EP1194284A4 - OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM WITH INCREASED ERASABILITY - Google Patents
OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM WITH INCREASED ERASABILITYInfo
- Publication number
- EP1194284A4 EP1194284A4 EP19990918793 EP99918793A EP1194284A4 EP 1194284 A4 EP1194284 A4 EP 1194284A4 EP 19990918793 EP19990918793 EP 19990918793 EP 99918793 A EP99918793 A EP 99918793A EP 1194284 A4 EP1194284 A4 EP 1194284A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- erasability
- increased
- optical recording
- recording media
- media
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
- 230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/24—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
- G11B7/241—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B7/242—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers
- G11B7/243—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising inorganic materials only, e.g. ablative layers
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/24—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
- G11B7/241—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B7/242—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers
- G11B7/243—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising inorganic materials only, e.g. ablative layers
- G11B7/2433—Metals or elements of Groups 13, 14, 15 or 16 of the Periodic Table, e.g. B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Bi, Se or Te
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/004—Recording, reproducing or erasing methods; Read, write or erase circuits therefor
- G11B7/0055—Erasing
- G11B7/00557—Erasing involving phase-change media
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/24—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/24—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
- G11B7/241—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B7/242—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers
- G11B7/243—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising inorganic materials only, e.g. ablative layers
- G11B2007/24302—Metals or metalloids
- G11B2007/24306—Metals or metalloids transition metal elements of groups 3-10
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/24—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
- G11B7/241—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B7/242—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers
- G11B7/243—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising inorganic materials only, e.g. ablative layers
- G11B2007/24302—Metals or metalloids
- G11B2007/24312—Metals or metalloids group 14 elements (e.g. Si, Ge, Sn)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/24—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
- G11B7/241—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B7/242—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers
- G11B7/243—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising inorganic materials only, e.g. ablative layers
- G11B2007/24302—Metals or metalloids
- G11B2007/24314—Metals or metalloids group 15 elements (e.g. Sb, Bi)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/24—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
- G11B7/241—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B7/242—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers
- G11B7/243—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising inorganic materials only, e.g. ablative layers
- G11B2007/24302—Metals or metalloids
- G11B2007/24316—Metals or metalloids group 16 elements (i.e. chalcogenides, Se, Te)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/24—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
- G11B7/241—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B7/252—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of layers other than recording layers
- G11B7/253—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of layers other than recording layers of substrates
- G11B7/2533—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of layers other than recording layers of substrates comprising resins
- G11B7/2534—Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of layers other than recording layers of substrates comprising resins polycarbonates [PC]
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- Optical Record Carriers And Manufacture Thereof (AREA)
- Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)
- Optical Recording Or Reproduction (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/US1999/008861 WO2000064666A1 (en) | 1999-04-22 | 1999-04-22 | Optical recording media having increased erasability |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1194284A1 EP1194284A1 (en) | 2002-04-10 |
EP1194284A4 true EP1194284A4 (en) | 2002-10-31 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP19990918793 Withdrawn EP1194284A4 (en) | 1999-04-22 | 1999-04-22 | OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM WITH INCREASED ERASABILITY |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP1194284A4 (ja) |
JP (1) | JP2002542085A (ja) |
KR (1) | KR20020000630A (ja) |
AU (1) | AU3662399A (ja) |
CA (1) | CA2370836A1 (ja) |
WO (1) | WO2000064666A1 (ja) |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1344179A4 (en) * | 2000-12-22 | 2007-04-18 | Energy Conversion Devices Inc | MEMORY RECORDING METHOD |
EP2112659A1 (en) * | 2001-09-01 | 2009-10-28 | Energy Convertion Devices, Inc. | Increased data storage in optical data storage and retrieval systems using blue lasers and/or plasmon lenses |
Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4866672A (en) * | 1985-08-09 | 1989-09-12 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Information-recording thin film and method for recording and reproducing information |
EP0335469A2 (en) * | 1988-03-28 | 1989-10-04 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Information-recording thin film and method for recording and reproducing information |
EP0354528A2 (en) * | 1988-08-09 | 1990-02-14 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (a New Jersey corporation) | Optical recording materials comprising antimony-tin alloys including a third element |
JPH0361082A (ja) * | 1989-07-31 | 1991-03-15 | Toshiba Corp | 情報記録媒体 |
US5298305A (en) * | 1992-01-08 | 1994-03-29 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Phase-change type information recording medium |
EP0735158A2 (en) * | 1995-03-31 | 1996-10-02 | Ricoh Company, Ltd | Sputtering target and its use in the production of an optical recording medium |
JPH10337955A (ja) * | 1997-06-06 | 1998-12-22 | Asahi Chem Ind Co Ltd | 相変化型光情報記録媒体およびその製造方法 |
Family Cites Families (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5591501A (en) * | 1995-12-20 | 1997-01-07 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Optical recording medium having a plurality of discrete phase change data recording points |
TW414892B (en) * | 1996-05-28 | 2000-12-11 | Ibm | Optical data storage system with multiple rewriteable phase-change recording layers |
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1999
- 1999-04-22 AU AU36623/99A patent/AU3662399A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-04-22 JP JP2000613640A patent/JP2002542085A/ja active Pending
- 1999-04-22 CA CA002370836A patent/CA2370836A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-04-22 WO PCT/US1999/008861 patent/WO2000064666A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-04-22 KR KR1020017013317A patent/KR20020000630A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-04-22 EP EP19990918793 patent/EP1194284A4/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4866672A (en) * | 1985-08-09 | 1989-09-12 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Information-recording thin film and method for recording and reproducing information |
EP0335469A2 (en) * | 1988-03-28 | 1989-10-04 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Information-recording thin film and method for recording and reproducing information |
EP0354528A2 (en) * | 1988-08-09 | 1990-02-14 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (a New Jersey corporation) | Optical recording materials comprising antimony-tin alloys including a third element |
JPH0361082A (ja) * | 1989-07-31 | 1991-03-15 | Toshiba Corp | 情報記録媒体 |
US5298305A (en) * | 1992-01-08 | 1994-03-29 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Phase-change type information recording medium |
EP0735158A2 (en) * | 1995-03-31 | 1996-10-02 | Ricoh Company, Ltd | Sputtering target and its use in the production of an optical recording medium |
JPH10337955A (ja) * | 1997-06-06 | 1998-12-22 | Asahi Chem Ind Co Ltd | 相変化型光情報記録媒体およびその製造方法 |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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See also references of WO0064666A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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CA2370836A1 (en) | 2000-11-02 |
JP2002542085A (ja) | 2002-12-10 |
WO2000064666A1 (en) | 2000-11-02 |
AU3662399A (en) | 2000-11-10 |
KR20020000630A (ko) | 2002-01-05 |
EP1194284A1 (en) | 2002-04-10 |
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