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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1996
Shunpei Kimura, Yokohama, JP;
Takaaki Ashinuma, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Shiratori, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Miyashita, Tokorozawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A write test method for use in a recording process for recording information is effected by such that the power of a laser light is modulated to form a high-temperature state and a low-temperature state on a recording medium. First, a predetermined signal is recorded on the recording medium while varying the power level of the laser light. The information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced to detect the power level of the laser light, immediately before formation of the high-temperature state, based on the amplitude of a reproduced signal. The power levels of the laser light for forming the low-temperature state and for forming the high-temperature state are determined on the basis of the detected power level.