Technology Focus
Optical data storage
With the high-definition DVD format war now over, where do we go next? Industry analysts predict a steady growth in Blu-ray disk sales but only after an initial period of time to readjust after the prolonged battle against HD-DVD.
Editorial
A matter of format - p401
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.118
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Research Highlights
Dots boost data storage, phase-change revelations, and more - p402
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.119
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Industry Perspectives
Holographic data storage: Coming of age - pp403 - 405
Lisa Dhar, Kevin Curtis & Thomas Fäcke
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.120
Holographic data storage is poised to change the way we write and retrieve data forever. After many years of developing appropriate recording media and optical read–write architectures, this promising technology is now moving to the market.
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Two-photon technology: A new dimension - pp406 - 408
Edwin Walker & Peter M. Rentzepis
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.121
Conventional optical technologies store data on the surface of a recording medium. Two-photon technology, which relies on overlapping light beams, can be used for three-dimensional multilayer storage and promises capacities of up to 10 Tbyte on a DVD-size disk.
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Business News
Blue-laser patent battles, optical-disk test standards, and more - p410
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.122
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Product Highlights
Laser-diode developments, dual-layer disk manufacture, and more - p411
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.123
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Interview
After the format war - p412
Interview with David Bunzel
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.124
Nadya Anscombe talks to David Bunzel, president of the Optical Storage Technology Association, about the aftermath of the Blu-ray/high-definition-DVD format war and future technologies in the optical data-storage market
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