Patent ID: 6625107
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A magneto-optical recording medium comprising:a substrate; a recording layer, formed on the substrate, for recording information; a first lubricating protective layer formed on the recording layer; and a second lubricating protective layer that passes enough light to allow operation of a laser light beam that is used for information recording and/or reproducing on and/or from the medium, the second lubricating protective layer being formed on a face of the substrate opposite to the recording layer; wherein the second lubricating protective layer includes a lubricant that passes enough light to allow operation of the laser light beam that is used for information recording and/or reproducing on and/or from the medium and a resin that passes enough light to allow operation of the laser light beam that is used for information recording and/or reproducing on and/or from the medium.