Current optical memory storage methods such as CDs and DVDs are constrained by the diffraction limit of light, meaning a single piece of data stored on the device cannot be smaller than the wavelength of the laser reading and writing the data. However, scientists hypothesized that optical discs could hold more data within the same area by using a technique called "wavelength multiplexing," in which slightly different wavelengths of light are used in combination.
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