Magneto-optical recording and reproducing method, magneto-optical memory apparatus and magneto-optical recording medium therefor
US5270987A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B11/10571
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic field of a polarity corresponding to information to be recorded is applied while a recording spot having a high energy is irradiated to a magneto-optical recording medium to record domains representing the information along a track. The recorded domains are read out by a reproducing spot having a lower energy than the recording spot and a high resolution power along the track. A recording head has an optical system for irradiating the recording spot having the high energy to the magneto-optical recording medium and a magnetic head for applying a magnetic field having a polarity thereof switched in accordance with the information to be recorded, to an irradiation area of the recording spot, a reproducing head has an optical system for irradiating the reproducing spot having the low energy by a laser beam having a wavelength of no larger than 600 nm and a magneto-optical signal detector for detecting a displacement of a polarization plane of a reflected light of the reproducing spot to read out the recording domains. The magneto-optical recording medium is made of a recording film having a multi-layer structure of alternate lamination of metal layers and dielectric layers.
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