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Blue Ray Disc
Blue Ray Disc
on
Blue-ray Disc
Enables recording,
rewriting, and playback
of high-definition video
Capable of storing
information that the
DVD and CD are not
capable of holding
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Foundation
Blu-ray disc (BD) is appropriately named after
the blue laser used to write the data
The first blue laser was developed in 1996 by
Shuji Nakamura (Nichia Corporation)
In 2002, an alliance was formed, called the Blu-
ray Disc Association, including the likes of Sony,
Samsung, Sharp, Hewlett-Packard, and Royal
Phillips
The “e” is intentionally left out of the name due
to trademark restrictions
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Disc Characteristics
Single layer: 25 GB
Dual layer: 50 GB
Diameter: 120 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Center hole diameter: 15
mm
Uses GaN laser of
wavelength 400 nm
The smaller laser,
compared to the DVD
and CD, keeps the
process more efficient
(~5 mW)
Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
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Disc Characteristics(conti.)
The power conservation
allows the development
of multi-layer platforms
and high-speed
recording.
BD-ROM: read-only
format.
Numerical Aperature measures the ability of a lens to gather and focus light.
As the numerical aperture increases, the focusing power increases and the
beam size decreases.
Phase change implies that the disc section is either an amorphous or crystalline
state. The reflectivity changes accordingly thus representing a binary bit.
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Comparison: CD, DVD & Blu-ray Disc
Courtesy <http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/press/2004/bd-dvd.html> 7
Recorder Characteristics
Over two hours of HDTV can be placed on a single layer BD,
which correlates to over 13 hours for standard TV.
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Capacity Comparison
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“Courtesy: How Stuff Works”
Compatibility
This issue has introduced a competitor, the HD-DVD, that based its
technology around being compatible with the DVD.
Recently the BDA has developed recorders that are BD/DVD/CD compatible.
JVC has advanced the BD by developing a BD/DVD combo disc that stores
both DVD and BD data. It is composed of two DVD layers and a third BD
layer storing 33.5 GB total.
Courtesy <http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/press/2004/bd-dvd.html> 10
Protection System
HDTV contains a copyright bit that is detected
by the BD recorder. If the broadcast has no
copyright bit, then the BD recorder is allowed
to store the information.
Uses the Data Encryption Standard (DES) that
has a key length of 56 bits.
A Key Block and Disc ID are written into the
ROM area to prevent illegal copying.
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Enhancements
Error rates increased in reading and writing after the
original BD suffered scratches and fingerprints.
For protection, the prototype BD was enclosed in a case.
The case increased the size of the disc drive.
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Features of BLU-RAY Disc
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MANUFACTURING
RECORDING
PLAY BACK
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Manufacturing
* BD Cover Manufacturing Process
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Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
Address Format
*Using Groove Wobbles
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Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
Write pulse waveform
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Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
Write strategy
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Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
CODING FOR BD OPTICAL RECORDING
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Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
Modulation code and error correcting code
FOR DIGITAL STORAGE SYSTEM
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Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
Error distributions
For 50GB Capacity
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Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
Future
Expect the BD to become more prevalent once
the HDTV market establishes its presence.
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Future(conti.)
Sony has made the Disc with size 200GB
already.
Pioneer announced on August 5, 2008 , that they
have got success
in making BD with
increased Disc Size
of 500GB.
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Commercial Market
Blu-ray drives
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Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
Blu-ray Media
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