Magneto-optical recording apparatus and method

摘要

A magnetic domain of a predetermined length is formed on a magneto-optical recording medium (1) with the phase difference (δ) altered between the rise of a laser drive signal (LD) to generate a pulsed laser beam and the fall of a magnetic head drive signal (MD) to generate a magnetic field. A phase difference optimization circuit (13) detects an optimum phase difference (δop) corresponding to the lowest error rate from the error rate of a reproduced signal obtained by reproducing the formed magnetic domain. A magnetic head drive signal (MD) is newly generated to produce a magnetic field modulated according to a record signal based on the detected optimum phase difference (δop). According to the generated magnetic head drive signal (MD) and the first laser drive signal (LD), a magnetic field is applied to the magneto-optical recording medium (1), and a pulsed laser is directed onto the magneto-optical recording medium (1) to record a signal.