An optical information storage medium has multiple information layers. On
each layer, information is stored in the form of an electroluminescent
material. The pits are organized into regions called pages. A specific
page on a specific layer can be addressed through electrodes integrated
into the medium. The medium can be read-only or WORM. For the WORM
embodiment, a recordable electroluminescent material is combined with a
quencher and a free radical generating compound that, when thermally
degraded, generates free radicals to bleach the quencher. To amplify the
light from an information layer, a photoconductive layer and an
additional electroluminescent layer can be provided.