DE69118291T2 - Optisches Mehrstrahlaufzeichnungssystem und Verfahren dafür - Google Patents

Optisches Mehrstrahlaufzeichnungssystem und Verfahren dafür

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DE69118291T2
DE69118291T2 DE1991618291 DE69118291T DE69118291T2 DE 69118291 T2 DE69118291 T2 DE 69118291T2 DE 1991618291 DE1991618291 DE 1991618291 DE 69118291 T DE69118291 T DE 69118291T DE 69118291 T2 DE69118291 T2 DE 69118291T2
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recording system
method therefor
optical multi
beam recording
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Francis Stephen Luecke
Leroy David Dickson
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • G11B7/08—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers
    • G11B7/09—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
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    • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
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    • G11B7/131—Arrangement of detectors in a multiple array
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    • G11B7/14—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam specially adapted to record on, or to reproduce from, more than one track simultaneously

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DE1991618291 1990-09-25 1991-09-05 Optisches Mehrstrahlaufzeichnungssystem und Verfahren dafür Expired - Fee Related DE69118291T2 (de)

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JP2003067922A (ja) * 2001-08-27 2003-03-07 Ricoh Co Ltd 光ピックアップ装置及び情報記録装置

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JPS61133052A (ja) * 1984-12-03 1986-06-20 Hitachi Ltd 光学的記録再生装置
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