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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2005
Daisuke Yoshitoku, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Mishima, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamaga, Tokyo, JP;
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inexpensive optical recording medium is provided that can ensure recording and reproduction of data even in case of using blue or blue-violet laser light as irradiation light and can be stored for a long time. The optical recording medium includes a recording layer. The recording layer includes a recording portion and a covering portion covering at least one side of the recording portion in a thickness direction of the recording portion. The recording portion and the covering portion are substantially formed from a plurality of types of common constituent elements. Composition ratios of the constituent elements are different between the recording portion and the covering portion.