Optical information-recording medium
An optical information-recording medium capable of information recording at high density requiring no pre-writing, and capable of obtaining a pre-pit signal without any practical problems even when the depths are identical of a pre-pit and a pre-groove is provided. The optical information-recording medium is capable of recording and reproducing information by irradiation of a laser in which at least pre-pits 10 and pre-grooves 20 are formed, the laser wavelength is 600 nm or less, and a width of the pre-pit 10 is larger than a width of a pre-groove 20.
1 . An optical information-recording medium capable of recording and reproducing information by irradiation of a laser light at a wavelength of 600 nm or less in which at least pre-pits and pre-grooves are formed, wherein the width of the pre-pit is larger than the width of the pre-groove.
2 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the difference between the width of the pre-pit and the width of the pre-groove is from 10 nm to 100 nm.
3 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the pre-pit is from 100 nm to 300 nm.
4 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 2 , wherein the width of the pre-pit is from 100 nm to 300 nm.
5 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein the width of the pre-pit is from 200 nm to 250 nm.
6 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the width of the pre-pit is from 200 nm to 250 nm.
7 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein the difference between the width of the pre-pit and the width of the pre-groove is from 30 nm to 80 nm.
8 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 6 , wherein the difference between the width of the pre-pit and the width of the pre-groove is from 30 nm to 80 nm.
9 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the pre-groove is from 80 nm to 250 nm.
10 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 2 , wherein the width of the pre-groove is from 80 nm to 250 nm.
11 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the depth for each of the pre-pit and the pre-groove is 30 nm to 200 nm.
12 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 2 , wherein the depth for each of the pre-pit and the pre-groove is from 30 nm to 200 nm.
13 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pitch of the pre-pits and the pitch of the pre-grooves is from 50 nm to 1000 nm.
14 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the pitch of the pre-pits and the pitch of the pre-grooves is from 50 nm to 1000 nm.
15 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the circumferential distance between the pre-pits is from 300 nm to 1000 nm.
16 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 2 , wherein the circumferential distance between the pre-pits is from 300 nm to 1000 nm.
17 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the optical information-recording medium is a write-once type.
18 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the optical information-recording medium is a rewritable type.
19 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein a recording layer, a reflection layer and an adhesion layer are formed successively on a substrate in which a dummy substrate is provided on the adhesion layer.
20 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein a recording layer, a reflection layer, a protective layer, and an adhesion layer are formed successively on a substrate in which a dummy substrate is provided on the adhesion layer.
21 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein a recording layer, a reflection layer, a first protective layer, an adhesion layer, and a second protective layer are formed successively on a substrate in which a dummy substrate is provided on the second protective layer.
22 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein a recording layer, a first reflection layer, a first protective layer, an adhesion layer, a second protective layer, and a second reflection layer are formed successively on a substrate in which a dummy substrate is provided on the second reflection layer.
23 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein a recording layer, a first reflection layer, an adhesion layer, and a second reflection layer are formed successively on a substrate in which a dummy substrate is provided on the second reflection layer.
24 . The optical information-recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein a reflection layer, a recording layer, and a cover layer are formed successively on a substrate, and the cover layer has 90% or more of transmittance relative to recording light and reproducing light.