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Method for manufacturing optical memory disc
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1983-06-23
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Granted: 1984-07-03
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Expires: 2003-06-23
Abstract
Abstract Proposed is a method for manufacturing an optical memory disc having a pregrooved substrate and a recording film on the pregrooved substrate. In the step of depositing the recording film on the pregrooved substrate, light is incident on the pregrooved substrate, and at least one of exposure amounts of light reflected by and light transmitted through the pregrooved substrate and the recording film while the recording film is being deposited on the pregrooved substrate is measured. When one of the exposure amounts of light reflected by and light transmitted through the pregrooved substrate and the recording film has reached the corresponding preset exposure amount, the deposition of the recording film is stopped.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Kotera
- 👤 Takeo Ohta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 01:57
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/26; G11B7/266; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/243; G11B2007/24302; G11B2007/24316; G11B2007/24318; G11B2007/2432; G11B7/004; G11B7/0045; G11B7/00454; G11B7/252; G11B7/253; G11B7/2533
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for manufacturing an optical memory disc, comprising the steps of, in depositing a recording film on a pregrooved substrate, arranging a photosensor for detecting at least one of exposure amounts of light reflected by and light transmitted through said pregrooved substrate upon radiation of light onto said pregrooved substrate, measuring at least one of total exposure amounts of light reflected by and light transmitted through said pregrooved substrate and said recording film while said recording film is being deposited on said pregrooved substrate, and terminating deposition of said recording film on said pregrooved substrate when said at least one of the total exposure amounts reaches a preset one of total exposure amounts of light reflected by and light transmitted through said pregrooved substrate and said recording film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for manufacturing an optical memory disc, comprising the steps of, in depositing a recording film on a pregrooved substrate, arranging a photosensor for detecting at least one of exposure amounts of light reflected by and light transmitted through said pregrooved substrate upon radiation of light onto said pregrooved substrate, measuring at least one of total exposure amounts of light reflected by and light transmitted through said pregrooved substrate and said recording film while said recording film is being deposited on said pregrooved substrate, and terminating deposition of said recording film on said pregrooved substrate when said at least one of the total exposure amounts reaches a preset one of total exposure amounts of light reflected by and light transmitted through said pregrooved substrate and said recording film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the radiation of light is performed from one surface of said pregrooved substrate which opposes the other surface having pregrooves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said recording film deposited on said pregrooved substrate comprises a thin film of a tellurium suboxide TeO x (0<x<2).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said recording film deposited on said pregrooved substrate has a thickness falling within a range between 110 nm and 130 nm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A method according to claim 3, further including the steps of annealing said thin film of the tellurium suboxide TeO x formed on said pregrooved substrate in an oxygen atmosphere so as to form an inert layer having TeO 2 as a major component in a surface layer of said thin film, and adhering a protective layer onto said inert layer through an adhesive.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the annealing step is performed at a temperature in a range between 40° C. and 80° C.
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