• DocumentCode
    1186850
  • Title

    A long road to overnight success [optical disc storage]

  • Author

    Asthana, Praveen

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Corp., Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    60
  • Lastpage
    66
  • Abstract
    Optical data storage once seemed to be failing, and the lessons to be learned from its turnaround apply to other high-tech products. The author discusses the four obstacles which may have caused the problems and how they were overcome. The various types of optical disc technologies are explained. Future market strategies for the optical disc are also discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    CD-ROMs; optical disc storage; optical disc storage; optical disc technologies; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Drives; Engineering profession; Image motion analysis; Laser beams; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Robustness; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.328646
  • Filename
    328646