Abstract:
Preformatted areas in at least the most distal recording layer from an object lens among a plurality of recording layers in an optical disc include guard areas at both ends of the respective recording layer in the tracing direction. No data is recorded on the guard areas. The guard area length GL is determined to satisfy the following formula:GLnullYLnullTnull(NA/n)/null1null(NA/n)2null1/2where YL is a maximum allowable value of position deviation between the preformatted areas in the most distal recording layer and in another recording layer in the tracing direction; NA is the numerical aperture of the object lens;. T is a distance between the most distal and the another recording layer; and nullnnull is an refraction index of a medium between the most distal and the another recording layers.
Abstract:
A defect on a DVD-RAM is detected by using a track error signal TE and an RF signal before the decoding thereof, which are used for the position control of an optical pickup. Because the defect detection is performed by using the track error signal TE and the RF signal before the decoding thereof, even if the verification and reproduction of information are not performed, it is possible to make or update a defect list and increase the accuracy of the defect detection. It is possible to extract only information about the defect which is the obstacle of the information recording realistically and collect it on the defect list.
Abstract:
Preformatted areas in at least the most distal recording layer from an object lens among a plurality of recording layers in an optical disc include guard areas at both ends of the respective recording layer in the tracing direction. No data is recorded on the guard areas. The guard area length GL is determined to satisfy the following formula:GLnullYLnullTnull(NA/n)/null1null(NA/n)2nullnullwhere YL is a maximum allowable value of position deviation between the preformatted areas in the most distal recording layer and in another recording layer in the tracing direction; NA is the numerical aperture of the object lens; T is a distance between the most distal and the another recording layer; and nullnnull is an refraction index of a medium between the most distal and the another recording layers.
Abstract:
A recording method includes a reading step of detecting a reflection light from a recording layer to which a recording is to be made and converting the detected light into a read signal; a detecting step of detecting a position of a preformatted area of a recording layer which the optical beam transmits therethrough other than the recording layer to which a recording is to be made; and a correcting step of correcting intensity of an irradiation light beam or a reproduced signal on the basis of the read signal and the preformatted area position. An apparatus for carrying out the recording method is also provided.