摘要:
The invention provides an optical disk that enables high-speed reproduction of address signals. A wobble address system for optical disk supports various types of synchronization, such as phase synchronization, bit synchronization, word synchronization, etc., to be established easily with high detection reliability with the use of an self-orthogonal code. Thus, the invention provides a method for easily synchronizing an address signal, i.e., high-speed reproduction of the address signal. Further, by virtue of an efficient modulation system of the address signal and redundancy thereof, it becomes possible to detect address information with high reliability. This capability is particularly effective in optical recording/reproduction with a blue light source whose signal light quantity and reproduction quality are prone to reduce. Moreover, other additional data of the address data is preserved in the wobbles, which provides medium information to a rewritable optical disk without using embossed pits such that a high-reliability disk (with enhanced security) is realized with a low cost and easily.
摘要:
Light emitted from a laser is divided into two light waves so that the ratio of the power of one light wave to the power of the other will be appropriate. The resultant light waves are irradiated to the same track on a medium. The preceding spot is used for erasure, and modulated so that the same pattern as the one formed with a recording pulse will be formed. The high-power component of the modulated light of the erasing spot causes the temperature of a recording layer to be equal to or higher than the melting point. The medium-power component of the modulated light forms a crystallizing temperature area on the recording layer. A liquid crystal diffraction grating is used to divide power, and a power division ratio is variable and controllable.
摘要:
The invention provides an optical disk that enables high-speed reproduction of address signals. A wobble address system for optical disk supports various types of synchronization, such as phase synchronization, bit synchronization, word synchronization, etc., to be established easily with high detection reliability with the use of an self-orthogonal code. Thus, the invention provides a method for easily synchronizing an address signal, i.e., high-speed reproduction of the address signal. Further, by virtue of an efficient modulation system of the address signal and redundancy thereof, it becomes possible to detect address information with high reliability. This capability is particularly effective in optical recording/reproduction with a blue light source whose signal light quantity and reproduction quality are prone to reduce. Moreover, other additional data of the address data is preserved in the wobbles, which provides medium information to a rewritable optical disk without using embossed pits such that a high-reliability disk (with enhanced security) is realized with a low cost and easily.
摘要:
An optical reproducing method using an optical medium having an aligned prepit portion straddled on a plurality of tracks in a radius direction. The prepit portion includes a first and second prepit portion divided in a track direction with a gap therebetween and with a synchronous information prepit of the respective first and second prepit portion being arranged on a boundary of the respective tracks. The synchronous information prepit and the first and second prepit portion is arranged at every two-track pitch in the radius direction and at opposite boundaries of the same track. An optical spot is irradiated on the optical medium, a reflected beam is detected from the optical medium, and information on the optical medium is reproduced by using a signal obtained by the reflected beam.
摘要:
An information recording method and information recording apparatus is capable of resolving the trade-off relation between recording density and transmittance, wherein either the reproduction (playback) signal quality or the recording sensitivity is lowered. For this purpose, a voltage is applied by way of ball bearings or slip rings to a specified layer of a medium having multiple layers. The light transmittance of the recording layer is changed by application of this voltage. The tradeoff relationship between recording density and transmittance is eliminated thereby, and the recording density and transmittance levels are both improved, so as to enhance the recording reliability.
摘要:
An optical recording medium having an aligned prepit portion straddled on a plurality of tracks in a radial direction. The prepit portion includes first and second prepit portions divided in a track direction with a prepit of the respective first and second prepit portions being arranged on a boundary of the respective tracks. The first prepit portion has an address information prepit and a synchronous information prepit and the second prepit portion has a synchronous information prepit. The prepit of the first prepit portion and the prepit of the second prepit portion are arranged at every two-track pitch in the radial direction and the prepit of the first prepit portion and the prepit of the second prepit portion are arranged with one track displaced in the radial direction. A gap is provided between the first and second prepit portions.
摘要:
An information recording apparatus for recording information to an optical recording medium including, a disk-like substrate, a spiral or concentric-shaped groove structure along a track formed on a disk-like substrate, the groove structure being wobbled in a radial direction of the medium, the track being divided into a plurality of recording units in the track direction by at least one radial boundary line, at least two adjacent recording units in the radial direction of the medium comprise one zone, and the groove structure included in the respective recording units within one zone having substantially same number of wobbling. The information recording apparatus includes an irradiation source for irradiating a light spot on the optical recording medium, and a controller for controlling an irradiation position of an optical spot from the irradiation source.
摘要:
An optical recording medium having an aligned prepit portion straddled on a plurality of tracks in a radius direction. The prepit portion includes a first and a second prepit portion divided in a track direction, wherein a synchronous information prepit of the respective first and second prepit portions is arranged on a boundary of the respective tracks. The first prepit portion includes the synchronous information prepit arranged at every two-track pitch in the radius direction, the second prepit portion includes the synchronous information prepit arranged at every two-track pitch in the radius direction, and the synchronous information prepit of the first prepit portion and the synchronous information prepit of the second prepit portion of the same track are arranged at opposite boundaries of the same track. Further, the prepit portion includes a gap between the first and second prepit portions.
摘要:
An optical reproducing method using an optical recording medium having grooves and lands alternately provided in a radial direction, information recording areas being formed in both of said grooves and said lands, and at least one prepit region where a groove is not formed. In the prepit region, first information marks are disposed on a virtual extension of a first boundary between one groove and one adjacent land and second information marks are disposed on a virtual extension of a second boundary between the one groove and an other adjacent land. The prepit region includes a gap between the first and second information marks. The method includes irradiating an optical spot on the optical recording medium detecting a reflected beam from the optical recording medium, and reproducing information on the optical recording medium by using a signal obtained by the reflected beam.
摘要:
Before original information is recorded in areas such as a recording medium management area where the same pattern of information is recorded many times, a dummy pattern that minimizes a recording film flow is recorded. Because the direction of the recording film flow depends on the length of a mark length, the dummy pattern is a pattern including marks with a unique length. Randomly or sequentially selecting and recording a plurality of dummy patterns, each with a recording film flow direction different from others, prevents jitters, which will be caused by the recording film flow, from increasing.