Optical recording medium
US4965114A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31786
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical recording medium of a substrate and a thin metal film laminated thereon formed of a noble metal (A), a chalcogen (B) and bismuth (C) as essential components in amounts within the region of the phase diagram of FIG. 1 defined by the points: a; (A.sub.80 B.sub.15 C.sub.5), b; (A.sub.15 B.sub.80 C.sub.5), c; (A.sub.2 B.sub.80 C.sub.18), d; (A.sub.2 B.sub.49 C.sub.49) and e; (A.sub.80 B.sub.10 C.sub.10), said medium capable of absorbing a laser beam of a specific wavelength region thereby recording information by the pits of cavities formed in the film by the laser beam.
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