All-optical nanoscale read/write bit formation

Journal of Microlithography, Microfabrication and Microsystems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Curran, S ^a   Dewald, J ^a   Carroll, D L ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bit formation; Composite films; Nanoscale; Near field optics; Nonvolatile

Indexed keywords

BIT FORMATION; COMPOSITE FILMS; NEAR FIELD OPTICS; OPTICAL CIRCUITRY;

COMPACT DISKS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIFFRACTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONVOLATILE STORAGE;

OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 33748554142     PISSN: 15371646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2172994     Document Type: Article

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