BLU-RAY DISC TECHNOLOGY

ABSTRACT

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc video recording format jointly developed by nine leading consumer electronics companies.

The Blu-ray Disc technology can store sound and video while maintaining high quality and also access the stored content in an easy-to-use way.

What is blue-ray disc?

The name Blu-ray is derived from the underlying technology, which utilizes a blue-violet laser to read and write data. The name is a combination of "Blue" and optical ray "Ray". A single-layer disc can fit 23.3GB, 25GB or 27GB.A dual-layer disc can fit 46.6GB, 50GB or 54GB.There's also research going on to develop 100GB quad-layer discs (25GB per layer).

Evolution of Optical Removable Media Storage Devices

Optical Storage

CD-ROM CD-R CD-RW DVD

DVD vs. CD

Large recording capacity up to 27GB

High-speed data transfer rate 36Mbps

Easy to use disc cartridge

Main Specifications

Blu-ray Disc Key Characteristics