This paper addresses the system’s aspects of OCR solutions in the context of digital content re-mastering. It analyzes the unique requirements and challenges to implement a reliable OCR system in a high-volume and unattended environment. A new reliability metric is proposed and a practical solution based on the combination of multiple commercial OCR engines is introduced. Experimental results s...

A signal space detector (SSD) based on a single hyperplane is proposed which offers nearly the same performance as the fixed delay tree search with decision feedback (FDTS/DF) for the digital versatile disk (DVD) channel. The FDTS/DF detector with a reasonable decision delay performs almost as well as the optimal maximum likelihood sequence detector (MLSD) due to the EFMplus modulation code tha...

Processes of e-beam and holographic recording of surface relief structures using Ge5As37S58-Se multilayer nanostructures as registering media were studied in this paper. Optical properties of Ge5As37S58, Se layers, and Ge5As37S58-Se multilayer nanostructures were investigated. Spectral dependencies of refractive index were analyzed within the frames of single oscillator model. Values of optical...

Nonmechanical beam deflectors, particularly acousto-optical and electro-optical deflectors, are being considered for the access and tracking functions of a magneto-optic recording head. In this report, the suitability of electro-optic deflectors for these functions is explored. For applications requiring modest deflection, electro.optic deflectors require less power and exhibit higher optical t...

We present an analysis of the reading capability of a novel optical pickup consisting of a single-mode and a multi-mode rectangular waveguide. According to the simulations, if one has prior information about the structure of the disk, superresolution readout could be achieved. The proposed system has the advantage to be compact and should be straightforward to be extended to arrays. The working...