Blu-Ray Technology: BY-Udit Jain 10123 Cse-Ii

Blu-ray Technology
BY-
UDIT JAIN
10123
CSE-II
Current Media Format
 CD’s
 Consist of pits and
lands stamped out in a
spiral pattern on the
disc.
 A laser then reads the
pits and lands.
 The change from a pit
to a land or a land to a
pit indicates a one
while no change
indicates a zero.
Evolution
 VHS: analog
DVD: digital
BD: high-definition
 Enables recording,
rewriting, and
playback of high-
definition video
 Capable of storing
information that the
DVD and CD are not
capable of holding
Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
High Definition
 To better understand the  Because of this difference
need for media formats the bandwidth of HD is
with greater storage lets about 5 times greater
briefly describe what High than standard video.
Definition is.  Currently a standard
 Your regular TV signal movie takes up almost an
has about 480 pixel lines, entire DVD so we need
but HD has about 1280 something that’s almost 5
pixel lines that go across times that.
your TV
 Enter Blu-ray and HD
DVD technologies….
Blu-ray Technology
 Name
 Derived from the blue-

violet laser used to
read and write data.
 Developed by the Blu-
ray Disc Association
with more than 180
members.
 Dell
 Sony
 LG
Blu-ray Technology Cont.
 Data capacity
 Because Blu-ray uses
a blue laser(405
nanometers) instead of
a red laser(650
nanometers) this
allows the data tracks
on the disc to be very
compact.
 This allows for more
than twice as small pits
as on a DVD.
 Data Capacity Cont.
 Because of the greatly
compact data Blu-ray can hold
almost 5 times more data than
a single layer DVD. Close to 25
GB!
 Just like a DVD Blu-ray can
also be recorded in Dual-Layer
format. This allows the disk to
hold up to 50 GB!!
 Because the polycarbonate
layer of the Blu-ray disc is so
much larger than a DVD
because the recording layer is
so much smaller it can have
even more than two layers.
 Writing Data
 Blu-ray uses a
combination of two
lenses to greatly shrink
the laser to read the
data.
 This also allows for
higher data rate
transfer close to 36
mbps.
 It could record 25 GB of
data in an hour an a half.
Foundation
 Blu-ray disc (BD) is appropriately named after the
blue laser used to write the data
 The first blue laser was developed in 1996 by
Shuji Nakamura (Nichia Corporation)
 In 2002, an alliance was formed, called the Blu-
ray Disc Association, including the likes of Sony,
Samsung, Sharp, Hewlett-Packard, and Royal
Phillips
 The “e” is intentionally left out of the name due to
trademark restrictions
Disc Characteristics
 Single layer: 25 GB
Dual layer: 50 GB
 Diameter: 120 mm
 Thickness: 1.2 mm
 Center hole diameter: 15
mm
 Uses GaN laser of
wavelength 400 nm
 The smaller laser,
compared to the DVD
and CD, keeps the
process more efficient
(~5 mW) Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
 The power
conservation allows
the development of
multi-layer
platforms and high-
speed recording
 BD-ROM: read-only
format
 BD-R and BD-RE:
recordable formats
(RE: rewritable; R:
recordable once)

 Numerical Aperature measures the ability of a lens to gather

and focus light. As the numerical aperture increases, the
focusing power increases and the beam size decreases
 Phase change implies that the disc section is either an
amorphous or crystalline state. The reflectivity changes
accordingly thus representing a binary bit
Recorder Characteristics
 Over two hours of HDTV can be placed on a
single layer BD, which correlates to over 13 hours
for standard TV
 The transfer rate is 36 megabits per second
 At 1x speed, it takes approximately 1.5 hours to
record an entire single layer BD
 Recorder Cost: $1,500 - $2,500; BD Cost: $26
 Expected to be available in the U.S. by 2006
Compatibility
 This issue has introduced a competitor, the HD-DVD, that based its
technology around being compatible with the DVD
 Recently the BDA has developed recorders that are BD/DVD/CD compatible
 JVC has advanced the BD by developing a BD/DVD combo disc that stores
both DVD and BD data. It is composed of two DVD layers and a third BD
layer storing 33.5 GB total
Courtesy <http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/press/2004/bd-dvd.html>
Protection System
 HDTV contains a copyright bit that is detected by

the BD recorder. If the broadcast has no
copyright bit, then the BD recorder is allowed to
store the information
 Uses the Data Encryption Standard (DES) that has
a key length of 56 bits
 A Key Block and Disc ID are written into the
ROM area to prevent illegal copying
Enhancements
 Error rates increased in reading and writing after the original
BD suffered scratches and fingerprints
 For protection, the prototype BD was enclosed in a case
 The case increased the size of the disc drive

Enhancements
 A hard coat was
derived of an
ultraviolet-curable
resin that has a
scratch resistance
similar to the DVD
 An artificial
fingerprint reagent is
placed on the disc
surface to resist
fingerprint oils
Future
 Expect the BD to become more prevalent once the

HDTV market establishes its presence
 Audio and video will reach higher qualities with
larger storage space
 Look for BD with more than two layers as the
technology is further refined

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 Derived from the blue-

Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”

Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”

 Numerical Aperature measures the ability of a lens to gather

 HDTV contains a copyright bit that is detected by

Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”

 Expect the BD to become more prevalent once the

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