New technology developments are taking place at three levels in the field of optical recording: 1) CD level, 650 MB, high-speed CD-R and CD-RW; 2) DVD level, 4.7 GB, rewritable, full-capacity DVD; and 3) -blue- level, 20 to 30 GB at data rates of 30 to 50 Mb/s. This paper describes some of the underlying technologies.

Author: Heemskerk, Jacques
Affiliation: Royal Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
AES Convention: 107 (September 1999) Paper Number: 5050
Publication Date: September 1, 1999
Subject: Applications of Optical Recording Technology

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