Electroluminescent multilayer optical information storage medium with integrated readout and compositions of matter for use therein

An information storage medium comprising:

• a plurality of information layers, each of the plurality of information layers having information stored therein as an electroluminescent dye;
• and
• for each of the plurality of information layers, a pair of transparent electrode layers, one on either side of the information layer, for selectively applying a voltage to the electroluminescent dye for reproduction of the information, wherein:
• each of the plurality of information layers has at least one groove;
• and
• in each groove of each of the plurality of information layers, the electroluminescent dye is disposed as an active layer comprising:
• an electroluminescent material;
• a fluorescent quencher for the electroluminescent material;
• and
• a free radical generating compound that, when thermally degraded, generates free radicals that react with the quencher to bleach the quencher.