摘要:
A data storage and retrieval system includes a head carriage unit adapted for rotational motion and having multiple heads disposed at a working surface. The system also includes a tape drive unit configured to move a tape media past the working surface of the head carriage unit, the tape media having a width approximately equal to a width of the working surface. As the head carriage unit rotates and the tape moves past the working surface, a first head is configured to write a data track to the tape and a second head is configured to thereafter read the data track, where data read by the second head is for use in verifying data integrity and performing error correction.
摘要:
An optical recording method for recording information by irradiating an optical disc medium with a modulated write pulse train of laser light variable over a plurality of power levels such that a plurality of marks are formed on the optical disc medium, edge positions of each of the marks and a space between adjacent two of the marks being utilized for recording of the information. The optical recording method includes the steps of: encoding record data to generate encoded data which is a combination of marks and spaces; classifying the encoded data according to a combination of a mark length of the mark, a space length of a first space that immediately precedes the mark, and a space length of a second space that immediately succeeds the mark; generating a write pulse train for forming the mark, in which at least one of a leading end edge position, a trailing end edge position and a pulse width of the write pulse train is changed according to a classification result; and irradiating the optical disc medium with the write pulse train generated to form the plurality of marks on the optical disc medium.
摘要:
In a recording method for a rewritable optical recording medium, immediately before a prospective leading pulse (1) that is a time section where recording light of write power Pw irradiates a phase-change recording layer for the first time as a front low-power energy irradiating step, light of bias power Pb irradiates the phase-change recording layer for a first set time length yT as a preceding low-power energy irradiation step. And immediately after the leading pulse (1), the light of bias power Pb irradiates the phase-change recording layer for a set time length xT as a succeeding low-power energy irradiation step. The relation between x and y satisfies : 0.95 ‰¦ x+0.7ˆ—y ‰¦ 2.5. The high-power energy beam irradiates the recording medium in such a manner that a period of irradiation for pulses subsequent to the leading pulse (1) is in a range of from 0.5T to 2.5T. The result is that it is possible to facilitate forming/erasing amorphous marks even in a phase-change recording medium devoid of a reflective layer, without any risk of narrowing the range of effective crystallization speeds.
摘要:
In an embodiment of the method of over-writing a recording medium, if data for writing on the recording medium is to be written on a recorded portion of a user data area of the recording medium, an unrecorded portion of the recording medium is selected as a replacement portion for recording the data and the data is recorded in the replacement portion.
摘要:
An optical disc drive, which is capable of stably controlling a laser diode without having an influence on other data by recording a test pattern in at least one of a run-in area and a run-out area of a recording unit block and detecting the characteristics of the laser diode, and a method of controlling the same. The method of controlling an optical disc drive can include recording a test pattern in at least one of a header and a tail of a recording unit block including a data area having a predetermined size, detecting input/output characteristics of a laser diode via the recorded test pattern, and controlling the laser diode such that the laser diode generates a target output on the basis of the detected input/output characteristics.
摘要:
A method for recording information on a rewritable optical recording medium having information recording layers by making a recording mark having a favorable shape. In the method, a laser beam is applied to the light incidence surface (13a) of an optical recording medium (10) having at least an LO layer (20) and an L1 layer (30) formed thereon in a multilayer structure so as to make recording marks selected from a group consisting of recording marks of types having mutually different lengths. For at least one type of the recording marks, the recording powers of a top pulse Ttop and a last pulse Tlp of the laser beam applied to form the recording mark in the L0 layer (20) is set to a recording power Pw0' smaller than the recording power Pw0 of a multipulse Tmp.
摘要:
A recording power determination method for determining a recording power of an optical beam for recording data on an information storage medium includes the steps of recording test data on the information storage medium at a plurality of test recording powers; reading the test data recorded at each test recording power, generating a signal, and measuring a modulation factor of the signal corresponding to each test recording power; calculating a product of an n'th power of each test recording power and the corresponding modulation factor, thereby obtaining a plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of test recording powers, where n is a value of exponent and is a real number other than 1; calculating a first recording power based on the correlation between the plurality of test recording powers and the plurality of products; and calculating the recording power based on the first recording power.
摘要:
To provide an optical recording medium that includes a substrate and a multilayered recording layer disposed on or over the substrate and where information is recorded by irradiating the recording layer with a laser beam to cause change in its optical characteristics, wherein judgment information concerning a recording condition for the optical recording medium is previously recorded so as to be readable by irradiation with a laser beam.