Introduction / 1: |
A brief overview of optical storage systems / 1.1: |
The basics of optical storage / 1.2: |
Optical drive layout / 1.2.1: |
Basic principles of optical data storage / 1.2.2: |
Optical storage roadmap / 1.2.3: |
Optical media / 1.2.4: |
Phase-change media / 1.2.5: |
Scope of this book / 1.3: |
References Chapter 1 / 1.4: |
Theoretical aspects of phase-change alloys / 2: |
Glass formation and the amorphous phase / 2.1: |
Crystallization / 2.3: |
Crystallization theory / 2.3.1: |
Crystallization of amorphous marks in a phase-change disc / 2.3.2: |
Classes of phase-change materials / 2.4: |
Class I: Crystallization by nucleation and growth / 2.4.1: |
Class II: Crystallization dominated by crystal growth / 2.4.2: |
Emerging directions in phase-change research / 2.5: |
References of chapter 2 / 2.6: |
Thermal modelling of phase-change recording / 3: |
Multi-layer thermal model / 3.1: |
Heat diffusion in thin layers / 3.1.1: |
Heat conduction at microscale / 3.1.2: |
Modelling of heat diffusion in multi-layer recording stacks / 3.1.3: |
Mark-formation and erasure model / 3.1.4: |
Optical parameters of phase-change recording films / 3.2: |
Optical properties of thin films / 3.2.1: |
Stack design / 3.2.2: |
Thermal conductivity of thin films / 3.3: |
In situ laser methods / 3.3.1: |
Melt-threshold method / 3.3.2: |
Thermal conductivity results / 3.3.3: |
Determination of crystallization parameters / 3.4: |
Isothermal measurements / 3.4.1: |
Time-resolved static tester measurements / 3.4.2: |
Mark formation and erasure results / 3.5: |
Effect of groove shape on direct heating / 3.6: |
Groove structure of phase-change discs / 3.6.1: |
Land versus groove recording / 3.6.2: |
Groove-only recording / 3.6.3: |
References of chapter 3 / 3.7: |
Data recording characteristics / 4: |
Data recording / 4.1: |
Recording, erasing and direct-overwriting of marks / 4.1.1: |
Pulse trains / 4.1.2: |
Erase of marks / 4.1.3: |
Write-erase sequence / 4.1.4: |
Write strategy types / 4.1.5: |
Quality of recorded data / 4.2: |
Material-limited run-length jitter / 4.2.1: |
Overwrite stability / 4.2.2: |
Repeated read stability / 4.2.3: |
Effect of multi-track recording / 4.3: |
Thermal cross-write / 4.3.1: |
Optical cross-talk / 4.3.2: |
Recording media / 5: |
Dual-layer media and recording / 5.1: |
Data capacity increase / 5.1.1: |
Layout of dual-layer media / 5.1.2: |
Optical design of dual-layer media / 5.1.3: |
Mark formation / 5.1.4: |
Transmittance difference / 5.1.5: |
Media for high-speed phase-change recording / 5.2: |
Introduction to speed race / 5.2.1: |
Materials for high-speed recording / 5.2.2: |
Optical and thermal design of high-speed recording media / 5.2.3: |
Characterization of high-speed discs / 5.2.4: |
Mark formation in ultra-high speed recording stacks / 5.2.5: |
Influence of laser spot orientation on mark formation / 5.2.6: |
References of chapter 5 / 5.3: |
Introduction / 1: |
A brief overview of optical storage systems / 1.1: |
The basics of optical storage / 1.2: |
Optical drive layout / 1.2.1: |
Basic principles of optical data storage / 1.2.2: |
Optical storage roadmap / 1.2.3: |