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Optical information recording method and medium
Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-04-14
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2009-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for optically recording information on an optical information recording medium comprising a light transmitting substrate, a light absorptive layer overlaying the substrate to absorb a laser beam and a light reflective layer overlaying the light absorptive layer, which comprises energizing the light absorptive layer by a laser beam entered through the light transmitting substrate, and locally deforming, by the energy thereby generated by the light absorptive layer, a surface layer of the substrate adjacent to the light absorptive layer, to form optically readable pits in the surface layer of the substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Emiko Hamada
- 👤 Yuji Arai
- 👤 Yuaki Shin
- 👤 Takashi Ishiguro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:15
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/004; G11B7/0045; G11B7/24; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/244; G11B7/246; G11B7/247; G11B7/2472; G11B7/00452; G11B7/24018; G11B7/24027; G11B7/252; G11B7/253; G11B7/2533; G11B7/2534; G11B7/254; G11B7/2542; G11B7/258; G11B7/2595
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for optically recording information on an optical information recording medium having a light transmitting substrate, a light absorptive layer overlaying the substrate to absorb a laser beam and a light reflective layer overlaying the light absorptive layer, said method comprising the steps of: energizing the light absorptive layer by a laser beam entered through the light transmitting substrate in order to generate energy, and locally deforming, by the energy thereby generated by the light absorptive layer, a surface layer of the substrate adjacent to the light absorptive layer, to form optically readable pits in the surface layer of the substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for optically recording information on an optical information recording medium having a light transmitting substrate, a light absorptive layer overlaying the substrate to absorb a laser beam and a light reflective layer overlaying the light absorptive layer, said method comprising the steps of: energizing the light absorptive layer by a laser beam entered through the light transmitting substrate in order to generate energy, and locally deforming, by the energy thereby generated by the light absorptive layer, a surface layer of the substrate adjacent to the light absorptive layer, to form optically readable pits in the surface layer of the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the light absorptive layer is melted and decomposed upon absorption of the laser beam, and the surface layer of the substrate is locally deformed by the melting and the decomposition of the light absorptive layer, to form optically readable pits in the surface layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
103 words
An optical information recording medium comprising a light transmitting substrate, a light absorptive layer overlaying a surface layer of the substrate to absorb a laser beam and a totally light reflective layer overlaying the light absorptive layer for reflecting light at a boundary between said light reflective layer and said light absorptive layer, wherein a surface layer of the substrate adjacent to the light absorptive layer has a tracking guide groove, and optically readable absorptive laser energy pits are formed in the guide groove by deforming the surface layer by means of energy generated by the light absorptive layer from said laser beam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
103 words
An optical information recording medium comprising a light transmitting substrate, a light absorptive layer overlaying a surface layer of the substrate to absorb a laser beam and a totally light reflective layer overlaying the light absorptive layer for reflecting light at a boundary between said light reflective layer and said light absorptive layer, wherein a surface layer of the substrate adjacent to the light absorptive layer has a tracking guide groove, and optically readable absorptive laser energy pits are formed in the guide groove by deforming the surface layer by means of energy generated by the light absorptive layer from said laser beam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The optical information recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the deformation of the surface layer is protuberances towards the light absorptive layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The optical information recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the deformed portions of the surface layer have optical properties different from the rest of the surface layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The optical information recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the deformed portions of the surface layer contain decomposed components of the light absorptive layer diffused therein.
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