title: System metric for holographic memory systems.
abstract: We introduce M/# as a metric for characterizing holographic memory systems. M/# is the constant of proportionality between diffraction efficiency and the number of holograms squared. Although M/# is a function of many variables in a holographic recording system, it can be measured from the recording and erasure of a single hologram. We verify experimentally that the diffraction efficiency of multiple holograms follows the prediction of M/# measured from a single hologram.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Mok
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Burr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Psaltis