Magneto-optical recording method capable of determining optimum laser beam intensities

摘要

A method and apparatus for recording data on a magnetooptical recording medium finds an optimum laser beam intensities for recording. The method and apparatus do not cause a low level PL setting to become excessively low and poor overwriting of data during overwrite recording. Recording can be accomplished changing low level and high level laser beam intensities, while holding the ratio of the low level and high level laser beam intensities constant. Data can be reproduced and evaluated. When the optimum laser beam intensities have not been determined, the intensity ratio of the low level and high level intensities can be altered. After data has been is reproduced and evaluated, the process can be repeated, until the optimum laser beam intensities are obtained. Further, recording can be based on temperature of the recording medium and surroundings to obtain optimum laser beam intensities.