OPTISCHES AUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM

摘要

An optical recording medium having a recording layer made of a phase-transition material. The ratio (Ac/Aa) of the absorption factor (Ac) of when the recording layer is in a crystalline phase to the absorption factor (Aa) of when it is in an amorphous phase is 0.9 or over. A crystallization-promoting layer for promoting crystallization of the phase-transition material is formed in contact with at least one of the sides of the recording layer. Control of absorption factor and promotion of crystallization are both achieved, so that the differences of physical properties of crystalline and amorphous phases are properly compensated, and good direct overwrite is realized even under high-speed and high-density condition.