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Method of recording an ablative optical recording medium

US4313188A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 1979
Grant dateJan 26, 1982
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Expiry dateOct 22, 1999

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/24624
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ablative optical recording medium comprises a substrate coated with a light reflecting coating of passivated aluminum which in turn is coated with a light absorbing ablative layer. During recording, portions of the light absorbing layer are ablated, or vaporized, by a modulated focussed light beam, thereby exposing portions of the reflective layer. Information is recorded in the form of a reflective-antireflective pattern.

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