Optical Data Storage: Phase-change media and recording (Philips Research Book Series)
Автор:Erwin R. Meinders, Andrei V. Mijiritskii, Liesbeth van Pieterson, Matthias Wuttig Год: 2006 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 173 ISBN: 1402042167 Optical data storage represents a major chapter in the history of information storage and the invention of rewritable media has indisputably been an essential addition to the optical storage family. With the multiple overwrite feature, rewritable optical discs have found application in consumer DVD+RW video recorders, professional archiving systems and computer drives for data storage, replacing the floppy disc in the latter case. Optical Data Storage provides an overview of the recording principles, materials aspects, and application areas of phase-change optical storage. Some theoretical background is given to familiarize the reader with the basics of the phase-change processes. Elements of data recording, including mark formation, eraseability, direct overwrite strategies, data quality and data stability, etc are explained and extensively discussed. A mark formation model is described and used throughout the whole book to back-up measurement results and support the...