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Optical recording method and optical recording medium

US6999392B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2001
Grant dateFeb 14, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/006
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Increase of jitter in a phase change optical recording medium is suppressed with no extreme decrease in the crystallization speed of the recording layer when the medium is overwritten at a high linear velocity. In addition, in a disk-shaped medium operated at a constant angular velocity, the overwriting is accomplished with the increase of jitter suppressed over the entire area of the medium. Provided is an optical recording method for recording a disk-shaped optical recording medium having a phase change recording layer which is rotated at a constant angular velocity, wherein amorphous recorded marks are formed in the recording layer. In this method, the minimum recorded mark is formed such that WL/ML incrementally or gradually decreases from the radially inner side to the radially outer side of the optical recording medium, when the minimum signal has a length of SL, and when the minimum recorded mark corresponding to said minimum signal has its maximum width of MW, EW is 0.1 MW; the position on the leading edge side of the recorded mark at the width of EW is designated effective leading edge; and the position on the trailing edge side of the recorded mark at the width of EW is d…

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