Optical recording medium with thin film organic dye

摘要

An optical recording medium includes a substrate (1) having light transmission properties, which has laminated on a main surface thereof a recording layer (2) and a metal reflection layer (3). The recording layer (2) is made of a compounded organic dye thin film which contains a specified aromatic amine compound in an amount of not smaller than 3% by weight but below 30% by weight based on the total weight of the recording layer (2) and a specified asymmetric cyanine dye having absorption to light having a wavelength of 500 to 700 nm in an amount of not smaller than 70% by weight but below 97% by weight based on the total weight of the recording layer (2). The recording layer (2) is applicable to a short-wavelength (500 to 700 nm) semiconductor laser so that an optical recording medium according to the DVD-ROM standards having excellent stability of the dye film and allowing a decrease in jitter component upon high density recording. The medium may be double-sided.