Recording apparatus
    23.
    发明授权
    Recording apparatus 失效
    记录装置

    公开(公告)号:US06914873B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-05

    申请号:US10674088

    申请日:2003-09-29

    摘要: In a recording apparatus for reproducing information recorded on a recording medium by utilizing near-field light, the recording apparatus realizes reliable information reproduction with a simple structure. Illumination light 20 is illuminated to the recording medium 10 to create near-field light on a surface of the recording medium 10. The created near-field light is scattered by a microscopic aperture 12 formed in the aperture element 11 so that scattering light (propagation light) thereof is detected to create a reproduced signal. Derived from the created reproduced light a distance control signal representative of a distance between the microscopic aperture 12 and the recording medium 10. Based on the distance control signal, the aperture element 11 is controlled in position. Due to this, the microscopic aperture 12 is brought into proximity to the recording medium 10.

    摘要翻译: 在用于通过利用近场光再现记录在记录介质上的信息的记录装置中,记录装置以简单的结构实现可靠的信息再现。 照明光20被照射到记录介质10上,以在记录介质10的表面上产生近场光。 所产生的近场光被形成在孔元件11中的微细孔12散射,从而检测其散射光(传播光)以产生再现信号。 从创建的再现光中衍生出表示微观孔12和记录介质10之间的距离的距离控制信号。 基于距离控制信号,光圈元件11被控制在适当位置。 由此,使微细孔12靠近记录介质10。

    Recording apparatus
    24.
    发明申请
    Recording apparatus 失效
    记录装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050105453A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:US10950119

    申请日:2004-09-24

    摘要: In a recording apparatus for reproducing information recorded on a recording medium by utilizing near-field light, the recording apparatus realizes reliable information reproduction with a simple structure. Illumination light 20 is illuminated to the recording medium 10 to create near-field light on a surface of the recording medium 10. The created near-field light is scattered by a microscopic aperture 12 formed in the aperture element 11 so that scattering light (propagation light) thereof is detected to create a reproduced signal. Derived from the created reproduced light a distance control signal representative of a distance between the microscopic aperture 12 and the recording medium 10. Based on the distance control signal, the aperture element 11 is controlled in position. Due to this, the microscopic aperture 12 is brought into proximity to the recording medium 10.

    摘要翻译: 在用于通过利用近场光再现记录在记录介质上的信息的记录装置中,记录装置以简单的结构实现可靠的信息再现。 照明光20被照射到记录介质10上,以在记录介质10的表面上产生近场光。 所产生的近场光被形成在孔元件11中的微细孔12散射,从而检测其散射光(传播光)以产生再现信号。 从创建的再现光中衍生出表示微小孔12和记录介质10之间的距离的距离控制信号。基于距离控制信号,孔径元件11被控制在适当位置。 由此,使微细孔12靠近记录介质10。

    Information recording apparatus
    25.
    发明授权
    Information recording apparatus 失效
    信息记录装置

    公开(公告)号:US06950385B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-27

    申请号:US09601815

    申请日:1999-02-10

    摘要: In an information recording apparatus for recording information onto a recording medium by utilizing a technology in a near-field microscope, the information recording apparatus carries out recording with reliability and density. An optical probe (1) or micro-cantilever (12) utilized in a near-field microscope is used as a recording probe (26). The recording probe (26) at its tip is heated by laser light (28) illumination or heating by an electric heating element to radiate microscopic-region thermal energy through the tip to a recording medium (3). This makes it possible to record microscopically information onto the recording medium (3) that varies in physical properties due to heating. Furthermore, thermal energy is provided to a recording position through an auxiliary heat radiating means thereby enabling recording more positively.

    摘要翻译: 在利用近场显微镜中的技术将信息记录到记录介质上的信息记录装置中,信息记录装置以可靠性和密度进行记录。 使用在近场显微镜中使用的光学探针(1)或微悬臂(12)作为记录探针(26)。 其顶端的记录探针(26)通过激光(28)通过电加热元件的照明或加热来加热,以将通过尖端的微小区域热能辐射到记录介质(3)。 这使得可以将显微镜信息记录在由于加热而在物理性质上变化的记录介质(3)上。 此外,通过辅助散热装置将热能提供给记录位置,从而能够更积极地进行记录。

    Near-field optical probe
    26.
    发明申请
    Near-field optical probe 失效
    近场光学探头

    公开(公告)号:US20050167576A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-04

    申请号:US11093618

    申请日:2005-03-30

    摘要: The present invention has an object, in a near-field optical probe having a microscopic aperture to generate and/or scatter a near field, to obtain a near-field optical probe easy to be made in an array which increases the intensity of a near field to be generated and/or scattered and is adapted for use as an optical memory head. This near-field optical probe is arranged with a planar lens having microscopic lens on a flat surface substrate having an inverted conical or pyramidal hole formed therethrough such that its apex is made as the microscopic aperture, wherein a light source is further arranged thereon to introduce light to the planar lens. Because the arrangement is made such that the planar lens has a focal point positioned at the microscopic aperture, the light given by the light source can be efficiently collected to the microscopic aperture. Also, the above structure can be arrayed and mass produced using a silicon process, thus being adapted for use as an optical memory head.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是在具有微小孔径的近场光学探针中产生和/或散射近场,以获得容易制成阵列的近场光学探针,其增加了近场强度 场被生成和/或散射并适于用作光学记忆头。 该近场光学探针被布置成具有微透镜的平面透镜在平面表面基底上,该平面透镜具有穿过其形成的倒锥形或金字塔形孔,使得其顶点形成为微小孔,其中光源还被布置在其上以引入 光到平面透镜。 由于平面透镜具有位于微小孔的焦点的布置,所以可以将由光源所给出的光有效地收集到微孔中。 此外,上述结构可以使用硅工艺排列并批量生产,因此适合用作光学记忆头。

    Near-field optical head
    28.
    发明授权
    Near-field optical head 失效
    近场光学头

    公开(公告)号:US06429419B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-06

    申请号:US09423850

    申请日:2000-03-20

    IPC分类号: H01J314

    摘要: A near-field optical head has a tip end having an edge portion defined by two intersecting planes. Information recorded on a recording medium is reproduced in accordance with an intensity of scattered light of an evanescent field generated when the recording medium is illuminated with light and the tip end of the optical head is brought proximate the recording medium at an interval equal to or smaller than a wavelength of light therebetween.

    摘要翻译: 近场光学头具有具有由两个相交平面限定的边缘部分的尖端。 记录在记录介质上的信息根据当用光照射记录介质时产生的ev逝场的散射光的强度被再现,并且光学头的末端以等于或等于的间隔被带到记录介质附近 比它们之间的光波长。

    Optical probe for proximity field
    30.
    发明授权
    Optical probe for proximity field 有权
    近距离光探头

    公开(公告)号:US06528780B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-04

    申请号:US09402382

    申请日:2000-06-26

    IPC分类号: H01J314

    摘要: A near-field optical probe has a hole penetrating through a substrate and defining a microscopic aperture at an apex thereof for generating or scattering near field light. The probe is simple and inexpensive to produce and may be manufactured in an array form by forming plural holes in the substrate so that it may be used in an optical memory device. A lens is disposed above the microscopic aperture for focusing incident light and a light source is arranged thereover to introduce light to the lens. A focal point of the lens is positioned at the microscopic aperture, so that the light emitted by the light source can be efficiently collected at the microscopic aperture. The structure can be mass produced using known silicon processing techniques, thus being adapted for use as an optical memory head.

    摘要翻译: 近场光学探针具有穿透基底的孔,并在其顶点形成微小的孔,用于产生或散射近场光。 该探头简单且制造成本便宜,并且可以通过在基板中形成多个孔而以阵列形式制造,使得其可以用于光学存储器件中。 透镜设置在微孔上方用于聚焦入射光,​​并且在其上布置光源以将光引入透镜。 透镜的焦点位于微观孔径处,使得由光源发射的光可以在微孔处有效地收集。 可以使用已知的硅处理技术大量生产该结构,从而适合用作光学记忆头。