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New Laser Labeling Technology for Recordable Digital Versatile Disc

2007; Institute of Physics; Volume: 46; Issue: 6S Linguagem: Inglês

10.1143/jjap.46.3926

1347-4065

Hiroshi Kubo, Michihiro Shibata, Seiya Yamada, Hisanori Itoga, Tatsuo Fushiki,

Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements

A new labeling technology, i.e., "LabelflashTM", is reported. This technology uses the digital versatile disc (DVD) drive data recording head to burn high-quality images directly into a specialized dye layer on the label side of DVD discs. The basic structure of the disc is similar to a conventional double-sided recordable digital versatile disc (DVD-R). Consequently, a Labelflash disc shows various features as follows: non consumable, no special optical path or drive control system, the same working distance as that for data recording, manufactured using conventional equipment for double-sided DVD-R, fast drawing speed, high durability, and professional appearance. Moreover, four color variation types and mat-type discs were developped. The graphic quality performance index for Labelflash was newly proposed. The values were closely matched by the subjective evaluations of contrast.