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 Optics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some optical phenomena depend on the quantum nature of light and as such some areas of optics are also related to quantum mechanics.
The "ray" in geometric optics is an abstract object which is perpendicular to the wavefronts of the actual optical waves.
Optical science is a part of many related disciplines including electrical engineering, physics, psychology, medicine, and others.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Optical   (808 words)

  
 Optical disc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The promotion of standardised optical storage is undertaken by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA).
The information on an optical disc is stored sequentially on a continuous spiral track from the innermost track to the outermost track.
In computing, sound reproduction, and video, an optical disc is flat, circular, usually polycarbonate disc whereon data is stored.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Optical_disc   (389 words)

  
 Optical Data Storage Systems
It is usually desired in optical recording to achieve the smallest laser beam spot possible, since the spot size is a measure of the bit size, which defines the areal density of the storage system.
For the current optical storage systems, the depth of focus is about 1 mm.
The first photographs were developed about 200 years ago and represented an analog optical storage, which has a limited application for information storage since it is difficult to interface analog data with machines, plus there is a continuous degradation of data at every step of reading and writing.
www.usbyte.com /common/optical_data_storage_systems.htm   (699 words)

  
 Storage Media - Optical
Optical Data Storage Center - This group was formed in 1985 by the Board of Regents of the University of Arizona as a cooperative research center jointly funded by the State of Arizona and private industry.
Its primary charter is to perform leading-edge research in the field of optical data storage in order to develop an increased understanding of the technologies involved, stimulate industrial innovation and to strengthen educational capabilities in industrially relevant science and technology.
Storage Management: Building & Maintaining Powerful Systems - Follow a Storage Consultant with experience and expertise in primary storage, data protection, and storage management as he shares new trends and technologies in the storage space and discusses both the nature and specifics of a well designed, implemented, monitored, and maintained storage system.
storage.ittoolbox.com /topics/t.asp?t=451&p=451&h1=451   (941 words)

  
 Optical Data Storage
The Optical Data Storage Center was formed in 1985 by the Board of Regents of the University of Arizona as a cooperative research center jointly funded by the State of Arizona and private industry.
Optical Data Storage Center research is on the leading edge of the data storage industry and its graduates are in great demand to fill key industry positions.
Its mission is to perform leading-edge research in the field of optical data storage to develop an increased understanding of the technologies involved, stimulate industrial innovation and strengthen educational capabilities in industrially relevant science and technology.
www.optics.arizona.edu /Research/Storage.htm   (673 words)

  
 Chp 3: Overview of Optical Storage Systems
Optical storage for very large storage devices employing interchangeable and recordable media in automatic "jukeboxes" is a market traditionally outside the range of magnetic disk drives but directly in competition with magnetic tapes.
The storage capacity of an optical storage system is a direct function of spot size (minimum dimensions of a stored bit) and the geometrical dimensions of the media.
Optical storage RandD typically concentrates on the following efforts: reducing spot size using lower-wavelength light sources; reducing the weight of optical pickup heads using holographic components; increasing rotation speeds using larger optical power lasers; improving the efficiency of error correction codes; and increasing the speed of the servo systems.
www.wtec.org /loyola/opto/c3_s2.htm   (2177 words)

  
 Imperial College London
 “Optical data storage” is a general term covering all data storage techniques that use optical means to read, write and/or erase data.
This corresponds to a storage density increase of 3.6 times which was achieved partly by decreasing the wavelength of the laser used to illuminate the disk and partly by increasing the numerical aperture of the lens employed.
However, our current optical and electronic means are advanced enough to be able to compromise on this point and encode a single pit by more than a bit information.
www.imperial.ac.uk /research/photonics/pt_group/peter_torok_research_topics_ODS.htm   (415 words)

  
 Colossal Storage Corp.
Colossal Storage is a rewritable volume atomic holographic optical data storage company that intends to design, continue to patent, and market its 3D volume holographic optical storage disk drive.
"Optical storage like holographic technology is the storage of the future, and it always will be," John Monroe Analysts at Gartner's Planet Storage.
Colossal Storage Corporation wants to be the leading provider of primary backup storage and primary online massive data storage technology for the next millenium 3D Volume Holographic Optical Storage NanoTechnology.
colossalstorage.net /colossal1.htm   (2660 words)

  
 Magneto-Optical Storage
The MO systems include basic principles of both magnetic and optical storage systems: MO systems write magnetically (with thermal assist) and read optically.
The thermal properties of the optical disk can be changed if the active magneto-optical layer is combined with thin optimizing layers, which may also improve the protection and signal-to-noise characteristics of the medium.
There are two main media designs for rewritable optical systems: MO (magneto-optical) media and phase-change media (known as CD-RW).
www.usbyte.com /common/MOsystems.htm   (908 words)

  
 OSTA Home Page
As part of its successful MusicPhotoVideo™ (MPV) initiative, the Optical Storage Technology Association has certified and endorsed the ValidateMPV compliance test tool from...
Looking back at optical disc history, the killer application for CDs was music; for DVDs, it was video; and for the approaching next-generation optical disc, it will be...
However, today’s precious family memories are not necessarily stored as prints in a bulky album or a box, but are often on a computer hard drive.
www.osta.org   (140 words)

  
 optical storage
When you are after excellent information on optical storage, you'll find it hard separating value packed information from unprofessional optical storage submissions and proposals so it's prudent to know ways of moderating the information you are given.
This may divulge who is behind the site optical storage authorizations The easiest way to reveal who owns the optical storage web site is to find the sites 'about' page.
A great tip to pursue when you're presented with help and advice regarding a optical storage webpage is to ascertain who owns the site.
www.go-seekit.com /storage/optical-storage-.htm   (200 words)

  
 optical storage --  Encyclopædia Britannica
For the permanent storage of data, one must turn to auxiliary storage, primarily magnetic and optical media such as tapes,...
Current approaches to information storage and retrieval include high-density, high-speed, solid-state electronic memories, as well as slower (but generally more spacious) magnetic and optical discs (see computer memory).
Even larger storage facilities have been created by using depleted oil or gas reservoirs near consumption centers or by the creation of artificial gas fields in aquifer layers.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9001488   (820 words)

  
 Optical storage sings the blues - Computerworld
Optical storage is likely to remain somewhat more costly than other technologies, Gere says.
HP and IBM use UDO in their storage systems, and Plasmon and HP have 94% of the optical library market.
Many organizations require centralized storage to provide home directories for users to store their data in a location that is easy to access, simple to manage and protect.
computerworld.com /hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,92587,00.html   (2446 words)

  
 HP storage - Archiving & Active Archiving storage
Cost-effective optical storage with up to 720 GB total capacity; up to two 30 GB UDO drives accessing 24 disk slots.
High performance storage systems that were never intended to be filing cabinets of reference information have become digital landfills.
HP StorageWorks File System Extender (FSE) is new-generation data management software with capabilities beyond traditional HSM software that makes it a cost effective solution to managing massive amounts of file system stored data.
h18006.www1.hp.com /storage/archivalstorage.html   (844 words)

  
 Anteryon - Optical Data Storage
New generation Digital Signal Processing Engines used in next generation data archiving and infotainment systems will set new performance levels requirements for optical storage.
To satisfy the demands for ever-greater storage densities Anteryon provides solutions based on a proven track record on aspheric lenses and substrates.
Storage capacities exceeding 800 Gbytes per disk and data rates exceeding 10Gbps will become available by 2007.
www.anteryon.com /applications/ind_optical_storage.html   (140 words)

  
 The Future of Optical Storage - IT Observer
The optical storage industry is in the middle of a major technology shift, transitioning from lower density red lasers to higher density blue lasers.
This new technology is changing the face of both the consumer and professional optical storage industries, but the requirements of these two markets are leading to the development of distinctly different products, targeting very different applications.
Blue laser optical storage is the future for both consumer and professional applications.
www.ebcvg.com /articles.php?id=769   (1155 words)

  
 Breakthrough Nanotechnology Will Bring 100 Terabyte 35inch Digital Data Storage Disks
There are still a lot of research and development unknowns for this new and fascinating atomic holographic optical storage, but Michael believes that he has created a revolutionary concept to keep pace with requirements of mass data storage, for the next millennium.
By being able to program optical lenses, many applications based on light and color can be developed, such as holographic storage, bio-terror detection devices, optical electronics, security products, and hundreds of other products never seen before on the world's markets.
Michael is a 30-year pioneer in the development of peripheral storage technologies and a holder of various patents.
www.physorg.com /news785.html   (1030 words)

  
 OPTICAL STORAGE MARKET
Another important reason is that optical storage manufacturing in Japan is backed up by a formidable optoelectronic industry that can manufacture CD related components at very low costs.
Several reasons can account for this disparity, including the slow acceptance of optical storage products and short-term strategies of the U.S. industry in the eighties, the focused interest of the U.S. industry on magnetic hard disk drives, and the economic recession in the United States in the late eighties.
The optical library segment had $514 million sales in 1996 and is only growing at 4.5% a year.
www.wtec.org /loyola/hdmem/01_02.htm   (724 words)

  
 Jukeboxes, optical library storage devices, Imaging
The Ultra Density Optical (UDO) drive is a type of WORM technology from Plasmon that provides up to 30 gigabytes of storage.
Contact us for a quote on an optical storage device.
An electronic archival storage solution can be categorized as optical storage or magnetic storage.
www.imagingsolutions.com /products_optical.htm   (277 words)

  
 How it Works: Optical Storage
Unlike magnetic storage devices (hard drives, floppy disks, ZIP drives, etc) a majority of optical storage devices are "Read Only", meaning that they can be read from, but cannot be written to.
Philips was already working on an optical storage medium, and Sony brought a ton of experience in digital recording.
In case you don't know, optical storage refers to any storage device that uses laser light technology to retrieve and store data.
firingsquad.com /guides/hiwoptical   (607 words)

  
 Taiwan optical storage industry overview
Global shipments of PC-use optical storage drives are expected to reach 220 million units in 2004.
By one estimate, the island shipped about 43% of the optical storage drives worldwide in 2002, and 48% in 2003.
While market estimates show differences, there is no doubt that Taiwan has been a key supplier in the global optical storage drive market.
www.digitimes.com /Backgrounders/Systems/NBHome.asp?ID=N2030923   (536 words)

  
 backup, optical storage directory uk
Optical drives, jukeboxes, and other storage media from a UK-based specialist company.
External optical drives and other optical storage devices.
Specialising in Sony optical drives, with Fujitsu, Lite-On and Samsung also available.
www.computer-hardware-directory.co.uk /optical-storage.html   (43 words)

  
 Open Directory - Computers: Hardware: Storage
Voyager - Backup and storage specialist, distributing high quality optical storage, tape backup, data archiving and RAID systems.
StorageNewsletter - A monthly periodical in English on the worldwide data storage industry (magnetic and optical disk and tape NAS, and SAN).
DAT Optic - Manufacturer and distributor of industrial computer optical/non-optical storage pheriperals.
dmoz.org /Computers/Hardware/Storage   (2069 words)

  
 optical storage devices
Description of Jukebox Optical Storage Devices from Tom Sheldon's Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications.
Optical, Storage Devices, Computers - The NexTag shopping guide has prices, reviews from stores all over the web.
Research the latest Optical Storage Devices technologies, tools and techniques.
www.aclub.ca /optical-storage-devices.html   (391 words)

  
 Plasmon UDO (Ultra Density Optical) Overview - Professional Data Archival Storage
UDO delivers all the traditional strengths expected from optical storage such as record authenticity and media longevity, but at a much higher capacity and lower cost than previous generation products.
UDO Technical Overview Archival Storage Challenges Future of Optical Storage Archive Piece of ILM UDO Positioning Top 10 Archive Questions The Facts about UDO
UDO Barcodes and AutomationMigration from IBM 3995 to G-Series Role of Optical Storage
www.plasmon.com /udo   (422 words)

  
 Optical Jukebox storage
Optical jukeboxes are ideal for data compliance, data archiving, email archiving, image archiving etc. All DISC Optical jukeboxes can support a large variety of optical technologies including:
Starting with a simple modular design the DISC Optical jukeboxes allow you to scale from a single drive to 14 drives and 700 media slots.
CD jukebox solutions are ideal for storage of CD manuals.
www.optical-jukebox.com   (299 words)

  
 Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of Optical Disc Players and Optical Data Storage Drives
Working on optical storage equipment entails a number of personal risks: electrical, laser, mechanical, as well as the possibility of irreversible damage to the equipment and loss or corruption of data due to improper repair or adjustment.
MO - Magneto optical disk drives - various incompatible or marginally compatible forms of high capacity read/write storage on optical platters, usually in either 3-1/2" or 5-1/4" form factors, single and double sided.
WORM - Write Once Read Many drives - Older optical data storage storage technology using a media that may be written but which may not be erased and rewritten.
repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu /sam/odfaq.htm   (13185 words)

  
 Optical Storage.
Once made bubbles are here to stay, write once read many (WORM) type of storage.
Absorbing the light causes a microscopic bubble to be formed in the dye layer.
The reading is done with a second low power laser.
freespace.virgin.net /darren.spurdens/optical.htm   (603 words)

  
 Thraxil
building a network area storage device with an enterprise level raid controller can be done for under 1500$.
a terabyte of raid 5 storage can be tossed together for under 1k.
i think i’m going to have to poke around the other microarray labs and find out what their storage solutions are.
thraxil.org /users/lani/posts/2005/06/09/Optical-Storage   (975 words)

  
 Optical Storage Repair Specialists
We at Optical Storage Repair Specialists, Inc strive to be the most agile, responsive, and experienced Optical Repair Depot in North America.
This, along with over twenty-five years combined repair experience, enables us to diagnose and identify most optical storage application errors quickly and effectively.
Our experience in the manufacturing aspect of optical storage devices gives us
www.osrsinc.com   (100 words)

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