Optical tape system: evaluation of recorder and media

G.W.R. Leibbrandt; J. A. Kahlman; Gerard E. van Rosmalen; Joris J. Vrehen

doi:10.1117/12.280681

30 July 1997 Optical tape system: evaluation of recorder and media

G.W.R. Leibbrandt, J. A. Kahlman, Gerard E. van Rosmalen, Joris J. Vrehen

Proceedings Volume 3109, Optical Data Storage 1997 Topical Meeting; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.280681
Event: Optical Data Storage Topical Meeting '97, 1997, Tucson, AZ, United States

Abstract

A linear optical tape recorder has been developed and its performance is evaluated. Write-once and rewritable tape samples are tested and on the basis of these results the expected performance of the recorder is concluded. In the recorder data are written and read back with the spot from a single laser that is scanned over the surface with a 10- faced polygon, rotating at up to 3500 Hz. The data density is 1.6 micrometers ²/user-bit, offering 70 Gbyte storage capacity in a VHS-C like cassette. Read and write data rates up to 4.4 and 3.2 Mbytes respectively can be achieved. A novel tape guiding systems winds the tape at a velocity exceeding 20 m/s, offering an average access-time of 1.5 s.

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G.W.R. Leibbrandt, J. A. Kahlman, Gerard E. van Rosmalen, and Joris J. Vrehen "Optical tape system: evaluation of recorder and media", Proc. SPIE 3109, Optical Data Storage 1997 Topical Meeting, (30 July 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.280681

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