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Recording and reproducing apparatus and method for applying a pulse voltage and an electromagnetic wave

US5439777A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 1993
Grant dateAug 8, 1995
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/947
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A recording-reproducing apparatus includes an electrode, a material that changes its intramolecular electron distribution upon the application of electromagnetic wave irradiation and an electric field provided on the electrode, and an electrically conductive probe having a pointed tip. The apparatus projects an electromagnetic wave onto the material, and applies a pulse voltage between the electrode and the conductive probe.

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