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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1998
Naoyasu Iketani, Tenri, JP;
Go Mori, Nara, JP;
Michinobu Mieda, Shiki-gun, JP;
Yoshiteru Murakami, Nishinomiya, JP;
Junji Hirokane, Nara, JP;
Akira Takahashi, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an optical disk, grooves and lands serving as recording tracks are provided, the grooves are shaped so as to have virtually the same width, and in a first region, the two side walls of each groove wind in accordance with address information. The first region of the groove is formed with its leading portion located at the same angular position as the leading portion of at least one of the first regions of the adjacent grooves. Moreover, the winding portions corresponding to respective bits of the address information are formed in a manner so as to synchronize to the adjacent grooves. With this arrangement, it becomes possible to easily detect address information from the grooves and lands, and consequently to obtain an information reproducing signal with high quality.