Project Title:

Advanced Low Cost High Performance Optical Components for CD-ROM Applications

06.12-6642
Project Title:Advanced Low Cost High Performance Optical Components for CD-ROM Applications
Company:Microwave Monolithics Incorporated
Simi Valley, VA 93065
Principal Investigator:Ch'en, Daniel R.

Abstract:

Perfection of a new technology is proposed to simultaneously double or quadruple
optical memory capacity while reducing access time by an order of magnitude.  An
existing prototype optical device will be experimentally and theoretically evaluated
in program phase I, followed by optimization and refined implementation in program
Phase II.  The proposed device development is expected to revolutionize CD-ROM technology
for a wide spectrumof NASA related applications, and find uses well beyond those
currently envisioned.