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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve improved direct overwriting under high-speed and high- density conditions without reducing repetition durability and the storage stability of a recorded signal. SOLUTION: The optical recording medium at least has a recording layer made of a phase-change material, and records and reproduces a signal by a laser beam with a wavelength of 380 nm-420 mn. In the optical recording medium, a ratio Ac/Aa of an absorption rate Ac when a recording layer 2 is in a crystal state to an absorption rate Aa when the recording layer 2 is in an amorphous state is equal to or more than 0.9, and crystallization acceleration layers 3 and 4 for accelerating the crystallization of the phase change material in contact with at least one surface of the recording layer 2 are formed. By sharing absorption rate control and crystallization acceleration, the difference between crystal and amorphous physical properties can be securely compensated for, thus achieving improved direct overwrite.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical recording medium with which the recording of a larger capacity is possible. SOLUTION: This optical recording medium is constituted by forming a base 10 which consists of a thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.3 to 1.2 mm, guide grooves 11 on this base 10, an information recording layer 15 which consists of at least a reflection film 13 and an org. dyestuff recording layer 14 successively on these guide groves 11 and a light transparent layer 12 of a thickness 10 to 177 μm. This optical recording medium is so formed that the relation of Δt ) (μm), (N.A. is a numerical aperture) is satisfied between the N.A. of an optical system for reproducing or recording and reproducing and a wavelength λwhen the unevenness of the light transparent layer thickness is defined as Δt.
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PURPOSE:To manufacture a magnetic disc easily and in a mass-production basis by a method wherein a magnetic layer is formed on the surface of a nonmagnetic substrate which an information uneven pit row is formed and the parts of the magnetic layer on the bottom surfaces of the uneven pits and the parts of the magnetic layer on the upper surfaces of the uneven pits are magnetized in respective directions opposite to each other. CONSTITUTION:An information uneven pit row SL is formed on a nonmagnetic substrate 11. A magnetic layer 12 is formed on the surface of the substrate 11 on which the information uneven pit row SL is formed including the bottom surfaces, i.e., the recessed parts 14, of the information uneven pits and the upper surfaces, i.e., the protruding parts 13, of the information uneven pits. Then the parts of the magnetic layer 12 on the recessed parts 14 of the information uneven pits and the parts of the magnetic layer 12 on the protruding parts 13 of the information uneven pits are magnetized in respective directions (m1) and (m2) opposite to each other. The information is magnetically read out. With this constitution, a pickup apparatus which is simple in structure and low in cost can be obtained and hence the power consumption can be saved.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate adjustment to a correct S/N ratio by multilayer recording and enable the device size to be reduced.SOLUTION: The refractive indices of a first layer 4 and a second layer 5 are made different by appropriately condensing laser beams onto the vicinities of interfaces of an optical recording medium in which a plurality of interfaces are formed between the first layer and the second layer and forming modulation of the refractive indices not so intense as to form a blank mark and/or forming a record mark entailing changes in the shapes of the interfaces, which are thereby caused to function as reflective faces. This enables determination of the presence or absence of any mark (reproduction of recorded signals) to be accomplished by utilizing the optical path length difference (phase difference) of reflected beams arising between any mark-formed part and elsewhere. As this is phase difference detection, it is possible to avoid a tradeoff relationship between enhancement of the reproduced signal level and restraint of crosstalk in the depthwise direction, adjustment to a correct S/N ratio is made easier than by the conventional void recording system. No laser power strong enough to record any void (blank) is needed, and both the light source and the device can be reduced in size.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a large capacity optical disk with a compact device configuration. SOLUTION: An optical disk reproduction device 20 emits a light beam L constituted by a peculiar output light LE from a semiconductor laser 3 which is incorporated in an optical pickup 27. By condensing the light beam into a local mark MP formed on a recording layer 100S of an optical disk 100, the optical disk reproduction device can generate, from the local mark MP, a return light beam Lr having 2-bit information modulated in each wavelength band. By extracting codes after detecting first intensity V1 and second intensity V2 through spectrum analysis, the optical disk reproduction device can reproduce the information. Thus, information modulated in each wavelength band can be reproduced with a relatively compact structure, as in a case when a general picosecond laser or a femtosecond laser is used. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PURPOSE:To obtain polarization inversion structures with good controllability by averting the surface contamination, change in refractive index, etc., of a substrate consisting of lithium niobate LN or lithium tantalate LT. CONSTITUTION:The polarization inversion structures 30 are formed by disposing 1st and 2nd electrodes 1 and 2, in the polarization direction shown by arrows d of the substrate 10 consisting of the monodomained LN or LT, forming at least the 1st electrodes 1 to the patterns corresponding to the patterns of the polarization inversion structures 30 to be finally obtd., confining the distances between the 1st and 2nd electrodes 1 and 2 to
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PURPOSE:To surely form the polarization inverting structure without exerting any influence on the optical characteristics of the ferroelectric substance by locally heating only a position where necessary polarization inversion is caused. CONSTITUTION:An electric heating body 3 is adhered to the surface of ferroelectric crystal 1, made of, for example, single-area LiNbOa3(LN), which constitutes a main surface 1a in pattern corresponding to the pattern of the polarization inverting structure of the ferroelectric single crystal 1. This electric heating body 3 can be patterned by photolithographic etching after a conductor layer is vapor-deposited over the entire surface by sputtering. This electric heating body 3 is energized on to generate the temperature gradient of an abrupt temperature drop in the depth direction from the side of the main surface 1a right before the part of the ferroelectric crystal 1 where the electric heating body 3 is adhered. Consequently, an electric field is produced by pyroelectric effect at the heated part from the inside to the main surface 1a and a polarization inverted part 2 shown by an arrow (b) in the opposite direction from an arrow (a) is formed in the ferroelectric crystal 1 opposite the main surface 1a.
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PURPOSE:To stabilize the track shifting of an optical disk in a short time, by detecting the zero crossing point when an optical beam crosses each address signal recording area of plural adjacent tracks by means of a tracking error detecting means. CONSTITUTION:When track shifting is started, the output B of a system controlling circuit 30 becomes 'H' and a switch 43 is connected to S side. In addition, tracking error signals are supplied to a zero crossing detecting circuit 34 from a subtractor 25. When the scanning locus Lop of an optical beam passes the final servo byte (3n) of a sector and the time of the quantity of several bytes has passed, the signal B of the system controlling circuit 30 becomes '0' and the switch 43 is switched to its central contact. Analog push-pull tracking signals supplied to the zero crossing detecting circuit 34 from a subtractor 41 and an original zero crossing point is accurately detected at the intermediate point between two adjacent tracks 1i and 1j.
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PURPOSE:To improve the discharge characteristic by forming LaB6 cathode with LaB6 powder thermally processed under inert gas ambient after atomization. CONSTITUTION:LaB6 is atomized into fine powder then cleaned with pure water to remove impurity. Then it is thermally treated under inert gas ambient such as N2 or foaming gas under the temperature of 1,000-1,500 deg.C, for about 1-2hr. Consequently, impurities are removed from the surface of micro particle of LaB6 while the surface area is reduced to achieve stabilization. Then thermally processed LaB6 is employed to form LaB6 cathode through thick film printing method or electrodeposition resulting in improvement of burning phenomena of display pattern and reduction of aging of display quality.