Head and media for optical data storage

Details Head and media for optical data storage Head and media for optical data storage

1991-11-21

1993-03-23

LaRoche, Eugene R.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Storage or retrieval by simultaneous application of diverse...

Magnetic field and light beam

369283, 369284, G11B 1100

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051970490

ABSTRACT:
A head and media for optical data storage with a media in which a partially light transmissive recording layer and a reflective layer are located on opposite faces of a transparent substrate layer. The head emits a light beam which passes through the recording layer, transits the substrate layer, reflects internally off the reflective layer, transits the substrate layer in the opposite direction, and comes to focus on the recording layer. This optical path is used for reading and writing. Two of these optical media, placed back to back, with recording layer faces outward, can be used to form a double-sided media with read and write capability from either side. In a magneto-optical system, since the recording layer is near the outer surface, both the optical and magnetic heads can be located and moved as a single unit, increasing the speed and reliability and reducing the cost.

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