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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1997
Junichiro Nakayama, Shiki-gun, JP;
Naoyasu Iketani, Tenri, JP;
Michinobu Mieda, Shiki-gun, JP;
Yoshiteru Murakami, Nishinomiya, JP;
Akira Takahashi, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical disk substrate in which a winding groove, which is winding in accordance with address information, and a normal groove, which is not winding, are placed alternately in the radial direction as tracking guides used for tracking control. With respect to this optical disk substrate, a laser beam, which is used for forming patterns for the tracking guides, is applied while being switched alternately between the first mode that exerts oscillations in the disk radial direction in accordance with the address information and the second mode that does not exert oscillations. An optical disk has a construction in which at least a recording layer is formed on the optical disk substrate.