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Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2005
Applicants:

Kevin L. Colbum, Greeley, CO (US);

D. Mitchel Hanks, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Lawrence N. Taugher, Loveland, CO (US);

Greg J. Lipinski, Loveland, CO (US);

Andrew L Van Brocklin, Corvallis, CO (US);

Inventors:

Kevin L. Colbum, Greeley, CO (US);

D. Mitchel Hanks, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Lawrence N. Taugher, Loveland, CO (US);

Greg J. Lipinski, Loveland, CO (US);

Andrew L Van Brocklin, Corvallis, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of compensating for output variations in laser power output over time in a system using a laser to record visible marks on an optical disc, the method comprising (a) applying a test light beam from the laser to the optical disc to determine a test value of an optical parameter, (b) determining a difference between the test value and a predetermined reference value for the optical parameter, and (c) adjusting the laser power output to compensate for the difference.


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