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EP0525705A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Magneto-optical recording apparatus

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1992-07-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-07-27
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Abstract

Abstract 57 A magneto-optical recording apparatus records information on a magneto-optical recording medium (20) composed of a memory layer (1) and a recording layer (2) which are disposed on a substrate (11), each comprising a magnetic thin film of amorphous-rare-earth transition-metal alloy. The memory and recording layers (1,2) are magnetically coupled directly, or through an intermediate layer (3) therebetween, to each other under an exchange force. A recording magnetic field generator such as a permanent magnet or an electromagnet applies a recording magnetic field to the magneto-optical recording medium (20), and an initializing magnetic field generator such as a permanent magnet or an electromagnet applies an initializing magnetic force to the magneto- optical recording medium. The initializing magnetic field generator has a magnetic pole confronting a surface of the magneto-optical recording medium. The initializing magnetic force comprises a magnetic field H v directed perpendicularly to the surface of the magneto-optical recording medium, and a magnetic field H H directed along the surface of the magneto- optical recording medium. The magnetic fields H v , H H are defined as follows: and where H c2 is the coercive force of the recording layer and H w2 is the exchange force.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kayoko Suzuki
  • 👤 Ariyoshi Nakaoki
  • 👤 Yoshihiro Muto

Bibliographic Details

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 09:39
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10532; G11B11/10502; G11B11/10523; G11B11/10582; G11B11/10586

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
A magneto-optical recording apparatus for recording information on a magneto-optical recording medium composed of a substrate, a memory layer and a recording layer which are disposed on the substrate, each of the memory and recording layers being comprising a magnetic thin film of amorphous-rare-earth transition-metal alloy, the memory and recording layers being magnetically coupled directly, or through an intermediate layer therebetween, to each other under an exchange force, said magneto-optical recording apparatus comprising: recording magnetic field generating means for applying a recording magnetic field to the magneto-optical recording medium; and initializing magnetic field generating means for applying an initializing magnetic force to the magneto-optical recording medium, said initializing magnetic field generating means having a magnetic pole adapted to be disposed in confronting relationship to a surface of the magneto-optical recording medium, said initializing magnetic force comprising a magnetic field H v directed perpendicularly to the surface of the magneto-optical recording medium, and a magnetic field H H directed along the surface of the magneto-optical recording medium, said magnetic fields H v , H H being defined as follows: and where H C2 is the coercive force of the recording layer and H w2 is the exchange force.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
A magneto-optical recording apparatus for recording information on a magneto-optical recording medium composed of a substrate, a memory layer and a recording layer which are disposed on the substrate, each of the memory and recording layers being comprising a magnetic thin film of amorphous-rare-earth transition-metal alloy, the memory and recording layers being magnetically coupled directly, or through an intermediate layer therebetween, to each other under an exchange force, said magneto-optical recording apparatus comprising: recording magnetic field generating means for applying a recording magnetic field to the magneto-optical recording medium; and initializing magnetic field generating means for applying an initializing magnetic force to the magneto-optical recording medium, said initializing magnetic field generating means having a magnetic pole adapted to be disposed in confronting relationship to a surface of the magneto-optical recording medium, said initializing magnetic force comprising a magnetic field H v directed perpendicularly to the surface of the magneto-optical recording medium, and a magnetic field H H directed along the surface of the magneto-optical recording medium, said magnetic fields H v , H H being defined as follows: and where H C2 is the coercive force of the recording layer and H w2 is the exchange force.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 78 words
A magneto-optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said exchange force Hw2 is given by: where ow is the magnetic wall energy between the memory and recording layers when they are directly coupled to each other, or the magnetic wall energy between the intermediate and recording layers when the intermediate layer is interposed between the memory and recording layers, and M S2 and h 2 are the saturation magnetizing force and thickness, respectively, of the recording layer.

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