Is a round focus spot better than an oval shaped spot?

Ivan Prikryl

doi:10.1117/12.997583

28 June 1999 Is a round focus spot better than an oval shaped spot?

Ivan Prikryl

Proceedings Volume 3864, Joint International Symposium on Optical Memory and Optical Data Storage 1999; 38640F (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.997583
Event: Optical Data Storage, 1999, Kauai, HI, United States

Abstract

It is well recognized that the smaller the focused spot size the higher the data density that can be stored on an optical disk. Together, the optical disk and an optical head define the optical system for reading data from and writing data on the disk.

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Ivan Prikryl "Is a round focus spot better than an oval shaped spot?", Proc. SPIE 3864, Joint International Symposium on Optical Memory and Optical Data Storage 1999, 38640F (28 June 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.997583

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