Optical recording method of a phase-change optical recording medium having improved recording characteristics and uniformity and optical recording medium and optical recorder used by the method

Abstract

The object is to provide an optical recording method improving the recording characteristics and uniformity in a CAV recording on a phase-change optical recording medium, particularly a high-speed rewritable DVD medium, and a phase-change optical recording medium and an optical recording apparatus used by the method. Regarding a recording method for recording on the phase-change optical recording medium where a recording light comprises a pulse string of heating and cooling pulses, and a light for erasing, an irradiation power is controlled by peak power (Pp), bottom power (Pb) and erase power (Pe), at least any one of Pe/Pp, Pp, Pb and Pe is variable from the minimum to maximum recording linear velocities allowed for the medium, and further the irradiation time of each pulse is varied proportionally with clock T corresponding to a recording linear velocity, the present invention provides an optical recording method which performs a recording by varying at least Pe/Pp from a specific recording linear velocity lower than a peculiar recording linear velocity at which the recording linear velocity degrades abruptly showing a local maximum value, and an optical recording medium and an optical recording apparatus used by the method.