Applications of Optical Storage Systems
Optical storage devices are commonly employed in data storage media.
- In Computers: An optical disk can be used by a computer to store vast amounts of data. The use of optical discs has the advantage of being less expensive than magnetic disks. An optical disc can hold more data than a hard disk.
- In Audio Players: Every type of audio device, including CD players, MP3 players, and so on, stores data on an optical disc. This sort of storage is portable and has a huge storage capacity.
- In Digital Cameras: Digital cameras often save photos and films on optical discs. The benefit of employing this sort of storage is that it has a large storage capacity and fast data transport.
Optical Storage Systems
THe Optical memory is an electronic storage medium that uses a laser beam to store and retrieve digital (binary) data. In optical storage technology, a laser beam encodes digital data on an optical disc or laser disc in the form of tiny pits arranged in a spiral pattern on the surface of the disc. Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), Compact Disk (CD) and Blu-Ray Disk are the examples of optical storage device.