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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an optical recording method, optical recording apparatus, optical reading method, and optical reading apparatus which are capable of high density recording an d high speed recording, and high speed reading. In recording, a recording light comprising a plurality of polarization distributions corresponding to the data information; is generated, and irradiated onto an optical recording medium to thereby record a plurality of polarization distributions of the recording light on the optical recording medium as photo-induced birefringence. In reading, a reading light having a uniform polarization distribution is irradiated onto the recording medium in which the data information has been recorded previously, and the polarization distribution of the transmitted light or reflected light in the optical recording medium is read as the polarization distribution of the reproducing light.