摘要:
An optical element comprises a polarization diffraction element (1) that is provided with diffraction gratings (3,4) that are respectively mounted on different faces of a transparent substrate (2) of a flat plate shape, which grating pitches are equal to each other and approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, and which grating lines are parallel; or comprises a phase shifting element or an antireflection element composed by a grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light (5), formed on a transparent base; or comprises a polarization diffraction element (1) that is provided with a substrate (2) made of a material having an optical anisotropy property, and a grating (3,4), and wherein the thickness of the substrate is set such that the difference that occurs between the phases of the P and S polarizations of a light due to the grating, and the difference that occurs between the phases of the two polarizations when the light propagates through the substrate, and cancel out; or comprises a polarization diffraction unit wherein a diffraction grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, is formed on a face of a transparent substrate, and a phase compensating grating which grating lines are substantially orthogonal to the grating lines of the diffraction grating, is formed on the other face of the substrate. An optical pickup device comprises an optical element wherein a grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, is formed on a transparent base. An optical pickup device comprises a polarized light detecting unit provided with a diffraction grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, that is formed on a transparent substrate, and that splits the incident light into two polarized lights having mutually orthogonal polarizations; a first photodetector that is mounted integrally and virtually in parallel with the substrate, and that receives a zeroth-order diffracted light produced by the diffraction grating; and a second photodetector that is located in the same plane as the first photodetector and mounted integrally with the first photodetector and the substrate, and that receives a first-order diffracted light produced by the diffraction grating. As a result, a simple and inexpensive optical element may be fabricated, and a compact and light optical pickup device may be designed. Furthermore, the access to a magneto-optical recording medium may be performed accurately, and recording signals of high quality may be obtained.
摘要:
A polarization detector of the present invention includes: a polarization diffraction element (111) having a substrate with two facing surfaces which are placed in parallel with each other, a first diffraction (112) grating formed on one surface of the substrate, and a second diffraction (113) grating formed on the other surface of the substrate, light being incident upon the first diffraction grating, each grating pitch of the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating being nearly equal to a wavelength of the incident light; a limiting member for limiting an incident region of the incident light with respect to the polarization diffraction element, formed on a light incident side of the first diffraction grating; a converging lens (120) for respectively converging light transmitted through the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating and light diffracted by the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating into different beam spots; and a pair of photodetectors (130a,130b) for detecting each optical intensity of the two beam spots converged by the converging lens.
摘要:
An optical pickup apparatus including a light emitting source (10), a hologram element (7) for scanning a recording medium (22) with light beams emitted from the light emitting source (10), a hologram lens (8) for focusing the light beams introduced from the hologram element (7) on the recording medium (22), an optical detector (9) for detecting the light beams reflected from the recording medium (22), and a first optical system for directing the light beams reflected from the recording medium (22) to the optical detector (9). The hologram element (7) includes an optical diffraction grating for diffracting the light beams emitted from the light emitting source (10) and a control means for controlling the rotation of the hologram element (7) in a swinging manner. The hologram element (7) can have hologram gratings on both surfaces thereof; one of them has a pattern of straight lines and the other has a pattern of concentric circles to obtain a widened deflection angle.
摘要:
An optical pickup apparatus for reading out information from an optical disk. The optical pickup apparatus comprises a light source (1) and an optical device (2) having a grating pattern for splitting a light beam from said source into a zero-order diffracted beam and plus and minus first-order diffracted beams. The grating pattern has a centre portion (a) and one or more side portions (b). The efficiency of the centre portion (a) for the zero-order diffracted beam is greater than the efficiency of the side portions (b) for the zero-order diffracted beam.
摘要:
A memory card comprising a memory medium on which at least one of the record, reproduction and erasure of information can be conducted. The memory card further comprises an indicating means the state of which can be altered in accordance with the condition whether the memory medium is permitted or not to be subjected to at least one of the record, reproduce and erase of information. An apparatus for processing the memory card comprises a detection means for detecting the state of the indicating means.
摘要:
An optical element comprises a polarization diffraction element (1) that is provided with diffraction gratings (3,4) that are respectively mounted on different faces of a transparent substrate (2) of a flat plate shape, which grating pitches are equal to each other and approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, and which grating lines are parallel; or comprises a phase shifting element or an antireflection element composed by a grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light (5), formed on a transparent base; or comprises a polarization diffraction element (1) that is provided with a substrate (2) made of a material having an optical anisotropy property, and a grating (3,4), and wherein the thickness of the substrate is set such that the difference that occurs between the phases of the P and S polarizations of a light due to the grating, and the difference that occurs between the phases of the two polarizations when the light propagates through the substrate, and cancel out; or comprises a polarization diffraction unit wherein a diffraction grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, is formed on a face of a transparent substrate, and a phase compensating grating which grating lines are substantially orthogonal to the grating lines of the diffraction grating, is formed on the other face of the substrate. An optical pickup device comprises an optical element wherein a grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, is formed on a transparent base. An optical pickup device comprises a polarized light detecting unit provided with a diffraction grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, that is formed on a transparent substrate, and that splits the incident light into two polarized lights having mutually orthogonal polarizations; a first photodetector that is mounted integrally and virtually in parallel with the substrate, and that receives a zeroth-order diffracted light produced by the diffraction grating; and a second photodetector that is located in the same plane as the first photodetector and mounted integrally with the first photodetector and the substrate, and that receives a first-order diffracted light produced by the diffraction grating. As a result, a simple and inexpensive optical element may be fabricated, and a compact and light optical pickup device may be designed. Furthermore, the access to a magneto-optical recording medium may be performed accurately, and recording signals of high quality may be obtained.
摘要:
An optical element comprises a polarization diffraction element that is provided with diffraction gratings that are respectively mounted on different faces of a transparent substrate of a flat plate shape, which grating pitches are equal to each other and approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, and which grating lines are parallel; or comprises a phase shifting element or an antireflection element composed by a grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, formed on a transparent base; or comprises a polarization diffraction element that is provided with a substrate made of a material having an optical anisotropy property, and a grating, and wherein the thickness of the substrate is set such that the difference that occurs between the phases of the P and S polarizations of a light due to the grating, and the difference that occurs between the phases of the two polarizations when the light propagates through the substrate, and cancel out; or comprises a polarization diffraction unit wherein a diffraction grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, is formed on a face of a transparent substrate, and a phase compensating grating which grating lines are substantially orthogonal to the grating lines of the diffraction grating, is formed on the other face of the substrate. An optical pickup device comprises an optical element wherein a grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, is formed on a transparent base. An optical pickup device comprises a polarized light detecting unit provided with a diffraction grating which grating pitch is approximately equal to the wavelength of an incident light, that is formed on a transparent substrate, and that splits the incident light into two polarized lights having mutually orthogonal polarizations; a first photodetector that is mounted integrally and virtually in parallel with the substrate, and that receives a zeroth-order diffracted light produced by the diffraction grating; and a second photodetector that is located in the same plane as the first photodetector and mounted integrally with the first photodetector and the substrate, and that receives a first-order diffracted light produced by the diffraction grating. As a result, a simple and inexpensive optical element may be fabricated, and a compact and light optical pickup device may be designed. Furthermore, the access to a magneto-optical recording medium may be performed accurately, and recording signals of high quality may be obtained.