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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicants:
John M. Guerra, Concord, MA (US);
Dmitri Vezenov, Natick, MA (US);
Inventors:
John M. Guerra, Concord, MA (US);
Dmitri Vezenov, Natick, MA (US);
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B007/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for initializing an optical recording medium comprising a phase change material using a series of flashes of light. A series of low-power, high duty cycle flashes of light are produced to initialize the media to a crystalline form, onto which data may be recorded. In accordance with another aspect of this invention, a spiral flash bulb with centrally located connectors comprises the flash illumination source for initializing the optical recording media.