Abstract

Photorefractive fibers of SBN provide an attractive medium for storing information. The information can be in the form of a 2-D image, called a page, and multiple pages may be stored in a single fiber by holographic recording. The multiple pages are distinguished by angular multiplexing of the reference wave. In this paper we discuss experimental results regarding the number and quality of these pages stored in SBN fibers of different diameters, lengths, and recording arrangements. The data storage capacity of these fibers is calculated taking into account crosstalk and recording resolution.

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