JPH04310651A - Magneto-optical recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Magneto-optical recording and reproducing device

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JPH04310651A
JPH04310651A JP7640191A JP7640191A JPH04310651A JP H04310651 A JPH04310651 A JP H04310651A JP 7640191 A JP7640191 A JP 7640191A JP 7640191 A JP7640191 A JP 7640191A JP H04310651 A JPH04310651 A JP H04310651A
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Atsushi Takakuwa
敦司 高桑
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To remove the off-set to the modulation magnetic field which is a purpose in the magnetic field modulation recording, to normally perform the formation of a magnetic domain and to improve a CN ratio by cancelling the leaking magnetic field from an optical head. CONSTITUTION:In a magneto-optical recording and reproducing device to impress an external magnetic field modulated in accordance with the recording information with a magnetic head and form the magnetic domain while the laser power is constant concerning the direction of the information track for the magneto-optical recording medium or the modulated optical beam spot irradiates, a magnet to cancel the sum of the leaking magnetic field from an actuator to drive the optical head at the recording position or an actuator to drive an objective lens and a moving mirror (galvanomirror) is arranged facing the above-mentioned optical head by sandwiching the above-mentioned magnetic head.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

【0001】0001

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は光と磁気との相互作用を
用いて、情報を光磁気記録媒体に記録し、または消去及
び再生する光磁気記録再生装置に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magneto-optical recording and reproducing apparatus for recording, erasing and reproducing information on a magneto-optical recording medium using the interaction between light and magnetism.

【0002】0002

【従来の技術】光磁気記録媒体は、記録容量が大きいこ
と、書き換えが可能なことなどにより注目されている。 従来より、データ転送速度を高めるために、種々のオー
バーライト方式が検討されている。このオーバーライト
方式には交換結合2層膜を用い、一定の外部磁界を印加
しながら、記録と消去に対応した2値のレーザパワーを
その記録情報に応じて変調して光磁気記録媒体に照射す
ることで記録層の磁化を反転して磁区を形成する光変調
方式及び、一定のレーザパワーを照射しながら、記録情
報に応じて変調された外部磁界を光磁気記録媒体に印加
することで、記録層の磁化を反転して磁区を形成する磁
界変調方式が知られている。
2. Description of the Related Art Magneto-optical recording media have attracted attention because of their large recording capacity and rewritability. Conventionally, various overwriting methods have been studied in order to increase data transfer speed. This overwriting method uses an exchange-coupled two-layer film, and while applying a constant external magnetic field, modulates the binary laser power corresponding to recording and erasing according to the recorded information and irradiates the magneto-optical recording medium. By using an optical modulation method that reverses the magnetization of the recording layer to form magnetic domains, and by applying an external magnetic field modulated according to the recorded information to the magneto-optical recording medium while irradiating a constant laser power, A magnetic field modulation method is known in which magnetic domains are formed by reversing the magnetization of a recording layer.

【0003】従来の磁界変調方式の光磁気記録再生装置
を図2に示す。磁気ヘッド202は力伝達アーム205
を介してボイスコイルモーター206によって、光ヘッ
ド204とともに、スピンドル207によって回転して
いるディスク201に対して並進運動する。この装置で
は、上記磁気ヘッド202に流す電流を記録すべき情報
に応じて変調することによって、外部磁界を変化させ、
レーザ光203で磁性膜の温度を上昇し、外部磁界のデ
ィスクに垂直な方向の向きに応じた磁区を形成するので
ある。この場合、上記レーザ光は、対物レンズ208を
記録すべき情報トラック上に正確にフォーカス制御し、
さらにトラッキング制御する必要がある。対物レンズを
2方向に移動させ、光スポットの位置をフォーカシング
方向とトラッキング方向で制御するためアクチュエータ
ー209が使われている。また、図3に示すように可動
ミラー303によって光スポットの位置をトラッキング
方向に移動させる方式もある。
FIG. 2 shows a conventional magnetic field modulation type magneto-optical recording and reproducing apparatus. The magnetic head 202 is connected to the force transmission arm 205
The optical head 204 and the optical head 204 are moved in translation by a voice coil motor 206 via a voice coil motor 206 with respect to a disk 201 which is being rotated by a spindle 207 . In this device, the external magnetic field is changed by modulating the current flowing through the magnetic head 202 according to the information to be recorded.
The temperature of the magnetic film is raised by the laser beam 203, and magnetic domains are formed in accordance with the direction perpendicular to the disk of the external magnetic field. In this case, the laser beam accurately focuses the objective lens 208 on the information track to be recorded,
Further tracking control is required. An actuator 209 is used to move the objective lens in two directions and control the position of the light spot in the focusing direction and the tracking direction. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, there is also a method in which the position of the light spot is moved in the tracking direction using a movable mirror 303.

【0004】0004

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、対物レ
ンズ208を駆動するアクチュエーター209は、コイ
ル、永久磁石及び磁性体からなるボイスコイルモータが
主として使われ、永久磁石から生じる漏れ磁界が情報を
記録する際に問題となる。また、可動ミラーを駆動する
アクチュエーター、光ヘッド全体を駆動するボイスコイ
ルモーターからも漏れ磁界が発生する。一定の外部磁界
を印加する光変調記録では大きな問題とならないが、磁
界を高速に反転させ記録を行なう磁界変調記録では、漏
れ磁界があると、目的とする変調磁界に漏れ磁界による
オフセットが生じてしまうという問題点を有する。この
結果、磁区を形成する際十分な磁界が印加されないこと
になり、すなわち、記録に支障が生じ、再生時のキャリ
ヤー(C)の減少、ノイズ(N)の上昇を招き、CN比
が小さくなるという問題点を有する。
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the actuator 209 that drives the objective lens 208 is mainly a voice coil motor consisting of a coil, a permanent magnet, and a magnetic material, and the leakage magnetic field generated from the permanent magnet is used when recording information. becomes a problem. In addition, leakage magnetic fields are also generated from the actuator that drives the movable mirror and the voice coil motor that drives the entire optical head. This is not a major problem in optical modulation recording, where a constant external magnetic field is applied, but in magnetic field modulation recording, where recording is performed by rapidly reversing the magnetic field, if there is a leakage magnetic field, the desired modulated magnetic field will be offset by the leakage magnetic field. It has the problem of being stored away. As a result, a sufficient magnetic field is not applied when forming magnetic domains, which impairs recording, reduces carrier (C) during reproduction, increases noise (N), and reduces the CN ratio. There is a problem.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上記課題を解
決するためになしたもので、その解決手段として本発明
の光磁気記録再生装置は、光磁気記録媒体に対して、情
報トラックの方向に関してレーザパワーが一定、又は変
調された光ビームスポットを照射しながら、記録情報に
応じて変調された外部磁界を磁気ヘッドによって印加し
て、磁区を形成する光磁気記録再生装置において、記録
位置での光ヘッドを駆動するアクチュエーター、あるい
は対物レンズ、可動ミラー(ガルバノミラー)を駆動す
るアクチュエーターからの漏れ磁界の総和を打ち消す磁
石を、上記磁気ヘッドをはさんで上記光ヘッドに対向し
て配置したことを特徴とする。
[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and as a means of solving the problem, a magneto-optical recording/reproducing apparatus of the present invention provides a magneto-optical recording medium with an information track. In a magneto-optical recording and reproducing device, a magnetic domain is formed by applying an external magnetic field modulated according to recorded information using a magnetic head while irradiating a light beam spot with a laser power constant or modulated in the direction. A magnet that cancels out the total leakage magnetic field from the actuator that drives the optical head or the actuator that drives the objective lens or movable mirror (galvano mirror) is placed opposite the optical head with the magnetic head in between. It is characterized by

【0006】[0006]

【作用】本発明は上記した構成により、光ヘッドからの
漏れ磁界を打ち消すことにより、目的とする変調磁界を
記録位置に印加することができる結果、磁区の形成が正
常に行なわれる。
According to the present invention, with the above-described structure, a desired modulating magnetic field can be applied to the recording position by canceling the leakage magnetic field from the optical head, and as a result, magnetic domains are formed normally.

【0007】[0007]

【実施例】以下本発明の実施例について図面を参照しな
がら説明する。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【0008】実施例1 図1は本発明の一実施例に係る光磁気記録再生装置であ
る。
Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a magneto-optical recording and reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【0009】図2に示す従来の磁界変調方式の光磁気記
録再生装置に、対物レンズ108を駆動するアクチュエ
ーター109及び光ヘッド全体を駆動するボイスコイル
モーター106からの漏れ磁界を打ち消す磁石110を
、磁気ヘッドをはさんで光ヘッドに対向して配置するこ
とにより、光磁気ディスク101に情報を記録する際に
印加する磁界が逆になっても等しい磁場を印加すること
ができる。従来の光磁気記録再生装置では、磁気ヘッド
の変調磁界が±200Oeの場合、光ヘッドからの漏れ
磁界が50Oeあると、その変調磁界に50Oeのオフ
セットが生じ、正味の印加磁界が+250Oeと−15
0Oeになる。その結果、磁場不足によりキャリヤー(
C)の減少、ノイズ(N)の増加をもたらす。本実施例
の光磁気記録再生装置を用いた、ポリカーボネイト(P
C)基板にAlSiN膜、NdDyTbFeCo膜、A
lSiN膜、AlTi膜を順次スパッタリングしたディ
スク構造を持つ記録媒体を用いて、回転数1800rp
m、半径30cmの記録位置でのC/N比を測定した。 その結果、1MHzで56dB,3.7MHzで49d
BのC/N比が得られた。光ヘッドからの漏れ磁界の影
響があると、1MHzで51dB,3.7MHzで45
dBであった。このように、本発明の光磁気記録再生装
置を用いることにより、C/N比を改善することができ
た。光磁気記録媒体として、基板にガラス、アモルファ
スポリオレフィン(APO)、保護膜にSiN、SiO
、AlN、SiAlNO、記録膜にNdDyFeCo、
TbFeCo、GdTbFe、反射膜にAl、AlTa
などを用いても同様にCN比を改善することができた。
A magnet 110 is added to the conventional magnetic field modulation type magneto-optical recording and reproducing apparatus shown in FIG. By arranging the head to face the optical head, the same magnetic field can be applied even if the magnetic field applied when recording information on the magneto-optical disk 101 is reversed. In a conventional magneto-optical recording/reproducing device, when the modulating magnetic field of the magnetic head is ±200 Oe, if the leakage magnetic field from the optical head is 50 Oe, an offset of 50 Oe will occur in the modulating magnetic field, and the net applied magnetic field will be +250 Oe and -15 Oe.
It becomes 0Oe. As a result, carriers (
C), resulting in a decrease in noise (N) and an increase in noise (N). Polycarbonate (P) using the magneto-optical recording and reproducing device of this example
C) AlSiN film, NdDyTbFeCo film on the substrate, A
Using a recording medium with a disk structure in which lSiN film and AlTi film were sequentially sputtered, the rotation speed was 1800 rpm.
The C/N ratio was measured at a recording position with a radius of 30 cm. As a result, 56dB at 1MHz, 49dB at 3.7MHz
The C/N ratio of B was obtained. If there is an influence of leakage magnetic field from the optical head, it will be 51 dB at 1 MHz and 45 dB at 3.7 MHz.
It was dB. In this way, by using the magneto-optical recording and reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the C/N ratio could be improved. As a magneto-optical recording medium, the substrate is glass and amorphous polyolefin (APO), and the protective film is SiN and SiO.
, AlN, SiAlNO, recording film NdDyFeCo,
TbFeCo, GdTbFe, reflective film Al, AlTa
It was also possible to improve the CN ratio in the same way by using the following methods.

【0010】実施例2 図4は本発明の一実施例に係る光磁気記録再生装置であ
る。
Embodiment 2 FIG. 4 shows a magneto-optical recording/reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【0011】図中401はディスク、402は磁気ヘッ
ド、403はレーザ光、404は対物レンズ、405は
コリメートレンズ、406は半導体レーザ、407はガ
ルバノミラー、408はボイスコイルモーター、409
はラックギア、410はピニオンギア、411はステッ
ピングモーター、412は漏れ磁界を打ち消す磁石であ
る。光ヘッドよりレーザ光403を照射しつつ、磁気ヘ
ッド402によって磁場をディスク401の反対側から
加えることによって磁区を形成し、情報の記録、再生、
あるいは消去を行なう。光スポットの位置をガルバノミ
ラーを用いて、トラッキング方向で制御している。ガル
バノミラー407を駆動するアクチュエーター、光ヘッ
ドを駆動するボイスコイルモーター408、磁気ヘッド
402を駆動するステッピングモーター411等からの
漏れ磁界の総和を打ち消すことにより、変調磁界のオフ
セットを取り除くことができた。本発明の光磁気記録再
生装置を用いて、実施例1と同様に光磁気記録媒体のC
N比を測定したところ、1MHzで56dB,3.7M
Hzで49dBのCN比が得られた。このように、本発
明の光磁気記録再生装置を用いることにより、CN比を
改善することができた。
In the figure, 401 is a disk, 402 is a magnetic head, 403 is a laser beam, 404 is an objective lens, 405 is a collimating lens, 406 is a semiconductor laser, 407 is a galvanometer mirror, 408 is a voice coil motor, 409
410 is a rack gear, 410 is a pinion gear, 411 is a stepping motor, and 412 is a magnet that cancels a leakage magnetic field. While irradiating a laser beam 403 from an optical head, a magnetic field is applied from the opposite side of the disk 401 by a magnetic head 402 to form magnetic domains, and information can be recorded, reproduced,
Or delete it. The position of the light spot is controlled in the tracking direction using a galvanometer mirror. By canceling out the sum of leakage magnetic fields from the actuator that drives the galvanometer mirror 407, the voice coil motor 408 that drives the optical head, the stepping motor 411 that drives the magnetic head 402, etc., the offset of the modulated magnetic field can be removed. Using the magneto-optical recording and reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the C of the magneto-optical recording medium is
When I measured the N ratio, it was 56 dB at 1 MHz, 3.7 M.
A CN ratio of 49 dB at Hz was obtained. In this way, by using the magneto-optical recording and reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the CN ratio could be improved.

【0012】0012

【発明の効果】以上説明したように本発明の光磁気記録
再生装置は、光磁気記録媒体に対して、情報トラックの
方向に関してレーザパワーが一定、又は変調された光ビ
ームスポットを照射しながら、記録情報に応じて変調さ
れた外部磁界を磁気ヘッドによって印加して、磁区を形
成する光磁気記録再生装置において、記録位置での光ヘ
ッドを駆動するアクチュエーター、あるいは対物レンズ
、可動ミラー(ガルバノミラー)を駆動するアクチュエ
ーターからの漏れ磁界の総和を打ち消す磁石を、上記磁
気ヘッドをはさんで上記光ヘッドに対向して配置するこ
とにより、目的とする変調磁界を記録位置に印加するこ
とができる。その結果、磁区の形成が正常に行なわれ、
C/N比を改善できるという効果がある。また、漏れ磁
界によるオフセットをなくすことにより、磁気ヘッドが
出す磁界の大きさを、最小限におさえることができるた
め、磁気ヘッドの設計が容易になるという効果もある。
As explained above, the magneto-optical recording and reproducing apparatus of the present invention can perform a magneto-optical recording medium while irradiating the magneto-optical recording medium with a light beam spot whose laser power is constant or modulated in the direction of the information track. In a magneto-optical recording/reproducing device that forms magnetic domains by applying an external magnetic field modulated according to recorded information using a magnetic head, an actuator, an objective lens, or a movable mirror (galvano mirror) that drives the optical head at the recording position is used. By arranging a magnet that cancels the total leakage magnetic field from the actuator that drives the optical head across the magnetic head and facing the optical head, it is possible to apply the desired modulated magnetic field to the recording position. As a result, magnetic domains are formed normally,
This has the effect of improving the C/N ratio. Furthermore, by eliminating the offset caused by the leakage magnetic field, the magnitude of the magnetic field emitted by the magnetic head can be minimized, which has the effect of facilitating the design of the magnetic head.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

【図1】本発明による光磁気記録再生装置の一実施例を
示す図。
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a magneto-optical recording/reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

【図2】従来例による光磁気記録再生装置を示す図。FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a conventional magneto-optical recording and reproducing device.

【図3】従来例による光磁気記録再生装置の一部を示す
図。
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of a conventional magneto-optical recording/reproducing device.

【図4】本発明の光磁気記録再生装置のもう一つに実施
例を示す図。
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the magneto-optical recording/reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

101  光ディスク 102  磁気ヘッド 103  レーザ光 104  光ヘッド 105  力伝達アーム 106  ボイスコイルモーター 107  スピンドル 108  対物レンズ 109  アクチュエーター 110  磁石 101 Optical disc 102 Magnetic head 103 Laser light 104 Optical head 105 Force transmission arm 106 Voice coil motor 107 Spindle 108 Objective lens 109 Actuator 110 Magnet

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】光磁気記録媒体に対して、情報トラックの
方向に関してレーザパワーが一定、又は変調された光ビ
ームスポットを照射しながら、記録情報に応じて変調さ
れた外部磁界を磁気ヘッドによって印加して、磁区を形
成する光磁気記録再生装置において、記録位置での光ヘ
ッドを駆動するアクチュエーター、あるいは対物レンズ
、可動ミラー(ガルバノミラー)を駆動するアクチュエ
ーターから漏れ磁界の総和を打ち消す磁石を、上記磁気
ヘッドをはさんで上記光ヘッドに対向して配置したこと
を特徴とする光磁気記録再生装置。
Claim 1: While irradiating a magneto-optical recording medium with a light beam spot whose laser power is constant or modulated in the direction of an information track, an external magnetic field modulated according to recorded information is applied by a magnetic head. In a magneto-optical recording and reproducing device that forms a magnetic domain, the above-mentioned magnet is used to cancel the sum of magnetic fields leaking from an actuator that drives an optical head at a recording position, or an actuator that drives an objective lens or a movable mirror (galvano mirror). 1. A magneto-optical recording and reproducing device, characterized in that it is disposed opposite to the optical head with a magnetic head sandwiched therebetween.
JP7640191A 1991-04-09 1991-04-09 Magneto-optical recording and reproducing device Pending JPH04310651A (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2002025140A (en) * 2000-07-05 2002-01-25 Olympus Optical Co Ltd Magneto-optical disk device

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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