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Five-dimensional optical recording mediated by surface plasmons in gold nanorods

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  • Peter Zijlstra

    (Centre for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia)

  • James W. M. Chon

    (Centre for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia)

  • Min Gu

    (Centre for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia)

Abstract

Digital storage in five dimensions In the cause of cramming more and more data onto optical storage devices, materials scientists have sought to add extra dimensions to recording media, literally. Now a group from Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology has developed a five-dimensional optical recording technique with the potential to increase storage capacities by several orders of magnitude. The extra dimensions are the wavelength and polarization of light, which integrated with the familiar three spatial dimensions creates true five-dimensional recording within one volume. The result is a theoretical 1.6 terabytes capacity for a DVD-sized disk. The new system makes use of surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-mediated photothermal reshaping of a substrate of gold nanorods immersed in a polymer layer. Crosstalk-free readout is via two-photon luminescence. Immediate applications can be found in security patterning and multiplexed optical storage.

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  • Peter Zijlstra & James W. M. Chon & Min Gu, 2009. "Five-dimensional optical recording mediated by surface plasmons in gold nanorods," Nature, Nature, vol. 459(7245), pages 410-413, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:459:y:2009:i:7245:d:10.1038_nature08053
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08053
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    1. Qiming Zhang & Zhilin Xia & Yi-Bing Cheng & Min Gu, 2018. "High-capacity optical long data memory based on enhanced Young’s modulus in nanoplasmonic hybrid glass composites," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-6, December.

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