Holographic data storage crystals for the LDEF
Abstract
Crystals of lithium niobate were passively exposed to the space environment of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF). Three of the four crystals contained volume holograms. Although the crystals suffered the surface damage characteristic of that suffered by other components on the Georgia Tech tray, the crystals remained suitable for the formation of volume holograms.
- Publication:
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LDEF: 69 Months in Space. Part 4: Second Post-Retrieval Symposium
- Pub Date:
- April 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993ldef.symp.1403C
- Keywords:
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- Aerospace Environments;
- Data Storage;
- Lithium Niobates;
- Long Duration Exposure Facility;
- Optical Data Storage Materials;
- Crystals;
- Holography;
- Radiation Damage;
- Volumetric Analysis;
- Instrumentation and Photography