The attainable recording density of a thermally balanced phase-change optical disk with the mark position recording method have been studied, focusing on the viewpoint of designing an optical disk memory system. A new recording method with constant duration of the read power level after every write-pulse, called the off-pulse, was applied. A wide overwrite power margin from -20% to +10% was obtained for a bit length of 0.63 micrometers and a track pitch of 0.9 micrometers . These results mean that it is possible to attain 1.3 GByte capacity in a 90 mm double-sided disk with the zoned constant angular velocity format.
The mark edge recording characteristics of a new thermally balanced phase-change optical disk operating at a wavelength of 690 nm have been studied, especially from the viewpoint of designing an optical disk drive. As a recording method, the multi-pulse write compensation method with constant duration of the read power level immediately after every multi-pulse, called the off-pulse, was applied. A high carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR) of 54 dB, a high erasability of 35 dB, and an overwrite power margin from -15% to +5% were obtained for a bit length of 0.5 micrometers and a track pitch of 1.0 micrometers at 14.7 m/s linear velocity. These results mean that it is possible to design an optical disk drive providing a capacity of 1.1 GBytes using a 90 mm double-sided disk. Further, it has been found that the off-pulse plays a very important role in controlling the precision of mark edge recording.
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