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Manufacturing Method Of Information Recording Medium And Information Recording Medium

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an information recording medium which involves repeating the following steps N-1 times: a step for forming an information layer on a substrate; a step for coating a radiation curable resin on said information layer; a step for attaching a transfer stamper formed with a second reference point via the radiation curable resin; a step for curing the radiation curable resin by irradiating same with radiation; and a step for removing the transfer stamper at the interface with the radiation curable resin to form a middle layer. The method further involves a step for forming an Nth information layer after sequentially forming N-l information layers and N-l middle layers, and a step for forming a protective layer on the Nth information layer. The step for attaching the transfer stamper via the radiation curable resin is characteri2ed in that the transfer stamper is attached in a manner such that the second reference point of the transfer stamper is at a different position each time relative to the first reference point on the substrate.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
31 May 2011
Publication Number
47/2011
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
ELECTRONICS
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Email
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Applicants

PANASONIC CORPORATION
1006, OAZA KADOMA, KADOMA-SHI, OSAKA 5718501 JAPAN

Inventors

1. TSUKUDA, MASAHIKO
C/O PANASONIC CORPORATION, 1006, OAZA KADOMA, KADOMA-SHI, OSAKA 5718501 JAPAN
2. TOMIYAMA, MORIO
C/O PANASONIC CORPORATION, 1006, OAZA KADOMA, KADOMA-SHI, OSAKA 5718501 JAPAN

Specification

MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an information recording medium for reply or record/reply including a laminated curable resin layer, and to a method for manufacturing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an information recording medium having three or more information layers, and to an information recording medium manufactured by the foregoing manufacturing method. Background Art [0002] Information recording media for industrial use and consumer use have been broadly used as a result of advance in research for optical information recording technologies in recent years. In particular, optical information recording media such as CDs and DVDs capable of recording information with greater density become popular. Such an optical information recording medium includes a transparent substrate formed with an information surface having a concavo-convex shape such as pits representing information signals and guide grooves for tracking recording/reply light, an information layer (for example, laminated metal film or laminated thermally recordable thin film material) formed on the transparent substrate, and a protective layer (for example, resin layer or transparent substrate) for protecting the information layer from, for example, moisture in the atmosphere. Information is replayed by detection of changes in an amount of reflected light of a laser beam irradiated on the information layer. [0003] For example, in the case of CDs, a resin substrate of approximately 1.1 mm in thickness is prepared. A concavo-convex information surface is formed on one surface of the resin substrate. A metal thin film or a thin film material is laminated on the resin substrate to form an information layer. Subsequently, radiation curable resin such as ultraviolet curable resin is coated to form a protective layer, so that a CD is thereby produced. Information signals are replayed by a laser beam which enters from the substrate side, and not the protective layer side. [0004] In the case of DVDs, a resin substrate of approximately 0.6 mm in thickness is prepared. A concavo-convex information surface is formed on the resin substrate. A metal thin film or a thin film material is laminated on the resin substrate to form an information layer. Subsequently, a separately prepared resin substrate of approximately 0.6 mm in thickness is affixed by using resin such as ultraviolet curable resin, so that a DVD is thereby produced. [0005] There are more demands for an increase in capacity of the foregoing optical information recording media. In order to meet the foregoing demands, DVDs with multi- information layers have been proposed. Such a DVD comprises a dual information layer, and an intermediate layer of approximately several ten urn in thickness formed between the information layers. [0006] In addition, there are more needs for next-generation optical information recording media with greater density and higher capacity than DVDs according to diffusion of digital high definition broadcasts in recent years. High-capacity media such as Blu-ray discs have been proposed as such a next-generation of optical information recording media. Such a high-capacity medium includes a substrate of 1.1 mm in thickness with a concavo-convex information surface, an information layer formed by laminating, for example, a metal thin film on the information surface of the substrate, and a protective layer of approximately 0.1 mm in thickness formed on the information layer. A Blu-ray disc has a narrower track pitch of the information and smaller pits than a DVD. Thus, a spot of a laser beam for recording/replaying information needs to be sharply narrowed on the information layer. A shorter wavelength of blue-violet laser beam (wavelength: 405 nm) is used for replaying a Blu-ray disc. An optical head comprising an objective lens with a numerical aperture (NA) of 0.85 is also used to narrow down the spot of the laser beam on the information layer. If the size of the spot decreases, however, it becomes more sensitive to tilt of the disc. Even slight tilt of the disc causes an aberration of the beam spot. The aberration of the beam spot results in strain in the narrowed beam, so that there are problems such as poor record/reply. In order to overcome the foregoing drawbacks, in the case of a Blu- ray disc, thickness of the protective layer, which is disposed on the laser incident side of the disc, is set to be extremely thin (approximately 0.1 mm). [0007] Like DVDs, an increase in memory capacity has been also proposed for the next- generation of information recording media with high capacity such as a Blu-ray disc. [0008] Fig. 13 is a schematic cross sectional view of a dual-layered Blu-ray disc including two information layers. A dual-layered Blu-ray disc is now described with reference to Fig. 13. [0009] A molded resin substrate 201 is prepared. A concavo-convex first information surface 202 is formed on one surface of the molded resin substrate 201. A metal thin film or a thermally recordable thin film is laminated on the first information surface 202 to form a first information layer 203. A resin layer 204, which is substantially transparent to recording/reply light, is formed on the first information layer 203. A concavo-convex second information surface 205 is formed on the resin layer 204. A metal thin film which is translucent to recording/reply light or a thermally recordable thin film material is laminated on the second information surface 205 to form a second information layer 206. Resin, which is substantially transparent to recording/reply light, is coated so as to cover the second information layer 206 to form a protective layer 207. It should be noted that the term "substantially transparent" as used herein means that the layer has transmittance approximately at 90% or greater for the recording/reply light. In addition, the term "translucent" as used herein means that the layer has transmittance from 10% to 90% for the recording/reply light. A laser beam enters from the side of the protective layer 207 of the dual- layered Blu-ray disc. The focal point of the laser beam is focused on one information layer of the first and second information layers 203, 206, which works for record/reply, so that signals are recorded and/or replayed. It should be noted that the molded resin substrate 201 is approximately 1.1 mm in thickness. In addition, the resin intermediate layer (resin layer 204) is set to approximately 25 um in thickness. The protective layer 207 is set to approximately 75 urn in thickness. [0010] Figs. 14A to 14F schematically show a process of producing a stamper which is used as a metal mold for producing the molded resin substrate 201 of the information recording medium. A standard manufacturing method of the foregoing dual-layered Blu-ray disc is now described with reference to Figs. 13 and 14. It should be noted that principles of the manufacturing method of the dual-layered Blu-ray disc described below may be applied to a multi-layered Blu-ray disc comprising three or more information layers. [0011] As shown in Fig. 14A, a photosensitive material such as a photoresist is applied on a master disk 301 made from a material such as a glass disk or silicon wafer to form a photosensitive film 302. Subsequently, an exposure beam 303 such as a laser beam or electron beam is irradiated on the photosensitive film 302 to perform exposure of patterns such as pits and guide grooves. Meanwhile, character information in the inner circumferential part with an aggregate of pits or grooves is exposed for identification of the master disk 301. [0012] In Fig. 14B, hatched areas in the photosensitive film 302 are the exposed portions 304 which have been exposed with the exposure beam 303. A latent image is formed from the exposed portion 304 by the irradiation of the exposure beam 303 to the photosensitive film 302 described with reference to Fig. 14A. [0013] As shown in Fig. 14C, subsequently, developer such as alkali developer is used to eliminate the exposed portion 304 and make a recording master disk 306 including the master disk 301 and a concavo-convex pattern 305 formed with a photosensitive material on the master disk 301. Meanwhile, the exposed character information is formed as visible characters on the master disk 301. [0014] As shown in Fig. 14D, subsequently, a layering technique for a thin film such as a sputtering or deposition method is used to form a conductive thin film 307 on a surface of the recording master disk 306. [0015] As shown in Fig. 14E, subsequently, a metal plate 308 is formed by a method such as metal plating in which the conductive thin film 307 works as an electrode. [0016] As shown in Fig. 14F, a laminate including the conductive thin film 307 and the metal plate 308 is peeled at an interface between the pattern 305 (photosensitive film 302) and the conductive thin film 307. The photosensitive material remaining on the surface of the conductive thin film 307 is removed with, for example, remover. Subsequently, the laminate is punch- molded into a disk, which is used as a metal stamper 309, so that the inner/outer diameter of the disk is fitted to a molding machine. The metal stamper 309 is thereafter used as a metal mold for molding a resin substrate. [0017] Subsequently, the metal stamper 309 is used to mold a resin substrate by a resin molding method such as an injection molding process. Character information formed on an inner circumferential part of the metal stamper 309 is also transferred to the resin substrate. Typically, the metal stamper 309 is substantially consistently positioned with respect to the molding machine configured to mold the resin substrate. For example, the metal stamper 309 is mounted on the molding machine so that the character information formed on the metal stamper 309 is located at the top position. As a result, recording position of the character information always indicates the top direction of the molding machine. In the ensuing embodiments, a start position of the character information on the substrate is exemplified as the first reference point of the substrate. [0018] A more moldable material such as polycarbonate is typically used as a resin substrate material. Subsequently, resin layers are laminated by a formation process of the resin layers such as a spin coating method as shown in Patent Document 1. [0019] Figs. 15A to 151 show a process for producing a dual-layered Blu-ray disc including processes for producing a resin intermediate layer (the resin layer 204) and the protective layer 207 according to a spin coating method. The process for producing a dual-layered Blu-ray disc is now described with reference to Figs. 13 to 15. [0020] Using the metal stamper 309 obtained through the processes described with reference to Figs. 14A to 14F, the molded resin substrate 201 of approximately 1.1 mm in thickness is formed by a resin molding method such as an injection molding process. As described above, the concavo-convex first information surface 202 including pits and guide grooves is formed on one surface of the molded resin substrate 201. The first information layer 203 is formed on the first information surface 202 using a metal thin film or a thermally recordable thin film material by a sputtering or deposition method. As shown in Fig. 15 A, the molded resin substrate 201 formed with the first information layer 203 is fixed on a rotatable stage 403 by a vacuum contact method and alike. [0021] As shown in Fig. 15B, radiation curable resin A 404 is concentrically applied by a dispenser on an intended radius of the first information layer 203 of the molded resin substrate 201 fixed to the rotatable stage 403. [0022] As shown in Fig. 15C, the rotatable stage 403 spins so that the radiation curable resin A 404 on the first information layer 203 is stretched and becomes a resin layer 406. The thickness of the resin layer 406 is controlled to become an intended value by adjustment of various parameters such as viscosity of the radiation curable resin A 404, spin speed, spin time, ambient atmosphere (for example, temperature and humidity) around the radiation curable resin A 404 during the spin, and so on. After stopping the spin, radiation is irradiated on the resin layer 406 from an irradiating apparatus 405 to cure the resin layer 406. [0023] A transfer stamper 407 configured to form a second information surface 205 is prepared. The transfer stamper 407 may be molded, for example, by an injection molding process using the metal stamper obtained through the same processes as the series of the processes for producing the metal stamper 309 for use in molding the molded resin substrate 201 described with reference to Fig. 14F. Like the molded resin substrate 201, character information is also recorded at an inner circumferential part of the transfer stamper 407. In the embodiments described below, recording start position of the character information of the transfer stamper 407 is exemplified as the second reference point of the transfer stamper. [0024] As shown in Fig. 15D, the transfer stamper 407 is fixed onto the rotatable stage 408 by a vacuum contact method and alike. Radiation curable resin B 409 is concentrically applied on an intended radius of the transfer stamper 407 on the rotatable stage 408 by a dispenser. [0025] As shown in Fig. 15E, the rotatable stage 408 spins so that the radiation curable resin B 409 on the transfer stamper 407 is stretched to form a resin layer 411. Thickness of the resin layer 411 is controlled to become an intended dimension by controlling various parameters, similarly to the thickness control of the resin layer 406 described above. After stopping the spin of the rotatable stage 408, radiation is irradiated on the resin layer 411 from an irradiating apparatus 410 to cure the resin layer 411. [0026] As shown in Fig. 15F, the molded resin substrate 201 formed on the resin layer 406 is fixed on the rotatable stage 413. Then, the transfer stamper 407 on which the resin layer 411 is formed is superposed on the molded resin substrate 201 on a rotatable stage 413 with interposing the radiation curable resin C 412. It should be noted that the transfer stamper 407 is integrated with the molded resin substrate 201 so that the resin layer 411 faces the resin layer 406. [0027] As shown in Fig. 15G, the rotatable stage 413 supporting the integrated object of the molded resin substrate 201 and transfer stamper 407 spins so that the radiation curable resin C 412 is stretched under the control for an intended thickness of a resin layer 414 to be formed. Subsequently, an irradiating apparatus 415 irradiates radiation to cure the resin layer 414, so that the transfer stamper 407 is affixed to the molded resin substrate 201. [0028] As shown in Fig. 15H, after the integration of the molded resin substrate 201 and the transfer stamper 407 by curing the layer of the radiation curable resin C 412, the transfer stamper 407 is peeled at the interface between the transfer stamper 407 and the resin layer 411, so that the second information surface 205 is formed on the molded resin substrate 201. The laminate of the resin layers 411,414, 406 corresponds to the resin layer 204 described with reference to Fig. 13. [0029] As shown in Fig. 151, the second information layer 206 is formed on the second information surface 205 using a metal thin film or a thermally recordable thin film material according to a layering technique for a thin film such as a sputtering or deposition method. Subsequently, radiation curable resin D is applied on the second information layer 206 and subjected to a spin coating method, similarly to the formation methods of the resin layers 406, 411, 414. After the radiation curable resin D is stretched, radiation is irradiated to form cured protective layer 207. Optionally, a hard coat layer may be formed on the protective layer 207 to prevent defects such as scratches and fingerprints on the surface of the protective layer 207. A dual-layered Blu-ray disc is thereby completed. It should be noted that the radiation curable resin A 404 described with reference to Figs. 15A to 151 preferably possesses favorable adhesiveness with the first information layer 203 and/or the resin layer 414. Meanwhile, preferably the radiation curable resin B 409 is more exfoliative from the transfer stamper 407 and possesses favorable adhesiveness with the resin layer 414. In addition, the radiation curable resin A 404, the radiation curable resin B 409, the radiation curable resin C 412 and the radiation curable resin D are substantially transparent to wavelength of the recording/replay light. In the processes described with reference to Figs. 15A to 151, three types of radiation curable resins are used to form the resin intermediate layer (resin layer 204). However, for example, by appropriately selecting a material of the transfer stamper 407, fewer types of radiation curable resin may be used to appropriately control the peel-off of the transfer stamper 407 from the resin layer 204. Such a simplified method may also be suitably applied to the embodiments described below. [0030] Patent Document 2 proposes a four-layered structured information recording medium including four information layers. Each of the resin intermediate layers in the four-layered structure information recording medium is different in thickness in order to moderate interference with the other layers. The thickness of the resin intermediate layer formed by a spin coating method is controlled to become an intended value by adjustment of various parameters such as viscosity of radiation curable resin, spin speed, spin time, ambient atmosphere (for example, temperature and humidity) around the radiation curable resin during the spin, and so on. In conventional technologies, a spin coating method is generally used for forming resin layers different in thickness like the four-layered structure information recording medium. [0031] Higher capacity of Blu-ray discs is also demanded. For example, media including three information layers to achieve a capacity of 100 GB and media including four information layers to achieve a capacity of 128 GB have been proposed. [0032] Multi-layering of two or more layers is achieved by repeating, several times, the process of forming the intermediate layer (resin layer 411) to the process of forming the second information layer 206 described with reference to Figs. 15A to 151. Several information layers are sequentially laminated as a result of repeating a series of the foregoing processes. [0033] Fig. 16 is a schematic cross sectional view of a multi-layered structure of a Blu-ray disc medium obtained by repeating, several times, the process of forming the intermediate layer (resin layer 411) to the process of forming the second information layer 206 described with reference to Figs. 15A to 151. Drawbacks of the multi-layered structure medium are now described with reference to Fig. 16. [0034] A medium 500 shown in Fig. 16 includes a substrate 501 of approximately 1.1 mm in thickness, and several information layers 502, 503, 504, 505 laminated on the substrate 501. In Fig. 16, a reference numeral "502" represents a first information layer which is the closest to the substrate 501. A reference numeral "503" represents a second information layer laminated on the first information layer 502 with interposing a resin layer. A reference numeral "504" represents a third information layer laminated on the second information layer 503 with interposing a resin layer. A reference numeral "505" represents an Nth information layer as the Nth layer far from the substrate 501. The first, second, third and Nth information layers 502, 503, 504, 505 are sequentially laminated toward the incident surface of recording/reply light 506. The medium 500 additionally comprises a protective layer 507 which covers the Nth information layer. The surface of the protective layer 507 becomes the incident surface of the recording/reply light 506. [0035] All information layers 502, 503, 504, 505 in the multi-layered structure medium 500 are formed within a thickness dimension of approximately 0.1 mm from the surface of the protective layer 507 in order to moderate influence from tilt of the disc as described above. This means that, as shown in Fig. 16, the distance from the surface of the protective layer 507 to the farthest first information layer 502 from the protective layer 507 is limited to approximately 0.1 mm. [0036] In order to achieve storage capacities demanded in three-layered media and four- layered media, higher storage capacity per information layer than conventional two-layered media has been proposed. A conventional two-layered medium has a capacity of 25 GB per information layer (that is, a total of 50 GB with two layers). For example, in order to achieve a capacity of 100 GB with a three-layered medium, a capacity of 33.4 GB is required per information layer. In addition, in order to achieve a capacity of 128 GB in a four-layered medium, a capacity of 32 GB is required per information layer. [0037] In terms of compatibility of pickups and systems used in conventional BD media, it is undesirable to change guide grooves or pitches (track pitches). Accordingly, it is necessary to increase a line density in order to increase the capacity per information layer. [0038] The increase in the line density results in shorter signal marks. As a result, deterioration in quality of the record/reply by a change in thickness of a protective layer and intermediate layers becomes more apparent than the density of 25 GB per information layer in a conventional two-layered medium. Accordingly, thickness dimensions from the surface of the protective layer to the respective information layers in multi-layered structure media have to be much more precise than a conventional medium with a density of 25 GB. [0039] However, as a number of laminated resin layers increases from a conventional two- layered structure to three layers, four layers or more layers, variation in thickness from the surface of the protective layer to the respective information layers increases according to the process described with reference to Figs. 15 A to 151. [0040] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2002-092969 Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2004-213720 Summary of the Invention [0041] An object of the present invention is to reduce variation in thickness from a surface of a protective layer to respective information layers, which is likely to increase due to lamination of resin layers in a multi-layered medium, and thereby achieve less deterioration in quality of record/reply. [0042] A method for manufacturing an information recording medium including N information layers (where N is an integer of 3 or more), (N-l) intermediate layers interposed between the information layers and a protective layer laminated on the Nth information layer which are placed on a substrate formed with a first reference point according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a process of forming the information layer on the substrate; a process of repeating, (N-l) times, a process of applying radiation curable resin on the information layer, a process of affixing a transfer stamper formed with a second reference point to the radiation curable resin, a process of curing the radiation curable resin by irradiation, and a process of forming the intermediate layer by peeling the transfer stamper at an interface with the radiation curable resin, in order to sequentially form the (N-l) information layers and the (N-l) intermediate layers and thereafter form the Nth information layer; and a process of forming the protective layer on the Nth information layer, wherein in the process of affixing the transfer stamper to the radiation curable resin, the transfer stamper is affixed so that the second reference point of the transfer stamper is each time at a different position with respect to the first reference point of the substrate. [0043] An information recording medium according to another aspect of the present invention comprises a substrate; N information layers (N is an integer of 3 or more) formed on the substrate; (N-l) intermediate layers interposed between the information layers; and a protective layer, wherein a first reference point is formed on the substrate, a second reference point is formed on each of the intermediate layers, and a position of the second reference point with respect to the first reference point is different for each of the intermediate layers. Brief Description of the Drawings [0044] Fig. 1 is a schematic cross sectional view of a three-layered Blu-ray disc exemplified as an information recording medium according to one embodiment. Figs. 2A to 2D schematically shows a layering process of intermediate layers for manufacturing the three-layered Blu-ray disc shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a schematic cross sectional view for explaining a thickness distribution of the intermediate layer caused by a difference in tilt between a substrate and a transfer stamper. Figs. 4A and 4B are schematic views for explaining tangential tilt of the transfer stamper. Fig. 5 schematically shows an affixing process of the transfer stamper to the substrate. Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of an orientation adjuster configured to adjust an orientation of the substrate. Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of an orientation adjuster configured to adjust an orientation of the transfer stamper. Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of an orientation adjuster configured to adjust the orientation of the substrate. Figs. 9A and 9B are schematic perspective views of orientation adjusters configured to adjust the orientation of the transfer stamper. Figs. 10A and 10B are schematic views for explaining the affixing of the transfer stamper to the substrate. Fig. 11 is a graph for explaining the tangential tilt of the transfer stamper. Fig. 12 is a graph showing a distribution of the thickness variation. Fig. 13 is a schematic cross sectional view of a dual-layered Blu-ray disc. Figs. 14A to 14F are diagrams for explaining process for producing a stamper. Figs. 15A to 151 are diagrams for explaining a process for producing a dual-layered Blu-ray disc including a process for producing a resin intermediate layer according to a spin coating method and a process for producing a protective layer. Fig. 16 is a schematic cross sectional view of a multi-layered information recording medium. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0045] A method for manufacturing an information recording medium and the information recording medium according to one embodiment of the present invention are now described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same reference numerals are given to the same constituent elements in the embodiments described below. In addition, redundant descriptions are omitted as necessary to make the descriptions clearer. The configuration, arrangement or shape shown in the drawings and descriptions in the context of the drawings are merely intended for facilitating to make principles of the ensuing embodiments understood, so that the principles described with reference to the ensuing embodiments are not limited thereto in any way. [0046] (Information Recording Medium) Fig. 1 is a schematic cross sectional view of an information recording medium. In this embodiment, a three-layered Blu-ray disc comprising three information layers is exemplified as a three-layered information recording medium. Alternatively, any information recording medium may also be a multi-layered information recording comprising more than three information layers. The principles of the three-layered information recording medium described below may also be suitably applied to such a multi-layered information recording medium. [0047] A three-layered Blu-ray disc 600 comprises a substrate 601. The substrate 601 includes a concavo-convex first information surface 602. The three-layered Blu-ray disc 600 further comprises a first information layer 603 including a metal thin film or a thermally recordable thin film material, which is laminated on the first information surface 602. In this embodiment, the first information surface 602 is exemplified as a first surface. [0048] The three-layered Blu-ray disc 600 further comprises a first intermediate layer 604 formed on the first information layer 603. The first intermediate layer 604, which is substantially transparent to recording/reply light, includes a concavo-convex second information surface 605. The three-layered Blu-ray disc 600 further comprises a second information layer 606 including a metal thin film or a thermally recordable thin film material, which is laminated on the second information surface 605. [0049] The three-layered Blu-ray disc 600 further comprises a second intermediate layer 607 formed on the second information layer 606. The second intermediate layer 607, which is substantially transparent to the recording/reply light, includes a concavo-convex third information surface 608. The three-layered Blu-ray disc 600 further comprises a third information layer 609 including a metal thin film or a thermally recordable thin film material, which is laminated on the third information surface 608. [0050] The three-layered Blu-ray disc 600 includes a protective layer 610 which covers the third information layer 609. The protective layer 610 includes resin, which is substantially transparent to the recording/reply light and coats the third information layer 609. As described above, in this embodiment, three information layers (the first, second and third information layers 603, 606, 609) are formed on the substrate 601. Alternatively, N information layers (N is an integer of 3 or more) may be formed on the substrate 601. In this embodiment, two intermediate layers (the first and second intermediate layers 604, 607) for separating the three information layers (the first, second and third information layers 603, 606, 609) are also formed on the substrate 601. Alternatively, if N information layers (N is an integer of 3 or more) are formed on the substrate 601, (N-l) intermediate layers are formed. [0051] The term "substantially transparent" as used herein means that the layer has transmittance approximately at 90% or greater for the recording/reply light. The term "translucent" as used herein means that the layer has transmittance from 10% to 90% for the recording/reply light. [0052] A laser beam used as the recording/reply light enters the three-layered Blu-ray disc 600 through the protective layer 610. The focal point of the laser beam entered the three-layered Blu- ray disc 600 is focused on one (a target layer for recording or reply) of the first, second and third information layers 603, 606, 609. As a result, signals are recorded and/or replayed on/from the information layer (the first, second and third information layers 603, 606, 609) on which the focal point is focused. In this embodiment, the substrate 601 is set to approximately 1.1 mm in thickness. The first and second intermediate layers 604, 607 are set to approximately 25 urn and approximately 18 urn in thickness, respectively. The protective layer 610 is set to approximately 57 um in thickness. Alternatively the first and second intermediate layers 604, 607 and the protective layer 610 may be set to other dimensions in thickness, respectively. [0053] The substrate 601 is configured to be compatible in terms of shape with optical discs such as CDs and DVDs. The substrate 601 may be, for example,

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