FLUROSCENT MULTILAYER DISC

FLUORESCENT MULTILAYER DISC

What is FMD? Fluorescent Multilayer disc is an optical disc that uses

fluorescent rather than reflective material to store data. It is an three dimensional storage disc developed by Constellation 3D.

Why FMD?
Increased disc Capacity.
Quick parallel access and retrieval information. Media tolerances.

Usage Flexibility.

Operating Principle:
The principle operation of FMD is based on a

phenomenon of photochromism. The laser beam when focused on the information material the material starts radiating than reflecting. The laser beam causes the photochrome material to posses the fluorescent properties . The fluorescence is caught up by a device called photo receiver.

 The usage of photochrome material with increasing

the number of information layers do not make the signal worse which is not in case of other optical discs.

The developers state that with blue laser(480nm) it is possibl

to increase density up to Terabytes on the disc.

This technology prevents the problem of interference

since we are using photochrome material which posses the fluorescent properties.

Model of FMD:

Comparison of Disc Layers:

Technological Process:
Hot Stamping:The layer is pressed with polycarbonate

and stamped twice with hot temperature. This results in two information layer with pits on each side and filled with fluorescent material.
Photoploymerisation:This process is carried out in

order to prevent a physical contact with information layer on the edge of the disc this is filled with polymeric material.

Advantages of FMD: Prevents problem of interference since it uses an

incoherent fluorescent light. Compatible with CD and DVD formats with more storage area and faster access. Fluorescent technology do not require special manufacturing conditions. The technological advantages.

Applications:
Data warehouses.
E-commerce related data mining. HDTV. Mobile phones and PDA. PVR

CD vs DVD vs FMD:
PARAMETERS 1. Disc diameter 2. Capacity 3. Wavelength CD 120mm 750MB 780nm DVD 120mm 4GB 650nm FMD 120mm 50GB+ 480-530nm

4. Distance b/w tracks 5.No.of layers

1.6micron
1

0.85micron
2

0.80micron
12

Conclusion:
The rapid technological development that is taking place in storage devices has also made the man think about the needs and the requirements for the storage devices. But for now the FMD, which can provide us with gigabytes(GB) of storage space compared to CD and DVD seems to be an enticing solution for the storage masses.

References:
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki.
www.ixbtlabs.com/articles . www.seminartopic.org. www.ebook-search-engine.com/fluroscent-multilayer-

disc.

Whats Next?
About the company.
Working. Types. Development. Disadvantages.

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