Depolarization effects due to pregrooves on magneto-optical disks

W. G. Ophey

doi:10.1117/12.2316148

1 September 1996 Depolarization effects due to pregrooves on magneto-optical disks

W. G. Ophey

Proceedings Volume 2778, 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology; 2778CR (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2316148
Event: 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology, 1996, Taejon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

This note describes the effect of disk pregrooves on the Magneto-Optical read-out. The pregrooves give rise to a depolarization of the diffracted beams and affect the MO read-out. The presence of the depolarization effect can be shown both by calculations and experiments.

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W. G. Ophey "Depolarization effects due to pregrooves on magneto-optical disks", Proc. SPIE 2778, 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology, 2778CR (1 September 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2316148

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