摘要:
A tilt sensor includes a photodetector having a photosensitive plane (6) and detecting a light beam in multiple areas and outputting detection signals representing its intensities and a tilt detector for generating a tilt error signal, including information about the tilt of a disk, based on the detection signals. The light beam forms a beam spot (10) on the photosensitive plane. The beam spot includes a + first-order light area (10b) in which zero-order and + first-order light rays, diffracted by a track on the disk, are superposed, - first-order light area (10c) in which zero-order and - first-order light rays are superposed, and a zero-order light area (10a) which is sandwiched between the + first-order and - first-order light areas, includes neither the + first-order nor - first-order light ray, but includes a zero-order light ray. The photodetector generates the detection signals except for light entering an opaque area (11) provided for at least part of the zero-order light area.
摘要:
A beam shaping lens of shaping an incident beam having an elliptic cross section into an outgoing beam having a substantially circular cross section comprises a first plane (22) which is a cylindrical surface having a generating line curving to form a non-circular cylindrical surface as an incidence side of the incident beam and a second plane (20) which is a circular cylindrical surface as an outgoing side of the outgoing beam, wherein a distance between both ends of the generating line of the circular cylindrical surface is larger than a distance between both ends of the generating line of the non-circular cylindrical surface.
摘要:
A tilt sensor includes a photodetector having a photosensitive plane (6) and detecting a light beam in multiple areas and outputting detection signals representing its intensities and a tilt detector for generating a tilt error signal, including information about the tilt of a disk, based on the detection signals. The light beam forms a beam spot (10) on the photosensitive plane. The beam spot includes a + first-order light area (10b) in which zero-order and + first-order light rays, diffracted by a track on the disk, are superposed, - first-order light area (10c) in which zero-order and - first-order light rays are superposed, and a zero-order light area (10a) which is sandwiched between the + first-order and - first-order light areas, includes neither the + first-order nor - first-order light ray, but includes a zero-order light ray. The photodetector generates the detection signals except for light entering an opaque area (11) provided for at least part of the zero-order light area.
摘要:
An optical information apparatus of the present invention includes:
an optical pick-up head including: a light source; a diffraction unit; a condensing unit; a beam splitter; a photodetector; and a tracking error signal generator. An optical recording medium has tracks arranged substantially at a constant pitch. An average of a pitch is tp. When a main beam is placed on the track, a first sub-beam and a second sub-beam are placed between the tracks. The tracking error signal generator performs a differential arithmetic operation with respect to signals output from a light-receiving portion receiving the main beam to generate a first push-pull signal, performs a differential arithmetic operation with respect to signals output from the light-receiving portions receiving the first sub-beam and the second sub-beam to generate a second push-pull signal, and performs a differential arithmetic operation with respect to the first push-pull signal and the second push-pull signal to generate a tracking error signal, in a case where an amplitude of the first push-pull signal obtained at the pitch tp is fluctuated when the light beam is scanned in a direction orthogonal to the tracks of the optical recording medium.
摘要:
A light sensing area of a light sensing element 7 is comprised of regions 13, 7a to 7d. A tilt detector 8 carries out a tilt detection in accordance with a first difference signal, which is a difference signal between a signal obtained from the region 7a and a signal obtained from the region 7b, and a second difference signal, which is difference signal between a signal obtained from the region 7c and a signal obtained from the region 7d. Accordingly, an optical-disk tilt detecting signal having a little influence of defocusing can be obtained even at boundaries between recorded information tracks and non-recorded information tracks.
摘要:
An optical information apparatus of the present invention includes: an optical pick-up head including: a light source; a diffraction unit; a condensing unit; a beam splitter; a photodetector; and a tracking error signal generator. An optical recording medium has tracks arranged substantially at a constant pitch. An average of a pitch is tp. When a main beam is placed on the track, a first sub-beam and a second sub-beam are placed between the tracks. The tracking error signal generator performs a differential arithmetic operation with respect to signals output from a light-receiving portion receiving the main beam to generate a first push-pull signal, performs a differential arithmetic operation with respect to signals output from the light-receiving portions receiving the first sub-beam and the second sub-beam to generate a second push-pull signal, and performs a differential arithmetic operation with respect to the first push-pull signal and the second push-pull signal to generate a tracking error signal, in a case where an amplitude of the first push-pull signal obtained at the pitch tp is fluctuated when the light beam is scanned in a direction orthogonal to the tracks of the optical recording medium.
摘要:
A light sensing area of a light sensing element 7 is comprised of regions 13, 7a to 7d. A tilt detector 8 carries out a tilt detection in accordance with a first difference signal, which is a difference signal between a signal obtained from the region 7a and a signal obtained from the region 7b, and a second difference signal, which is difference signal between a signal obtained from the region 7c and a signal obtained from the region 7d. Accordingly, an optical-disk tilt detecting signal having a little influence of defocusing can be obtained even at boundaries between recorded information tracks and non-recorded information tracks.
摘要:
A beam shaping lens of shaping an incident beam having an elliptic cross section into an outgoing beam having a substantially circular cross section comprises a first plane (22) which is a cylindrical surface having a generating line curving to form a non-circular cylindrical surface as an incidence side of the incident beam and a second plane (20) which is a circular cylindrical surface as an outgoing side of the outgoing beam, wherein a distance between both ends of the generating line of the circular cylindrical surface is larger than a distance between both ends of the generating line of the non-circular cylindrical surface.
摘要:
An optical element is composed of a first substrate (11) and a second substrate (12) that are joined to each other. The first substrate (11) is composed of a plurality of transparent base materials joined to each other through a first joint surface (11a) on which an optical film is formed. The second substrate (12) is composed of a plurality of transparent base materials joined to each other through at least two second joint surfaces (12a) to (12c) parallel to each other. On each of the second joint surfaces, an optical film is formed. One part of light incident on the first substrate (11) is reflected from the first joint surface (11a) to be incident on the second substrate(12), and at least one part thereof is reflected from at least one of the second joint surfaces. A virtual plane including an incident light axis and a reflected light axis on the first joint surface (11a) and a virtual plane including incident light axes and reflected light axes on the respective second joint surfaces (12a) to(12c) form an angle of substantially 45 degrees. This allows an optical element to be manufactured at a reduced cost, in which no diffraction grating is provided on an optical path from a light source to an optical disk, so that a high light utilization efficiency can be attained, and the degradation in signal quality can be prevented.
摘要:
An optical element is composed of a first substrate (11) and a second substrate (12) that are joined to each other. The first substrate (11) is composed of a plurality of transparent base materials joined to each other through a first joint surface (11a) on which an optical film is formed. The second substrate (12) is composed of a plurality of transparent base materials joined to each other through at least two second joint surfaces (12a) to (12c) parallel to each other. On each of the second joint surfaces, an optical film is formed. One part of light incident on the first substrate (11) is reflected from the first joint surface (11a) to be incident on the second substrate(12), and at least one part thereof is reflected from at least one of the second joint surfaces. A virtual plane including an incident light axis and a reflected light axis on the first joint surface (11a) and a virtual plane including incident light axes and reflected light axes on the respective second joint surfaces (12a) to(12c) form an angle of substantially 45 degrees. This allows an optical element to be manufactured at a reduced cost, in which no diffraction grating is provided on an optical path from a light source to an optical disk, so that a high light utilization efficiency can be attained, and the degradation in signal quality can be prevented.