摘要:
An inclination detection apparatus is provided which includes an optical system for collecting a beam emitted by a light source onto an information memory medium. The inclination detection apparatus further includes a light detector for generating a detection signal in accordance with a light amount of the beam reflected by the information memory medium, the light detector including a first light receiving section and a second light receiving section. In addition, the inclination detection apparatus includes a signal processing section for processing the detection signal. The signal processing section generates an inclination detection signal based on a difference between a first sum signal and a second sum signal, the first sum signal being based on a sum of a first light receiving section signal and a second light receiving section signal, the second sum signal being based on a sum of a third light receiving section signal and a fourth light receiving section signal. Moreover, the signal processing section generates a tracking error signal based on a difference between a fifth light receiving section signal and a sixth light receiving section signal.
摘要:
An optical head for recording or reproducing a signal with respect to an optical recording medium, which includes an optical element disposed between a light source and an optical recording medium. The optical element has an optically active polymer film in which an optical rotation property changes with respect to an applied voltage, a pair of conductive transparent thin films for applying a voltage to the optically active polymer film, and a transmittance polarization anisotropic part having a different transmittance with respect to a polarization direction, which is disposed on one of the conductive transparent thin films. By changing the applied voltage to the optically active polymer film, a light quantity of a linearly polarized light transmitted through the optical element can be changed substantially instantaneously. Therefore, the power of light reaching the optical recording medium can be switched substantially instantaneously at the time when switched between recording and reproduction.
摘要:
An optical head device includes a light source for emitting light; a collection optical system for collecting the light emitted by the light source to an information memory medium including tracks having prescribed grooves; a light detector having a plurality of detection areas for receiving the light reflected by the information memory medium and outputting a signal in accordance with a light amount of the light received; a tracking error signal generator for receiving the signals output from the light detector and generating a tracking error signal based on the signals; and a light division element for dividing a reflected light reflected by the information memory medium. A relationship λ/(NA·Tp)≧1 is satisfied where λ is the wavelength of the light emitted from the light source, NA is the numerical aperture of the collection optical system, and Tp is the distance from a center of the track in the information memory medium to a center of the adjacent track; and the tracking error signal generator generates a tracking error signal from an area except for an overlapping area of the reflected light, the overlapping area being an area of overlapping two circles each having a radius of 1 and having a center of one circle being apart from a center of the reflected light beam at a distance of λ/(NA·2Tp) in a direction orthogonal to the track from a center of a cross-section of the reflected light, when the cross-section of the reflected light on the light division element in a circle having a radius of 1.
摘要:
An optical head device includes a light source for emitting light; a collection optical system for collecting the light emitted by the light source to an information memory medium including at least one of a track having a mark or a space selectively arranged, and a track having a prescribed groove; a light detector having a plurality of detection areas for receiving the light reflected by the information memory medium and outputting a signal in accordance with a light amount of the light received; a division element for dividing the light reflected by the information memory medium and allowing the light to be received by the light detector; a switch element for receiving a first signal and a second signal, which are respectively obtained in accordance with the reflected light incident on a first prescribed area and a second prescribed area of the division element and outputting either one of the first signal or the second signal, the first and second prescribed areas being obtained by dividing the division element along at least one division line; and an information reproduction signal generator for receiving the signal output by the switch element and generating information recorded on the track. The switch element outputs either one of the first signal and the second signal in accordance with a distance and e positional relationship between a light collection point of the light output from the collection light system and the track.
摘要:
An optical head device includes a light source for emitting at least one of a coherent beam and a quasi-monochromatic beam; a collection optical system for collecting the beam to an information memory medium having a track which has at least one mark and at least one space; a light detector having a plurality of detection areas for receiving the beam reflected by the information memory medium and outputting a signal in accordance with a light amount of the beam received; and a tracking error signal generator for receiving the signals output from the light detector and generating a tracking error signal based on the signals. The tracking error signal generator reduces a difference between a first signal amplitude and a second signal amplitude. The first signal amplitude is an absolute value of a difference between first and second signal levels. The second signal amplitude is an absolute value of a difference between the first and third signal levels. The first signal level is a value of the tracking error signal obtained when the beam emitted by the light source is radiated to a center of the track. The second and third signal levels are, respectively, a maximum value and a minimum value of the tracking error signal obtained when the information memory medium is scanned by the beam emitted by the light source in a direction perpendicular to the track.
摘要:
An optical head device includes a light source for emitting at least one of a coherent beam and a quasi-monochromatic beam; a collection optical system for collecting the beam to an information memory medium having a track which has at least one mark and at least one space; a light detector having a plurality of detection areas for receiving the beam reflected by the information memory medium and outputting a signal in accordance with a light amount of the beam received; and a tracking error signal generator for receiving the signals output from the light detector and generating a tracking error signal based on the signals. The tracking error signal generator reduces a difference between a first signal amplitude and a second signal amplitude. The first signal amplitude is an absolute value of a difference between first and second signal levels. The second signal amplitude is an absolute value of a difference between the first and third signal levels. The first signal level is a value of the tracking error signal obtained when the beam emitted by the light source is radiated to a center of the track. The second and third signal levels are, respectively, a maximum value and a minimum value of the tracking error signal obtained when the information memory medium is scanned by the beam emitted by the light source in a direction perpendicular to the track.
摘要:
An optical pickup head apparatus comprises a first coherent light source for emitting a coherent light serving as a main beam, and a second coherent light source for emitting a coherent light having a polarized plane at a right angle to the polarized plane of the coherent light emitted from the first coherent light source. When the coherent light emitted from the second coherent light source is incident upon a phase plate, the phase plate yields a sub-beam presenting a distribution of light intensity having peak values at at least both sides of the center of the sub-beam on a plane vertical with respect to the optical axis of the coherent light. Focusing means overlaps the main beam emitted from the first coherent light source on the sub-beam emitted from the phase plate, causing the resulting overlapped beam to be focused on the information-recorded surface of an optical disk. When a focused beam as reflected from the information-recorded surface of the optical disk is incident upon polarized beam separating means, the polarized beam separating means yields the transmitted beam as divided into the main beam and the sub-beam. Optical detecting means individually detects and supplies the light intensities of the main beam and the sub-beam emitted from the polarized beam separating means.
摘要:
In a photodetector, the minimum size of the photodetection area for detecting a focus error signal from a light beam on the inner radius side of a hologram is made smaller than the minimum diameter of diffracted light beam spots (30, 31) for recording and reproduction, and when a CD is reproduced, a light beam close to the optical axis is made to significantly contribute to the focus error signal and the minimum size of the photodetection area for detecting the focus error signal from a light beam from the peripheral side of the hologram is made larger than the minimum diameter of diffracted light beam spots (130, 131) for recording and reproduction, whereby the focus error signal is made equal to the normal focus error signal when a DVD is reproduced, so that the focus offset variation caused when the base material thickness varies can be reduced.
摘要:
A light beam emitted from a semiconductor laser element is collimated by a collimating lens, and is applied to an optical disk through a polarizing holographic beam splitter, a .lambda./4 plate and an objective lens, a light beam reflected by the optical disk is applied to the polarizing holographic beam splitter and is diffracted. Diffracted light beams of +1st order and -1st order are applied to two photodetectors, and a focus error signal is obtained on the basis of the diffracted light beam of +1st order and a tracking error signal is obtained on the basis of the diffracted light beam of -1st order.
摘要:
A light beam emitted from a semiconductor laser element is collimated by a collimating lens, and is applied to an optical disk through a polarizing holographic beam splitter, a .lambda./4 plate and an objective lens, a light beam reflected by the optical disk is applied to the polarizing holographic beam splitter and is diffracted. Diffracted light beams of +1st order and -1st order are applied to two photodetectors, and a focus error signal and a tracking error signal are obtained on the basis of the diffracted light beam of +1st order and an information signal is obtained on the basis of the diffracted light beam of -1st order.