Signal processing for perpendicular recording channels with intertrack interference

Signal processing techniques for perpendicular magnetic recording channels with intertrack interference (ITI) are studied in this paper. Both single-track and joint-track equalization and detection algorithms are considered. Modified minimum mean-square error equalization methods are used to select optimum generalized partial response targets for ITI channels with either dominant additive white Gaussian noise or media noise. Simulation results show that good targets for single-track detection of ITI-free channels may not be acceptable for channels with ITI. Short targets are just slightly worse than longer targets for joint-track detection, making it possible its use in practical systems with ITI.