摘要:
A magneto-optical disk recording control method using the mark length recording method wherein the marks and gap regions between marks are recorded on the surface of the disk by maintaining a constant temperature distribution during the recording. The laser is driven to a non-recording level in gap regions between marks that exceed a base recording level used for reproduction of the marks. When a mark is recorded, the laser power is increased to a recording power level and after the mark has been recorded, the laser power level is reduced to the base power level, followed by being raised to the gap recording level. Control of the laser is performed by superposing a plurality of pulse trains that are synchronized with respect to a clock having a cycle T. The pulse trains are derived from the code train to be recorded and have pulses with a duration that is an integral multiple of (1/2)T. If the pulse width of the recording code train exceeds 2T, then the laser is controlled to reach a first power level in accordance with pulses of a first pulse train, be reduced to the gap recording level and then raised to a second power level in accordance with a second recording pulse train to maintain the temperature distribution constant during the recording of the mark. For the recording of longer marks, the laser is controlled to vary between the second power level and the gap recording level.
摘要:
A signal reproducing system discriminates signals stably in the case of reproducing a signal from an optical recording medium which has coexistent recording areas with the signals recorded in different recording forms therein. Parts that constitute a reproduced signal are respectively derived by corresponding signal detectors from the optical recording medium in which a preformat area and a data area are included as the coexistent recording areas. The average potentials of VFO parts, which are respectively contained in the reproduced signal parts, are detected on the basis of the envelopes of the signal parts by a peak detecting circuit and a bottom detecting circuit. The detected average potentials are compared with a reference voltage, and the resulting difference potentials are added to the reproduced signal by an adder to bring the average potentials of the VFO parts into agreement. Further, an unwanted part of the output signal of the adder corresponding thereto is replaced by a switch with the output signal of a signal generator, which has an average potential equal to the average potential of the VFO parts brought into agreement.
摘要:
According to the present invention, a so-called overwrite operation which records new information while erasing existing information can be reliably performed in an information storage system such as optical disk system. In addition, whether the rewriting of recording has been properly done can be verified.
摘要:
A magnetic field of a polarity corresponding to information to be recorded is applied while a recording spot having a high energy is irradiated to a magneto-optical recording medium to record domains representing the information along a track. The recorded domains are read out by a reproducing spot having a lower energy than the recording spot and a high resolution power along the track. A recording head has an optical system for irradiating the recording spot having the high energy to the magneto-optical recording medium and a magnetic head for applying a magnetic field having a polarity thereof switched in accordance with the information to be recorded, to an irradiation area of the recording spot, a reproducing head has an optical system for irradiating the reproducing spot having the low energy by a laser beam having a wavelength of no larger than 600 nm and a magneto-optical signal detector for detecting a displacement of a polarization plane of a reflected light of the reproducing spot to read out the recording domains. The magneto-optical recording medium is made of a recording film having a multi-layer structure of alternate lamination of metal layers and dielectric layers.
摘要:
A record carrier having a disc-shaped substrate and a recording layer for optically writing information therein is disclosed which includes a guide groove extended in the rotational direction of the record carrier so that a plurality of revolutions of the guide groove are spaced apart from each other in radial directions of the record carrier, and a pit pattern provided between adjacent guide grooves, at positions arranged at intervals in the above rotational direction, for detecting the deviation of a light spot from the center line between adjacent guide grooves. The recording/reproducing operation for this record carrier is performed in such a manner that the first tracking error signal is detected from diffracted light from the guide groove, the second tracking error signal is detected from the pit pattern, and information is recorded in and reproduced from a land formed between adjacent guide grooves in a state that a tracking operation is performed using the first and second tracking error signals. The second tracking error signal detected from the pit pattern is not affected by the tilting of the record carrier and the movement of the light spot. When a tracking signal obtained by adding the first and second tracking error signals to each other, is used in a closed-loop tracking system, a stable tracking operation can be performed. The polarity of the pit pattern is reversed on every track, and hence a polarity pit having a depth of .lambda./4 (where .lambda. indicates the wavelength of a reproducing light beam) is provided in the record carrier, to reverse the polarity of the second tracking signal on every track on the basis of a signal from the polarity pit.
摘要:
An optical disk having a disk-like substrate and a recording layer provided on the substrate. First and second regions are alternately arranged along a rotational direction of the optical disk. The first region includes a pre-formed optically detectable portion having an address area, and the second region has a guide groove serving as an optical guide for a light spot. A track offset detection area is provided for detecting track offset due to inclination of the optical disk and is disposed with respect to the first region and the second region so that the light spot is not affected by the first region and the second region. The track offset detection area is preferably a mirror portion disposed between the first region and the second region.
摘要:
In an information recording apparatus according to this invention, since it is not necessary to dispose any differential circuit, which was required heretofore, it is possible to fabricate it with a low cost and its error rate is also very small.Furthermore, since the mean reflectivity on the recording track does almost not vary by the fact that information is recorded there, no tracking off-set or focusing off-set is produced. Thus effects of this invention are remarkable.