Write test method for use in recording process for recording information by modulating the power of a laser light thereby forming a high-temperature state and a low-temperature state on a recording medium
First Claim
1. A write test method for use in a recording process for recording information by modulating the power of a laser light thereby forming a high-temperature state and a low-temperature state on a recording medium, comprising:
- a step of recording a predetermined signal on the medium;
a first step of reproducing the recorded information;
steps of repeating the recording step with a variation in the power level of the laser light and repeating said first reproducing step;
a step of detecting the power level of the laser light which occurs immediately before the formation of the high-temperature state, based on amplitudes of reproduced signals obtained in said first reproducing step; and
a step of determining the power level of the laser light for forming the low-temperature state and the power level of the laser light for forming the high-temperature state, based on the detected power level,wherein said determining step includes;
a step of recording record marks of different sizes on the medium, with a variation of the power level of the laser light, taking the detected power level as a reference;
a second step of reproducing the recorded information; and
a step of detecting middle values of the peak and bottom values of the reproduced signals, obtained in said second reproducing step and corresponding to the record marks, and detecting the difference between the middle values,wherein the power level of said laser light for forming the high-temperature state is determined according to said difference.
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Abstract
A write test method for use in a recording process for recording information is effected by such that the power of a laser light is modulated to form a high-temperature state and a low-temperature state on a recording medium. First, a predetermined signal is recorded on the recording medium while varying the power level of the laser light. The information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced to detect the power level of the laser light, immediately before formation of the high-temperature state, based on the amplitude of a reproduced signal. The power levels of the laser light for forming the low-temperature state and for forming the high-temperature state are determined on the basis of the detected power level.
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1. A write test method for use in a recording process for recording information by modulating the power of a laser light thereby forming a high-temperature state and a low-temperature state on a recording medium, comprising:
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a step of recording a predetermined signal on the medium; a first step of reproducing the recorded information; steps of repeating the recording step with a variation in the power level of the laser light and repeating said first reproducing step; a step of detecting the power level of the laser light which occurs immediately before the formation of the high-temperature state, based on amplitudes of reproduced signals obtained in said first reproducing step; and a step of determining the power level of the laser light for forming the low-temperature state and the power level of the laser light for forming the high-temperature state, based on the detected power level, wherein said determining step includes; a step of recording record marks of different sizes on the medium, with a variation of the power level of the laser light, taking the detected power level as a reference; a second step of reproducing the recorded information; and a step of detecting middle values of the peak and bottom values of the reproduced signals, obtained in said second reproducing step and corresponding to the record marks, and detecting the difference between the middle values, wherein the power level of said laser light for forming the high-temperature state is determined according to said difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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