US4682321A
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Optical recording medium
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1985-01-24
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2005-01-24
Abstract
Abstract An optical disk for recording information, comprising a substrate and a plurality of thin film layers disposed on said substrate, each film having different optical extinction coefficient from that is the others. The thin film layers can be converted into a single layer when irradiated with a recording beam.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Takaoka
- 👤 Satoru Koyahara
- 👤 Tetsuo Saito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:33
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/241; G11B7/252; G11B7/257; G11B7/004; G11B7/0045; G11B7/00455; G11B7/2403; G11B7/24035; G11B7/24038; G11B7/242; G11B7/243; G11B7/2433; G11B2007/24302; G11B2007/24312; G11B2007/24314; G11B2007/24316; G11B7/253; G11B7/2531; G11B7/2533; G11B7/2534
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
An optical recording medium for recording information, comprising a substrate and a recording layer comprising two thin semiconductor films disposed on said substrate, said two thin semiconductor films consisting of a combination of thin films made of two materials selected from the group consisting of germanium, tellurium, bismuth, antimony and alloys thereof, wherein said thin semiconductor films can be at least partially converted into a single layer when irradiated with a laser beam and information can be recorded by said partial conversion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
An optical recording medium for recording information, comprising a substrate and a recording layer comprising two thin semiconductor films disposed on said substrate, said two thin semiconductor films consisting of a combination of thin films made of two materials selected from the group consisting of germanium, tellurium, bismuth, antimony and alloys thereof, wherein said thin semiconductor films can be at least partially converted into a single layer when irradiated with a laser beam and information can be recorded by said partial conversion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the thin film layer the laser beam is incident has a small extinction coefficient, and a portion of said converted single layer irradiated with the laser beam has an increased reflectivity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein an undercoat is formed between said substrate and said thin film layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein a protective layer is formed on a surface of said thin film layers opposite to a surface thereof which faces said substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein two of said optical disks are adhered to each other with a pair of said plural thin film layers facing each other to provide a double-sided type optical disk.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein one thin film on the substrate side has a thickness of not more than 50 nm, and the other thin film has a thickness of not more than 100 nm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein said two thin semiconductor films are formed of a combination selected from the group of combinations consisting of tellurium-bismuth, tellurium-germanium, and germanium-bismuth.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A disk as in claim 1 wherein the ratio of optical extinction coefficients of said semiconductor layers is at least 1.5.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
79 words
An optical recording medium for recording information, comprising a substrate and a recording layer formed of two thin semiconductor films disposed on said substrate, said two thin semiconductors films consisting of a combination of thin films selected from the group of combinations consisting of tellurium-bismuth, tellurium-germanium, and germanium-bismuth, wherein said thin semiconductor films can be at least partially converted into a single layer by irradiation with a laser beam, so that information can be recorded by said partial conversion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
An optical recording medium for recording information, comprising a substrate and a recording layer formed of two thin semiconductor films disposed on said substrate, said two thin semiconductors films consisting of a combination of thin films selected from the group of combinations consisting of tellurium-bismuth, tellurium-germanium, and germanium-bismuth, wherein said thin semiconductor films can be at least partially converted into a single layer by irradiation with a laser beam, so that information can be recorded by said partial conversion.
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