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Magneto-optical recording system

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1986-12-17
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Granted: 1988-09-13
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Expires: 2006-12-17
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is herein a magneto-optical recording system comprising: preparing a magneto-optical recording medium comprising a magneto-optical recording layer and a bias magnetic field formed on a transparent substrate, the magneto-optical recording layer having Curie temperature higher than room temperature, the bias magnetic layer having compensation temperature higher than Curie temperature, the magneto-optical recording layer and the bias magnetic layer being superposed having a nonmagnetic layer therebetween, and applying heating means to the magneto-optical recording medium having first and second heating power levels, the first heating power level being selected enough to heat the magneto-optical recording layer higher than the Curie temperature of the magneto-optical recording layer and to heat the bias magnetic layer higher than the compensation temperature of the bias magnetic layer, the second heating power level being selected enough to heat the magneto-optical recording layer higher than the Curie temperature of the magneto-optical recording layer while keeping the bias magnetic layer below the compensation temperature of the bias magnetic layer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hideyoshi Horimai
  • 👤 Osamu Kawakubo
  • 👤 Yoshio Aoki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:27
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10502; G11B11/10517; G11B11/10519; G11B11/10521; G11B11/10504; G11B11/10506

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 161 words
A magneto-optical recording system comprising: a magneto-optical recording medium comprising a magneto-optical recording layer and a bias magnetic field formed on a transparent substrate, said magneto-optical recording layer having a Curie temperature higher than room temperature, said bias magnetic layer having a compensation temperature higher than its Curie temperature, said magneto-optical recording layer and said bias magnetic layer being superposed and having a non-magnetic layer therebetween, and heating means acting on said magneto-optical recording medium and having first and second heating power levels, said first heating power level being enough to heat said magneto-optical recording layer higher than said Curie temperature of the magneto-optical recording layer and to heat said bias magnetic layer higher than said compensation temperature of said bias magnetic layer, said second heating power level being enough to heat said magneto-optical recording layer higher than said Curie temperature of said magneto-optical recording layer while keeping said bias magnetic layer below said compensation temperature of said bias magnetic layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 161 words
A magneto-optical recording system comprising: a magneto-optical recording medium comprising a magneto-optical recording layer and a bias magnetic field formed on a transparent substrate, said magneto-optical recording layer having a Curie temperature higher than room temperature, said bias magnetic layer having a compensation temperature higher than its Curie temperature, said magneto-optical recording layer and said bias magnetic layer being superposed and having a non-magnetic layer therebetween, and heating means acting on said magneto-optical recording medium and having first and second heating power levels, said first heating power level being enough to heat said magneto-optical recording layer higher than said Curie temperature of the magneto-optical recording layer and to heat said bias magnetic layer higher than said compensation temperature of said bias magnetic layer, said second heating power level being enough to heat said magneto-optical recording layer higher than said Curie temperature of said magneto-optical recording layer while keeping said bias magnetic layer below said compensation temperature of said bias magnetic layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
A magneto-optical recording system according to claim 1, wherein the heating means is a laser beam having the first and second heating power level.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
A magneto-optical recording system according to claim 1, wherein the bias magnetic layer is formed of ferrimagnetic material.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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