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Optical recording medium
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Media Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-08-10
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Granted: 1996-12-03
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Expires: 2015-08-10
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure describes an optical recording medium for recording, erasing and reading-out information by irradiation a laser beam, comprising: a lower dielectric protective layer, a phase-change-type recording layer, an upper dielectric protective layer and a metal reflective layer successively deposited on a transparent substrate formed with grooves, in which both of grooves and lands are used as a recorded region, a groove depth (d) satisfies the following relation (1): lambda /7n<d< lambda /5n(1)wherein lambda represents a wavelength of an irradiation light and n represents a refractive index of the substrate, and a groove width (GW) and a land width (LW) satisfy the following relation (2):0.1 mu m<GW<LW(2)
Inventors
- 👤 Michikazu Horie
- 👤 Haruo Kunitomo
- 👤 Takashi Ohno
- 👤 Kenichi Takada
- 👤 Hironobu Mizuno
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:24
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/007; G11B7/00718; G11B7/2407; G11B7/24073; G11B7/24079; G11B7/004; G11B7/0045; G11B7/00454; G11B7/006; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/243; G11B7/252; G11B7/254; G11B7/258
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
An optical recording medium for recording, erasing and reading-out information by irradiation of a laser beam, comprising: a lower dielectric protective layer, a phase-change-type recording layer, an upper dielectric protective layer and a metal reflective layer successively deposited on a transparent substrate formed with grooves, in which both of grooves and lands are used as a recorded region, a groove depth (d) satisfies the following relation (1): λ/7n<d<λ/5n (1) wherein λ represents a wavelength of an irradiation light and n represents a refractive index of the substrate, and a groove width (GW) and a land width (LW) satisfy the following relation (2): 0.1 μm<GW<LW (2).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
An optical recording medium for recording, erasing and reading-out information by irradiation of a laser beam, comprising: a lower dielectric protective layer, a phase-change-type recording layer, an upper dielectric protective layer and a metal reflective layer successively deposited on a transparent substrate formed with grooves, in which both of grooves and lands are used as a recorded region, a groove depth (d) satisfies the following relation (1): λ/7n<d<λ/5n (1) wherein λ represents a wavelength of an irradiation light and n represents a refractive index of the substrate, and a groove width (GW) and a land width (LW) satisfy the following relation (2): 0.1 μm<GW<LW (2).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the land width (LW) satisfies the following relation (3): 0.62(λ/NA)<LW<0.80(λ/NA) (3) wherein NA represents a numerical aperture of a lens.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 2, wherein a phase difference (α) between a reflected light from an unrecorded region and a reflected light from a recorded region of an optical recording medium satisfies the following relation (4): -π<α<0 (4) and a reflectance (R 1 ) of an unrecorded region and a reflectance (R 2 ) of a recorded region satisfy the following relation (5): R.sub.2 <R.sub.1 ( 5).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 2, wherein a phase difference (α) between a reflected light from an unrecorded region and a reflected light from a recorded region of an optical recording medium satisfies the following relation (6): 0<α<π (6) and a reflectance (R 1 ) of an unrecorded region and a reflectance (R 2 ) of a recorded region satisfy the following relation (7): R.sub.2 >R.sub.1 ( 7).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 2, wherein a land width (LW), a groove width (GW) and a distance between adjacent grooves (groove pitch (PG)=LW+GW) satisfy the following relation (8): 0.02≦(LW-GW)/PG≦0.3 (8).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 2, wherein the groove depth is from 40 to 80 nm and the groove width (GW) satisfies the following relation (9): 0.15(λ/NA)<GW<0.5(λ/NA) (9).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the phase difference (α) between a reflected light from an unrecorded region and a reflected light from a recorded region of the optical recording medium satisfies the following relation (4): -π<α<0 (4) and a reflectance (R 1 ) of the unrecorded region and reflectance (R 2 ) of the recorded region satisfy the following relation (5): R.sub.2 <R.sub.1 ( 5).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
71 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the phase difference (α) between a reflected light from an unrecorded region and a reflected light from a recorded region of the optical recording medium satisfies the following relation (6): 0<α<π (6) and a reflectance (R 1 ) of an unrecorded region and a reflectance (R 2 ) of a recorded region satisfy the following relation (7): R.sub.2 >R.sub.1 ( 7).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the land width (LW), the groove width (GW) and a groove pitch (PG) satisfy the following relation (8): 0.02≦(LW-GW)/PG≦0.3 (8).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the melting point of the recording layer is less than 700° C. and the crystallizing temperature of the recording layer is not less than 150° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 10, wherein the recording layer comprises an alloy mainly composed of Ge, Sb and Te as a main ingredient and has a thickness from 15 to 25 nm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 10, wherein the reflective layer comprises an alloy of Al and Ti or Ta, and the Ti or Ta content is from 0.5 to 3.5 at %.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 10, wherein at least one layer of the lower dielectric protective layer and the upper dielectric protective layer comprises ZnS and SiO 2 or Y 2 O 3 , and the SiO 2 or Y 2 O 3 content is from 5 to 40 mol %.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the groove depth is from 40 to 80 nm and the groove width (GW) satisfies the following relation (9): 0.15(λ/NA)<GW<0.5(λ/NA) (9).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 1, wherein a track pitch of a region to which a file management or allocation information is recorded is greater by 1.05 to 1.5 times a track pitch of data recorded regions.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 15, wherein the groove width (GW) and the land width (LW) in the file management or allocation region satisfy the following relation (10): 0.6(λ/NA)<(GW+LW)/2<1.0 μm (10).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 15, wherein the melting point of the recording layer is less than 700° C. and the crystallizing temperature of the recording layer is not less than 150° C.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 15, wherein the recording layer comprises an alloy mainly composed of Ge, Sb and Te as a main ingredient and has a thickness from 15 to 25 nm.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 15, wherein the reflective layer comprises an alloy of Al and Ti or Ta, and the Ti or Ta content is from 0.5 to 3.5 at %.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
54 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 15, wherein at least one layer of the lower dielectric protective layer and the upper dielectric protective layer comprises ZnS and SiO 2 or Y 2 O 3 , and the SiO 2 or Y 2 O 3 content is from 5 to 40 mol %.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A optical recording medium as defined in claim 15, wherein a vertical birefringence of the substrate is less than 400×10 -6 and an in-plane birefringence of said substrate is less than 40×10 -6 .
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 15, wherein a thickness of the substrate is not less than 0.4 mm and less than 1.0 mm.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the groove width (GW) and the land width (LW) satisfy the following relation (10): 0.6(λ/NA)<(GW+LW)/2<1.0 μm (10).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 23, wherein the melting point of the recording layer is less than 700° C. and the crystallizing temperature of the recording layer is not less than 150° C.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 24, wherein the recording layer comprises an alloy mainly composed of Ge, Sb and Te as a main ingredient and has a thickness from 15 to 25 nm.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
35 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 24, wherein the reflective layer comprises an alloy of Al and Ti or Ta, and the Ti or Ta content is from 0.5 to 3.5 at %.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
54 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 24, wherein at least one layer of the lower dielectric protective layer and the upper dielectric protective layer comprises ZnS and SiO 2 or Y 2 O 3 , and the SiO 2 or Y 2 O 3 content is from 5 to 40 mol %.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A optical recording medium as defined in claim 23, wherein a vertical birefringence of the substrate is less than 400×10 -6 and an in-plane birefringence of said substrate is less than 40×10 -6 .
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 23, wherein a thickness of the substrate is not less than 0.4 mm and less than 1.0 mm.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium comprising a lower dielectric protective layer, a phase-change-type recording layer, an upper dielectric protective layer and a metal reflective layer deposited successively on a transparent substrate formed with grooves for reversibly recording, erasing and reading-out information by utilizing an optically distinguishable crystallized or amorphous state, in which a track pitch of a region to which a file management or allocation information is recorded is greater by 1.05 to 1.5 times a track pitch of data recorded regions.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium comprising a lower dielectric protective layer, a phase-change-type recording layer, an upper dielectric protective layer and a metal reflective layer deposited successively on a transparent substrate formed with grooves for reversibly recording, erasing and reading-out information by utilizing an optically distinguishable crystallized or amorphous state, in which a track pitch of a region to which a file management or allocation information is recorded is greater by 1.05 to 1.5 times a track pitch of data recorded regions.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 30, wherein a groove width (GW) and a land width (LW) in the file management or allocation region satisfy the following relation (10): 0.6(λ/NA)<(GW+LW)/2<1.0 μm (10).
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 31, wherein a vertical birefringence of the substrate is less than 400×10 -6 and an in-plane birefringence of said substrate is less than 40×10 -6 .
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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An optical recording medium as defined in claim 31, wherein a thickness of the substrate is not less than 0.4 mm and less than 1.0 mm.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
35 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 31, wherein the melting point of the recording layer is less than 700° C. an the crystallizing temperature of said layer is not less than 150° C.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
36 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 34, wherein the recording layer comprises an alloy mainly composed of Ge, Sb and Te as a main ingredient and has a thickness from 15 to 25 nm.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
35 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 34, wherein the reflective layer comprises an alloy of Al and Ti or Ta, and the Ti or Ta content is from 0.5 to 3.5 at %.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
54 words
An optical recording medium as defined in claim 34, wherein at least one layer of the lower dielectric protective layer and the upper dielectric protective layer comprises ZnS and SiO 2 or Y 2 O 3 , and the SiO 2 or Y 2 O 3 content is from 5 to 40 mol %.
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