Likelihood-based error correction for holographic storage systems

Mark A. Neifeld, Wu Chun Chou

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Abstract

We consider a volume holographic memory (VHM) system that is corrupted by interpixel interference (IPI) and detector noise. We compare hard-decision Reed-Solomon (RS) decoding with both hard- and soft-decision algorithms for 2D array decoding. RS codes are shown to provide larger VHM storage capacity and density as compared with array codes when hard-decision methods are employed. A new likelihood-based soft-decision algorithm for 2D array decoding is described. The new decoding algorithm is motivated by iterative turbo-decoding methods and is capable of incorporating a priori knowledge of the corrupting IPI channel during decoding. The new algorithm is shown to offer VHM capacity and density performance superior to hard-decision RS methods.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)48-53
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume3802
StatePublished - 1999
EventProceedings of the 1999 Advanced Optical Data Storage: Materials, Systems, and Interafces to Computers - Denver, CO, USA
Duration: Jul 20 1999Jul 22 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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