摘要 |
<p>In a method of recording a data signal on an optical card (11) having a photosensitive layer applied on a metal layer, a number of light beams are emitted from a number of light sources (15), such as semiconductor laser diodes or thin film electroluminescent elements, each light source being selectively driven in accordance with the data signal to be recorded, and the light beams are simultaneously made incident upon the photosensitive layer via a projection optical system such as optical fibers and lens, while the optical card is moved in a longitudinal direction of the optical card. The recording light beams are aligned in a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. In this way optical cards can be manufactured quickly and cheaply in comparison to previously-proposed methods.</p> |