Title :
Effect of vertical and lateral birefringence in polycarbonate substrates on magneto-optical signals
Author_Institution :
Recording Media Res. Lab., Teijin Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan
Abstract :
The effects of vertical and lateral birefringence on magneto-optical signals were analyzed in several MO disks with polycarbonate substrates made from two types of resin and a glass substrate.
Keywords :
Kerr magneto-optical effect; birefringence; magneto-optical recording; optical disc storage; optical polymers; substrates; MO disks; effective Kerr rotation angle; glass substrate; lateral birefringence; magneto-optical disks; magneto-optical signals; polycarbonate substrates; resin; vertical birefringence; Birefringence; Glass; Magnetooptic effects; Magnetooptic recording; Noise figure; Noise level; Optical recording; Phase noise; Resins; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970784
