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Optical Storage

Optical storage refers to data storage on optically readable media such as CDs and DVDs, utilizing optical disc drives that read and write data using laser technology. Data is encoded onto discs by creating marks on a dye layer, and various types of media include read-only and rewritable formats. Newer technologies like Blu-ray discs offer higher storage capacities and are designed to replace standard DVDs.

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Optical Storage

Optical storage refers to data storage on optically readable media such as CDs and DVDs, utilizing optical disc drives that read and write data using laser technology. Data is encoded onto discs by creating marks on a dye layer, and various types of media include read-only and rewritable formats. Newer technologies like Blu-ray discs offer higher storage capacities and are designed to replace standard DVDs.

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Definition of optical storage

Optical storage is a term from engineering


referring to the storage of data on an
optically readable medium. That sort of
mediums are:
DVD (Digital Versatile Others like:
CD (Compact disc) Disc or Digital Video Disc)
Optical disc drive (ODD)

An optical disc drive is a disc drive that


uses laser light or electromagnetic waves
near the light spectrum as part of the
process of reading or writing data to or
from optical discs.
Laser and optics
In an ODD there is an optical path,
placed in a pickup head consisting of
semiconductor laser, a lens for guiding
the beam, and photodiodes detecting
the light reflection from disc's surface.

Laser assembly in a CD burner:


How do we read data?
CDs store information in series of 0s and 1s.
These 1s and 0s are represented by millions of
tiny bumps and flat areas on the disc's
reflective surface.
How do we encode data?

A recorder encodes (or burns) data onto a


recordable CD-R, DVD-+R, or BD-R disc
(called a blank) by selectively heating
parts of an organic dye layer with a laser.
It changes the reflectivity of the dye by
making marks.
Types of media
1. Read Only Media (ROM)

2. Rewritable media - CD-RW, DVD-RW,


DVD+RW, DVD-RAM and BD-RE

3. Double-sided media

4. Double layer (DL) media


Rotational mechanism

The CD player spins the disc while


moving the laser assembly outward from
the middle. To keep the laser scanning
the data track at a constant speed, the
player must slow the disc as the
assembly moves outward.
Loading mechanisms

Tray-loading mechanism:

Slot-loading mechanism:

Top-loading mechanism:
Recording performance
Optical recorder drives are often marked
with three different speed ratings. In
these cases, the first speed is for write-
once (R) operations, second for re-write
(RW or RE) operations, and one for
read-only (ROM) operations.

The Z-CLV recording strategy:


Example:
For example a 12x/10x/32x CD drive is capable
of writing to CD-R discs at 12x speed (1.76
MB/s), write to CD-RW discs at 10x speed
(1.46 MB/s), and read from any CD discs at
32x speed (4.69 MB/s).
New technology
Blu-ray Disc (also known as Blu-ray or BD) is
an optical disc storage medium designed to
supersede the standard DVD format. Its
main uses are for storing high-definition
video, PlayStation 3 games, and other data,
with up to 25 GB per single layered.
Recorder Unique Identifier
Owing to pressure from the music
industry, as represented by the IFPI and
RIAA, Philips developed the Recorder
Identification Code (RID) to allow
media to be uniquely associated with
the recorder that has written it.

Example:

Security Identification Code - 12345678

Recorder Identification Code - 87654321 PHI (for Phillips)

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