Ook wordt er uitgebreid gesproken over error-correctie mechanismen.
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Hieronder nog een paar foto's gemaakt met een Atomic Force Microscoop :



In Figure a, the pit structure is uniform and replicates the stamper accurately.
In Figure b, the pits are locally deformed with polycarbonate piled up or smeared toward the perimeter of the disk. This deformation is manifested as visible staining and can lead to high block error rates depending on degree.
In Figure c, the polymer surface is severely distorted and some of the pits are barely recognizable