An Optical Disc Data Recorder

R. McFarlane; G. Kenney; D. Lou; J. Wagner; F. Zernike; A. Chan

doi:10.1117/12.955811

13 December 1977 An Optical Disc Data Recorder

R. McFarlane, G. Kenney, D. Lou, J. Wagner, F. Zernike, A. Chan

Proceedings Volume 0123, Optical Storage Materials and Methods; (1977) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955811
Event: 21st Annual Technical Symposium, 1977, San Diego, United States

Abstract

We discuss the development of an optical disc recorder with an on-line storage capacity of 10¹⁰ bits. Recording is done by laser machining of micro-sized pits in a thin tellurium film allowing direct-read-after-writing (DRAW) of the information. The recording format maps each bit of information to a recorded pit. The tellurium is deposited on a clear plastic disc configured to be self-protecting and easily handled. A major program objective was to demonstrate the feasibility of an inexpensive recorder and disc.

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R. McFarlane, G. Kenney, D. Lou, J. Wagner, F. Zernike, and A. Chan "An Optical Disc Data Recorder", Proc. SPIE 0123, Optical Storage Materials and Methods, (13 December 1977); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955811

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