Optical disk manufacture
US5137617A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B7/26
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of reducing the surface noise of optical disk products of the type having a surface relief pattern is disclosed. In one embodiment, an adherent layer is applied to the substrate of the disk before it is coated with the recording material layer. In another embodiment, a polymeric replica produced from a master disk is treated by spin coating or dipping in a weak solvent which serves to smooth out microscopic roughness thereby removing surface irregularities. In a third embodiment, a metal coated replica is subjected to an electropolishing operation which again serves to remove a small amount of metal material, preferentially from "high spots".
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