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by focusing a 780 nm wavelength (near infrared) semiconductor laser (early players used He{{nbndash}}Ne laser) through the bottom of the polycarbonate layer. The change in height between pits and lands results in a difference in the way the light is reflected. Because the pits are indented into the top layer of the disc and are read through the transparent polycarbonate base, the

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