Three-dimensional erasable optical memory using a photochromic diarylethene single crystal as the recording medium

被引:75
作者
Fukaminato, T
Kobatake, S
Kawai, T
Irie, M
机构
[1] Kyushu Univ, Dept Chem & Biochem, Grad Sch Engn, Higashi Ku, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
[2] Japan Sci & Technol Corp, CREST, Higashi Ku, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
来源
PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY SERIES B-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2001年 / 77卷 / 02期
关键词
photochromism; diarylethene; single crystal; three-dimensional optical recording; confocal microscopy;
D O I
10.2183/pjab.77.30
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Three-dimensional erasable optical recording in a single crystal of 1,2-bis(3-methyl-2-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (1), which shows a reversible fluorescence change with the photochromic reaction, has been demonstrated. The recorded spot size read by a fluorescence-detection method was approximately 200 nm in plane and 1.5 mum in depth, which corresponds to the recording density higher than 5 Tbit/cm(3). The recorded spots were erased by irradiation with visible light. The writing/reading/erasing cycle could be repeated more than 10(4) times.
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页码:30 / 35
页数:6
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