Optical Data Storage Phase-change media and recording

• Main Authors: Meinders, Erwin R, Mijiritskii, Andrei V, Pieterson, Liesbeth, Wuttig, Matthias
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer-Verlag 2006; Springer; Springer Netherlands
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Series: Philips research book series
• Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Computer Science; Computer storage devices; Condensed Matter Physics; Materials Science; Materials Science, general; Optical and Electronic Materials; Optical data processing; Optical storage devices; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices; Wissen Physik; Technik
• ISBN: 9781402042164; 1402042167
• DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4217-1

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+...