摘要:
A magneto-optic memory medium including a first dielectric layer having a first main surface and a second main surface; a second dielectric layer for covering the first main surface of the first dielectric layer; and a magneto-optic memory layer for covering the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is formed of an oxide having a refractive index in the range of 2.4 or more and 3.5 or less, and the second dielectric layer is formed of a material containing no oxygen. The magneto-optic memory medium is produced by the steps of forming a first layer by performing reactive sputtering in an atmosphere of a first sputter gas using a material containing a first element as a target; switching the first sputter gas to a second sputter gas; forming a second layer on the first layer by performing reactive sputtering in an atmosphere of the second sputter gas using a material containing the first element as a target; and forming a magneto-optic memory layer on the second dielectric layer.
摘要:
A magneto-optical recording medium is composed of first through fourth magnetic layers laminated in this order in such a way that an exchange coupling exists between any adjacent layers of the first through fourth magnetic layers so that a magnetization direction can be copied, wherein the first magnetic layer is a memory layer, the second magnetic layer is a writing layer, the third magnetic layer is a switching layer, and the fourth magnetic layer is an initializing layer. Further, respective Curie temperatures Tci satisfy an inequation Tc.sub.3
摘要:
Featured is a recording and reproducing method of a magneto-optical recording medium including a recording layer for recording thereon information magneto-optically and a readout layer which has in-plane magnetization at room temperature and where a transition occurs from in-plane magnetization to perpendicular magnetization as temperature raises. The method includes projecting a light beam onto such a magneto-optical recording medium so as to form a perpendicularly magnetized area in the readout layer by duplication of the magnetization of said recording layer to the area. In further embodiments, the recording medium further includes an intermediate layer made of non-magnetic film formed between the readout and recording layers and the readout and recording layers are composed of rare-earth transition metal alloys such as TbFeCo (recoding layer) readout layer, made of GdFeCo (readout layer).
摘要:
Featured is a recording and reproducing method for recording and reproducing information on and from a recording medium. The medium includes a base having a property that a light can be transmitted therethrough, a readout layer formed on the base, which has an in-plane magnetization at room temperature, whereas, a transition occurs from in-plane magnetization to perpendicular magnetization as temperature rises and a recording layer formed on said readout layer for recording thereon information magneto-optically. A groove for guiding a light beam is formed on a readout layer side of the base and a groove width is set substantially equal to a land width formed between grooves. The recording layer on the grooves and the recording layer on lands are used in recording and reproducing information. Further a light beam is incident on a converging lens of an optical head, the light beam having a larger diameter &ohgr; than an aperture &agr; of the converging lens for converging the light beam on a predetermined position of the magneto-optical recording medium.
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:
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising a readout layer and a recording layer has a relationship that an external magnetic field H1 is smaller than an external magnetic field H4, where the H1 is a minimum external magnetic field necessary to make a magnetization direction of the readout layer direct to the direction reverse to a magnetization direction of the recording layer substantially at the room temperature, and the H4 is a maximum external magnetic field necessary to make the magnetization direction of the readout layer direct to the direction same as the magnetization direction of the recording layer at an high temperature not lower than a predetermined temperature. Moreover, the magneto-optical disk is provided, between the readout layer and the recording layer, with an intermediate layer which inhibits an effective bias magnetic field from the recording layer to the readout layer at the room temperature. Since it is possible to reproduce only the information in the high-temperature area close to the center of the laser beam irradiated during reproducing, recording density is improved. Furthermore, since an initializing magnetic field at reproducing is not necessary and the reproducing magnetic field can be made smaller, the apparatus can be made smaller and the electric power consumption can be decreased.
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.
摘要:
A magneto-optical memory element has a multi-layer construction in the order from a side first receiving light from a light-source which includes a first transparent dielectric film, a rare earth transition metal alloy film, a second transparent dielectric film and a reflective film. The magneto-optical device uses circular dichroism effect of a magnetic mater for reading information. The rare earth transition metal alloy film has a refractive index represented by n.+-..DELTA.n wherein n=3.2-3.55i and .DELTA.n=0.05-0.03i. The thickness of film is about 18 to 46 nm. The second transparent dielectric film has a refractive index of 2.0.+-.0.2 and a film thickness of 80 to 108 nm.
摘要:
A magneto-optical recording medium includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer and a third magnetic layer respectively made of rare-earth-transition metal alloys which are laminated in this order. The first magnetic layer has a perpendicular magnetization in a temperature range between room temperature and its Curie temperature. The second magnetic layer made of GdFeCo is set such that its Curie temperature is higher than the Curie temperature of the first magnetic layer, coercive force thereof at room temperature is nearly zero, and that it has an in-plane magnetization at room temperature and a transition occurs therein from the in-plane magnetization to the perpendicular magnetization at above a predetermined temperature. The third magnetic layer is set such that it has a perpendicular magnetization in a temperature range of room temperature and its Curie temperature, its Curie temperature is higher than the Curie temperature of the first magnetic layer, and coercive force thereof at room temperature is smaller than the coercive force of the first magnetic layer.
摘要:
A magneto-optical disk is provided with a recording layer that exhibits perpendicular magnetization, an intermediate layer wherein in-plane magnetization occurs at room temperature and a transition from the in-plane magnetization to perpendicular magnetization occurs as the temperature thereof rises, and an auxiliary layer that is made of a rare-earth-transition-metal alloy and that exhibits perpendicular magnetization, and these layers are laminated in this order. The composition of the rare-earth-transition-metal alloy is set so that the magnetic moment of the rare-earth metal is relatively greater than that of the transition metal at room temperature and the compensation temperature is located between room temperature and the Curie temperature T.sub.c3. A magneto-optical recording apparatus for rewriting information on the magneto-optical disk is provided with a single magnet for applying H.sub.w onto a portion on the magneto-optical disk irradiated by a light beam, as well as for applying H.sub.init having a greater intensity than H.sub.w onto a portion that is apart from the portion irradiated by the light beam. This arrangement makes it possible to achieve a more compact, thinner magneto-optical recording apparatus which allows light-modulation overwriting.