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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1992
Hirotsugu Matoba, Sakurai, JP;
Toshihisa Deguchi, Nara, JP;
Shigeo Terashima, Tenri, JP;
Hideyoshi Yamaoka, Matsubara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In the optical recording element of the invention, alignments of long thin pits inclined in various directions with respect to the track direction are formed on the tracks and information is recorded therein according to the different inclines of the pits, thereby performing higher-density and larger-volume recording without reducing the spacing between each pit and the track pitch. The invention also discloses an optical data retrieval system for use with the above optical recording element, which scans the pit alignments with a laser beam spot, detects the inclines of the pits by obtaining the distribution of the intensity of reflected light which is caused by light diffraction at the pits, and plays back information in accordance with the inclines. Therefore, not only can the substantially same structure as that of a standard type optical data retrieval system be applied to the invention without making any complicated change, but also cross-talk is less likely to be produced in the read out signals.