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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1996
Shinji Aoshima, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
An optical disk recording device for forming a pit on an optical disk by projecting recording laser beam of an amount corresponding to a pit length of the pit to be formed includes a recording speed increase ratio setting section for setting a recording speed increase ratio, a rotation control section for rotating the optical disk at the set recording speed increase ratio, and a laser power control section for controlling laser power of the recording laser beam in a pit period and laser power of the recording laser beam in a bottom period in such a manner that both the laser power in the pit period and the laser power in the bottom period will be increased as the set recording speed increase ratio is increased. When recording is made at a higher recording speed, not only the pit power but also the bottom power of the recording laser beam is increased and, accordingly, difference between the pit power and the bottom power is reduced as compared with a case where the pit power only is increased. Therefore, an adequate time is made available for detection of a tracking error, so that deterioration of the signal-to-noise ratio of a wobble signal can be prevented.