Method and apparatus for writing on an optical disk with beam spots aligned at an angle to data tracks
US6985414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B7/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data is written on a plurality of data tracks on an optical disk by a plurality of laser beams. The spots illuminated by the beams are spaced apart to prevent thermal interference. The spots are aligned along a line at an angle to the tangent of the data tracks. The angle of the line of spots is determined by an equation using variables that include the track pitch, the minimum distance between spots and the difference in track numbers between tracks being written.
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