摘要:
System in which a phase transition type recording film (2) is used as an information recording medium, and for recording information, a focused electron beam is selectively projected on desired positions of the recording film so as to locally heat the recording film and cause phase transition, while for retrieving information, an electron beam having energy at a degree not causing the phase transition is projected so as to utilize the fact that reflection or diffraction (7) of the primary electron beam (6) projected at the retrieval differs between the recorded regions (22a, 22b) and unrecorded regions (21a, 21b, 21c).
摘要:
By recording, reproducing and erasing information by using a recording thin film of the present invention, the information can be recorded, reproduced and erased by a single beam spot and new information can be rapidly rewritten while recorded information is erased. The irradiation beam is not limited to a light beam but it may be other energy beam such as electron beam or ion beam. The record medium is not limited to a disk but it may be tape or card. The present method is applicable to other recording thin film than the present thin film. The present recording thin film is applicable to other recording method than the present method. By using the present recording thin film, a manufacturing process is simple and reproducible, recording/reproducing characteristic is high and the information can be stably stored for an extended time period. The record may be rewritten a number of times.
摘要:
The intensity of a laser beam is kept at a readout power level while an information recording medium is rotated, and the power is raised when necessary to irradiate a high power energy beam onto a portion with information already recorded thereon. When the high power energy beam passes over the already recorded portion, the temperature of the recording film (18) rises above the melting point. Whether the existing data portion is in a crystalline state or in an amorphous state, the recording film takes a fusion state. Thereafter, the entire irradiated portion takes nearly identical states when it is cooled. As a result, unadvantageous unerased information is largely reduced. Further, the extinguishment (off) time for recording is shorter than the preceding or succeeding high level time. Accordingly, all portions excepting a newly recorded point are erased. Single beam overwriting without unadvantageously leaving unerased information becomes possible. Further, most portions of the writing area of the recording film rise in temperature above the melting point. Even if the recording film is not processed with vapor deposition, information can be recorded thereon without the necessity of irradiating a laser beam once or heating it.