Patent ID: 6205107
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: G11B,G11C

Abstract:
A method for storing an image in an optical storage system, the method comprising the steps of:spatially modulating at least one first beam of light with information of an image to-be-stored, each respective first beam of light corresponding to at least one hologram storage volume of a plurality of hologram storage volumes, each hologram storage volume being formed from an optical storage medium and storing a plurality of images;directing each respective first beam of light to a storage location in each hologram storage volume corresponding to the first beam of light;directing a second beam of light to at least one selected storage location in the plurality of hologram storage volumes, the second beam of light being coherent with the first beam of light and being focussed at at least a localized portion of a correlation plane; andrecording the information of the image to-be-stored in the optical storage medium at each selected storage location based on an intersection of the first beam of light and the second beam of light in the hologram storage volume containing each selected storage location.