Optical mass storage technology

ABSTRACT

This paper describes some of the history, general principles and current embodiments of the technology of data storage and retrieval by optical means. It also discusses the utility of some of these embodiments in certain classes of application.

REFERENCES

• 1: R. Bartolini et al., "Optical Disk System Emerge", IEEE Spectrum (August 1978)
• 2: K. Bulthuis, M.G. Carasso, J.P.J. Heemskerk, P.J. Kivits, W. J. Kleuters and P. Zalm, "Ten Billion Bits on a Disc", IEEE Spectrum (August 1979)
• 3: George Copeland, What if mass storage were free?, Proceedings of the fifth workshop on Computer architecture for non-numeric processing, p.1-7, March 11-14, 1980, Pacific Grove, California, United States
• 4: L. Laub, "Optics of Reflective Mode Videodisc Players", SMPTE Journal (November 1976)

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  B. Hardware
  B.3 MEMORY STRUCTURES
      B.3.2 Design Styles
          Subjects: Mass storage (e.g., magnetic, optical, RAID)

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems
          Subjects: Video (e.g., tape, disk, DVI)

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