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Apparatus and method for producing original plate for optical disc

US5949587A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 1998
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/261
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for producing an original plate for optical discs, which is allowed to produce original plates for a plurality of kinds of optical discs satisfying various standards. The apparatus includes a laser light generator for generating laser light; a diaphragm mechanism for limiting laser light generated by the laser light generator; and an objective lens for refracting the laser light limited by the diaphragm mechanism in such a manner that the laser light is focussed on a photosensitive layer or a surface layer formed on the original plate; wherein a spot diameter of a beam of the laser light is changed by varying a diaphragm diameter of the diaphragm mechanism.

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