Method and apparatus for laser power control during recording

The present invention relates to recording on a medium, and more specifically, to laser control during recording on an optical medium. A method comprises writing data to a disk using a write laser, and halting recording at a stopping point, prior to an end of the disk. The method further comprises r...

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Hauptverfasser: Salmonsen, Dan, Kelly, John
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to recording on a medium, and more specifically, to laser control during recording on an optical medium. A method comprises writing data to a disk using a write laser, and halting recording at a stopping point, prior to an end of the disk. The method further comprises reading the data recorded on the disk and evaluating the data. The method further comprises adjusting the characteristics of the write laser, if appropriate, and restarting the writing using the adjusted characteristics for the write laser.