Abstract:
An object of the invention is to improve the quality of a servo signal and a reproduction signal. Shape-wise thicknesses tr1, tr2, ..., and trN of a cover layer and first through (N-1)-th intermediate layers of an optical recording medium having refractive indexes nr1, nr2, ..., and nrN are converted into thicknesses t1, t2, ..., and tN of the respective layers having a predetermined refractive index "no" which makes a divergent amount equal to a divergent amount of a light beam resulting from the thicknesses tr1, tr2, ..., and trN, a difference DFF between the sum of a thickness "ti" through a thickness "tj", and the sum of a thickness "tk" through a thickness "tm" is set to 1 µm or more (where i, j, k, and m are each any positive integer satisfying i‰¦ j
Abstract:
A small optical pickup having a wide correction range of spherical aberration. The optical pickup comprises a rising mirror (4) for deflecting a light beam approximately perpendicularly and leading it toward the plane of incidence of an objective lens, a spherical aberration correction lens (2) having a curvature larger on one side than on the other side, a lens holder (9) for holding the spherical aberration correction lens (2) such that the plane of larger curvature projects partially to the rising mirror side, guide members (11, 42, 72) extending in the direction of optical axis (L) of a spherical aberration correction lens (s) and having an end arranged up to the side of the plane of reflection of the rising mirror (4), and portions (15, 36, 16d) sliding along the guide members (11, 42, 72). The projecting portions of the sliding portions (15, 36, 16d) are arranged to be confined in the side face of the reflective plane of the rising mirror (4), and when the spherical aberration correction lens (2) most closely approaches the rising mirror (4), the portion of the spherical aberration correction lens projecting from the lens holder overlaps the reflective plane of the rising mirror (4).
Abstract:
An optical information medium measurement method of the present invention, for measuring a degree of modulation in an optical information medium of a multilayered structure having a plurality of information layers, includes a first step of measuring the modulation degree of each layer of the optical information medium, by use of a measurement optical system, a second step of obtaining a thickness between layers of the optical information medium, a third step of obtaining a reflectance of each layer of the optical information medium, and a fourth step of converting the modulation degree of each layer, the modulation degree being measured in the first step, into a modulation degree at a reference optical system differing from the measurement optical system, based on a value indicative of the thickness between layers, the thickness being obtained in the second step, and a value indicative of the reflectance of each layer, the reflectance being obtained in the third step.
Abstract:
It is possible to access a deep layer of a multi-layered disc in a short time. An objective lens (131) is moved toward a recording surface. When it is detected that the level voltage of a focus error signal has reached a first slice level voltage H displaced from a reference potential E by a predetermined value, the objective lens (131) is moved toward the recording surface by a predetermined shift amount as an upper limit. When the shift amount of the objective lens (131) has reached the predetermined shift amount, movement means is controlled to move the objective lens (131) apart from recording surface. When it is detected that the level voltage of the focus error signal has reached a second slice level voltage H displaced from the reference potential E by a predetermined value while the objective lens (131) moves apart from the recording surface, pull-in control is performed for focusing the light spot.
Abstract:
An object of the invention is to provide an optical recording medium and an optical information device that enable to improve the quality of a servo signal and a reproduction signal. In the case where shape-wise thicknesses tr1, tr2, tr3, and tr4 of a cover layer (42), a first intermediate layer (43), a second intermediate layer (44), and a third intermediate layer (45) are respectively converted into thicknesses t1, t2, t3, and t4 of the respective corresponding layers each having a predetermined refractive index "no", a defocus amount with respect to a layer having a refractive index nr± and a thickness tr± (satisfying: 1‰¦±‰¦n (where ± is a positive integer and n is an integer of 4 or more)), and a defocus amount with respect to a layer having the refractive index "no" and a thickness t ± (satisfying: 1 ‰¦5±‰¦n (where ± is a positive integer and n is an integer of 4 or more)) are equal to each other; and the thicknesses t1, t2, t3, and t4 satisfy |t1-(t2+t3+t4)|‰§1 µm, a difference between any two values of the thicknesses t1, t2, t3, and t4 is set to 1 µm or more in any case, and |(t1+t2)-(t3+t4)|‰§1 µm.
Abstract:
An information recording medium according to the present invention includes at least three information recording layers. If the readout power of a laser beam in reading information from an information recording layer L(n) is identified by Pw(n), and if the readout power of the laser beam in reading information from an information recording layer L(n+a) is identified by Pw(n+a), then a base thickness between the information recording layers is determined so that the intensity of the light when the information recording layer L(n+a) is irradiated with a laser beam having the readout power Pw(n) becomes equal to or lower than that of the light when the information recording layer L(n+a) is irradiated with a laser beam having the readout power Pw(n+a).
Abstract:
A lens support mechanism including a semiconductor laser 10 for emitting a laser beam, an optical head enclosure 3 to which the semiconductor laser 10 is fixed and located, a collimator lens 21 disposed coaxially with the laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser 10, a resin cylinder 22 formed in a cylindrical shape so as to fix and locate the collimator lens 21 to the inner surface thereof, and a cylindrical member 23 fitted to the resin cylinder 22 on a side of the collimator lens 21 opposite to the semiconductor laser 10 and formed so as to be fixed to the optical head enclosure 3. The cylindrical member 23 has almost the same linear expansion coefficient as that of the optical head enclosure 3.