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Time-domain optical data storage by photon echo

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Principles and applications of time-domain optical data storage using stimulated photon echo are briefly reviewed. Special emphasis is laid upon the comparison of this memory with holography; both memories use the interference between two optical waves. Some new experimental developments are introduced using samples of europium-ion-doped crystals, one of the most promising candidates in time-domain data storage. Some other topics, such as ultrafast data storage, time-domain data processing, and time- and spatial-image storage using photon echo, are also discussed.

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Mitsunaga, M. Time-domain optical data storage by photon echo. Opt Quant Electron 24, 1137–1150 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00620310

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