Optical disk and optical disk apparatus

Abstract

An optical disk has transparent substrate layer provided at light incidence side, first information layer which has first groove of first depth, adhesive layer provided on the first information layer, and second information layer which has second groove of second depth that is deeper than the first depth, and irreversibly records information therein, wherein the first depth and the second depth are λ/2n or less, the width of the first and second grooves is 0.3 μm or less, the track pitch of the first and second grooves is 0.45 μm or less, the first and second information layers include organic dye material having light absorption in the range of the wavelength λ of laser beam for use in recording and reproducing information from 390 nm to 420 nm.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A general architecture that implements an embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view showing an example of the size of a groove in a two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view showing an example of the layer structure of the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view showing an example of the layer structure of the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a graph showing an example of the influence that (first information layer groove depth H1)/(second information layer groove depth H2) gives upon the signal change width of a first information layer, in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a graph showing an example of the influence that the H1/H2 gives upon the recording and reproducing characteristics of the first information layer, in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a graph showing an example of the influence that the H1/H2 gives upon the first information layer endurance time and the second information layer endurance time, in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view showing an example of another structure of the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view showing an example of another structure of the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view showing an example of another structure of the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view showing an example of another structure of the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a graph showing an example of the influence that the H1/H2 gives upon the signal change width of the first information layer when the first information layer groove depth H1 is made constant, in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a graph showing an example of the influence that the H1/H2 gives upon the recording and reproducing characteristics when the first information layer groove depth H1 is made constant, in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a graph showing an example of the influence that the H1/H2 gives upon the first information layer endurance time and the second information layer endurance time when the first information layer groove depth H1 is made constant, in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a graph showing an example of the influence that the H1/H2 gives upon the signal change width of the first information layer, in Comparative examples 1, 2 and 3 in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a graph showing an example of the influence that the H1/H2 gives upon the recording and reproducing characteristics, in Comparative examples 1, 2 and 3 in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a graph showing an example of the influence that the H1/H2 gives upon the first information layer endurance time and the second information layer endurance time, in Comparative examples 1, 2 and 3 in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing an example of an optical disk apparatus that handles the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is an explanatory view showing a general parameter setting example of the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing wobble shapes and address bits in an address bit area in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is an explanatory view showing the arrangement in a wobble data unit concerning a primary position and a secondary position of a modulation area in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 21 is an explanatory view showing the data structure in wobble address information of the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 22 is an explanatory view showing the arrangement place of the modulation area in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view showing a method of measuring Wppmax and Wppmin in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 24 is an explanatory view showing the characteristics of a wobble signal and a track displacement signal in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 25 is an explanatory view showing a method of measuring a (I1-I2)pp signal in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a measuring circuit of NBSNR to the square waveform of the wobble signal in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 27 is an explanatory view showing a method of measuring NBSNR in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 28 is a graph showing an example of spectrum analyzer detection signal characteristics of a wobble signal by phase modulation in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 29 is a graph showing an example of the spectrum analyzer waveform of a phase-modulated wobble signal in the two-layer recordable optical disk according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. An optical disk comprising: a transparent substrate layer provided at a light incidence side;a first groove of a first depth;a first information layer, the first information layer recording information therein;an adhesive layer;a second groove of a second depth that is deeper than the first depth; anda second information layer, the second information layer recording information therein, whereinthe first depth and the second depth are λ/2n or less by use of a wavelength λ,the width of the first and second grooves is 0.3 μm or less,the track pitch of the first and second grooves is 0.45 μm or less,the first and second information layers include an organic dye material having light absorption in the range of the wavelength λ of laser beam for use in recording and reproducing information from 390 nm to 420 nm.

2. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the first groove is formed in the first information layer, and the second groove is formed in the second information layer.

3. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the transparent substrate layer is 580 μm or more and 600 μm or less.

4. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the adhesive layer is 20 μm or more and 35 μm or less.

5. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the reflectance of the transparent substrate layer, the first and second information layers and the adhesive layer with respect to the wavelength of the laser beam is 3% or more and 10% or less.

6. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the reflectance from the second information layer is 0.8 times or more and 1.2 times or less the reflectance from the first information layer.

7. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein in the first information layer and the second information layer, the reflectance of a recorded area where information has been recorded is higher than that of an unrecorded area where information is not recorded.

8. An optical disk according to claim 2, wherein among the grooves formed in the first and second information layers, recording is performed to only the groove closer to the laser beam incidence side.

9. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the first groove is formed in the transparent substrate layer, and the second groove is formed in a substrate layer formed on the second information layer.

10. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the first groove is formed in the transparent substrate layer, and the second groove of the second information layer is formed in the adhesive layer.

11. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the first groove is formed in the adhesive layer, and the second groove of the second information layer is formed in a substrate layer formed on the second information layer.

12. An optical disk according to claim 1, wherein the first groove and the second groove are both formed in the adhesive layer.

13. An optical disk apparatus comprising: processor circuitry for communicating with at least on optical disk, the optical disk comprising: a transparent substrate layer at a light incidence side;a first groove of a first depth; a first information layer, the first information layer recording information therein;an adhesive layer;a second groove of a second depth that is deeper than the first depth; anda second information layer, the second information layer recording information therein, whereinthe first depth and the second depth are λ/2n or less by use of a wavelength λ,the width of the first and second grooves is 0.3 μm or less,the track pitch of the first and second grooves is 0.45 μm or less,the first and second information layers include an organic dye material having light absorption in the range of the wavelength λ of laser beam for use in recording and reproducing information from 390 nm to 420 nm.

14. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the processor circuitry is configured to record information on the optical disk.

15. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to reproduce information stored on the optical disk.

16. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising forming the first groove in the transparent substrate layer, and forming the second groove in a substrate layer formed on the second information layer.

17. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising forming first groove in the transparent substrate layer, and forming the second groove in the adhesive layer.

18. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising forming the first groove in the adhesive layer, and forming the second groove in a substrate layer formed on the second information layer.

19. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising forming the first groove and the second groove in the adhesive layer.

20. An optical disk apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the transparent substrate layer is 580 μm or more and 600 μm or less.