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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2002
Shinji Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kakuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An optical recording medium includes a substrate having successively disposed thereon a light-reflecting layer, a recording layer and a cover layer, with recording and playback being effected by irradiating the medium with a laser beam having a wavelength of 450 nm or less from the side disposed with the cover layer, wherein a sputter layer having a thickness of 1 to 80 nm is formed between the recording layer and the cover layer, and the sputter layer and the cover layer are adhered with an adhesive. The sputter layer preferably has a thickness within a range from 2 to 50 nm and is preferably formed from a simple substance of Si, Zn, Ag, Al, Ti, Sn or Ge, a compound comprising at least one of the simple substances, or a combination thereof.