Physics of Non-Volatile Digital Data Storage Technologies

Data storage technologies have become increasingly important as more and more of our lives are being stored digitally in our phones and computers and the need for higher density and larger capacity data storage techniques increases. In this paper, I will discuss the physics behind techniques used today such as optical storage, ash storage, and magnetic storage and the advances they have made to increase their storage capacities. I will then discuss Holographic Data Storage, a novel technique that has the potential to increase storage capacities past what is currently available