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In recent 30 years, optical data storage has undergone persistent development in response to the ever-growing information storage demands as a result of technological and market competition from magnetic and semiconductor memory technology. This chapter reviews basic principles and some important R&D progress on popular optical disk technology and other high-density optical storage technologies, such as superresolution, near-field, and three-dimensional optical storage technologies.

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