Open AccessHierarchy in optical near-fields and its application to memory retrieval
Author(s) -
Makoto Naruse,
Takashi Yatsui,
Wataru Nomura,
Noriyasu Hirose,
Motoichi Ohtsu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.009265
Subject(s) - hierarchy , computer science , coding (social sciences) , memory hierarchy , optics , scale (ratio) , theoretical computer science , statistical physics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , statistics , economics , market economy , cache , operating system
Optical near-field interactions exhibit different behavior at different scales, which we term scale-dependent physical hierarchy. Using the intrinsic logical hierarchy of information and a simple digital coding scheme, scale-dependent optical memory accesses are associated with different levels of the information hierarchy. The basic principle is demonstrated by finite-different time-domain simulations and experiments using metal nanoparticles.