Owner KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.

Inventors KURT, Ralph; BAKKERS, Erik, P., A., M.

Pub. Number AU-A-2003280081

PCT Number PCT/IB03/05253

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/055786

Priority 02080615.4 18.12.02 EP

Filing date 17 November 2003

Wipo publication date 9 July 2004

G11B 007/00 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power

G11B 007/12 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power - Heads

G11B 007/24 Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power - Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material or by the structure or form