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Magneto-optical recording medium and reproduction method therefor

US6122228A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 1998
Grant dateSep 19, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B11/10595
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magneto-optical recording medium comprises, on a substrate, a dielectric layer, a GdFeCo reproducing layer, a non-magnetic layer, and a TbFeCo recording layer. Upon reproduction, a DC magnetic field Hex is applied in the recording direction, and a reproducing light beam is radiated while being modulated to have a low power and a high power in synchronization with a reproducing clock. The reproducing layer is a magnetic film which changes from in-plane magnetization into perpendicular magnetization at a critical temperature Tcr, which has a compensation temperature Tcomp between room temperature and a Curie temperature Tc, and which satisfies Troom<Tcr<Tcomp<Tco<Tc in relation to a Curie temperature Tco of the recording layer.

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