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Magnetooptical recording method and apparatus used therefor
Assignee: Nikon Corp
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Filing: 1990-09-18
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2010-09-18
Abstract
Abstract In an over-write capable magnetooptical recording method and, more particularly, a bit position recording method, and a recording apparatus used therefor, a laser beam intensity is pulse-modulated between high and low levels according to data to be recorded. The modulated laser beam is radiated on a recording medium under the presence of a bias field. High-level emission time of the laser beam is shortened at the inner portion of the medium, and is prolonged at the outer portion. Low-level intensity of the laser beam is decreased at the inner portion of the medium, and is increased at the outer portion, thereby increasing C/N ratio upon reproduction.
Inventors
- 👤 Haruhisa Iida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 04:59
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10502; G11B11/1053; G11B11/10504; G11B11/10506; G11B11/10517; G11B11/10519; G11B11/10521; G11B11/10532; G11B11/10534; G11B11/10536; G11B11/10595
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An over-write capable magnetooptical method of recording data by radiating a laser beam on a disk-like magnetooptical recording medium formed by stacking at least two magnetic layers each having a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and pulse-modulating the laser beam intensity between high and low levels according to data to be recorded, and comprising the steps of: shortening high-level emission time of said laser beam at an inner portion of said medium and prolonging the high-level emission time at an outer portion of said medium while making the high-level intensity of the laser beam substantially constant at both the inner and outer portions of said medium; and decreasing the low-level intensity of the laser beam at the inner portion of said medium and increasing the low-level intensity at the outer portion of said medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
An over-write capable magnetooptical method of recording data by radiating a laser beam on a disk-like magnetooptical recording medium formed by stacking at least two magnetic layers each having a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and pulse-modulating the laser beam intensity between high and low levels according to data to be recorded, and comprising the steps of: shortening high-level emission time of said laser beam at an inner portion of said medium and prolonging the high-level emission time at an outer portion of said medium while making the high-level intensity of the laser beam substantially constant at both the inner and outer portions of said medium; and decreasing the low-level intensity of the laser beam at the inner portion of said medium and increasing the low-level intensity at the outer portion of said medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the method is performed while the recording medium is rotated at substantially constant angular velocity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
150 words
A magnetooptical recording apparatus comprising: (1) rotating means for rotating a disk-like magnetooptical recording medium at a constant angular velocity; (2) a laser beam source; (3) means for pulse-modulating the intensity of a laser beam from said source between high and low levels according to data to be recorded; (4) initial field applying means; (5) bias field applying means; (6) first controlling means for causing the high-level emission time of said laser beam to be shortened at an inner portion of said medium and to be prolonged at an outer portion of said medium while making the high-level intensity of the laser beam substantially constant at both the inner and outer portions of said medium; and (7) second controlling means for causing the low-level intensity of the laser beam to be decreased at the inner portion of said medium and to be increased at the outer portion of said medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
150 words
A magnetooptical recording apparatus comprising: (1) rotating means for rotating a disk-like magnetooptical recording medium at a constant angular velocity; (2) a laser beam source; (3) means for pulse-modulating the intensity of a laser beam from said source between high and low levels according to data to be recorded; (4) initial field applying means; (5) bias field applying means; (6) first controlling means for causing the high-level emission time of said laser beam to be shortened at an inner portion of said medium and to be prolonged at an outer portion of said medium while making the high-level intensity of the laser beam substantially constant at both the inner and outer portions of said medium; and (7) second controlling means for causing the low-level intensity of the laser beam to be decreased at the inner portion of said medium and to be increased at the outer portion of said medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said initial field applying means and said bias field applying means constitute a single magnetic field applying means.
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