Optical information recording medium

Abstract

An optical information recording medium 10 includes a plurality of recording layers 14, and intermediate layers 15 each provided between the recording layers 14. The optical information recording medium 10 is configured such that first and second intermediate layers 15A, 15B having different refractive indices are arranged alternately with one recording layer 14 interposed therebetween, that ((n3−n1)/(n3+n1))2≦0.001 is satisfied, where n1 represents a refractive index of the recording layer 14, and n3 represents a refractive index of the second intermediate layer 15B, and that when a recording layer 14 is irradiated with a recording beam RB and generates heat by absorption of the recording beam RB, an interface (reflection interface 18A) between the recording layer 14 and the first intermediate layer 15A adjacent to this recording layer 14 undergoes a change of shape to record information (recording spot M).

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