GARNETS AND FERRITES FOR MAGNETO-OPTICAL RECORDING

Thin Films and Fine Powders of Ferrites : Materials for Magneto-Optical Recording Media

In the near future, the magneto-optical (MO) recording will require materials having high MO effects at short wavelengths (400-500 nm). Fenites, especially garnets, but also spinel ferrites have highly advantageous MO properties in this spectrum and also have very stable structural and chemical properties. The present paper evaluates their used as MO media, in comparison with the rare-earth tra...

Beam Deflectors for Magneto-Optical Recording Heads

Nonmechanical beam deflectors, particularly acousto-optical and electro-optical deflectors, are being considered for the access and tracking functions of a magneto-optic recording head. In this report, the suitability of electro-optic deflectors for these functions is explored. For applications requiring modest deflection, electro.optic deflectors require less power and exhibit higher optical t...

CrPt3 thin film media for perpendicular or magneto-optical recording

The magnetic properties of CrPt3 L12 ferrimagnetic thin films have been studied. Films were produced by sputtering multilayers of Cr and Pt onto silicon nitride coated silicon substrates. The as-deposited films are nonmagnetic. An anneal at ;800 °C results in ferrimagnetic behavior with a perpendicular easy-axis. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy ~TEM! measurements show tha...

Fine Powders of Co-Mn Cation Deficient Spinel Ferrites for Magneto-Optical Pigments

I Magneto - optic recording

With the continued advance in the design and production of small solid state lasers and associated optics, future systems designed to achieve very-high-density storage of digital information are likely to become increasingly dependent on sophisticated optical technology. Non-erasable storage systems that have been accepted for many years (WORM, CD-ROM and so on) show a continuous growth of appl...