JPS60154098A - Optical recording and reading medium - Google Patents

Optical recording and reading medium

Info

Publication number
JPS60154098A
JPS60154098A JP59010157A JP1015784A JPS60154098A JP S60154098 A JPS60154098 A JP S60154098A JP 59010157 A JP59010157 A JP 59010157A JP 1015784 A JP1015784 A JP 1015784A JP S60154098 A JPS60154098 A JP S60154098A
Authority
JP
Japan
Prior art keywords
change
org
phthalocyanine
film
crystal
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
JP59010157A
Other languages
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Yuichi Takeda
雄一 武田
Tokuyuki Kaneshiro
徳幸 金城
Shunichi Numata
俊一 沼田
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Hitachi Ltd
Original Assignee
Hitachi Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Hitachi Ltd filed Critical Hitachi Ltd
Priority to JP59010157A priority Critical patent/JPS60154098A/en
Publication of JPS60154098A publication Critical patent/JPS60154098A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/24Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
    • G11B7/241Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
    • G11B7/242Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers
    • G11B7/244Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising organic materials only
    • G11B7/246Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising organic materials only containing dyes
    • G11B7/248Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising organic materials only containing dyes porphines; azaporphines, e.g. phthalocyanines
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/24Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
    • G11B7/241Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
    • G11B7/242Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers
    • G11B7/244Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of recording layers comprising organic materials only
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/24Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material
    • G11B7/241Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material
    • G11B7/252Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of layers other than recording layers
    • G11B7/258Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material characterised by the selection of the material of layers other than recording layers of reflective layers

Landscapes

  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)
  • Non-Silver Salt Photosensitive Materials And Non-Silver Salt Photography (AREA)
  • Optical Record Carriers And Manufacture Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To safely write information by low output laser, by recording information by utilizing the crystal change of an org. substance film by the beam energy of high intensity enregy beam. CONSTITUTION:An org. substance film absorbing high density energy beam such as laser beam with good efficiency and showing the change in an absorption spectrum by the change of a crystal is utilized to form a part changing in beam transmissivity. When a metal film is formed to the front or the under surface of the org. substance film, a part changing in beam reflectivity on the basis of the change in the absorption spectrum of the org. substance is formed by laser beam. This thin metal film comprises a material having mechanical and dynamical strength and reflecting laser beam, for example, Al, Au, Cr, Ni, Ag, Pt, Cu or Fe. As the material constituting the thin org. substance film, non- metal phthalocyanine, copper phthalocayanine, cobalt phthalocyanine or aluminum phthalocyanine chcloride, which shown large absorbancy to beam having a wavelength ranging from 550nm to 700nm and scarecely changed in absorbancy of beam with the wavelength in said range by crystal change due to beam energy absorbed thereby, are designated.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔発明の利用分野〕 本発明は光学的記録再生メモリーに係り、特に追記でき
る光学的記録読取媒体に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to an optical recording/reproducing memory, and more particularly to a recordable optical recording/reading medium.

〔発明の背景〕[Background of the invention]

従来、レーザー光線の如き高密度の光ビームを用いて記
録する記録媒体には、可逆的のもの非可逆的なものとい
ろいろある。その一つにテルル等の低融点金属の薄膜に
レーザーを照射しピットを形成する方法がある。これら
のものは追加記録ができる長所があるものの、反面高価
であり大出力のレーザーを必要とし、かっとりわけ記録
層を燃焼させて記録孔を形成する際にテルルの如き猛毒
物質が四散する欠点があった。
BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there are various types of recording media, including reversible and irreversible types, on which recording is performed using a high-density light beam such as a laser beam. One method is to irradiate a thin film of a low melting point metal such as tellurium with a laser to form pits. Although these devices have the advantage of being able to record additional information, they are expensive, require high-power lasers, and have the disadvantage of scattering highly toxic substances such as tellurium when burning the recording layer to form recording holes. there were.

〔発明の目的〕[Purpose of the invention]

以上の従来技術の問題点並びに開発技術を検討して、本
発明の目的は大出力レーザーを不要としかつ有毒有害物
質を生じないクリーンな光学的記録読取媒体を提供する
ことにある。
In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and developed techniques, an object of the present invention is to provide a clean optical recording/reading medium that does not require a high-power laser and does not generate toxic or harmful substances.

〔発明の概要〕[Summary of the invention]

本発明は、レーザー光の如き高密度エネルギービームを
効率よく吸収し、結晶変化により吸収スペク1ヘルの変
化を示す有機物膜を利用し、光の透過率の変化する部分
を形成する。有機物膜の上又は下に金属膜を形成する場
合には、レーザー光により有機物の吸収スペクトルの変
化により光の反射率の変化する部分を形成する。この金
属薄膜は機械的、力学的に強度がありレーザー光を反射
する材質のもので、例えばA Q t A u r C
r g N 11Ag、 P t 、 Cu’L F 
e等が挙げられる。有機物薄膜としては550nmから
700nmにわたる波長の光に対して大きな吸収率を示
し、その吸収した光エネルギーによる結晶変化によりそ
の領域の波長の光の吸収率があまり変化しない無金属フ
タロシアニン、銅フタロシアニン、コバルトフタロシア
ニンもしくはアルミニウムフタロシアニンクロリドが挙
げられ、その結晶系はαの型であり、光エネルギーの吸
収によりβ型に結晶系が変化するものであり、その膜厚
が0.1μm〜50μMの薄膜を形成してなることを特
徴とする光学的記録読取媒体とする。
The present invention utilizes an organic material film that efficiently absorbs a high-density energy beam such as a laser beam and exhibits a change in absorption spectrum 1 Her due to crystal change to form a portion in which the light transmittance changes. When a metal film is formed on or below an organic film, a laser beam is used to form a portion where the light reflectance changes due to a change in the absorption spectrum of the organic material. This metal thin film is made of a material that is mechanically and mechanically strong and reflects laser light, such as A Q t A ur C
r g N 11Ag, P t , Cu'L F
Examples include e. As organic thin films, metal-free phthalocyanine, copper phthalocyanine, and cobalt exhibit a large absorption rate for light with wavelengths ranging from 550 nm to 700 nm, and the absorption rate of light in that wavelength range does not change much due to crystal changes due to the absorbed light energy. Examples include phthalocyanine or aluminum phthalocyanine chloride, whose crystal system is α type and changes to β type by absorption of light energy, forming a thin film with a thickness of 0.1 μm to 50 μM. An optical recording/reading medium characterized by:

〔発明の実施例〕 以下、本発明の実施例を第1図により説明する。[Embodiments of the invention] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

実施例1゜ 第1図はこの発明に基く光学的記録読取媒体の実施例図
である。第1図において1はガラス、2は銅フタロシア
ニンの真空蒸着膜である。この銅フタロシアニン蒸着膜
の可視吸収スペクトルを第2図に示す。このスペクトル
がら銅フタロシアニンはα型である。
Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is an embodiment of an optical recording/reading medium according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is glass and 2 is a vacuum-deposited film of copper phthalocyanine. The visible absorption spectrum of this vapor-deposited copper phthalocyanine film is shown in FIG. Based on this spectrum, copper phthalocyanine is of the α type.

以上のようにして得られた記録媒体に632.4 nm
のレーザー光を光パワー5mWで20nsec照射した
ところ714nmの史の透過率が30%から5%に減少
した。また728nmの光の透過率は40%から10%
に減少した。この光の透過率の変化は結晶型がα型から
β型の変化に対応する。このβ型銅フタロシアニンの吸
収スペクiルを第3図に示す。このように632.4n
mの光照射により情報記録を行い700nm以上の波長
の光によりその透過率の変化により情報記録読み出しが
行えることが可能となった。第2図、第3図に示したス
ペクトルから明らがなようにα型がらβ型への結晶変化
がおこっても、550nmがら700nm領域では吸光
度はあまり変化せず特に632.4nmでは全く変化が
ない。従ってこの領域の光は効率よく情報記録光として
利用できる。
632.4 nm on the recording medium obtained as above.
When the laser beam was irradiated for 20 ns with an optical power of 5 mW, the transmittance at 714 nm decreased from 30% to 5%. Also, the transmittance of 728nm light is 40% to 10%.
decreased to This change in light transmittance corresponds to a change in crystal type from α type to β type. The absorption spectrum of this β-type copper phthalocyanine is shown in FIG. Like this 632.4n
It became possible to record information by irradiating light with a wavelength of 700 nm or more, and to read out information by changing the transmittance of light with a wavelength of 700 nm or more. As is clear from the spectra shown in Figures 2 and 3, even if a crystal change occurs from the α type to the β type, the absorbance does not change much in the 550 nm to 700 nm region, and in particular, there is no change at all at 632.4 nm. There is no. Therefore, the light in this region can be efficiently used as information recording light.

実施例2゜ 実施例1で用いた銅フタロシアニンのかわりに無金属フ
タロシアニンを用いた。第1図において2は無金属フタ
ロシアニンの真空蒸着膜である。
Example 2 A metal-free phthalocyanine was used in place of the copper phthalocyanine used in Example 1. In FIG. 1, 2 is a vacuum-deposited film of metal-free phthalocyanine.

この無金属フタロシアニン蒸着膜の可視吸収スペクトル
を第4図に示す。このスペクトルから無金属フタロシア
ニンはα型である。
The visible absorption spectrum of this metal-free phthalocyanine vapor-deposited film is shown in FIG. From this spectrum, the metal-free phthalocyanine is in the α type.

以上のようにした得られた記録媒体に632.4 nm
のレーザー光を光パワー5mWで20nsec照射した
ところ720nmの光の透過率が40%から5%に減少
した。この光の透過率の変化は結晶型がα型からβ型の
変化に対応する。このβ型無金属フタロシアニンの吸収
スペクトルを第5図に示す。
632.4 nm on the recording medium obtained as above.
When the laser beam was irradiated for 20 ns with an optical power of 5 mW, the transmittance of 720 nm light decreased from 40% to 5%. This change in light transmittance corresponds to a change in crystal type from α type to β type. The absorption spectrum of this β-type metal-free phthalocyanine is shown in FIG.

このように632.4 nmの光照射により情報記録を
行い700nm以上の光照射によりその透過率の変化に
より情報記録読み出しが行えることか可能となった。第
4図、第5図に示したスペクトルから明らかなようにα
型からβ型への結晶変化がおこっても、550nmから
700nm領域では吸光度はあまり変化しない。従って
この領域の光は効率よく情報記録光として利用できる。
In this way, it has become possible to record information by irradiating light at 632.4 nm, and to read out information by changing the transmittance by irradiating light at 700 nm or more. As is clear from the spectra shown in Figures 4 and 5, α
Even if a crystal change occurs from type to β type, the absorbance does not change much in the 550 nm to 700 nm region. Therefore, the light in this region can be efficiently used as information recording light.

以上の説明において基板としてガラス板を用いたが変発
明はこれに限るものではなく高分子板を採用することも
可能である。又、有機物膜として銅フタロシアニン及び
無金属フタロシアニンを用いたが、他にコバルトフタロ
シアニンあるいはアルミニウムフタロシアニンクロリド
を採用することが可能である。又、有機物膜の上又は下
に光を反射する金属膜を用いることにより反射光の先爪
変化により情報の読み出しも可能である。
Although a glass plate was used as the substrate in the above description, the invention is not limited to this, and a polymer plate may also be used. Further, although copper phthalocyanine and metal-free phthalocyanine were used as the organic film, it is also possible to use cobalt phthalocyanine or aluminum phthalocyanine chloride. Furthermore, by using a metal film that reflects light on or below the organic film, it is possible to read information by changing the tip of the reflected light.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明したように本発明によれば光学的記録読取媒体
において無害な有機物膜の結晶変化を利用して情報を記
録することにより、低出力レーザ光で安全に情報が書込
むことが可能となった。
As explained above, according to the present invention, by recording information using crystal changes in a harmless organic film in an optical recording/reading medium, it is possible to safely write information with a low-power laser beam. Ta.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は光学的記録読取媒体を示す図、第2図はα型銅
ブタロシアニンの吸収スペクトルを示す図、第3図はβ
型銅フタロシアニンの吸収スペクトルを示す図、第4図
はα型無金属フタロシアニンの吸収スペクトルを示す図
、第5図はβ型無金属フタロシアニンの吸収スペクトル
を示す図である。 第2図 窯長(nm) 佑3図 ル侵 (nm) 翳牟図 油長(n m ) 千5日 部長(r+yn)
Figure 1 shows an optical recording/reading medium, Figure 2 shows the absorption spectrum of α-type copper butalocyanine, and Figure 3 shows the β-type copper butalocyanine absorption spectrum.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the absorption spectrum of α-type metal-free phthalocyanine, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the absorption spectrum of β-type metal-free phthalocyanine. Fig. 2 Kiln length (nm) Yu 3 kiln length (nm) Omuzu oil length (n m) 1,500 day manager (r+yn)

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1、レーザー光の如き高密度エネルギービームにより、
そのエネルギーを吸収しその光エネルギーによる結晶構
造変化を起す有機物膜からなることを特徴とする光学的
記録読取媒体。 2、有機物膜は無金属フタロシアニン、銅フタロシアニ
ン、コバルトフタロシアニンもしくはアルミニウムフタ
ロシアニンクロウドであることを特徴とする特許請求の
範囲第1項記載の光学的記録読取媒体。 3、有機物膜層の上に金属薄膜を有することを特徴とす
る特許請求の範囲第1項記載の光学的記録読取媒体。
[Claims] 1. By a high-density energy beam such as a laser beam,
An optical recording/reading medium comprising an organic film that absorbs the energy and causes a crystal structure change due to the light energy. 2. The optical recording/reading medium according to claim 1, wherein the organic film is metal-free phthalocyanine, copper phthalocyanine, cobalt phthalocyanine, or aluminum phthalocyanine. 3. The optical recording/reading medium according to claim 1, which has a metal thin film on the organic film layer.
JP59010157A 1984-01-25 1984-01-25 Optical recording and reading medium Pending JPS60154098A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP59010157A JPS60154098A (en) 1984-01-25 1984-01-25 Optical recording and reading medium

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP59010157A JPS60154098A (en) 1984-01-25 1984-01-25 Optical recording and reading medium

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS60154098A true JPS60154098A (en) 1985-08-13

Family

ID=11742438

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP59010157A Pending JPS60154098A (en) 1984-01-25 1984-01-25 Optical recording and reading medium

Country Status (1)

Country Link
JP (1) JPS60154098A (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6419532A (en) * 1987-07-13 1989-01-23 Sharp Kk Method, device and medium for information recording and reproducing
US4933221A (en) * 1984-07-31 1990-06-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Optical recording device
JPH03138193A (en) * 1989-10-25 1991-06-12 Pioneer Electron Corp Postscript type optical disk

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4933221A (en) * 1984-07-31 1990-06-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Optical recording device
JPS6419532A (en) * 1987-07-13 1989-01-23 Sharp Kk Method, device and medium for information recording and reproducing
JPH03138193A (en) * 1989-10-25 1991-06-12 Pioneer Electron Corp Postscript type optical disk

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5459018A (en) Optical information recording medium, a manufacturing method thereof and an optical information recording and reproducing method using the medium
CN100373467C (en) Optical recording medium, optical recording/reproducing apparatus, optical recording apparatus and optical reproducing apparatus, data recording/reproducing method for optical recording medium, and da
KR100930243B1 (en) A recording medium having a high melting point recording layer, an information recording method of the recording medium, and an information reproducing apparatus and an information reproducing method for reproducing information from the recording medium.
JPH08115534A (en) Optical information recording medium
JPS60154098A (en) Optical recording and reading medium
JPS6045955A (en) Optical recording element
JPH05169819A (en) Optical data recording medium, data recording and reproducing method and data recording apparatus
JP2002298433A (en) Phase change optical recording medium
JP3287860B2 (en) Optical information recording method and recording medium
JP2001084645A (en) Optical information recording medium
US5432048A (en) Rewritable photochromic optical disc
JPH0777040B2 (en) Optical recording medium
JPH0461638A (en) Optical recording medium
JP2001273679A (en) Optical recording medium
JP2001101707A (en) Optical recording medium, optical recording and reproducing device, and optical recording and reproducing method
JPH0776171A (en) Write-once optical disk
JP2002109786A (en) Optical recording medium
JPH05120727A (en) Optical recording medium and method for recording or reproducing information to or from this medium
JPH0420793B2 (en)
JPH02308423A (en) Reproducing method for optical recording medium
JPH0416355B2 (en)
KR100359086B1 (en) Phase change optical disk
EP1579436A1 (en) Writeable optical record carrier
JP2008159207A (en) Optical recording medium and optical recording/reproducing apparatus
JPH02201748A (en) Optical recording medium