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14 January 1987 Optical Recording Media Primer
Tom Kenny
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Abstract
This presentation is intended to provide the listener with a general overview of the optical media market. It deals with the basic questions and concerns expressed by those who are about to become involved in optical storage. Areas touched upon include the various types of optical media available, their storage capacities, how they're made, how they are used, life expectancy of media, states of various standards efforts, current and projected pricing and availability, market trends, and growth projecting for the next five years.
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Tom Kenny "Optical Recording Media Primer", Proc. SPIE 0695, Optical Mass Data Storage II, (14 January 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936853
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KEYWORDS
Optical recording

Data storage

Magneto-optics

Ions

Optical storage

Standards development

Chemical oxygen iodine lasers

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