OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A novel optical recording medium and a method for manufacture thereof is disclosed, the optical recording medium, which is used as an optical disc or optical card et cetera for optically recording, reproducing, erasing and the like of information, comprising a center substrate having formed on at least either of both sides thereof recesses and/or protrusions, recording films formed on both sides thereof and transparent protective plates stuck to these recording films respectively, and featuring special arrangements to ensure against warping of the substrates constituting the optical recording medium and also against exfoliation of substrates or the like even when the optical recording medium is subjected to sudden changes in temperature as well as to allow placing emphasis on optical performance and protective effect in selecting the transparent protective plate regardless of the ease of forming recesses and/or protrusions such as grooves to thereby enable a marked improvement in its performance such as carrier-to-noise ratio and isotropy.