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Optical recording method

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1986-02-26
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Granted: 1987-02-24
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Expires: 2006-02-26
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Abstract

Abstract In an optical recording system wherein the intensity of a laser beam is modulated with an input modulation signal so as to record information on a recording medium, the intensity modulation of the laser beam is performed after the pulse waveform of the input modulation signal is converted into two pulses which express the front edge and rear edge of the pulse waveform respectively.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hisataka Sugiyama
  • 👤 Kazuo Shigematsu
  • 👤 Takeshi Maeda
  • 👤 Atsushi Saitoh
  • 👤 Wasao Takasugi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 11:36
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/125; G11B7/126; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10502; G11B11/10504; G11B11/10506; G11B11/10515; G11B11/1053; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/10009; G11B20/14; G11B20/1403; G11B7/004; G11B7/0045; G11B7/24; G11B7/2407; G11B7/24085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
An optical recording method which includes modulating an intensity of a laser beam with an input modulation signal, and recording a signal on a recording medium by means of the modulated laser beam; comprising: the step of forming two pulses respectively corresponding to a front edge part and a rear edge part of a pulse waveform of the input modulation signal; and the step of modulating the intensity of the laser beam with the two pulse waveforms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
An optical recording method which includes modulating an intensity of a laser beam with an input modulation signal, and recording a signal on a recording medium by means of the modulated laser beam; comprising: the step of forming two pulses respectively corresponding to a front edge part and a rear edge part of a pulse waveform of the input modulation signal; and the step of modulating the intensity of the laser beam with the two pulse waveforms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 41 words
An optical recording method according to claim 1, wherein said two pulses corresponding to said front edge and rear edge parts are caused to continue by a pulse whose pulse height is smaller than a pulse height of said two pulses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
An optical recording method according to claim 1, wherein at least one pulse is further existent between said two pulses corresponding to said front edge and rear edge parts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 80 words
A reproducing method for optical recording in which information is reproduced from a reproduced signal expressive of edges of the information recorded on a recording medium; comprising: the step of detecting signals respectively corresponding to the front edge and rear edge of the information recorded on the recording medium; the step of regenerating timing signals respectively from said signals corresponding to said front edge and rear edge; and the step of reproducing data by the use of said timing signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 80 words
A reproducing method for optical recording in which information is reproduced from a reproduced signal expressive of edges of the information recorded on a recording medium; comprising: the step of detecting signals respectively corresponding to the front edge and rear edge of the information recorded on the recording medium; the step of regenerating timing signals respectively from said signals corresponding to said front edge and rear edge; and the step of reproducing data by the use of said timing signals.

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