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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Charles Eric Hunter, Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Bernard L. Ballou, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
John H. Hebrank, Durham, NC (US);
Laurie Mcneil, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Charles Eric Hunter, Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Bernard L. Ballou, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
John H. Hebrank, Durham, NC (US);
Laurie McNeil, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Ochoa Optics LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A storage media for storage of data thereon is provided. The storage media including: a first layer, the first layer being substantially transparent to a predetermined radiant energy used for reading the data; and a second layer formed on the first layer and being substantially opaque to the radiant energy, the second layer having a pattern comprising a plurality of holes, each of the holes having a largest dimension which is greater than a wavelength of the radiant energy, the data being stored as the presence or absence of a hole in the pattern. Also provided are a method for fabricating the storage media as well as an apparatus and method for reading the data stored on the storage media.