Abstract
The effect of birefringence in polycarbonate substrates on the dynamic performance of magnetooptical disks has been investigated. We have observed a monotonic decrease of the carrier-to-noise ratio with increase in the normal retardation for retardation levels greater than about 15 nm.
© 1989 Optical Society of America
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