Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an element body that includes a plurality of insulating layers laminated together, a coil that is embedded in the element body and that includes a coil conductor layer provided between the insulating layers, and a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode each of which is provided on at least one of outer surfaces of the element body and each of which is electrically connected to the coil. A dissimilar-material layer that is made of a material different from the insulating layers is provided on at least one of the outer surfaces of the element body that extend in a lamination direction in which the plurality of insulating layers are laminated together.

Abstract: The present invention can record or reproduce information in a stable manner with a simple configuration. According to the present invention, since a photoinitiator whose vaporization temperature is between 140 and 400 deg C. is included, a portion around a focal point Fb of a recording optical beam L2c heats up after the recording optical beam L2c is focused, vaporizing the photoinitiator. As a result, an air bubble is formed. This air bubble is left in a recording layer 101 as a cavity after the emission of the recording optical beam L2c ends and the portion around the focal point Fb cools down. When a reading optical beam L2d is emitted, the air bubble can reflect the reading optical beam L2d due to the difference in refractive index between a portion inside the air bubble and the portion outside the air bubble (i.e. the recording layer 101), producing a returning optical beam L3.