How a laser reads the optical disc

BOTH CDS AND DVDS USE A RED LASER BEAM TO WRITE AND
READ HOWEVER THE WAVELENGTH OF THE DVD LASER BEAM IS
SHORTER THAN THAT OF THE CD LASER BEAM. THE SHORTER
WAVELENGTH CREATES MORE ACCURACY WHICH MEANS THAT MORE
DATA CAN BE STORED ON A DVD THAN A CD. BLU-RAY, HINTED IN THE
NAME, USES A BLUE LASER BEAM TO WRITE DOWN INFORMATION AND
READ IT BECAUSE OF IT'S HIGHER ACCURACY OR IN OTHER WORDS
IT'S SHORTER BEAM. DATA IS ALSO ONLY WRITTEN TO ONE SIDE OF A
CD UNLIKE A DVD OR BLU-RAY WHICH ALLOWS DATA TO BE WRITTEN
ON ALL SIDES OF THE OPTICAL DISC. THIS REALLY MEANS THAT THERE
CAN BE FOUR LAYERS ON ONE DISC.

Example of optical disc