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AssigneeHitachi Maxell, Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Awano, Katsusuke Shimazaki, Hiroki Takao, Norio Ohta, Akiyoshi Itou, Katsuji Nakagawa
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A magneto-optical recording medium has magneto-optical recording layers (11, 12, 13) and reproducing layers (21, 22, 23). The information recorded in the reproducing layers are reproduced by means of reproducing light beams (31, 32, 33) of different wavelengths, respectively. In reproduction, magnetic domains (4) recorded in the recording layers are transferred in the reproducing layers formed on the respective recording layers, the transferred magnetic domains (5) are enlarged with an external magnetic field, and the information is reproduced. Since information is recorded and reproduced for each recording layer, the recording density is improved. Further since the reproduction signals are amplified by the magnetic domain enlargement, the C/N is improved.
A method for reproducing data recorded on a plurality of recording layers of a magneto-optical recording medium by radiating a plurality of different reproducing beams, each reproducing beam corresponding to a different one of the plurality of recording layers, to transfer the recorded data to a reproducing layers of the recording medium.
A reproducing apparatus for reproducing data recorded on a plurality of recording layers of a magneto-optical recording medium, comprising:
A reproducing apparatus for reproducing data recorded on a plurality of recording layers of a magneto-optical recording medium, comprising:
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