Information-recording element having a dye-containing auxiliary layer
First Claim
1. An improved information-recording element in which information can be written and read optically, which comprises a transparent substrate, an auxiliary layer provided on the substrate, an information-recording layer which is provided on and abuts the auxiliary layer and having a reflecting power with respect to a laser light beam used for writing or reading, the improvement being characterized in that the auxiliary layer is a laser light-absorbing dye-containing layer.
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Abstract
The invention provides an information-recording element in which information can be written and read optically. The element is constructed from a transparent substrate, a laser light-absorbing, dye-containing auxiliary layer provided thereon, as well as a laser light-reflecting recording layer present on the auxiliary layer. Upon recording information the element is exposed to pulsated laser light via the substrate, holes being formed in the recording layer. The auxiliary layer stimulates the formation of holes, a saving of laser light energy being obtained. In a favorable embodiment the auxiliary layer has a laser light absorption of from 20 to 80% and a maximum thickness of 2500 A. In a further favorable embodiment the auxiliary layer also comprises an endothermal material, for example, nitrocellulose having a nitrogen content of at least 11%.
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- 1. An improved information-recording element in which information can be written and read optically, which comprises a transparent substrate, an auxiliary layer provided on the substrate, an information-recording layer which is provided on and abuts the auxiliary layer and having a reflecting power with respect to a laser light beam used for writing or reading, the improvement being characterized in that the auxiliary layer is a laser light-absorbing dye-containing layer.
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