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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiaki Tokita, Zama, JP;
Motoharu Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsuyuki Watada, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiko Kurosawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 13 ; 369116 ;
Abstract
A magneto-optical recording method is capable of carrying out overwriting on a magneto-optical recording medium including a single perpendicular magnetic layer serving as a recording layer, by applying laser beams thereto, thereby controlling the formation and erasure of magnetic domains, in which a magnetic domain with a desired length can be formed or erased by the application of a plurality of laser beams during the formation and erasure of the magnetic domains.