineering
Pages5-13
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)0819410799
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes
EventOrganic and Biological Optoelectronics - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Duration: Jan 18 1993Jan 19 1993

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume1853
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherOrganic and Biological Optoelectronics
CityLos Angeles, CA, USA
Period1/18/931/19/93

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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