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Optical recording medium

US6828000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2002
Grant dateDec 7, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2022

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

Abstract

A film constitution in an optical recording medium including a light incident side substrate and a light reflecting side substrate cooperatively acting as a base of the medium, and includes, between these substrates, those layers formed by sputtering so as to constitute a laminated structure, which layers include: a phase-change recording layer to be phase-changed between an amorphous phase and a crystal phase by laser light irradiation; a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, each having a protective function and an optical adjusting function for the phase-change recording layer; a reflecting film layer for reflecting the laser light transmitted through the phase-change recording layer; a hardness enhancing layer for enhancing the mechanical strength of the medium; and a protecting layer having a function for reducing thermal damages to the light incident side substrate and an optical adjusting function.

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