Optical disk initialization method and apparatus
US6665245B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B7/268
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for initializing an optical recording medium comprising a phase change material using a series of flashes of light. A series of low-power, high duty cycle flashes of light are produced to initialize the media to a crystalline form, onto which data may be recorded. In accordance with another aspect of this invention, a spiral flash bulb with centrally located connectors comprises the flash illumination source for initializing the optical recording media.
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