摘要:
A magneto-optical memory medium according to the present invention comprises a reproducing layer, which has in-plane magnetization at room temperature and perpendicular magnetization when heated to above a predetermined temperature by a reproducing light beam; a recording layer, which is magnetostatically coupled to the reproducing layer; and an in-plane magnetized layer, provided adjacent to the recording layer, which has a Curie temperature at the above-mentioned predetermined temperature. In this medium, at temperatures below the predetermined temperature, signals recorded at high density in the recording layer are masked, and the above-mentioned magnetostatic coupling is suppressed, by magnetic masking by the in-plane magnetized layer. At temperatures above the predetermined temperature, however, within a domain forming part of the in-plane magnetized layer, the recording layer and the reproducing layer are magnetostatically coupled, and a recording bit of the recording layer is copied and expanded to a magnetic domain in the reproducing layer. Accordingly, with this medium, by reproducing from an expanded magnetic domain of the reproducing layer, even information from recording bits recorded at high density can be reproduced with high signal quality.
摘要:
A magneto-optical recording medium has a recording layer including at least two magnetic layers. The magneto-optical recording medium satisfies a condition of |A₁·K₁ - A₂·K₂|
摘要:
A magneto-optical recording method for rewriting of information including the steps of projecting a light beam, whose intensity varies in response to information to be recorded, onto a magnetic thin film with perpendicular magnetization while an external magnetic field of a constant intensity is being applied thereto; and arranging the magnetization direction of an area irradiated with the light beam of the magnetic thin film with perpendicular magnetization in the direction of the external magnetic field when projecting the light beam of high intensity, while arranging it in the direction of demagnetizing field, opposite to the direction of the external magnetic field generated by magnetization in the vicinity of the irradiated area when projecting the light beam of low intensity, and a magneto-optical memory element provided with a base whereon the magnetic thin film with perpendicular magnetization and an in-plane magnetization film are formed. With the above arrangement, an overwriting operation can be carried out through light intensity modulation without requiring an initialization magnet.
摘要:
A transparent substrate of an optical memory is produced by injection molding using a stamper. Grooves and lands are alternately arranged on the optical memory, for tracking of light converged on the optical memory. The groove width is set in the range of 0.3 µm to 0.4 µm and the groove depth is set in the range of 80 nm to 100 nm. A decrease in the width of a land at each edge is restrained to 0.2 µm in maximum. With such dimensions, even when the track pitch is set to about 1.4 µm, it is possible to obtain a track crossing signal with intensity sufficient for performing an access operation to a target track. Moreover, since the dimensions bring about an improved reflectance at a land, the optical memory achieves an improved C/N and recording density.
摘要:
An optical recording element (4) comprising a recording medium which includes an information recording area formed at every unit in a non-continuous condition, the recording medium further including sample (2) pits disposed at intervals of a fixed distance for providing basic information about the locations of the recording units in the same track. Each sample pit comprises a plurality of pits disposed next to the sequence of the recording units so that the spacing between the pits differs from the spacing between the recording units. At least one of the plurality of pits is a long-sized inclined pit which is inclined at an angle in the range of 6° to 80° to a recording track. A driving system for driving the optical recording element for recording information in the non-continuous recording area or erasing information stored therein with a light beam the output of which is varied as required and checking whether said recording or erasing has been correctly performed, within a very short time in which the light beam passes through the non-continuous recording area. By using the optical recording element in combination with its driving system, the processing speed can be greatly improved and the irradiating position of the light beam at every recording unit can be correctly controlled.
摘要:
An optical memory medium is described comprising prepits (11, 11′) on which a light spot (5) is impinged to obtain information and, if required, guide grooves: each of those (11′) among the prepits (11, 11′) which are longer than the diameter of the light spot (5) consists of a series of pit portions (11a) and unpitted portions (12); each of the prepits (23) is sandwiched between two discontinuous portions (21a) of guide grooves (21) adjacent to each other; the guide grooves (21) have one or more narrow portions (21b), and each of the prepits (23) is sandwiched between two of the narrow portions (21b) of guide grooves (21) adjacent to each other; or the guide grooves (21) have one or more long portions (21h), one or more short portions (21j), and narrow portions (21i) formed between the long (21h) and short (21j) portions, and each of the prepits (23) is sandwiched between two of the short portions (21j) of guide grooves (21) adjacent to each other.