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Optical disk apparatus and recording and reading method for an optical disk using the same

US5703855A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 1994
Grant dateDec 30, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/182
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A super high density optical disk apparatus is obtained by using an exchangeable recording medium having a recording capacity of at least 1.5 Gb/in.sup.2 in an optical recording and reading apparatus for recording or reading at least using a laser beam or by using one of an element which can record on a recording medium only once and another element which can record at least two times repeatedly as recording elements to be used.

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