Handbook of Magneto-Optical Data Recording: Materials, Subsystems, Techniques

This handbook brings together in a single volume expert contributions on the many aspects of MO data recording, including the materials in use, techniques for achieving recording function, and storage device subsystems. As a multiple author treatment, it brings perspective from many viewpoints and institutions. The insights delivered should be valuable to a wide audience from students to practitioners in all areas of information storage.

Magneto-Optical Data Recording: Introduction and Overview
Heads and Lasers
Servos and Actuators
Media Substrates And Format
Magneto-Optical Thin Film Recording Materials in Practice
Materials Characterization
Writing and Erasing in Magneto-Optical Recording
The Magneto-Optical Readout Process
Sources of Noise in Magneto-Optical Readout
Modeling the Magneto-Optical Recording Processes
Testing
Drive Packaging
Data Reliability and Errors
Outlook for Magneto-Optical Recording
Acknowledgments
References
Index