We Can Figure This Out.org
Virtual Lab: The Inner Workings of CD/DVD Drives
University of Virginia
             
 
© 2003-Present, John C. Bean
 
This page takes apart a CD / DVD drive to show the clever micro-optical-mechanical system that reads information by automatically focusing and tracking a semiconductor laser along tracks of data.

To start this tour, click the "Next Scene" button at the bottom of this page.

To navigate further, use the buttons at the bottom of the page. (You can also move between scenes by using your keyboard’s arrows, and then play movies by clicking enter/return).

At any point, you can jump ahead by clicking an icon above the picture.

To see related web pages on this website, click the "Related Pages" button above


 
 
 
 
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