Optical data storage has been one of the most successful commercial products ever introduced. Billions of disks and optical drives have been sold worldwide. BluRay, the latest generation of optical data storage devices is expanding its foothold, but hard disk drives and other storage media offer substantial competition. It is not clear what the next generation ODS system might look like, and what its purpose would be in the storage ecosystem.
The ODS 2012 workshop is focused on exploring the role of optics in storage systems beyond optical data storage per se. For example, future magnetic storage systems may combine optical and magnetic technology to further increase storage density and data transfer rates. The workshop will include invited speakers from academia, industry and government that present the state-of-the-art in their fields of expertise and discuss product and technology roadmaps. Topics for discussion are: optical data storage, magnetic and hybrid recording, semiconductor phase change media, novel optical storage systems, holographic data storage, quantum computing and storage, data encryption, optical communication, data distribution, long-term archival data storage.
Chairs:
Bert Hesselink, Stanford Univ, USA
Yuzuru Takashima, Univ. of Arizona, USA
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