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Optical recording medium containing a substrate, an intermediate layer having therein an amorphous material, the intermediate layer having a reflective layer thereon

US6731590B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2000
Grant dateMay 4, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/25716
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Reduction in noise of the read out signal as well as enhanced storage reliability are realized in an optical recording medium comprising a supporting substrate, and a reflective layer, a recording layer, and a light-transmitting substrate disposed on the supporting substrate in this order. The optical recording medium comprises a supporting substrate 20, and an intermediate layer 10 comprising an amorphous material, a reflective layer 5 comprising a polycrystalline material, a recording layer 4, and a light-transmitting substrate 2 disposed on the supporting substrate in this order. The write beam and the read beam are directed through the light-transmitting substrate 2.

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