International Business Machines Corporation

Michael R Madison

Karl Arnold Belser

Jerry E Hurst, Jr

Blair I Finkelstein

A laser read beam power level is increased with increasing radii and decreased with decreasing radii of scanning a spiral track in an optical disk. The change of read beam power level is adjusted in accordance with an established erasure profile. The erasure profile indicates beam power level at various radii at which recorded data are erased, such as in a magneto-optical disk. Read beam power level is adjusted from a pre-established minimum read beam power level (used at an inner disk radius) following the erasure profile. This action maximizes read power level without exceeding the erasure profile indicated power levels. Radial ranges are established for reading from the optical disk. Within each range, the laser beam read power level is kept constant, preferably at the desired power level at an radially inner-most portion of the respective range. Optical disks have the minimum laser read beam power level and an erasure profile recorded therein.

Optimized laser read power based upon scan speed of optical medium and

An optical data storage system records pulse width modulated data as a series of contiguous and overlapping circular marks. A minimum number of circular marks are used to record the desired run length. Circular marks which overlap by greater or equal to one half the diameter of the circular mark are recorded using two different laser power levels. The result is that thermal buildup in the medium is kept to a minimum and the edge transitions are accurately positioned.

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Michael R Madison