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Capacity and wavelength of CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc

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Capacity and wavelength of CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc

Capacity and wavelength of CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc
capacity and wavelength of CD, DVD and Blu-Ray-Disc

 

Here you can find the capacity and wavelength of CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

CD DVD Blu-ray disc
Laser wavelength in nm 780 (red) 635-650 (red) 405 (blue-purple)
capacity 800 MB Unilateral:
Single tier: 4,7GB
Dual tier: 8,5GB
two-sided:
Single tier: 9,4GB
Dual tier: 17GB
Unilateral:
Single tier: 27GB
Dual tier: 54GB
two-sided:
Single tier: 54GB
Dual tier: 108GB
transfer rate up to 8,5 MB/s 11 MB / s 54 MB / s