Nichia Corporation announced on a press release the development of a high power blue-violet semiconductor laser diode corresponding to a double-layer disc at more than 10 X record speed/ a quad-layer disc at more than 2 X record speed applied for the next generation DVD recorders.
The estimated life time exceeds 10,000 hours and stable operation was achieved for 1000 hours with the condition of 320 mW pulsed operation at 80°C case temperature.
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