Ultra Fast Data Rate Optical Random Access Storage Systems

The overall long term aim of the program is the commercialization of a low cost TRDR media and system that allows for ultra high capacity (TByte/disk) removable write once media that can be recorded and readout with very high data rates >1Gbit/s, and searched through with fast access times <100ms. These characteristics make the proposed storage device ideally suited for security, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems supporting high-speed data filtering, and content as well as index based data searching algorithms. The objective of the Phase II program is to demonstrate experimentally the operation of a TRDR tape recording disk readout drive and associated tape medium and experimentally show the feasibility of the performance potentials derived in Phase I. We believe such a prototype will be critical for attracting investors to potentially commercialize the technology. We also anticipate that the scaling up of the Phase II prototype to a full scale TRDR prototype during a potential phase III program will significantly shorten the time to market of this device.