Computation of effective groove depth in an optical disk with vector diffraction theory

Results of vector diffraction simulations pertaining to the effective groove depth for various disks with different groove parameters, different coatings, and different incident polarizations are presented. The effective depth deviates from the physical depth if the track pitch approaches the wavelength of the light source. Moreover, the difference of the effective depth for the two polarization states is demonstrated. The effective depth is usually shallower than the physical depth, especially for deeper grooves. The ray-bending mechanism associated with the objective lens and the different response to s- and p-polarized light on reflection from the disk surface impact the effective depth for objective lenses with different numerical apertures.     

A TDOA location scheme using interference cancellation in LTE systems

为长期演进计划(LTE)通信系统提出了一种采用干扰消除技术来改进信号到达时间差(TDOA)的移动台定位方法.该方法针对移动台在靠近小区中心时接收邻近小区基站信号会受到服务基站和其他基站信号以及噪声的干扰,从而导致定位精度下降的情况,首先在信号接收端重建干扰并且从接收信号中对其进行消除,然后基于正交频分复用(OFDM)通信系统使用相关估计法估算信号传播时间,最后通过加权最小二乘法估算移动台的位置坐标.在多径传播以及非视距(NLOS)传播无线环境中,仿真实验证明,采用该方法可以有效改善靠近小区中心的移动台的定位精度.     

Ring-lens focusing and push-pull tracking scheme for optical disk systems

An experimental comparison of the ring-lens and the astigmatic techniques of generating a focus-error signal (FES) in optical disk systems reveals that the ring lens generates a FES curve over two times steeper than that produced by the astigmat. Partly because of this large slope and partly because of its diffraction-limited behavior, the ring-lens scheme exhibits superior performance characteristics. In particular, the undesirable signal known as feedthrough (induced on the FES by track crossings during the seek operation) is substantially lower than that observed with the astigmatic method. The ring lens is easy to align and has reasonable tolerance for positioning errors.     

Measurement of birefringence for optical recording of disk substrates

We experimentally investigate the birefringence of bare and coated substrates for magneto-optical recording, using ellipsometry at wavelengths of 632.8 and 780 nm. The polarization rotation and ellipticity of reflected or transmitted light are measured for different incident angles and for different orientations of the incident linear polarization. The measured data are then fitted by the MULTILAYER computer program, which solves the Maxwell equations for a plane wave propagating in a multilayer structure. This approach makes it possible to determine, with high accuracy, the orientations of the principal axes of the substrate and the corresponding refractive indices. The results show that one of the principal axes is always along the substrate's normal direction, but the orientations of the in-plane principal axes can be much different from the radial and track directions. A special feature of the ellipsometers that were used is that a glass hemisphere is placed in contact with the substrate to eliminate refraction of the incident beam. This enables a maximum propagation angle of 70° (with respect to the normal) in the substrate and hence increases the measurement sensitivity. Certain anomalies have been observed, which we believe are associated with the variation of birefringence properties along the thickness direction.     

Nonlinear superposition in saturation recording of disk media

The magnetic readback signal is generally assumed to be made up of linearly superposed single transition responses. As the transition spacing is reduced, this property is seen not to hold, With particulate disks, we find the head signal can be reconstructed as a linear superposition of variably spaced individual transitions, while with cobalt alloy film disks, both the spacing and the amplitude of individual transitions vary as a function of the data. This behavior is interpreted by a self consistent 2D recording model, linear superposition improves dramatically with lowM_{r}tdisk media.     

Evolutionary neural fuzzy systems for noise cancellation in imagedata

A new class of neural fuzzy filters for removing noise from two-dimensional (2-D) measurement data is presented. The proposed approach combines the advantages of the fuzzy and neural paradigms. The network structure is, in fact, specifically designed to exploit the effectiveness of fuzzy reasoning in removing noise without destroying the useful information embedded in the input data. An easy design of new filters is thus obtained because the neuro-fuzzy approach is capable of automatic acquisition of knowledge for a given network structure. The learning method based on genetic algorithms performs an effective training of the network yielding satisfactory results after a few generations. Experimental results show that the proposed approach is very effective also in the presence of data highly corrupted by noise. The neural fuzzy system is largely able to outperform other methods in the literature including state-of-the-art techniques     

OFDM系统在时变信道下的迭代干扰抵消算法

为克服正交频分复用(OFDM)系统中因时变多径衰落信道破坏子载波的正交性引起载波间干扰(ICI),从而导致系统性能下降的问题,提出了一种基于最小均方误差(MMSE)估计和迭代算法相结合的迭代干扰抵消算法.为了消除一般MMSE均衡方法将载波间干扰当作加性高斯白噪声(AWGN)所带来的误差,该算法先使用MMSE方法对传输信号进行初值估计,再通过迭代干扰抵消和MMSE均衡相结合,来消除由时变信道所带来的载波间干扰.多次仿真表明,在时变多径衰落信道中使用本算法能够有效地消除载波间干扰,使系统性能得到很好的改善.     

Numerical analysis of readout-signal cross talk in magneto-optical land and groove recording

The effects of recorded marks, groove geometry, and aberrations on readout-signal cross talk are numerically analyzed in magneto-optical land and groove recording, with an application of scalar diffraction theory. Three simple patterns of recorded marks are considered, and each of them consists of three tracks that respectively have three marks of a single frequency. Cross talk as a function of groove depth is calculated at the edges, as well as at the center, of a mark in the center track for each frequency. The groove-depth ranges over which cross talk is less than -30 dB are obtained for each pattern.     

Effect of beam profile on the cross talk of land and groove recording

Numerical analyses were conducted to simulate the effects of different Gaussian-weighted beams and disk geometries on the read-out signal cross talk of land and groove recording of phase-change optical disk systems. The optimized groove depth, which yields a minimum cross-talk noise, differs for different Gaussian-weighted beams and different track pitches. This beam profile dependence of the optimum groove depth is undesirable for practical application of this technique, because different optical systems may have different beam profiles at the lens aperture plane. It is found that this effect can be reduced to a certain extent by introduction of an appropriate shading band filter.     

Anisotropic tribological properties of the coating on a magnetic recording disk

Mechanical and analytical tools were used to characterize the coatings on a magnetic recording disk. The mechanical and tribological properties of the coating were evaluated using the nano-indentation and nano-scratch tests. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) were used to determine the thickness and elemental compositions of the coating layers, while the atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study the surface topology and roughness. It was shown that the disk surface had a texture preferentially oriented along the circumferential direction with fairly uniform summit height and little waviness. The variations of surface roughness data were analyzed statistically, based on the Gaussian probability and Weibull cumulative probability theories. The coefficient of friction and the surface roughness were found to depend on scan direction relative to the coating texture. The hardness and elastic modulus were strongly influenced by the coating/substrate interaction and the surface roughness of the coating.     

Performance analysis of the disk modulo allocation method for concurrent accessing on multiple disk systems

Abstract

In this paper, we shall discuss the performance of the Disk Modulo allocation method which was proposed by Du and Sobolewski for Cartesian product files on multiple disk systems. A performance formula which can be used directly to evaluate the average response time to all possible partial match queries by using Disk Modulo allocation method is derived.     

Performance analysis of partial response systems for nonreturn-to-zero recording

An analysis is presented of the performance of partial response (PR) systems of types PR(1, 0, 0, . . . , 0, -1) and PR(1, 0, 0, . . . , 0, 1) for nonreturn-to-zero recording. The error probability is obtained as a function of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the reading point, the phase margin, the linear density, and the roll-off factor of a Nyquist equalizing waveform. Then as a numerical example a performance comparison of the PR systems is made by obtaining the relation between the phase margin and the SNR required to achieve the prescribed error probability.     

Optical methods of the head positioning in magnetic disk systems

This paper reports a new method of head positioning by applying optics to magnetic disk systems. To increase the accuracy of head positioning, several methods in which a servo disk is not used have been investigated. Until now these methods were unsuccessful because of interference between the head positioning signal and the data signal, both of which were recorded on the same data surface. In the method explained here, the head can be positioned on the disk by an optically detected positioning signal without disturbing operation of the magnetic disk system. A unique structure for both the disk and head was investigated. Optical patterns depicting position of the data tracks were formed by coloring the anode oxidized surface layer of an aluminum substrate, and by forming a magnetic film over that. Three optical fibers were imbedded in a hole in the central rail of a Winchester-type ferrite head and were used to read the optical pattern. A stable positioning signal was optically detected from the rotating disk. By using the signal to assemble a simple servo loop, the head could be positioned with ±3 μm accuracy. Potential accuracy was found to be ±0.7 μm.     

A study of the recording systems of laser interferometers for measuring vibration

An examination is made of laser interferometer recording systems with one or two channels, and of methods of raising their resolution. An improved two- channel system is proposed which has a number of important advantages over existing systems.Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 9, pp. 34–37, September, 1993.     

New method for determining the depth of field of microscope systems

This paper presents new formulas to determine the depth of field (DOF) of optical and digital microscope systems. Unlike the conventional DOF formula, the new methods consider the interplay of geometric and diffraction optics for infinite and finite optical microscopes and for corresponding digital microscope systems. It is shown that in addition to the well understood parameters such as numerical apertures, focal length, and light wavelength, system components such as aperture stops also affect the DOF. For the same objective lens, the DOF is inversely proportional to the size of the aperture stop, and it is proportional to the focal length of the ocular lens. It is also shown that under optimal viewing and operating conditions, the visual accommodation of human observers has no meaningful impact on DOF. The new formulas reported are useful for accurately calculating the DOF of microscopes.     

Optimum depth of the information pit on the data surface of a compact disk

Abstract

The substrate of a compact disk with data storage structure (pits and lands) on one side is part of the read-out system. One would not expect the optimum pit depth to be a fixed value (a quarter wavelength, as is customarily assumed) because this value is independent of the parameters of the optical system. The quarter wavelength value is based on an inappropriate plane wave model. A model has been developed, based on the interference of converging spherical waves, for the optimum depth of the information pit on a compact disk. A simple expression was found that gives the dependence of optimum pit depth on parameters of the read-out system. In different systems the optimum pit depth will, in general, differ, ranging from a half wavelength to much smaller values. The results provide a theoretical basis for the optimum design of future systems with higher storage densities. In the present paper, the analysis is extended and several diagrams are presented, which show the dependence of detector signal contrast on system parameters.     

Problem of track offset in optical disk systems

In an optical disk drive, it is well known that a tilt of the disk causes an offset in the tracking-error signal (TES). One effect of disk tilt is the introduction of a dc component to the TES, which can be largely corrected by operation of the tracking system at the midpoint between the maximum and the minimum values of the open-loop TES. However, this method of correcting for the dc shift in the TES does not correct for the effect of coma in the focused spot, which leads to track offset. The track offset of a system is defined as the distance between the peak irradiance in the focused spot and the center of the groove when the tracking system is operating at the midpoint between the maximum and the minimum values of the open-loop TES in the presence of disk tilt. Calculations are performed that show the dependence of track offset on various system parameters, including track pitch, wavelength, and numerical aperture and rim intensity of the objective lens, and on the regions of the beam used to generate the TES. The track offsets for several beam-segmentation schemes are calculated for a digital versatile disk that uses push-pull and differential phase tracking. It is shown that for differential phase tracking the value of track offset depends on the mark length.