HoloMem: Developing a novel holographic data storage technology to address the growing need within global data storage

HoloMem：开发一种新颖的全息数据存储技术，以满足全球数据存储日益增长的需求

• 批准号: 10049468
• 金额: $ 44.55万
• 依托单位: HOLOMEM LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10049468
• 关键词: HoloMem; Developing; novel; holographic; data

UK-based SME, HoloMem, aims to develop a pioneering, low-cost holographic data storage (HDS) solution that offers high areal densities and low-energy usage. HoloMem's novel approach will address the need for exponential data storage capacity growth within the global datasphere for archival and cloud storage.Existing data-centres/rooms consume ~2% of worldwide electricity \[AKCP,2022\], growing exponentially towards 8% of total global demand by 2030 \[EnergyInnovationLLP,2022\]. ~40% of data-centre running costs are attributed to air-conditioning to stabilise thermal environments for data storage hardware \[ITPro,2022\]. Current solutions are energy-intensive and don't have the capacity to rapidly scale to market demand without significant infrastructure development (energy production and data-centres).~3.7bn people use the internet, generating 2,500 Petabytes(PB) of data/day. By 2025, 160 Zettabytes(ZB) (160,000,000 PB) of data will need to be stored annually. This is projected to increase 33x by 2035 to 2,14 ZB. Existing solutions such as linear-open-tape (LTOv9), hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD) are energy-intensive, costly to maintain, and expensive at scale.HoloMem has created a demonstrable automated prototype that writes/reads data as micro-holograms on photopolymer media. The technology relies on readily-accessible materials, allowing rapid manufacturability/scalability, and requires no active cooling whilst in operation.In this project HoloMem will optimise data storage densities, reduce noise/interference and identify the most efficient combination of laser intensity and exposure length to optimise for low-energy data recording and image clarity. Industrial testing of various photopolymer types will inform on the best selection for HoloMem's applications, whilst considering maximum longevity and recyclability (particularly end-of-life).HoloMem's project differentiates from other attempts to use photorefractive crystals in conjunction with holography because of its use of well-understood multiplex techniques combined with modern photopolymer recording materials and adaptation of well-known film transport techniques. HoloMem addresses the global need for a cost-effective, sustainable and high-density storage solution in the near-term.

总部位于英国的中小企业 HoloMem 旨在开发一种开创性的低成本全息数据存储 (HDS) 解决方案，提供高面密度和低能耗。 HoloMem 的新颖方法将满足全球数据领域内归档和云存储对数据存储容量指数级增长的需求。现有数据中心/机房消耗约 2% 的全球电力\[AKCP，2022\]，呈指数级增长至全球电力的 8%到 2030 年全球总需求\[EnergyInnovationLLP,2022\]。大约 40% 的数据中心运行成本归因于空调，以稳定数据存储硬件的热环境\[ITPro，2022\]。当前的解决方案是能源密集型的，如果没有重大的基础设施开发（能源生产和数据中心），就无法快速扩展以满足市场需求。约 37 亿人使用互联网，每天生成 2,500 PB 的数据。到 2025 年，每年需要存储 160 ZB (160,000,000 PB) 的数据。预计到 2035 年，这一数字将增加 33 倍，达到 2.14 ZB。线性开放磁带 (LTOv9)、硬盘驱动器 (HDD) 和固态驱动器 (SSD) 等现有解决方案都是能源密集型、维护成本高且规模昂贵。HoloMem 创建了一个可验证的自动化原型，可写入/以光聚合物介质上的微全息图形式读取数据。该技术依赖于易于获取的材料，可实现快速制造/可扩展，并且在运行时无需主动冷却。在该项目中，HoloMem 将优化数据存储密度，减少噪声/干扰，并确定激光强度和曝光长度的最有效组合优化低能耗数据记录和图像清晰度。对各种光聚合物类型的工业测试将为 HoloMem 应用提供最佳选择，同时考虑最大寿命和可回收性（特别是寿命终止）。HoloMem 的项目与其他将光折变晶体与全息术结合使用的尝试不同，因为它使用众所周知的多重技术与现代光聚合物记录材料和众所周知的胶片传输技术相结合。 HoloMem 满足了全球近期对经济高效、可持续和高密度存储解决方案的需求。