摘要:
A disk cartridge includes a cartridge body and a lid. The cartridge body includes: first and second principal surfaces opposed to each other; a storage space to store a disklike data storage medium; windows cut through the first and second principal surfaces to partially expose the data storage medium in the storage space; an opening for removing the data storage medium from the storage space; and write-protect indicator holes cut through the first and second principal surfaces to prohibit writing on the data storage medium stored. The lid is provided to cover and uncover the opening of the cartridge body. The cartridge body is shaped such that both of the first and second principal surfaces can be opposed to a pickup of an optical disk drive when the cartridge is loaded into the drive. Of the two write-protect indicator holes of the first and second principal surfaces, only the hole of the second principal surface is provided with a write enable/disable selecting mechanism that covers or uncovers the write-protect indicator hole.
摘要:
A plurality of optical heads each of which comprises an independent light source and optical system are provided on the same side with respect to a recording medium having a plurality of recording layers. Alternatively, with respect to at least one light source in an optical head having a single objective lens and a plurality of light sources, an optical path correction system is provided on an optical path unique to the light source, and while light emitted from one light source is focused on a specific recording layer by shifting of the objective lens, light irradiated from another light source is focused on another recording layer by the optical path correction system. Thus, information can be reproduced from or recorded in a plurality of recording layers simultaneously and an error in focusing of light onto the plurality of recording layers can be suppressed.
摘要:
In an optical information recording medium having at least two information layer, guide grooves for tracking or sample pits or information pits corresponding to information signals are formed on a surface of a first substrate. A first information layer formed by a thin film for reflecting a portion of a light beam made incident on the first substrate and permitting penetration of a portion of the light beam is formed on a surface of the first substrate. Guide grooves for tracking or information pits corresponding to information signals are formed on a surface of a second substrate. A second information layer having a reflectance higher than that of the first information layer is formed on a surface of the second substrate. Between the first information layer and the second information layer, there is formed a transparent separation layer for positioning the first information layer and the second information layer to be spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other.
摘要:
An optical information recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing an information signal on/from both concave portions and convex portions of guide grooves formed on a recording medium is disclosed. The optical information recording and reproducing apparatus includes: an optical portion for focusing a light beam emitted from a light source on the recording medium; a focusing control portion for controlling a focal point of the light beam; a tracking control portion for controlling the position of the light beam; a selection portion for selecting which of the concave portions and the convex portions of the guide grooves are used for recording or reproducing; a polarity inverting portion for inverting the polarity of an output signal from the tracking control portion depending on a result selected by the selection portion; a waveform setting portion for setting a modulation pattern for the light; and a signal reproduction portion for demodulating the information signal from a light reflected or transmitted by recorded marks recorded on the recording medium; wherein at least one of the focusing control portion, the tracking control portion, the waveform setting portion and the signal reproduction portion has at least two kinds of operation conditions for recording and reproducing the information signal on/from the concave portions and the convex portions of the guide grooves, and wherein the operation conditions are selected depending on the result selected by the selection portion.
摘要:
Tracking control is carried out by a push-pull method or by mechanical feed at the time of recording signals, and tracking control is carried out by a phase difference tracking method at the time of reproduction. Thus, a phase change type optical disk which enables phase difference reproduction and is erasable may be realized. In a phase change type optical disk having a phase difference reproduction structure, servo mechanism at the time of reproducing signals may be stably controlled by causing the reflectance of a blank portion to be higher than the reflectance of a recording mark portion.
摘要:
An optical information recording medium has a first information layer composed of at least three thin films, which is capable of reflecting a portion of incident light and permitting the passage of a portion of incident light. The optical recording medium also has a second information layer composed of at least four thin films. Information can be recorded on or reproduced from the second information layer with light that has passed through the first information layer. The first and second information layers are separated by a transparent separation layer. The first information layer may be composed of a first dielectric layer, a recording layer and a second dielectric layer, and the second information layer may be composed a third dielectric layer, a second recording layer, a fourth dielectric layer and a reflecting layer.
摘要:
In an optical information recording medium having at least two information layer, guide grooves for tracking or sample pits or information pits corresponding to information signals are formed on a surface of a first substrate. A first information layer formed by a thin film for reflecting a portion of a light beam made incident on the first substrate and permitting penetration of a portion of the light beam is formed on a surface of the first substrate. Guide grooves for tracking or information pits corresponding to information signals are formed on a surface of a second substrate. A second information layer having a reflectance higher than that of the first information layer is formed on a surface of the second substrate. Between the first information layer and the second information layer, there is formed a transparent separation layer for positioning the first information layer and the second information layer to be spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other.
摘要:
An optical recording medium according to the present invention includes a substrate, and a recording film formed on the substrate, when receiving a laser beam for recording, the recording film taking either a first structural state or a second structural state according to the intensity of the laser beam; when receiving a laser beam for reproducing, the recording film partially changing the optical phase of the laser beam for reproducing according to the structural state, thereby changing the intensity of the laser beam for reproducing, wherein the optical absorbance of the recording film in the first structural state is substantially equal to that of the recording film in the second structural state, and the refractive index of the recording film in the first structural state is substantially different from that of the recording film in the second structural state.
摘要:
Described is an optical recording medium having a mixture or integrated layers of a metal and an oxide which react with each other under an exothermic reaction at a high temperature upon receiving an irradiation of a laser. The metal and the oxide are in a relation that the oxide has a standard enthalpy of formation higher than that of the oxide obtained by oxidizing the metal. An area irradiated with a laser spot is heated to a high temperature and the oxide at the area is reduced by the metal into a metal which changes in the optical constant and can be detected optically. The reduction reaction in an exothermic reaction generates a thermal energy in addition to the thermal energy of the irradiated laser. The optical recording medium of this structure can make the recording work more efficient. A manufacturing method of the optical recording medium and a recording method using the same are also disclosed.
摘要:
A data playback apparatus for reproduction of data from an optical recording medium which has a data layer disposed on a substrate thereof having a specific thickness is provided with an optical length corrector interposed between the recording medium and an objective lens for converging a light beam. The optical length corrector is selected so that the sum of the optical length of the substrate of the recording medium and the optical length of the optical length corrector equals a predetermined length for the objective lens. Accordingly, the light passing the objective lens can converge on the data layer developing a light spot close to the limit of refraction, regardless of the thickness of the substrate of the recording medium.