Optical system for recording, reproducing, and/or erasing information

摘要

Disclosed in a system for recording, reproducing, and/or erasing information as recording pits on a recording medium. This medium has guide grooves for recording reproducing, and/or erasing the informatin signal. A condition whereby the value which is obtained by subtracting the groove width from the groove pitch is larger than a width of the recording pits is satisfied. A predetermined position for recording, reproducing, and/or erasing is set between the guide grooves. Alternatively, a condition whereby the width of a guide groove is larger than the width of a recording pit is satisfied. A predetermined position for recording, reproducing, and/or erasing is set on the guide groove.