摘要:
An information recording medium having a substrate, a recording layer on which information is recorded in accordance with a change of atomic arrangement caused by irradiation of light, a first reflective layer, and a second reflective layer. The second reflective layer is formed on the first reflective layer. The first reflective layer includes an Al alloy as a main component and the second reflective layer includes an Ag alloy as a main component.
摘要:
An optical recording medium having grooves and lands alternately provided in a radial direction. Information recording areas are formed in both of the grooves and the lands, and prepit regions where no groove is formed. In a 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 first and second information marks are disposed so as not to exist at opposing positions on both of the first and second boundaries of the one groove. The first and second information marks include at least synchronous information, and a trailing edge of the first information marks is aligned in the radial direction.
摘要:
An optical reproducing method using an optical recording medium having grooves and lands alternately provided in a radial direction. Information recording areas are formed in both of the grooves and the lands, and prepit regions where a groove is not formed are provided. In a 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. A trailing edge of the first information marks is aligned in the radial direction. The method includes irradiating an optical spot on the optical recording medium detecting a reflected beam from the optical recording medium, and reproducing information to the optical recording medium by using a signal obtained by the reflected beam.
摘要:
The optical disk medium permits an increase in recording density using a complex refractive index variation of an inorganic oxide film in a super-resolution medium using an inorganic oxide film. The reflectance of the disk increases due to the complex refractive index variation of the inorganic oxide film. Specifically, in the case where the inorganic oxide film is an oxide film comprising Co, a reflect addition film is provided. The effective spot diameter used for read-out is reduced, thereby increasing recording density. By using a material for which the complex refractive index varies sharply, the recording density can be approximately doubled.
摘要:
A recording medium having a dummy signal area on at least one side of a recording area is used and information is recorded with a dummy signal added to at least one of the leading and trailing sides in the recorded information signal. The user data area remains unaffected by repeated overwriting so that recorded user data is reproduced correctly. In particular, the wave form distortion caused by fluidization of a recording film remains at the dummy signal area and does not affect the user data area, so that the reproduction of the target information (user data) is assured.
摘要:
A recording medium having a dummy signal area on at least one side of a recording area is used and information is recorded with a dummy signal added to at least one of the leading and trailing sides in the recorded information signal. The user data area remains unaffected by repeated overwriting so that recorded user data is reproduced correctly. In particular, the wave form distortion caused by fluidization of a recording film remains at the dummy signal area and does not affect the user data area, so that the reproduction of the target information (user data) is assured.
摘要:
An optical disk for recording/reproducing information tends to have fine irregularities on its substrate surface that cause an increase in noise, which irregularities are formed during the process of forming the recording layer, which is capable of changing physically or chemically in response to irradiation of laser light. This problem can deteriorate the recording and reproduction characteristics and bring about a defect on a life test or on the storage ability on the disk. To solve this problem, a method of manufacturing an optical disk having a pits-and-lands pattern employs an organic material which is modified by ultraviolet light irradiation. The transmission of the substrate is not more than 50% at one wavelength in a wavelength region from 300 to 375 nm. As a result of the ultraviolet ray irradiation, the surface of an optical disk substrate is smoothed so as to effect a reduction of the substrate noise and an improvement of the recording and reproduction characteristics. Moreover, adhesiveness between the substrate and another layer formed thereon is improved, so that the number of generated defects is reduced.
摘要:
A recording medium having a dummy signal area on at least one side of a recording area is used and information is recorded with a dummy signal added to at least one of the leading and trailing sides in the recorded information signal. The user data area remains unaffected by repeated overwriting so that recorded user data is reproduced correctly. In particular, the wave form distortion caused by fluidization of a recording film remains at the dummy signal area and does not affect the user data area, so that the reproduction of the target information (user data) is assured.
摘要:
The magnetic recording medium includes an underlayer 12 formed of an inorganic compound layer, and a magnetic layer 13 formed over the underlayer 12. The inorganic compound layer as the underlayer 12 has crystal grains and at least one kind of oxide, the crystal grains having as main elements at least one of cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide and nickel oxide, the at least one kind of oxide lying as a non-crystalline phase in grain boundaries between the crystal grains and selected from among silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, tantalum oxide and zinc oxide.
摘要:
An optical reproducing method using 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 is 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 has a synchronous information prepit. A gap is provided between the first and second prepit portions. 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.