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Erasable phase change optical recording elements

US6365256B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 29, 2000
Grant dateApr 2, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/21
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rewriteable phase-change optical recording element includes a substrate; and a recording layer over the substrate having at least two sub-layers of different chemical compositions, the compositions and thickness of the sub-layers being selected so that when subject to laser light during a writing process the compositions mixed together to form a high reflectivity mixed crystalline region without using any prior initialization or mixing processes.

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