摘要:
A first current source applies a first current to an anode of a semiconductor laser, and a second current source either draws a second current from the anode of the semiconductor layer or supplies the second current to the anode of the semiconductor layer. A switched current source connected to the anode of the semiconductor layer selectively draws a third current from the anode of the semiconductor laser. The third current has a value corresponding to a difference between a peak value and a minimum value of a pulse current flow in the semiconductor laser during a recording operation. By drawing the third current from the anode of the semiconductor laser according to recording data, a high speed and high power recording operation can be effected.
摘要:
An optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus is operable to transmit at a high speed a long-play program comprising video and/or audio signals and has a capability of recording the program during a playback mode at a normal reproducing speed of the program. At a transmitter side, a digital data of the program is divided on a time-sharing basis and is then reproduced from an optical disc at a high transfer rate simultaneously with a plurality of channels of optical read/write heads so that, when the digital data is transmitted, the length of time during which the transmission occupies a transmission line can be reduced. On the other hand, at a receiver side, the transmitted signals are recorded on the optical disc at a high transfer rate simultaneously using plural channels of optical read/write heads. When a subscriber wishes to view the program, only one channel of the optical head is used to sequentially reproduce the data at the normal reproducing speed to reproduce the program while maintaining the sequence and speed of the original program. In this way, an optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus capable of reducing the time during which the transmission occupies the transmission line can be realized.
摘要:
An optical and reversible recording and reproducing apparatus providing a practical apparatus in which information signals can be recorded, reproduced and erased by irradiating a laser beam and the like on the substrate to be optically recorded. More practically, there is provided such an apparatus wherein two light sources such as lasers having different wavelengths are used, and a first almost circular micro-lightspot is produced by one light source, while a second elliptic light spot having a longitudinal diameter in the tangential direction of a guide track on a disc is produced by the other light source. These first and second light spots are closely irradiated on one and the same guide track of an optical recording disc. The recording and reproducing of the signals are performed using the first light spot while the erasure of the recorded signals can be made by using the second light spot or using both first and second light spots in combination.
摘要:
An optical recording and reproducing head wherein light beams emitted from two light sources are combined and applied to a recording medium and the light beams reflected from the recording medium are drawn out in such a way that they are separated from each other. The wavelengths of the light beams from both light sources are different from each other, i.e., .lambda..sub.1, .lambda..sub.2, and the light beams from the light sources are combined by means of a polarization beam splitter, two quarter wave plates and optical filters, and are then simultaneously focussed by a single focussing lens substantially along the optical axis thereof, thereby allowing microspots of focussed light to be disposed on a disc close to each other. The light beams reflected from the disc are drawn out so as to be completely separated from each other by the polarization beam splitter owing to the difference in polarization direction.
摘要:
An optical data recording and reproducing apparatus for recording digital data in a recording track on an optical recording disc. The apparatus includes a light illuminating unit for condensing an output light beam from a light source and for illuminating the disc, a recording-reproducing unit for recording and reproducing the digital data by a recording light beam and a reproducing light beam from the light illuminating unit, a dropout detecting and inspecting unit, and a recording-prohibited sector detecting unit to produce an output signal identifying a recording-prohibited sector where recording is prohibited responsive to an output signal from the dropout detecting and inspecting unit. The sector address of a recording-prohibited sector is recorded at least until recording of digital data in the recording track on the optical disc is begun. A comparator unit compares the sector address of the recording-prohibited sector with a sector address read continuously from the disc. The comparator generates a coincidence output signal which prohibits any output from the recording light beam, thus preventing any recording until the next sector on the disc is encountered.
摘要:
Disclosed is an optical disk barcode forming method wherein, as information to be barcoded, position information for piracy prevention, which is a form of ID, is coded as a barcode and is recorded by laser trimming on a reflective film in a PCA area of an optical disk. When playing back the thus manufactured optical disk on a reproduction apparatus, the barcode data can be played back using the same optical pickup.
摘要:
The optical data recording method comprising the steps of: modulating data to be recorded, to generate a plurality of recording modulation codes; and emitting a pulse-like light beam to an optical disc, so that a plurality of recording marks and spaces which have lengths corresponding to the plurality of recording modulation codes are formed on the optical disc. In the optical data recording method, at least two of the plurality of recording marks comprises: a first pulse which is disposed at a front and forms a leading edge of the recording mark, a last pulse which is disposed at a backend and forms a trailing edge of the recording mark, and a multi-pulse train which is disposed between the first pulse and the last pulse and forms a center of the recording mark. The multi-pulse train has a pulse period longer than T which represents a reference period of the recording modulation code.
摘要:
A data storage medium is provided on which data is to be recorded by modulating the data to generate a plurality of recording modulation codes and irradiating a pulse-like light beam to the data storage medium, so that a plurality of recording marks and spaces which have lengths corresponding to the plurality of recording modulation codes are formed on the data storage medium. At least two of the plurality of recording marks are formed by the light beam emitted according to a recording pulse train. The recording pulse train comprising a first pulse which is disposed at a front and forms a leading edge of the recording mark, a last pulse which is disposed at a backend and forms a trailing edge of the recording mark, and a multi-pulse train which is disposed between the first pulse and the last pulse and forms a center of the recording mark. The multi-pulse train has a pulse period longer than T which represents a reference period of the recording modulation code. The plurality of recording marks have different lengths represented by T with each other. A number of pulses in each of the recording pulse trains is increased by one as the recording mark is increased in length by 2T. A shortest recording mark and a second shortest recording mark are constituted of a single pulse, respectively.
摘要:
A data storage medium is provided on which data is to be recorded by modulating the data to generate a plurality of recording modulation codes and irradiating a pulse-like light beam to the data storage medium, so that a plurality of recording marks and spaces which have lengths corresponding to the plurality of recording modulation codes are formed on the data storage medium. The data storage medium comprises a disc information area that includes a region on which at least one of an irradiation information of the light beam to form the recording marks and a constitution information of the recording mark is to be recorded. At least two of the plurality of recording marks are formed by the light beam emitted according to a recording pulse train. The recording pulse train comprises a first pulse which is disposed at a front and forms a leading edge of the recording mark, a last pulse which is disposed at a backend and forms a trailing edge of the recording mark, and a multi-pulse train which is disposed between the first pulse and the last pulse and forms a center of the recording mark. The multi-pulse train has a pulse period longer than T which represents a reference period of the recording modulation code. The plurality of recording marks have different lengths represented by T with each other. A number of pulses in each of the recording pulse trains is increased by one as the recording mark is increased in length by 2T. A shortest recording mark and a second shortest recording mark are constituted of a single pulse, respectively. Each of the multi-pulse trains has an equal pulse width and pulse interval in the plurality of recording marks.