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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Koji Mishima, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Yoshitoku, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamaga, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical recording medium is provided, which are capable of recording and reproducing data with reliability even when blue or blue violet laser light is used as irradiation light. The optical recording medium includes a substrate, and a recording layer formed over the substrate and having its optical characteristic changed by irradiation of the laser light. The recording layer is substantially composed of Bi and O, and the ratio of the number of the O atoms to the total number of Bi and O atoms in the recording layer is 63-73%.