1. BLU-RAY DISC TECHNOLOGY

2. ABSTRACT Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc video recording format jointly developed by nine leading consumer electronics companies. The Blu-ray Disc technology can store sound and video while maintaining high quality and also access the stored content in an easy-to-use way.

3. What is blue-ray disc? The name Blu-ray is derived from the underlying technology, which utilizes a blue- violet laser to read and write data. The name is a combination of "Blue" and optical ray "Ray". A single-layer disc can fit 23.3GB, 25GB or 27GB. A dual-layer disc can fit 46.6GB, 50GB or 54GB. There's also research going on to develop 100GB quad-layer discs (25GB per layer).

4. Evolution of Optical Removable Media Storage Devices Optical Storage  CD-ROM  CD-R  CD-RW  DVD DVD vs. CD

5. Large recording capacity up to 27GB High-speed data transfer rate 36Mbps Easy to use disc cartridge Main Specifications Blu-ray Disc Key Characteristics