Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seoung-soo Kim

Kyung-geun Lee

Du-seop Yoon

Yong-Jin Ahn

Seong-sin Joo

Jin-gyo Seo

Chang-jin Yang

Jong-kyu Kim

Sung-ro Ko

Tatsuhiro Ohtsuka

Myeong-ho Cho

Myung-do Roh

An apparatus configured to write input data on an optical recording medium using a write pulse waveform including a first pulse, a last pulse and a multi-pulse train is provided. The apparatus includes a discriminator configured to discriminate a magnitude of a present mark, a magnitude of a leading space, and a magnitude of a trailing space from the input data, a write waveform controller configured to control the write pulse waveform based on a grouping table, the grouping table being configured to store rising edge data of the first pulse of the write pulse waveform grouped in corresponding pulse groups according to magnitudes of a plurality of present marks and magnitudes of a plurality of spaces adjacent to the plurality of present marks, the write pulse waveform being controlled to generate an adaptive write pulse waveform by varying a position of a rising edge of a first pulse of the mark to be written according to at least the magnitudes of the present mark and the leading space, and a processor configured to process the input data on the optical recording medium using the adaptive write pulse waveform. The discriminator is further configured to apply the magnitude of the present mark, the magnitude of the leading space, and the magnitude of the trailing space to the write waveform controller. The width of the first pulse is varied by varying the position of the rising edge.

Adaptive writing method for high-density optical recording apparatus and circuit thereof

An optical recording medium is provided, the optical recording medium including a plurality of zones configured to store data corresponding to an adaptive write pulse, the adaptive write pulse including a first pulse, a last pulse, and a multi-pulse train, the adaptive write pulse being different for each of the plurality of zones, the plurality of zones being reflected by a grouping table, the grouping table being configured to generate an adaptive write pulse waveform by varying a position of a rising edge of a first pulse of a mark to be written according to a length of the mark to be written and a leading space, the adaptive write pulse waveform being generated without regard for a trailing space of a present mark being written using the adaptive write pulse waveform, the adaptive write pulse being configured to correspond to the adaptive write pulse waveform, and store rising edge data of the first pulse of the adaptive write pulse waveform varying according to corresponding stored values of lengths of marks to be written. A width of the first pulse is varied by varying the position of the rising edge.

An optical recording medium is provided, the optical recording medium including a plurality of zones respectively corresponding to width data of first and/or last pulses of an adaptive write pulse waveform stored in a grouping table, the grouping table being configured to group a magnitude of a present mark of input data and magnitudes of leading and/or trailing spaces of the present mark into a short pulse group, a middle pulse group, and a long pulse group using grouping pointers, store data configured to calculate a width of a write pulse, an adaptive write pulse being generated in response to the calculated width, generate the adaptive write pulse waveform by varying a position of a rising edge of a first pulse of a mark to be written according to the magnitudes of the present mark and the leading space, the adaptive write pulse waveform being generated without regard for the trailing space of the present mark being written using the adaptive write pulse waveform, the adaptive write pulse being configured to correspond to the adaptive write pulse waveform, and store rising edge data of the first pulse of the adaptive write pulse waveform varying according to corresponding stored values of lengths of marks to be written. A width of the first pulse is varied by varying the position of the rising edge.

An apparatus configured to write input data on an optical recording medium using a write pulse waveform, the write pulse waveform including a first pulse, a last pulse and a multi-pulse train, is provided. The apparatus includes a discriminator configured to discriminate a magnitude of a present mark and a magnitude of a leading space from the input data, a write waveform controller configured to control the write pulse waveform to generate an adaptive write pulse waveform by varying a position of a rising edge of a first pulse of the present mark to be written according to the magnitude of the present mark and the magnitude of the leading space, and use a grouping table to control the write pulse waveform to generate the adaptive write pulse waveform, the grouping table being configured to store rising edge data of the first pulse of the write pulse waveform varying according to corresponding stored values of magnitudes of present marks and magnitudes of leading spaces, and a processor configured to process the input data on the optical recording medium using the adaptive write pulse waveform. The discriminator is further configured to apply the magnitude of the present mark and the magnitude of the leading space to the write waveform controller. The adaptive write pulse waveform is generated without regard for a trailing space of the present mark being written using the adaptive write pulse waveform. A width of the first pulse is varied by varying the position of the rising edge.

An adaptive writing method of a high-density optical recording apparatus and a circuit thereof. The circuit includes a discriminator for discriminating a magnitude of a present mark of input NRZI data and magnitudes of leading and/or trailing spaces of the input NRZI data, a generator for controlling the waveform of a write pulse in accordance with the magnitude of the present mark of the input NRZI data and the magnitudes of the leading and/or trailing spaces of the input NRZI data to generate an adaptive write pulse, and a driver for driving a light source by converting the adaptive write pulse into a current signal in accordance with driving power levels for respective channels of the adaptive write pulse. The widths of the first and/or last pulses of the write pulse waveform are varied in accordance with the magnitude of the present mark of input NRZI data and the magnitude of the leading and/or trailing spaces, thereby minimizing jitter to enhance system reliability and performance.

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Seoung-soo Kim