摘要:
An optical head apparatus for recording and reproducing data to and from optical disks, the apparatus boosting recording density by use of an objective lens with a higher numerical aperture (NA) than ever. A phase plate is added to the pupil position of the objective lens or to a position close thereto. The phase plate arrangement provides a deeper focal length, reduces the adverse effects of aberration and eliminates the need for a tilt servo mechanism despite the use of the objective lens having a greater numerical aperture than before.
摘要:
An optical disk head having a short wavelength light source has an aperture diaphragm placed in the course of its focusing optical system which can change its aperture diameter depending on the pit size on an optical disk in order to allow recording on and reproducing from not only a short wavelength optical disk, but also a long wavelength optical disk. The aperture diameter is made larger for the smaller pit size and vice versa, and the light source output is adjusted depending on the aperture diameter so that the light amount coming from the disk surface to a photodetector cannot be changed with the aperture diameter.
摘要:
An optical head comprising a semiconductor laser array which is used as a light source, and an optical system which guides laser beams from the array to a predetermined recording medium. The beam from one lasing point of the array is modulated by predetermined information and is used as a recording beam, while the beam from another lasing point is continuously oscillated and is used as a playback beam.
摘要:
An optical module for an optical device and an optical fiber is constituted by a pre-molded plastic package. In forming the plastic package, the main flowing direction of the molding resin is substantially parallel with the optical axis of the optical fiber. The optical module is formed by molding the resin by injection using pressure and then solidifying the resin. When the plastic package is formed by comprehensive molding, the flowing direction of the resin is parallel with the optical axis direction of the optical fiber to be installed in the optical module. As a result, for comprehensive molding, the molding pressure applied to the optical fiber is reduced. By using the resin case that is formed, the resulting package exhibits high rigidity and low thermal expansion properties in connection with the flowing direction of the resin, thus reducing the external stress and thermal stress applied to the optical fiber.
摘要:
A laser diode module includes a laser diode device, a first photo detector part for receiving, first divided light that is a first portion of light when at least one of light emissions of the laser diode device is divided into two portions of light each traveling a different optical path, a second photo detector part for receiving second divided light that is a second portion of light thus divided via at least a wavelength selective member, and a controller which controls the lasing wavelength of the laser diode device on the basis of outputs of the first and second photo detector parts. A beam splitter provided between the laser diode and the wavelength selective member divides light emitted from the laser diode into the first and second divided light and a quarter-wave plate is provided in an optical path between the beam splitter and the wavelength selective member.
摘要:
An optical module for an optical device and an optical fiber is constituted by a pre-molded plastic package. In forming the plastic package, the main flowing direction of the molding resin is substantially parallel with the optical axis of the optical fiber. The optical module is formed by molding the resin by an injection method using pressure and then solidifying the resin. When the plastic package is formed by comprehensive molding, the flowing direction of the resin is parallel with the optical axis direction of the optical fiber to be installed in the optical module. As a result, for comprehensive molding, the molding pressure applied to the optical fiber is reduced. By using the resin case that is formed, the resulting package exhibits high rigidity and low thermal expansion properties in connection with the flowing direction of the resin, thus reducing the external stress and thermal stress applied to the optical fiber.
摘要:
There is disclosed a harmonic modulation device of waveguide type including a semiconductor laser, a waveguide for generating a nonlinear optical harmonic of the semiconductor laser by keeping phase matching, means for leading an optical beam of the semiconductor laser to the waveguide, electrodes disposed on the waveguide, and means for modulating a refractive index of the waveguide electro-optically to modulate a phase matching condition and thereby modulate an intensity of the harmonic.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device comprises a semiconductor laser which oscillates a fundamental wave, and a transparent waveguide which is installed substantially in parallel to a direction of a cavity of the semiconductor laser and integral with the semiconductor laser, where second harmonics of the fundamental wave travel through the transparent waveguide and are emitted therefrom. The semiconductor laser and the transparent waveguide have a refractive index in a prescribed range respectively, and an output of second harmonics being significantly high in comparison to the prior art can be obtained.
摘要:
A second harmonic generator of the present invention utilizes Cerenkov radiation as a useful coherent short-wavelength light source. The second harmonic generator includes an aberration correction means to collimate the second harmonic to form a parallel plane wave having a high flatness. The aberration correction means is provided on an exit end face of a nonlinear waveguide which generates the second harmonic, and a glued cone prism, a cone prism having a conic exit end face changed in accordance with birefringence of the nonlinear waveguide, or a diffraction grating is used as the aberration correction means.
摘要:
An integrated optical head records and reproduces information to and from optical discs of different types, including CD and DVD, with use of a single information recording/reproducing apparatus. The optical head has a plurality of semiconductor lasers of different wavelengths integrated by index alignment onto a substrate formed with an optoelectric integrated circuit, photodetection patterns, and a reflecting mirror.