摘要:
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling at least one readout parameter of a magneto-optical domain expansion recording medium. An average detected runlength of the reading signal is monitored, and an error signal is generated on the basis of a comparison of the monitoring result with the predetermined average runlength that has been set during the encoding step. The at least one readout parameter is then controlled by means of the generated error signal. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method, apparatus and record carrier wherein a runlength constraint is applied to at least one of the following quantities: mark regions and space regions in said storage layer, said runlength constraint being selected to keep an accumulated runlength deviation from a predetermined average runlength within a predetermined range. The proposed runlength property and control scheme provide the advantage that all detected runlengths contribute to the error signal to make the response must faster and to reduce readout errors.
摘要:
A method and device for controlling disc run out in an optical disc drive system. The drive has a rotatable axle (7) and holding means (6) for holding a disc (2, 136) so that the normal of the disc is essentially parallel to the axle. A tilt mechanism is arranged at the holding means for tilting the disc. A collection unit (10) is arranged at the optical disc drive for reading information from or writing information to the disc. A servo means (132) maintains the collection unit at a distance (133) from the disc. The servo means generates a control signal (134) provided to an actuator (130) for lenses in the collection unit. The control signal has a DC component and an AC component having a periodicity corresponding to the rotational speed of the disk and an amplitude related to the distance. The control signal is fed to the tilt mechanism. The tilt mechanism is adjusted in an X-direction and a Y-direction for minimizing the amplitude of the control signal.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and record carrier for controlling read-out and/or synchronization between an external magnetic field and written data during a reading operation from a magneto-optical recording medium comprising a storage layer and a read-out layer. An expanded domain leading to a pulse in a reading signal is generated in said read-out layer by copying a mark region from said storage layer to said read-out layer upon heating by a radiation power and with the aid of the external magnetic field. The waveform of the reading signal is analyzed, and the analysis result is used for correcting a phase deviation and/or for controlling a copy window size of the mark copying. Phase errors can thus be corrected for any size of the copy window. Even small changes in the copy window can be detected and corrected.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for reading a domain expansion magneto-optical recording medium. A switching time of an external magnetic field is derived from a reading pulse obtained and the switching period of the external magnetic field is set to a value larger than the channel bit length of a storage layer. Higher data rates are thus allowed due to the fact that the bandwidth requirements of the coils and driver circuits are lowered.
摘要:
A system for generating a quality indicator for a trellis decoded signal based on the path metrics of the decoding is presented. An apparatus comprises a path metric processor (105) which determines path metric differences between two path metrics entering a state of a trellis decoder 103. A measured distribution processor (107) orders the path difference metrics to generate a measured distribution. An analysis distribution processor (109) fits a distribution being the sum of a first and second distribution path to the measured distribution. A quality indicator processor (111) determines a quality indicator in response to the fitted distribution. In particular, the first distribution may be associated with correct sign path metric differences and the second distribution may be associated with incorrect sign path metric differences. The quality indicator processor (111) preferably determines the quality indicator in response to only the first distribution thereby reducing the degradation caused by the incorrect sign path metric differences.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a reading method and apparatus for reading a magneto-optical recording medium comprising at least one storage layer and a read-out layer, wherein an expanded domain leading to a read-out pulse is generated in the read-out layer by copying of a mark region from the at least one storage layer to the read-out layer through heating by a radiation power and with the help of an external magnetic field. A parameter indicating the presence or strength of a local deviation in the read-out characteristic of the recording medium is determined during a reading operation, and the radiation power is then controlled on the basis of on the determined parameter. The proposed procedure can be used during a read-out operation based on a reflected power, read-out error, or phase error. Hence, a fast and efficient power control mechanism that can be independent of a copy window control mechanism is provided. Moreover, crosstalk between first and second storage layers can be prevented by keeping the read-out temperature close to the compensation temperature of the other storage layer which is not read.
摘要:
The invention relates to a MO-ROM medium with a small track width, wherein data is recorded at least on one side of a disk wherein a data side has on a substrate at least a recording layer wherein said data is recorded and at least a read-out layer to reproduce said data recorded in said recording layer during read-out. Recorded data is arranged within adjacent data tracks on said disk and a recording density within a data track is beyond the diffraction limited density of the focussing optics. By arrangement of the data tracks in groups of several adjacent data tracks wherein a track width within a data track group is at least less than the diffraction limit of the focussing optics and providing reference means for tracking a selected data track group with said read-out laser beam a specific data track of each data track group can be read-out by adjusting a proper offset value within the radial tracking unit.
摘要:
A set of images (IM 1 a, IM2a, IMFa) that have successively been captured comprises a plurality of images (IM 1 a, IM2a) that have been captured under substantially similar light conditions, and an image (IMFa) that has been captured under substantially different light conditions (FLSH). For example, two images may be captured with ambient light and one with flashlight. A motion indication (MV) is derived (ST6) from at least two images (IM Ia, IM2a) that have been captured under substantially similar light conditions. The image (IMFa) that has been captured under substantially different light conditions is processed (ST7, ST8) on the basis of the motion indication (MV) derived from the at least two images (IM1 a, IM2a) that have been captured under substantially similar light conditions.
摘要:
A disk drive comprises a turning mechanism (3 to 8) adapted to provide a pulse to the side of the disk (D) resting on a tray (2) in a position outside the center so as to provide an upward and rotating movement to the disk in order to turn it over. The turning mechanism may include a pulse member (3) acting directly on the disk. In an embodiment, the turning mechanism is pneumatic, the pulse member being a nozzle adapted to direct a pressurized gas pulse at the disk. Tests have shown that exerting an eccentric pulse on the disk results in flipping the disk over reliably and quickly.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a domain expansion storage medium and manufacturing method with improved readout performance. The substrate of the storage medium and/or its storage layer is processed to define a predetermined shape of magnetic domains, adapted to the front of the thermal reading profile. In particular, reversed crescent shaped domains flipped in the track directions are defined. This allows improved resolution and jitter values.