Abstract:
In a magneto-optical recording apparatus, in which light spots are sequentially formed on a magneto-optical disk at the timing of a predetermined reference clock signal while a modulating magnetic field, which is reversed in polarity as a function of record data in synchronism with the reference clock signals, is applied to the disk for magnetically recording the record data thereon; the timing of polarity reversal of the modulating magnetic field with respect to the reference clock signal is delayed as a function of the magnetic and/or temperature characteristics of the magneto-optical disk to permit a magnetized domain to be formed at the correct position with respect to the timing of the reference clock signal. The intensity and/or duration of intermittent energizing of the light beam is controlled as a function of the ambient temperature of the magneto-optical disk and/or the radial sweeping position of the light spot to permit each magnetized domain to be formed at the correct position with respect to the timing of the reference clock signal.
Abstract:
A recording medium in which one sector is divided into a plurality of segments and information is recorded in the segments, uses a reproducing method in which information is reproduced optically from this medium. The recording medium has an area in which no embossed pit is formed beforehand comprising at least one segment among a plurality of segments, and embossed pits indicative of the head of the sector which is formed in correspondence to the head position of the sector. Clocks are reproduced by detecting the pit for clock reproduction on the basis of the area in the recording medium in which no embossed pit is formed beforehand. The head position of the sector is detected by detecting whether the pit indicative of the head of the sector is present or not at a timing based on the clock. With this method, the head position of the sector can be detected correctly even if information was recorded by a modulating system in which all signal patterns can exist according to the modulating rule.
Abstract:
An apparatus for re-recording a new digital signal in a track on a magnetic record medium which has a previously recorded digital signal in the track, the digital signal being arranged in data blocks each containing a sync signal, a data signal, an error correction code signal, and an error detection code signal, comprises a reproducing circuit which reproduces each digital signal recorded on the magnetic record medium, a code generating circuit which supplies a discriminating code signal for each of the data blocks, and a recording circuit which re-records the new digital signal and the respective discriminating code signals in the track on the magnetic record medium.
Abstract:
An optical recording medium is provided which has a substrate and a signal recording layer provided on the substrate and in which an information signal is recorded in the form of microscopic pits. A light beam is focused on the signal recording layer and some change of the light beam carried by a return light from the signal recording layer is detected to read the information signal recorded on the signal recording layer. The optical recording medium has a diameter of 65 mm or less and a thickness of 0.4 to 0.7 mm. An information signal recording area extends outwardly from a radial position of 12.5 mm or less from the center of the medium. The ratio in area between the information signal recording area and non-signal recording area is 3.4 or more. The storage capacity of this medium is 2 gigabytes or more. The optical recording medium has formed at the center thereof a center hole around which an annular table-abutment convexing to one side of the medium is formed. A magnetic-clamping hub is installed in the center hole and thus the medium is magnetically clamped to a rotation driving mechanism of an optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus. The compactness and high density of recording of the optical recording medium will contribute greatly to a further compact structure of a recording and/or reproducing apparatus in which the medium is to be used.
Abstract:
A first optical device according to the present invention comprises a base made of a first optical material and a second optical material having a refractive index different from that of the first optical material, and the base has a concavity, and the second optical material is filled in this concavity. A second optical device according to the present invention comprises a base made of a first optical material and a second optical material having a refractive index different from the first optical material, and the base comprises first and second faces facing each other, a first concavity is formed in the first face and a second concavity is formed in the second face, and the second optical material is filled in the first and second concavities.
Abstract:
An optical element and manufacturing method of the present invention prevent the incidence of light on unnecessary portions of the optical element so that stray light and noise are eliminated. The optical element is configured from at least one substrate having a plurality of lens substrates that have embedded lenses made of a material with a higher refractive index than the at least one substrate. A shielding means limits the optical path so that incident light propagates only within a prescribed optical path formed on a light incidence-side or emission-side surface of one of the lens substrates. In addition, the shielding means is formed from an absorptive or reflective film placed in a region outside the prescribed optical path or through machining the region outside the prescribed optical path.
Abstract:
An optical pickup using an optical fiber module which includes optical fibers is provided, which can be small-sized and utilize a light beam from a light source at high efficiency. The optical pickup includes: an optical fiber module 20, in which an optical fiber 10 consists of: a first optical fiber 11 which is a field-distribution converting fiber and a second optical fiber 12 whose core has birefringence, both the optical fibers 11 and 12 are connected to each other at one end thereof, and the laser light beam L emitted from the semiconductor laser 1 is made to enter the other end of the first optical fiber 11; an optical head having at least an objective lens; an optical detector; wherein the optical fiber 10 is used as optical wiring to lead the laser light beam L emitted from the semiconductor laser 1 into the optical head.
Abstract:
A first optical device according to the present invention comprises a base made of a first optical material and a second optical material having a refractive index different from that of the first optical material, and the base has a concavity, and the second optical material is filled in this concavity. A second optical device according to the present invention comprises a base made of a first optical material and a second optical material having a refractive index different from the first optical material, and the base comprises first and second faces facing each other, a first concavity is formed in the first face and a second concavity is formed in the second face, and the second optical material is filled in the first and second concavities.
Abstract:
An optical recording medium is provided which has a substrate and a signal recording layer provided on the substrate and in which an information signal is recorded in the form of microscopic pits. A light beam is focused on the signal recording layer and some change of the light beam carried by a return light from the signal recording layer is detected to read the information signal recorded on the signal recording layer. The optical recording medium has a diameter of 65 mm or less and a thickness of 0.4 to 0.7 mm. An information signal recording area extends outwardly from a radial position of 12.5 mm or less from the center of the medium. The ratio in area between the information signal recording area and non-signal recording area is 3.4 or more. The storage capacity of this medium is 2 gigabytes or more. The optical recording medium has formed at the center thereof a center hole around which an annular table-abutment convexing to one side of the medium is formed. A magnetic-clamping hub is installed in the center hole and thus the medium is magnetically clamped to a rotation driving mechanism of an optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus. The compactness and high density of recording of the optical recording medium will contribute greatly to a further compact structure of a recording and/or reproducing apparatus in which the medium is to be used.
Abstract:
An optical disc system uses an optical disc with a light-transmitting cover and an objective lens for bundling or focusing a light beam on a recording layer of the optical disc in order to perform recording and/or reproducing of information. The thickness of the light-transmitting cover falls within the range of 0.05 mm to 0.6 mm, the numerical aperture (NA) of the objective lens is set to fall within the range of 0.55 to 1.10, and the wavelength of the light beam is selected to be between 100 nm to 780 nm.