Abstract: An optical recording medium having two or more information recording layers in which information is recorded at a high recording density. The optical recording medium is comprised of information recording layers between a first surface at which light is incident and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first information recording layer nearest to the second surface is a phase-modulation information recording layer, and the second information recording layer is a reflectance-modulation information recording layer.

Abstract: A dielectric part 4 comprising a nitride layer 7 and an oxide layer 8, laid one upon the other, is formed on a data-recording layer 3. A light-transmitting layer 5 is boned with adhesive to the dielectric part 4. Since the dielectric part 4 is interposed between the data-recording layer 3 and the light-transmitting layer 5, the organic material of the data-recording layer 3 does not diffuse into the adhesive that bonds the light-emitting layer to the dielectric layer 4. Additionally, the data-recording layer 3 is not deteriorated due to the oxygen plasma generated during the process of forming the oxide layer 8, because the oxide layer 8 is provided on the nitride layer. Since the nitride layer 7 has a thickness of 10 nm or less, it does not influence optical enhancement effect.

Abstract: A rewritable optical information recording medium including a recording layer composed of an organic dye film is provided, in which recording and erasing information can be performed reversibly by laser light irradiation. A rewritable optical information recording medium including at least one organic dye film which is substantially made of only at least one kind of organic dye compounds as a recording film is provided. The recording and erasure of information are performed by a reversible physical change of the organic dye film substance caused by laser light irradiation.

Abstract: An optical recording medium having at least a recording layer 11 and a light transmitting layer 13 formed on a substrate 10, in which the recording layer 11 is made of an organic material for absorbing an incident light of wavelength of 360 nm to 460 nm, and inducing physical change or chemical change to vary the refractive index, the light transmitting layer 13 is 10 ?m to 177 ?m in thickness, the relation between absorption coefficient “k” and pyrolysis temperature Tdec of organic material is 950(° C.)<(Tdec (° C.)?20)/k<4100° C.??(1), and the absorption coefficient “k” is k>0.0.

Abstract: An optical recording medium master disc exposure apparatus comprises a modulating means 3 for modulating intensity of light from an exposure light source 1 in response to recording information and a focusing optical system 9 for focusing the light modulated by this modulating means 3 on a photoresist 12 on an optical recording medium master disc 11 to thereby pattern-expose the photoresist 12 in response to recording information. The exposure light source 1 is composed of a ultrashort wave pulse laser with a repetitive frequency of an integral multiple ranging from 1 time to 20 times as high as the clock frequency of recording information.

Abstract: Optical data medium containing in the information layer, a dye as a light-absorbing compound Abstract optical data medium containing a preferably transparent substrate which is optionally already coated with one or more barrier layers and on the surface of which an information layer which can be recorded on using light, optionally one or more barrier layers, and a cover layer containing a radiation-cured resin, have been applied, which data medium can he recorded on and read using focused blue light through the cover layer on the information layer, preferably laser light with the wavelength between 360 nm and 460 nm, the information layer containing a light-absorbing characterized in that at least one dye is used as the light-absorbing compound wherein the cover layer dies have a total thickness of 10 &mgr;m 177 m and the numerical aperture NA of the focusing objective lens setup is greater or equal 0.8.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical recording medium in which two or more information-recording layers are laminated for obtaining a high recording density, and also incidence of light and detection of return light can be performed with high efficiency relating to an information-recording layer at a position distant from a light-incident side, thus having satisfactory recording and reproduction characteristics; and also provides an optical recording and reproducing method for performing at least recording or reproduction of information using this optical recording medium.

Abstract: Optical data medium containing a preferably transparent substrate which is optionally already coated with one or more barrier layers and on the surface of which an information layer which can be recorded on using light, optionally one or more barrier layers, and a cover layer, have been applied, which data medium can be recorded on and read using focused blue light through the cover layer on the information layer, preferably laser light with the wavelength between 360 nm and 460 nm, the information layer containing a light-absorbing compound and optionally a binder, characterized in that at least one dye is used as the light-absorbing compound wherein the cover layer on the top of the information layer including the adhesive layer do have a total thickness of 10 &mgr;m to 177 &mgr;m and the numerical aperture NA of the focusing objective lens setup is greater or equal 0.8.

Abstract: An optical recording medium having at least a recording layer 11 and a light transmitting layer 13 formed on a substrate 10, in which the recording layer 11 is made of an organic material for absorbing an incident light of wavelength of 360 nm to 460 nm, and inducing physical change or chemical change to vary the refractive index, the light transmitting layer 13 is 10 &mgr;m to 177 &mgr;m in thickness, the relation between absorption coefficient “k” and pyrolysis temperature Tdec of organic material is

Abstract: An optical recording medium having a laminated structure portion(4) including a light-emission layer(3) and a recording layer(2). The light-emission layer(3) is made of a light-emission material excited by reproducing laser light to emit fluorescent light, and the recording layer(2) is made of a material in which at least a refractive index or an absorption coefficient can be changed relative to light emitted from the light-emission layer by recording laser light. The recording layer(2) is disposed to be closer to a side into which reproducing laser light is introduced than the light-emission layer(3). Then, recorded information recorded on the recording layer by the change of the refractive index or the absorption coefficient is read out from the recording layer as the change of intensity of light emitted from the light-emission layer(3) when it is irradiated with reproducing laser light. This optical recording medium can realize an optical memory which can generate a reproduced signal with a high S/N.

Abstract: A dielectric part 4 comprising a nitride layer 7 and an oxide layer 8, laid one upon the other, is formed on a data-recording layer 3. A light-transmitting layer 5 is boned with adhesive to the dielectric part 4. Since the dielectric part 4 is interposed between the data-recording layer 3 and the light-transmitting layer 5, the organic material of the data-recording layer 3 does not diffuse into the adhesive that bonds the light-emitting layer to the dielectric layer 4. Additionally, the data-recording layer 3 is not deteriorated due to the oxygen plasma generated during the process of forming the oxide layer 8, because the oxide layer 8 is provided on the nitride layer. Since the nitride layer 7 has a thickness of 10 nm or less, it does not influence optical enhancement effect.

Abstract: An optical recording medium having a laminated structure portion (4) including a light-emission layer (3) and a recording layer (2). The light-emission layer (3) is made of a light-emission material excited by reproducing laser light to emit fluorescent light, and the recording layer (2) is made of a material in which at least a refractive index or an absorption coefficient can be changed relative to light emitted from the light-emission layer by recording laser light. The recording layer (2) is disposed to be closer to a side into which reproducing laser light is introduced than the light-emission layer (3). Then, recorded information recorded on the recording layer by the change of the refractive index or the absorption coefficient is read out from the recording layer as the change of intensity of light emitted from the light-emission layer (3) when it is irradiated with reproducing laser light.

Abstract: A display method of a three-dimensional picture image is provided which comprises a step for dividing and sampling a three-dimensional image space to be displayed into a plurality of two-dimensional images in a depth direction; a step for sequentially displaying each of the two-dimensional images; a step for observing each of the two-dimensional images by a naked eye through an optical system as a virtual image by the optical system; and a step for moving a position of the virtual image in an optical axis direction by changing an optical distance between the optical system and each of the two-dimensional images within an afterimage time of the naked eye, wherein each of the two-dimensional images is a two-dimensional image within the three-dimensional image space corresponding to each moving position of the virtual image and is set to be displayed at a time point of each moving position of the virtual image.

Abstract: A magneto-optical disk having a four-layer structure formed of a first protective dielectric layer, a recording magnetic layer, a second protective dielectric layer and a reflective metal layer is disclosed. The constraints for the film thicknesses of the various layers are determined not only from the optical and magneto-optical aspects, but from the aspect of the dynamic thermal response.The recording magnetic layer is a magnetic layer mainly formed of TbFeCo and having a film thickness of not less than 180 .ANG. and not more than 280 .ANG.. The first protective dielectric layer is a nitride film having a film thickness such that the product of its refractive index and the film thickness is not less than 0.2 and not more than 0.35 times the wavelength of the laser light employed. The second protective dielectric layer is a nitride film having a film thickness such that the product of its refractive index and the film thickness is not less than 0.1 and not more than 0.

Abstract: A direct viewing picture image display apparatus displays a good picture image with a small amount of light and low power consumption using a laser beam without producing speckle noises. The display apparatus comprises a light source for emitting a laser beam, an optical modulating system for optically modulating the laser beam from the light source in response to a video signal, a scanning system for horizontally and vertically scanning the modulated laser beam from the scanning signal in response to a scanning signal, and a projecting optical system for projecting the scanned laser beam from the scanning system to form an image of the laser beam on the retina of an eye of an observer. Depth information is provided to the laser beam at a suitable stage after optical modulation by the optical modulating system so that a stereoscopic image is displayed.

Abstract: A laser beam color image display apparatus includes a single laser beam source for emitting a laser beam from which a plurality of blue, green, and red laser beams are separated, or a plurality of laser beam sources for emitting respective blue, green, and red laser beams. The red laser beam is generated by adding a laser beam having a wavelength of 568.2 nm and a laser beam having a wavelength of 647.1 nm by way of active mixture. The laser beams are modulated in intensity with color signal components, and then deflected by a light scanner, composed of a polygon mirror and a galvanometer mirror to scan a display screen for thereby displaying a color image thereon. The laser beam having the wavelength of 568.2 nm and the laser beam having the wavelength of 647.1 nm are added at an output power ratio of 1:20, with the resultant red laser beam having a wavelength of 612 nm.

Abstract: A laser scanning apparatus having horizontal and vertical deflection means for deflecting n laser beams of the same wavelength modulated by n kinds of pattern information signal components in the horizontal and vertical directions. The n laser beams are spatially separated so that the pattern informations are directly drawn on a plurality of drawn media. Thus, pattern informations of different patterns can be drawn on the plurality of drawn media by one horizontal deflection means and one vertical deflection means, whereby the laser scanning apparatus can be made compact in size, light in weight and small in power consumption. Also, the pattern informations can be drawn with high coupling ratio (high light utilizing ratio and proper brightness) and high resolution.

Abstract: An image display apparatus having light beam sources for generating light beams, an optical modulator for modulating the light beams by image signals to be projected, a deflection device for deflecting the modulated light beams, the deflection device including a polygon mirror and an auxiliary reflection mirror provided near the polygon mirror such that the modulated light beams are reflected from the polygon mirror to said auxiliary reflection means and back toward the polygon mirror, a device for supplying the modulated light beams to the polygon mirror with predetermined angles relative to a rotational plane of the polygon mirror, such that the modulated light beams incident upon the polygon miror are reflected a plurality of times by the polygon mirror, and a projection device for projecting the modulated and deflected light beams from the deflection device on a screen or the like.

Abstract: This invention relates to a laser scanning apparatus which raster-scans a laser beam by using an acousto-optic deflector. In this laser scanning apparatus, the laser beam is horizontally scanned by a pair of acousto-optic deflectors. Thus, a laser scanning apparatus can be realized, which is low in noise, excellent in durability, small in size, light in weight and which can display a picture of high quality at high speed.