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Amorphous magneto optical recording medium
Assignee: Agilent Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1987-07-13
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Granted: 1989-05-23
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Expires: 2007-07-13
Abstract
Abstract A magneto optical thin film recording medium is disclosed having very high carrier-to-noise ratios and high rotation angles. A transmission electron microscope photomicrograph (at 200,000 X) of one such medium is shown in FIG. 1. These are multi-phase amorphous materials having magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the plane of the thin film. They are produced in a triode vacuum sputtering process at vacuums in the range of 4×10 -3 to 6×10 -4 Torr. By adjusting process parameters such as substrate temperature, anode bias and deposition rate, the properties of the thin film can be altered.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard N. Gardner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:37
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/0009; G02F1/0036; G11; G11B; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10582; G11B11/10586; G11B11/10589; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B5/72; G11B5/84; G11B5/851; H; H01; H01F; H01F10/00; H01F10/08; H01F10/10; H01F10/12; H01F10/13; H01F10/133; H01F10/135; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising a substrate and a passivated magnetizable amorphous film comprising a rare earth-transition metal alloy having a magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the film surface, an oxygen concentration greater than or equal to 0.3 atom percent and yet less than one atom percent, said magneto-optic recording medium having a rotation angle for polarized light reflected from the recording medium of at least 0.4° measured with a laser diode at a wavelength of about 7800 to 8500 angstroms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising a substrate and a passivated magnetizable amorphous film comprising a rare earth-transition metal alloy having a magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the film surface, an oxygen concentration greater than or equal to 0.3 atom percent and yet less than one atom percent, said magneto-optic recording medium having a rotation angle for polarized light reflected from the recording medium of at least 0.4° measured with a laser diode at a wavelength of about 7800 to 8500 angstroms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The magneto-optical recording medium of claim 1 which further comprises a reflective surface on one side of the magnetizable amorphous film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The magneto-optical recording medium of claim 2 wherein the rotation angle is measured without any additional layers on the recording medium, which would increase rotation angle, besides the substrate, the magnetizable amorphous film and the reflective surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
134 words
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising a substrate, a passivated magnetizable amorphous film comprising a rare earth-transition metal alloy having a magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the film surface, and a reflective surface on one side of the magnetizable amorphous film, wherein said magneto-optical recording medium has: (a) an oxygen concentration in the magnetizable amorphous film of greater than or equal to 0.3 atom percent and yet less than 1 atom percent; and (b) a rotation angle for polarized light reflected from the recording medium of at least 0.4° measured with a laser diode at a wavelength of about 7800 to 8500 Angstroms, said measurement being made without any additional layers, such as optical interference layers which would increase rotation angle, on the recording medium besides the substrate, the magnetizable amorphous film and the reflective surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
134 words
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising a substrate, a passivated magnetizable amorphous film comprising a rare earth-transition metal alloy having a magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the film surface, and a reflective surface on one side of the magnetizable amorphous film, wherein said magneto-optical recording medium has: (a) an oxygen concentration in the magnetizable amorphous film of greater than or equal to 0.3 atom percent and yet less than 1 atom percent; and (b) a rotation angle for polarized light reflected from the recording medium of at least 0.4° measured with a laser diode at a wavelength of about 7800 to 8500 Angstroms, said measurement being made without any additional layers, such as optical interference layers which would increase rotation angle, on the recording medium besides the substrate, the magnetizable amorphous film and the reflective surface.
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