Abstract:
A magneto-optical recording medium comprises a recording layer, an intermediate layer, and a reproduction layer stacked in this order and information recorded in the recording layer is transferred to the reproduction layer via the intermediate layer, thereby reproducing the information. The reproduction layer includes an upper reproduction layer, a binding layer, and a lower reproduction layer successively formed on the intermediate layer and magnetized information of the upper reproduction layer of a region whose temperature is increased to a predetermined temperature is transferred to the lower reproduction layer by the binding layer.
Abstract:
An optical recording and reading system for use with an optical data storage medium (5) is described. The system comprises the medium (5) having a recording stack (9) and a cover stack (7) that is transparent to a focused radiation beam (1) which has a wavelength lambda in air. The cover stack (7) has a thickness dT. The recording stack (9) and cover stack (7) are formed sequentially on a substrate (8). An optical head (3), with an objective (2) having a numerical aperture NA and from which objective (2) the focused radiation beam (1) emanates during recording, is adapted for recording/reading at a free working distance dF of smaller than 50 µm from an outermost surface of said medium (5) and arranged on the cover stack (7) side of said optical data storage medium (5). When dT is smaller than 50
Abstract:
An optical recording and reading system for use with an optical data storage medium (5) is described. The system comprises the medium (5) having a recording stack (9) and a cover stack (7) that is transparent to a focused radiation beam (1) which has a wavelength λ in air. The cover stack (7) has a thickness dT. The recording stack (9) and cover stack (7) are formed sequentially on a substrate (8). An optical head (3), with an objective (2) having a numerical aperture NA and from which objective (2) the focused radiation beam (1) emanates during recording, is adapted for recording/reading at a free working distance dF of smaller than 50 µm from an outermost surface of said medium (5) and arranged on the cover stack (7) side of said optical data storage medium (5). When dT is smaller than 50? reliable recording and reading is achieved, especially because focus servo problems are prevented.
Abstract:
A magneto-optic recording medium having a recording layer which is a magnetic multilayer comprising at least three magnetic layers. Ahead of the reproducing light spot in the travel direction, the magnetic wall of the magnetic layer illuminated by the reproducing light moves toward the center of the light spot to expand magnetic domains; behind the reproducing light spot in the travel direction, the movement of the magnetic wall toward the center of the light spot is suppressed. To suppress the movement, for example, a magnetic layer having specific magnetic characteristics may be formed between a displacement layer and a switch layer.
Abstract:
A magnetic field H(x) or a reproducing beam L(x) of light whose intensity pattern is different is applied to the recording position of a magneto-optical recording medium, and different information corresponding to the patterns is read out of the same recording position. The function H(x) or L(x) is a password for obtaining the information. Only a person who knows the function can access the specific information recorded on the magneto-optical recording medium. The function H(x) or L(x) is a function such that the magnetic field intensity or the beam intensity is modulated with respect to the recording position (x) in such a manner that the information can be reproduced while magnetic domains are picked up from contiguous domains in the recording region at specific intervals. In addition to the security application, the information can be reproduced n times while a reproducing beam PL/PH, which is subjected to power modulation so as to apply a high power PH with a period n times the recording clock, is being projected to a specific magneto-optical recording medium such that magnetic domain expansion reproduction is possible, thereby improving the reproducing C/N significantly.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a magneto-optical storage medium (200) and specifically a domain expansion storage medium. The medium (200) comprises a magnetic storage layer (107) for long term information storage and a thereto magnetically coupled magnetic reproduction or read-out layer (111), wherein an enhanced magnetic domain may be generated during read out. The magnetic layers (107,111) are separated by a non-metallic or metallic, non-magnetic or magnetic layer (109) and at least one metal layer (201, 203), such as Palladium or Platinum, is located adjacent to the magnetic reproduction layer (111). Preferably this metal layer (201, 203) is located on each side of the magnetic reproduction layer (111). The metal layer(s) (201, 203) provides increased heat dissipation and Kerr effect thereby permitting increased data density of the magneto-optical storage medium (200).
Abstract:
A method of forming a film on an optical disk comprising (a) the step of carrying an optical disk substrate into a vacuum chamber, (b) the step of disposing the optical disk substrate to face a target provided in the vacuum chamber and including a film−forming material, and (c) the step of forming a specified film on a fixed or rotating−on−axis or revolving optical disk substrate by a sputtering method using the target, wherein a relation a > 2D is satisfied where a is a target radius and D the radius of the optical disk substrate, thereby forming a higher−density−compatible, homogeneous film on an optical disk.
Abstract:
A magnetooptic recording medium capable of being resistant to cross talk and realizing a high-density recording enabling a small-pitch application. The magnetooptic recording medium comprises a magnetic 4-layer structure, a mask layer, a reproducing layer, an intermediate layer and a recording layer, characterized in that the reproducing layer and the recordimg layer have axes of easy magnetization in a laminate direction at room temperature, the mask layer and the intermediate layer have axes of easy magnetization in an in-plane direction at room temperature, relation, Tc 3
Abstract:
A magneto-optical recording system achieves improved bandwidth efficiency using a modulated recording signal, recording channel linearization, and a MO medium having a low inter-granular exchange coupling and abrupt flux transitions.