Abstract

The wide spread acceptance of optical recording technology in the consumer market place has provided the technological base for the development of erasable digital optical storage devices. Magneto-optic, phase change and dye polymer materials are being actively pursued for the short term, and longer range approaches based on photo-chemical hole-burning and holographic techniques are still areas of basic research. This talk will compare these various approaches with respects to the advantages and disadvantages that accompany each.

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