Abstract:
We discuss a revolutionary way to store data, using extremely high data rate laser communications in motion. This revolutionary concept builds on the high speed lasercom which is being developed today, but carries it two steps farther – much higher data rates, and long optical loops to allow storing an extreme amount of data in motion. Very high data rate optical communication is utilized, with expansive multiplexing in wavelength and space. A revolutionary spatial multiplexing scheme, called Angle Multiplexing, will be discussed. This scheme increases the length of the data storage loop. The amount of data that can be stored is limited by the data rate times the length of time it takes light to traverse the loop. We explore 4 storage in motion media; fiber, space, large vacuum enclosures, and small vacuum enclosures. We have a > 1 Gbyte fiber based storage system operating, which is allowing data center like writing and retrieval activities.
Biographies:
Dr Paul McManamon: started Exciting Technology LLC after he retired from being Chief Scientist for the Air Force Research Lab, AFRL, Sensors Directorate. He is also Technical Director of the Lidar and Optical Communications Institute, LOCI, at the University of Dayton. He chaired the US National Academy of Sciences Study “Laser Radar: Progress and Opportunities in Active Electro-Optical Sensing” (2014). He was the main LiDAR expert witness for Uber in the lawsuit vs Google/Waymo. He was co-chair of the US NAS study “Optics and Photonics, Essential Technologies for Our Nation” (2012) study, which recommended a National Photonics Initiative, NPI. Dr McManamon was also vice chair of the 2010 NAS study called “Seeing Photons”. Dr McManamon is a Fellow of SPIE, IEEE, OSA, MSS, and AIAA. Dr McManamon received the WRG Baker award from IEEE in 1998 for the best paper in ANY refereed IEEE journal or publication (> 20,000 papers). He was president of SPIE in 2006. He was on the SPIE board of directors for 7 years and on the SPIE Executive Committee from 2003 through 2007. His last job for the Air Force was chief scientist for the AFRL Sensors Directorate. Prior to that he also was senior scientist for EO/IR Sensors, and acting chief scientist for the Avionics directorate for > 2.5 years. In 2006 he received the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award. He was the co-recipient of the SPIE Presidents’ Award in 2013.
Ohad Harlev: Prior to co-founding Lyteloop Mr. Ohad Harlev served as the president of RRsat America ((NASDAQ: RRST) (presently known as MX1 which was acquired by SES –Prior to heading RRsat America Mr. Harlev served as RRsat's MSS Managing Director as well as Corporate General Counsel and Company Secretary. Prior to RRsat Mr. Harlev held senior positions as VP, Business Development and General Counsel of Kamor Ltd (TASE: KMOR); VP, General Counsel & Business Development fiber optics division of Gilat Satcom (TASE and AIM); and corporate counsel at Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX). Mr. Harlev, has extensive experience as a leader in various hi-tech fields including telecommunication, fintech and satellites.
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