A mobile storage device with the magneto-optical disk of a 50 mm diameter and 730 MB capacity

• Published in: IEEE transactions on consumer electronics Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 589 - 595
• Main Authors: Takahashi, S., Hamaguchi, T., Hisamitsu, T., Takuma, M., Yamada, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01-08-2002; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Apertures; CD recording; Clocks; Devices; Digital cameras; Disk recording; Disks; Electronics; Error correction codes; Image storage; Magnetic recording; Magnetooptic devices; Maximum likelihood detection; Media; Optical discs
• ISSN: 0098-3063; 1558-4127
• DOI: 10.1109/TCE.2002.1037046

A small re-writable optical disk is proposed. The media, which is called "iD PHOTO" disk, has a diameter of 50 mm and 730 MB capacity. We develop a new storage device with the iD PHOTO disk. In this paper we describe this storage device and the techniques used to realize the iD PHOTO system.