Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium including a recording layer for recording information and a substrate for supporting the recording layer is disclosed. The recording layer includes: a recording magnetic film for recording the information, the recording magnetic film being formed of a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy film; and a readout magnetic film for optically reading out the information, the readout magnetic film being capable of being magnetically coupled with the recording magnetic film by an exchange-coupling force. The composition of the readout magnetic film may be chosen such that the exchange coupling force from the recording magnetic film does not affect the magnetization around the surface of the readout magnetic film on the side on which the readout light is incident.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium including a recording layer for recording information and a substrate for supporting the recording layer is disclosed. The recording layer includes: a recording magnetic film for recording the information, the recording magnetic film being formed of a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy film; a readout magnetic film for optically reading out the information, the readout magnetic film being capable of being magnetically coupled with the recording magnetic film by an exchange-coupling force; and a controlling magnetic film, provided between the recording magnetic film and the readout magnetic film, for controlling the exchange-coupling force. The controlling magnetic film has in-plane magnetic anisotropy at room temperature.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium including a recording layer for recording information and a substrate for supporting the recording layer is disclosed. The recording layer includes: a recording magnetic film for recording the information, the recording magnetic film being formed of a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy film; a readout magnetic film for optically reading out the information, the readout magnetic film being capable of being magnetically coupled with the recording magnetic film by an exchange-coupling force; and a controlling magnetic film, provided between the recording magnetic film and the readout magnetic film, for controlling the exchange-coupling force.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium including a recording layer for recording information and a substrate for supporting the recording layer is disclosed. The recording layer includes: a recording magnetic film for recording the information, the recording magnetic film being formed of a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy film; a readout magnetic film for optically reading out the information, the readout magnetic film being capable of being magnetically coupled with the recording magnetic film by an exchange-coupling force; and a controlling magnetic film, provided between the recording magnetic film and the readout magnetic film, for controlling the exchange-coupling force.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium includes at least a reading layer and a writing layer on a substrate. A track guide groove is formed in the medium so as to include in-groove portions and on-land portions. Only a portion where a temperature has been raised by optical beam irradiation is read, while a domain of a writing layer is copied on the writing layer, whereby a writing/reading operation can be effected with narrower track pitches. By this arrangement, there can be realized a narrow track pitch which is narrower than the diameter of a laser beam.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magneto-optical recording medium, in which are provided at least a reading layer and a writing layer on a substrate. A track guide groove is formed in the medium so as to include in-groove portions and on-land portions. Pits are formed on a portion along the track longitudinally adjacent where an in-groove portion and where no guide groove exists. Pits are also formed in an on-land portion between the in-groove portions of the track guide groove. Only a portion where a temperature has been raised by optical beam irradiation is read, while a domain of a writing layer is copied on the writing layer, whereby a writing/reading operation can be effected with narrower track pitches.