A coding scheme using redundant bits for bit patterned media recording channel without overshoot

In bit patterned magnetic recording (BPMR), The two-dimensional (2D) interference composed of inter-symbol and inter-track interference is a major problem especially at high areal density (AD). One way to alleviate the destructive effect of 2D interference is to deploy a 2D coding scheme on an input data sequence before recording in order to avoid some data patterns that easily cause an error at the data readback process. However, some coding schemes generate high complexity. Consequently, this paper proposes a new low-complexity modulation code with redundant bits to eliminate the data patterns leading to severe 2D interference and compare overall system performance. Experimental results indicate that the system with the proposed code is superior to that without coding, especially when the AD is high and/or the position jitter is large.