Blu-Ray Technology

PRESENTED BY: K.SWETHA REDDY

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CONTENTS
1. Introduction 2. Data storage techniques 3. Comparision of storage technologies 4. Characteristics of Blu-ray disc 5. Principal BD Specifications 6. Applications 7. Conclusion
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INTRODUCTION
Blu-ray (BD) is a next-generation optical disc format. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The name Blu-ray was derived from technology which utilizes a blue violet laser to read and Wondershare data on Blu-ray Copyright write

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The companies that have jointly established the BD specifications are:
Hitachi, Ltd LG Electronics Matsushitha Electrical Industrial Co. Ltd Mitsubishi Electric Corporarion Pioneer Corporation Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd Sony Thomson Copyright Wondershare

 A blue-violet laser of wavelength (450 nm) is employed on Blu-ray disc.

DATA STORAGE TECHNIQUE:

By employing such short wavelength Blu-ray disc successfully minimizes beam spot size INCREASING lenss NA 0.85 .
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CONTD..
As a consequence of NA and wavelength tracking pitch of Blu-ray reduce to 0.32um which is less than half of DVD. This helps data to pack more tightly on Blu-ray disc than DVD.

A single-layer disc can hold 25GB, which can be used to record over 2 hours of HDTV . There are also Copyright Wondershare dual-layer versions of the discs

Comparision of storage technologies

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CHARACTERISTICS OF BLU-RAY
Life Span Content Protection Cost Capacity Robustness of disc Compatible

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Life Span
Blu-ray disc have larger life span than any ordinary disc any where between 10 to (unlikely) 250 year. It is because of recordable material used in Blu-ray disc i.e combination of Si and Cu.
Blu ray recordable media is a combinationCopyright layer of silicon and of a Wondershare

Content Protection
Strongest content and copy protection schemes ever developed Incorporation of Robust copy mechanism DRM (Digital Right Management)is the copyright protection scheme the media industry uses to prevent piracy. Long term Profitability model for content Providers Cheapest Production cost

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Capacity
A single-layer disc can hold up to 25 gigabytes of information, while a dual-layer disc can hold up to 50 gigabytes of information. Future versions of Blu-ray discs may hold up to 200 gigabytes of Information. It is enough to put 2.5 hours of HDTV recording on it. It also can record over 13 hours of standard TV broadcasting.

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Robustness of Disc
Hard coating on Blu ray offer Stronger resistance to scratches and fingerprints .The protective layer is hard enough to prevent accidental abrasions and allows fingerprints to be removed by wiping the disc with a tissue. The BD drives are designed to be backward compatible, i.e. CDs and DVDs work equally well with the BD drives.
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Capacity

Principal BD Specifications 23.3 25 27GB

(single layer) Wave length of the405nm laser Numerical Aperture0.85 of the objective lens Data transfer rate 36Mbps Thickness of the1.2mm disc Diameter of the15mm center hole
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Comparison of CD,DVD and B D specification

Parameter CD DVD Disk diameter 120 mm 120 mm 1 Disk thickness 1.2 mm 1.2 mm 1 Laser wavelength 780 nm 650 nm 40 Numerical aperture 0.45 0.60 0 Minimum pit length 0.83 um 0.4 um 0.1 Data rate 1.2 Mb/sec 11 Mb/sec 36 Mb/sec Number of sides one ----on Number of data layers One ----On Data capacity ~680 MB 4.7 GB (1L) 27 G 8.5 GB (2L) 1 7 GB (2L/2S)
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Blu-ray Disc Applications

High definition television recording High definition video distribution Mass data storage

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Conclusion
Blu ray is expected to replace VCRs and DVD recorders over the coming years, with the transition to HDTV.

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