title: High-resolution optical storage by use of minute spheres.
abstract: We have developed a new optical storage system that uses minute spheres arranged upon a surface-relief grating. By using dye-doped minute spheres as recording bits we can limit a sensitive region within a sphere's diameter. Using a reflection-type confocal optical system, we read out shape signals from minute spheres at high resolution. The shape signals from minute spheres are utilized as clock signals in recording and readout.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu 432-8561, Japan. naoki_k@egami01.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Chikara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Egami