Magneto-optical recording medium having magnetic domain shrinks and disappears
US6519211B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B11/10593
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magneto-optical recording medium includes a substrate and a reproducing layer and a recording layer provided on the substrate. A recording magnetic domain is provided in the recording layer by heating the recording layer by irradiation with light and applying a recording magnetic field to the recording layer in such a manner that information is recorded in the recording layer. The recording layer is a magnetic film having magnetic anisotropy in a direction perpendicular to the film surface, and the magnetic film holds the recording magnetic domain formed therein. The magneto-optical recording medium further comprises a intermediate layer and a reproducing aid layer between the reproducing layer and the recording layer. Saturated magnetization of the reproducing aid layer increases with an increase in the temperature of the reproducing aid layer. In a temperature range where reproduction is performed by irradiation of reproducing light, the recording magnetic domain of the recording layer is transcribed onto the reproducing layer via the reproducing aid layer, and the information recorded in the recording layer is reproduced. The reproducing layer is a vertical magnetic film havin…
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