摘要:
Grooves and lands are provided to a magneto-optical disk so as to be alternately arranged, and recording bit strings are formed on the grooves and lands respectively so that information is recorded. Moreover, pit rows are formed on boundary sections between the adjoining grooves and lands so that address information of a recording/reproducing track is recorded, and the pit rows are formed every other boundary section. When the grooves and the lands are scanned as the recording/reproducing track by a light, an address of the recording/reproducing track is read out from the pit rows, and successively, discrimination is made whether the recording/reproducing track which is scanned by an optical spot is the groove or the land. This prevents crosstalk which causes inclusion of address information in the next pit rows, thereby, making it possible to obtain accurate address information. Moreover, since a total number of formed pit rows can be decreased and accuracy in a shape of pits is relieved, an optical recording medium can be easily produced.
摘要:
A magnetic recording medium having a recording layer made up of a ferrimagnetic material whose compensation temperature is included within room temperatures and an information recording-reproduction method using the magnetic recording medium. During recording, while a light beam is projected on the recording layer so as to raise the temperature of a recording portion, information is recorded by applying a signal magnetic field from a magnetic head. During reproduction, while a light beam is projected on a reproducing portion of the recording layer so as to raise the temperature thereof, information is reproduced by detecting leakage flux from the reproducing portion by the magnetic head. Thus, during reproduction, no magnetic flux is generated from other portions of the recording layer not irradiated by the light beam. With the arrangement, crosstalk due to leakage flux from adjoining tracks not irradiated by the optical beam can be eliminated. Therefore, track pitches can be made narrower so as to increase recording density of the magnetic recording medium. Further, since crosstalk from adjoining tracks is eliminated, a high S/N can be achieved.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing an optical memory element including the steps of disposing a resist film on a substrate, placing a photo-mask carrying a guide groove pattern on the resist film so as to position the photo-mask over a predetermined position of the substrate, forming a guide groove pattern latent image on the resist film, developing the guide groove pattern latent image formed on the resist film, conducting an etching operation through the developed guide groove pattern as to form guide grooves in the substrate, removing the resist film from the substrate, and disposing a recording medium layer on the substrate having the guide grooves formed therein.
摘要:
An optical probe element for focusing light from a light source into micro light of a diameter not larger than the diffraction limit, includes a light transmitting flat substrate and an optical probe formed on one of the surfaces of the flat substrate. The optical probe has a substantially conical light transmitting projection, and a reflective film which covers the conical surface of the projection so that the tip of the projection is exposed. The optical probe element enables the optical probe to be formed on the flat substrate using a semiconductor processing technique, thereby achieving efficient mass production of a standardized optical probe element. Thus, a recording and reproduction apparatus using the optical probe element is efficiently mass-produced.
摘要:
A magneto-optical recording medium is composed of a base which has a property that a light can be transmitted therethrough, a readout layer formed on the base, which has in-plane magnetization at room temperature, whereas, a transition occurs from in-plane magnetization to perpendicular magnetization as the temperature thereof is raised and a recording layer formed on the readout layer for recording information magneto-optically. A recording and reproducing method and the optical head are designed for the magneto-optical recording medium. By the recording and reproducing method using the optical head, information recorded at high density can be reproduced.
摘要:
Grooves and lands are provided to a magneto-optical disk so as to be alternately arranged, and recording bit strings are formed on the grooves and lands respectively so that information is recorded. Moreover, pit rows are formed on boundary sections between the adjoining grooves and lands so that address information of a recording/reproducing track is recorded, and the pit rows are formed every other boundary section. When the grooves and the lands are scanned as the recording/reproducing track by a light, an address of the recording/reproducing track is read out from the pit rows, and successively, discrimination is made whether the recording/reproducing track which is scanned by an optical spot is the groove or the land. This prevents crosstalk which causes inclusion of address information in the next pit rows, thereby, making it possible to obtain accurate address information. Moreover, since a total number of formed pit rows can be decreased and accuracy in a shape of pits is relieved, an optical recording medium can be easily produced.
摘要:
A magneto-optical recording medium is arranged so that (1) a first transparent dielectric layer, (2) a reproduction layer showing in-plane magnetization at room temperature while showing perpendicular magnetization in response to temperature rise, (3) a second transparent dielectric layer, (4) a recording layer made of perpendicular magnetization film; and (5) a protective layer are laminated on a substrate in this order. The reproduction layer has a thickness of 5 nm to 30 nm, the second transparent dielectric layer has a thickness of 6 nm to 40 nm, and the recording layer has a thickness of 20 nm to 80 nm. It is possible to separately reproduce individual recording bit even when one or more adjacent recording bits exist within the diameter of the light beam converged onto a target recording bit. This is because the information of a recording magnetic domain of a portion showing in-plane magnetization is masked.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing an optical memory element including the steps of disposing a resist film on a substrate, placing a photo-mask carrying a guide groove pattern on the resist film so as to position the photo-mask over a predetermined position of the substrate, forming a guide groove pattern latent image on the resist film, developing the guide groove pattern latent image formed on the resist film, conducting an etching operation through the developed guide groove pattern as to form guide grooves in the substrate, removing the resist film from the substrate, and disposing a recording medium layer on the substrate having the guide grooves formed therein.
摘要:
The invention features an apparatus and method for reproducing recorded bits from a magneto-optical recording medium. The medium includes a base, a readout layer formed on the base, a transfer layer formed on the readout layer and a recording layer formed on the transfer layer. The readout and recording layers each exhibit perpendicular magnetization in a temperature range between room temperature and, respectively, the readout layer's Curie temperature and the recording layer's Curie temperature. The transfer layer is predominant in-plane magnetization at room temperature and an in-plane to perpendicular magnetization transition occurs at a temperature above room temperature. Also, the recording layer Curie temperature is lower than the Curie temperature of the transfer layer. The reproducing method includes the steps of projecting a light beam, applying a subsidiary magnetic field and reproducing information based on reflected light from the readout layer while applying the subsidiary magnetic field. The light beam is projected onto the readout layer from the side of the base so the in-plane to perpendicular magnetization transition occurs in a portion of the transfer layer, the portion corresponding to a central portion of the light beam spot. The intensity of the subsidiary magnetic field is higher than the coercive force of the readout layer and less than the exchange coupling force exerted from the recording-layer and the transfer layer to the readout layer.
摘要:
A magneto-optical disk cartridge includes a magnet which is magnetized substantially parallel to a surface of a magneto-optical disk for generating an initializing magnetic field. This structure permits a reduction in the thickness of the magneto-optical disk cartridge.