Abstract: According to the present, invention, when transferring a pattern of projections and valleys of a stamper to a UV curable resin coated on a disc base plate, the disc base plate is pressed against the stamper while the stamper is maintained at a constant temperature to set the viscosity of the UV curable resin to a value suitable for transferring the pattern of projections and valleys to the UV curable resin from the stamper to realize high fidelity duplication.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium is manufactured by a so-called photopolymerization process. The medium comprises a glass substrate and a layer of ultraviolet ray setting resin having a surface which is a replica of a stamper. Concentric recesses are formed at the outer and inner peripheral edges of the glass substrate to receive an excess resin to avoid any formation of a bur on the finished disk medium.

Abstract: A method for producing an optical disc including the step of transferring a pattern of alternate projections and recesses from a stamper to a glass base plate by photopolymerization of a resin curable with ultraviolet rays, wherein the glass base plate is previously processed by surface processing by a suitable coupling agent. Before or after the surface processing with the coupling agent, the glass base plate is heated under a reduced pressure for improving bonding properties between the glass base plate and the resin curable with ultraviolet rays.