Patent · US Expired

Optical recording medium

US4735889A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1985
Grant dateApr 5, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/162
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to an optical recording medium comprising a recording layer of a dye or dye composition on a substrate and adapted to be written and read using light such as laser or the like. The optical recording medium of the invention is characterized by further comprising a surface layer formed of a coating of a colloidal particle dispersion of a silicon base condensate on the recording layer, with improved S/N ratio as well as improved writing sensitivity and reading output of the optical recording medium.

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