Organic-optic recording tapes
US5508087A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An organic-optic recording tape of higher capacity and higher packing density of data. This tape comprises a backcoating layer, a base film coated on the backcoating layer, and a complex functional layer for writing, reading and erasing data. The complex functional layer is coated on the base film and selectively focused by laser beams of different powers outputted from a laser diode in order to write, read or erase data. This complex functional layer is made of a block polymer prepared by blending a thermoplastic elastomer and a viscoelastic transparent thermoplastic high-molecular resin or polymerizing them. Near infrared absorbing organic colorants are dispersed in the complex functional layer. The transparent thermoplastic resin has a glass transition temperature higher than that of the elastomer. The recording is effected by employing a laser beam of lower power capable of inducing thermal expansion of the elastomer and formation of a bump. The erasing is effected by employing a laser beam of higher power capable of inducing viscousness of the resin. The reading is effected by employing a laser beam of very lower power capable of causing reflectivity difference between the bum…
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