Holographic technology allows for three-dimensional data storage by using lasers and photosensitive materials to record holograms. Dennis Gabor invented holography in 1947 by using coherent light to record the phase of an object. A hologram is reconstructed by exposing the photosensitive recording material to the original reference beam without the original object. Holographic data storage can achieve extremely high densities and uses spatial light modulators and interference patterns within holographic materials to store and retrieve data in parallel as light is diffracted off volume gratings. Potential applications include high-capacity data storage, medical imaging, virtual reality, and more.