Abstract: An optical information recording substrate having a legible matter formed in a groove area thereof or a pit array area thereof, wherein the legible matter includes a plurality of grooves or pit arrays being partially different in the breadth or depth thereof. The grooves or arrays may be partially dislocated in the radial direction of the optical information recording substrate from a predetermined track. The visually legible matter may include a plurality of laser generated pit arrays wherein remaining portions of the legible matter have a plurality of continuous grooves formed therein. The legible matter may also include a plurality of continuous grooves wherein remaining portions of the legible matter includes a plurality of laser generated pit arrays formed therein.

Abstract: A main controller installed in a distribution substation of an electric power system sends a request signal to each of section controllers installed in individual section switches upon detecting a distribution line fault. Each of the section controllers performs fault detection individually. Each section controller judges whether its associated section switch is dividing the distribution line between faulty and normal line sections on the basis of fault detect signals from the other section controllers. If it is judged that its associated section switch is dividing the distribution line between faulty and normal line sections, that section controller opens its associated section switch.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium comprising a light transmitting substrate, a light absorptive layer containing at least one light absorbing substance formed on the substrate and a light reflective layer made of a metal film formed on the light absorptive layer, wherein an optical parameter represented by .rho.=n.sub.abs d.sub.abs /.lambda. wherein n.sub.abs is the real part of the complex refractive index of the light absorptive layer, d.sub.abs is the average thickness of the light absorptive layer and .lambda. is the wavelength of a reading laser beam, is 0.6<.rho.<1.6.

Abstract: A method for optically recording information on an optical information recording medium comprising a light transmitting substrate, a light absorptive layer overlaying the substrate to absorb a laser beam and a light reflective layer overlaying the light absorptive layer, which comprises energizing the light absorptive layer by a laser beam entered through the light transmitting substrate, and locally deforming, by the energy thereby generated by the light absorptive layer, a surface layer of the substrate adjacent to the light absorptive layer, to form optically readable pits in the surface layer of the substrate.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium comprising a light transmitting substrate, a light absorptive layer overlaying the substrate to absorb a laser beam and a light reflective layer overlaying the light absorptive layer, wherein an optical parameter represented by .rho.=n.sub.abs d.sub.abs /.lambda. where n.sub.abs is the real part of the complex refractive index of the light absorptive layer, d.sub.abs is the thickness of the light absorptive layer and .lambda. is the wavelength of a reading laser beam, is 0.05.ltoreq..rho..ltoreq.0.6, and the imaginary part k.sub.abs of the complex refractive index of the light absorptive layer is at most 0.3.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical information recorded disc. The method includes steps of forming a light-absorbing layer and a protective layer on a substrate, irradiating a laser through the substrate on the light-absorbing layer to form reproducible information which can be reproduced by a reproducible signal satisfying a standard of a compact disc.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an optical information recording medium featuring a layered surface composition. A first surface is made of a light transmitting substrate, which has a second light absorptive layer which is laid on top of the light transmitting substrate. A light reflective layer is laid on top of the light absorptive layer. The light transmitting substrate will have a surface layer, which is adjacent to the light absorptive layer. This surface layer, is deformable by energy generated upon absorption of a laser beam by the light absorptive layer, to thereby form optically readable pits.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium of the type wherein recorded data signals are reproduced by scanning them with a laser beam. The medium comprises a ROM region where optically readable pits are already formed and an information recordable region where optically readable pits can be formed by irradiation with a writing laser beam. The infomation recordable region comprises a light transmitting substrate having a deformable surface, a light absorptive layer overlaying the deformable surface, which absorbs the writing laser beam, and a light reflective layer overlaying the light absorptive layer. The deformable surface is deformable by energy generated upon absorption of the writing laser beam by the light absorptive layer, to thereby form optically readable pits.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium comprising a substrate, an optical recording layer formed over the surface of the substrate, and a protective layer covering the optical recording layer. The protective layer incorporates an antireflection means, such as a laser beam absorbing means, a laser beam scattering means or a laser beam transmitting means, for preventing the reflection of a laser beam applied to the optical recording layer.An optical information recording medium of a second embodiment of the present invention, comprises a substrate, an optical recording layer formed over the surface of the substrate, a protective layer covering the optical recording layer, and a buffer layer interposed between the optical recording layer and the protective layer.