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Multi-layer optical disk having a reflection layer comprising thin metal film and a dielectric

US6009070A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 1997
Grant dateDec 28, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/25718
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A double-layer optical disk having characteristics that are less wavelength dependent, allows the use of a pickup comprising a light beam of a different wavelength to read each layer accurately and stably. In the double layer optical disk which comprises, a first reflection layer carrying first information, a spacer layer, and a second reflection layer carrying second information, each laminated on a transparent substrate having a specific refractive index thereby allowing a pickup to read said first and second information, the first reflection layer is formed by laminating a metal layer made of a metal thin film and a dielectric layer made of a dielectric having a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the transparent substrate.

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