Abstract: An optical disc having track grooves formed in a radial direction of the disc, and with the disc being divided into a plurality of zones, wherein track grooves are formatted into waved patterns, based on a predetermined modulation rule, in the radial direction of the disc to record zone address information for each of the divided zones. The waved pattern may overlap over recorded user data. Each zone has a recording capacity in which an arbitrary recording capacity is added to a data recording capacity needed for each divided zone.

Abstract: A hologram recording medium in which data is recorded at a high density, the input of a reference beam to an area to which data is not to be recorded of a recording layer is prevented when recording data to the hologram recording medium, and an amount of noise when reproducing the data from the hologram recording medium is reduced. The hologram recording medium includes a light velocity restriction member restricting an incidence area of a hologram recording layer, thus restricting the incidence of a reference beam onto the hologram recording layer, preventing the incidence of the reference beam onto an area to which data is not to be recorded of the hologram recording layer when recording data and reproducing the amount of noise when reproducing data.

Abstract: A hologram recording medium in which data is recorded at a high density, the input of a reference beam to an area to which data is not to be recorded of a recording layer is prevented when recording data to the hologram recording medium, and an amount of noise when reproducing the data from the hologram recording medium is reduced. The hologram recording medium includes a light velocity restriction member restricting an incidence area of a hologram recording layer, thus restricting the incidence of a reference beam onto the hologram recording layer, preventing the incidence of the reference beam onto an area to which data is not to be recorded of the hologram recording layer when recording data and reproducing the amount of noise when reproducing data.

Abstract: A hologram recording medium and apparatus for and method of recording data on the recording medium. The recording medium is a card shaped hologram recording medium having an auxiliary recording area at a periphery of a main or user data recording area. Address information is recorded along one or two sides of the main or user data recording area. The recording medium may also be divided into a plurality of user data areas each having associated address data on the one or two sides. A recording location is determined by reference to the address information.

Abstract: A method of recording/reproducing information on/from a card-shaped hologram memory medium is provided in which an information recording/reproducing optical system can be conveniently controlled to increase a recording capacity of the card-shaped hologram memory medium. In the method, pieces of information are sequentially recorded in a data recording/reproducing area of the card shaped hologram memory medium along a predetermined route, while maintaining a predetermined distance between pieces of information.

Abstract: An optical recording medium for performing a hologram recording on a first layer and a ROM reproducing layer or a thermal recording layer and easily detecting the recording location of a hologram without reducing a recording capacity. The optical recording medium includes one surface having a hologram recording layer for recording information of an object beam as interference fringes by irradiating the object beam and a reference beam and at least one other surface having a ROM layer or a thermal layer on which pits are formed to store information to easily detect the recorded location of the hologram.

Abstract: Provided is a hologram recording medium of precisely performing a location determination control of a beam spot by using a simple structure and performing a shift multi-recording while performing a two-dimensional location determination control in a tangential direction and a radial direction of the recording medium. The provided hologram recording medium has a recording/reproducing layer and a reflection layer between two substrates, and continuous or intermittent convex units or concave units for performing an optical location determination control are installed on a substrate adjacent to the reflection layer, the substrate having a flat surface facing the reflection layer. Accordingly, the provided hologram recording medium precisely performs a location determination control of a beam spot for recording data and performs a shift multi-recording while performing a two dimensional location determination control in a tangential direction and a radial direction of the recording medium.

Abstract: A hologram recording medium, a recording apparatus and a recording method for the same, and a reproducing apparatus and a reproducing method for the same. The hologram recording medium is formed of a data recording region and a servo information recording region to allow a laser beam to be precisely irradiated for recording data on the hologram recording medium. Accordingly, data may be precisely recorded and reproduced from the hologram recording medium.

Abstract: An optical disc which is a rewritable optical disc using a phase change medium or a magneto-optical (MO) medium, or a write once type optical disc using a pigment based medium, and has a track for recording user data, in which a wobble portion waved in a radial direction of the optical disc and a non-wobble portion that is not waved are provided on the track, first sub-information and second sub-information which are data other than the user data are recorded on the track by being overlapped, by using a combination of the wobble portion and the non-wobble portion, in the first sub-information, the length of at least one of the wobble portion and the non-wobble portion is different when a bit takes a logical value “0” and when the bit takes a logical value “1”, and in the second sub-information, the phase of a wave in the wobble portion when a bit takes a logical value “0” is different from the phase of a wave in the wobble portion when the bit takes a logical value “1

Abstract: In an optical disc having tracks for recording user data such as a rewritable type optical disc using a phase change medium or a magneto-optical medium, or a write-once type optical disc using a pigment based medium, a wobble portion waved in a radial direction of the optical disc and a non wobble portion which is not waved are provided on the tracks, sub information which is data other than the user data is recorded on the tracks by using a combination of the wobble portion and the non wobble portion, a logic value of each bit is represented by a pair of the wobble portion and the non wobble portion, and the phase of wave in the wobble portion when a bit is a logical value of “0” and the phase of wave in the wobble portion when a bit is a logical value of “1” are different.

Abstract: An optical disc having track grooves formed in a radial direction of the disc, and with the disc being divided into a plurality of zones, wherein track grooves are formatted into waved patterns, based on a predetermined modulation rule, in the radial direction of the disc to record zone address information for each of the divided zones. The waved pattern may overlap over recorded user data. Each zone has a recording capacity in which an arbitrary recording capacity is added to a data recording capacity needed for each divided zone.

Abstract: An optical disc which is a rewritable optical disc using a phase change medium or a magneto-optical (MO) medium, or a write once type optical disc using a pigment based medium, and has a track for recording user data, in which a wobble portion waved in a radial direction of the optical disc and a non-wobble portion that is not waved are provided on the track, first sub-information and second sub-information which are data other than the user data are recorded on the track by being overlapped, by using a combination of the wobble portion and the non-wobble portion, in the first sub-information, the length of at least one of the wobble portion and the non-wobble portion is different when a bit takes a logical value “0” and when the bit takes a logical value “1”, and in the second sub-information, the phase of a wave in the wobble portion when a bit takes a logical value “0” is different from the phase of a wave in the wobble portion when the bit takes a logical value “1

Abstract: In an optical disc having tracks for recording user data such as a rewritable type optical disc using a phase change medium or a magneto-optical medium, or a write-once type optical disc using a pigment based medium, a wobble portion waved in a radial direction of the optical disc and a non wobble portion which is not waved are provided on the tracks, sub information which is data other than the user data is recorded on the tracks by using a combination of the wobble portion and the non wobble portion, a logic value of each bit is represented by a pair of the wobble portion and the non wobble portion, and the phase of wave in the wobble portion when a bit is a logical value of “0” and the phase of wave in the wobble portion when a bit is a logical value of “1” are different.

Abstract: An optical disc and associated recording/reproducing apparatus is described which creates and reads wobbled tracks on the optical disc. Wobbled tracks are formed in correspondence to a wobble signal which is phase modulated with address information. Phase modulation is used to convert the address information to the wobble signal. The carrier to noise ratio (C/N) of the address information is good, and it is possible to shorten the wobbling amplitude of the tracks while maintaining addressing capabilities. It is thus possible to arrange the track pitch in a high density, and increase the recording capacity of the optical disc.

Abstract: An optical disc and associated recording/reproducing apparatus is described which creates and reads wobbled tracks on the optical disc. Wobbled tracks are formed in correspondence to a wobble signal which is phase modulated with address information. Phase modulation is used to convert the address information to the wobble signal. The carrier to noise ratio (C/N) of the address information is good, and it is possible to shorten the wobbling amplitude of the tracks while maintaining addressing capabilities. It is thus possible to arrange the track pitch in a high density, and increase the recording capacity of the optical disc.

Abstract: An optical disc and associated recording/reproducing apparatus is described which creates and reads wobbled tracks on the optical disc. Wobbled tracks are formed in correspondence to a wobble signal which is phase modulated with address information. Phase modulation is used to convert the address information to the wobble signal. The carrier to noise ratio (C/N) of the address information is good, and it is possible to shorten the wobbling amplitude of the tracks while maintaining addressing capabilities. It is thus possible to arrange the track pitch in a high density, and increase the recording capacity of the optical disc.

Abstract: An optical disc and associated recording/reproducing apparatus is described which creates and reads wobbled tracks on the optical disc. Wobbled tracks are formed in correspondence to a wobble signal which is phase modulated with address information. Phase modulation is used to convert the address information to the wobble signal. The carrier to noise ratio (C/N) of the address information is good, and it is possible to shorten the wobbling amplitude of the tracks while maintaining addressing capabilities. It is thus possible to arrange the track pitch in a high density, and increase the recording capacity of the optical disc.

Abstract: A trial writing operation is performed on a phase-change optical disc using write and erase light-emitting powers, which together are varied according to predetermined variation ratios respectively. Signals relevant to said trial writing operation are reproduced from said disc. Optimum ones of the write and erase light-emitting powers are determined using the thus-reproduced signals. The predetermined variation ratios for the write and erase light-emitting powers may be the same as each other. Alternatively, the trial writing operation may be performed on a phase-change optical disc using write and erase light-emitting powers which are individually varied according to predetermined variation ratios respectively.

Abstract: A liquid aliphatic polyamine material, sealed in a container, has an ammonia concentration of at most about 100 ppm, and can be made by removing volatile odor forming components from a liquid comprised of aliphatic polyamine, and enclosing it in an air-tight container, with substantially no oxygen present, whereby the odor of the liquid aliphatic polyamine is reduced to a very low level even after extended storage.

Abstract: A trial writing operation is performed on a phase-change optical disc using write and erase light-emitting powers, which together are varied according to predetermined variation ratios respectively. Signals relevant to said trial writing operation are reproduced from said disc. Optimum ones of the write and erase light-emitting powers are determined using the thus-reproduced signals. The predetermined variation ratios for the write and erase light-emitting powers may be the same as each other. Alternatively, the trial writing operation may be performed on a phase-change optical disc using write and erase light-emitting powers which are individually varied according to predetermined variation ratios respectively.