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Optical recording medium

US7011876B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2004
Grant dateMar 14, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2024

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

Abstract

There is provided an optical recording medium capable of preventing cross erase and increasing its recording density. The optical recording medium includes: a reflecting film; a first transparent film provided on the reflecting film; a first semitransparent film provided on the first transparent film; a second transparent film provided on the first semitransparent film; a recording film provided on the second transparent film, the recording film being capable of reversibly changing an atomic arrangement; and a third transparent film provided on the recording film. The first semitransparent film has a complex refractive index of n−ik satisfying relationships of 0<n<1 and 1<k, and a product of a thickness d (nm) of the first semitransparent film and an extinction coefficient k of the complex refractive index is d×k≦44.

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