Magneto optical recording materials Preface. Acknowledgments. List of Contributors. Introduction (Takao Suzuki). Rare Earth Transition Metal Amorphous Alloy Media (Richard J. Gambino). New MO Recording Media Based on Pt Co and Pd Co Multilayersand Pt Co Alloys (Peter F. Carcia and Takao Suzuki). Garnet Media (Takao Suzuki). Intermetallic Compounds and Ferrites (Takao Suzuki Masanori Abe James C. Suits). Domain Dynamics and Recording Physics in Magneto OpticalRecording Media (Dieter Mergel). Exchange Coupled Films (Shigeru Tsunashima). Light Intensity Modulation Direct Overwrite (Jun Saito). Magnetically Induced Superresolution (Masahiko Kaneko). Magneto Optical Recording Systems (Y. Nakane H. Yoshimura S. Igarashi). DVD (Takao Suzuki). Index. About the Editors As digital data storage technology undergoes enormous change electrical engineers physicists and materials scientists need to keep pace with the materials requirements for recording media. Expert contributors together with world class authorities Richard J. Gambino and Takao Suzuki bring you a practical comprehensive guide to materials design and selection for magneto optical storage media. This authoritative book explores multilayered thin films exchanged coupled layers materials used in current products and materials of potential interest not yet available in practical applications. A detailed analysis concerning the physics of magneto optical recording will help you make informed decisions about materials properties. You will also find an extensive discussion of systems and engineering design features for magneto optical storage devices. This discussion will help you to understand how materials properties impact system performance. You will gain additional insight into this fast developing field through in depth coverage of these featured topics: * Rare earth transition metal amorphous alloys multilayers garnets intermetallic compounds and ferrites * Basic principles of domain dynamics and recording physics * Latest developments in exchange coupled layers direct overwrite and magnetic superresolution * Minidisc future high density systems and DVD format. MAGNETO OPTICAL RECORDING MATERIALS is essential reading for anyone who needs to keep up to date with the latest advances in digital data storage technology