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Magneto-optical recording medium having alternately-layered high and low refractive index layers
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1983-09-26
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Granted: 1987-03-10
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Expires: 2003-09-26
Abstract
Abstract A magneto-optical recording medium is disclosed which comprises a substrate, a magnetic thin film and a multi-layered dielectric layer for regulating the reflection factor of the magnetic thin film.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Tomita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:07
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10582; G11B11/10586; G11B11/10589; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising: a substrate; a magnetic thin film formed on the substrate for recording information and for reproducing the recorded information by the irradiation of a light beam on said thin film; and a multi-layered dielectric layer for reducing the reflection factor of a surface of said thin film to the light beam incident thereon, said dielectric layer comprising a dielectric regulating layer formed on said thin film in contact therewith, said dielectric regulating layer having an optical film thickness of substantially a quarter or a half of the wavelength of said light beam, and an alternately-layered dielectric layer formed on said regulating layer, said alternately layered dielectric layer including at least one set of alternately-layered high and low refractive index layers, each of said high and low refractive index layers having an optical film thickness of substantially a quarter of the wavelength of said light beam.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising: a substrate; a magnetic thin film formed on the substrate for recording information and for reproducing the recorded information by the irradiation of a light beam on said thin film; and a multi-layered dielectric layer for reducing the reflection factor of a surface of said thin film to the light beam incident thereon, said dielectric layer comprising a dielectric regulating layer formed on said thin film in contact therewith, said dielectric regulating layer having an optical film thickness of substantially a quarter or a half of the wavelength of said light beam, and an alternately-layered dielectric layer formed on said regulating layer, said alternately layered dielectric layer including at least one set of alternately-layered high and low refractive index layers, each of said high and low refractive index layers having an optical film thickness of substantially a quarter of the wavelength of said light beam.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The recording medium according to claim 1 comprising further a protecting layer provided on said magnetic thin film at the side thereof opposite to the side thereof at which said substrate is provided.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The recording medium according to claim 1 wherein said dielectric regulating layer is less than 0.2 μm in thickness.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said dielectric regulating layer is formed of SiO.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording medium according to claim 1 wherein said alternately-layered dielectric layer is constituted of alternate layers of MgF 2 and ZnS.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
128 words
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising: a substrate; a magnetic thin film formed on said substrate for recording information and for reproducing the recorded information by the irradiation of a light beam on said thin film, and an alternately-layered dielectric layer for increasing the reflection factor to said light beam of one surface of said thin film opposite to the other surface thereof through which said light beam transmits, said alternately-layered dielectric layer being formed on said thin film in contact therewith and including at least one set of alternately-layered high and low refractive index layers in the named order from said thin film, each of said high and low refractive index layers having an optical film thickness of substantially a fourth of the wavelength of said light beam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
128 words
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising: a substrate; a magnetic thin film formed on said substrate for recording information and for reproducing the recorded information by the irradiation of a light beam on said thin film, and an alternately-layered dielectric layer for increasing the reflection factor to said light beam of one surface of said thin film opposite to the other surface thereof through which said light beam transmits, said alternately-layered dielectric layer being formed on said thin film in contact therewith and including at least one set of alternately-layered high and low refractive index layers in the named order from said thin film, each of said high and low refractive index layers having an optical film thickness of substantially a fourth of the wavelength of said light beam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The recording medium according to claim 6 wherein said magnetic thin film is less than 50 nm in thickness.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording medium according to claim 6 wherein said alternately-layered dielectric layer is constituted of alternate layers of MgF 2 and ZnS.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The recording medium according to claim 6 wherein said alternately-layered dielectric layer is constituted of three and more than three sets of alternate layers of MgF 2 and ZnS.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A recording medium according to claim 6, further comprising a dielectric layer for reducing the reflection factor of said thin film to said light beam incident thereon, said dielectric layer being formed on said thin film in contact therewith at the side thereof opposite to the side thereof which is in contact with said alternately layered dielectric layer.
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