Introduction

摘要

This proceedings volume is a collection of papers based on the invited and contributed presentations at the Optical Data Storage (ODS) 2014 conference, which was held 18-19 August 2014, at the San Diego Convention Center, as part of the SPIE Optics + Photonics 2014. The ODS has a history of over 40 years. The first ODS was held in 1973 as a standalone conference, and since 1989 it has been held annually through cosponsors SPIE, IEEE Photonics Society, and OSA. From 1993 to 2011, the ODS was held jointly with the International Symposium on Optical Memory (ISOM) every three years in Hawaii. The ODS has provided an excellent forum for exchanging information on the status, advances, and future directions in the field of optical data storage, and has contributed to the great commercial success of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc families.