Abstract:
There is provided an objective lens used for a plurality of types of optical discs having a front surface and a rear surface, each of which includes an inner region and an outer region. The outer region has a surface shape which suppresses a coma caused when a beam used for a first optical disc is incident thereon obliquely with respect to an optical axis of the objective lens. The inner region is configured such that, at a boundary position between the inner region and the outer region, the coma caused when a beam used for a second optical disc is incident on the inner region obliquely at a first angle with respect to the optical axis is less than the coma caused when the beam used for the second optical disc is incident on the outer region obliquely at the first angle with respect to the optical axis. Further, an inclination θ2A of the inner region and an inclination θ2B of the outer region of the rear surface satisfy a condition: −2.5
Abstract:
Disclosed is a scanning optical system that includes a laser source for emitting a laser beam, a scanning deflector that deflects the laser beam, an imaging optical system that converges the scanning laser beam onto an object surface, first and second mirrors that bend the optical path of the scanning laser beam. The first and second mirrors are movable to adjust the optical path length between the deflector and the object surface for changing a width of the scanning range on the object surface. Since the optical path length is adjusted by moving the first and second mirror, which changes the width of the scanning range, correcting the size error of the printed image. When the size error of the printed image is detected, an operator moves the first and second mirrors to correct it.
Abstract:
There is provided a scanning optical system, which is provided with a deflector that deflects the plurality of beams, and an imaging optical system that converges the plurality of beams deflected by the deflector to form a plurality of beam spots on surfaces to be scanned, respectively. The imaging optical system has at least one lens whose position is changeable in a plane including an optical reference axis thereof and parallel with the main scanning direction. In this configuration, the imaging optical system satisfies a condition: 0.05
Abstract:
The stereoscopic microscope includes a common close-up optical system that faces an object, a pair of zoom optical systems that form a pair of primary image, a pair of field stops, a pair of relay optical systems that relay the primary images to form a pair of secondary images, an inter-axis distance reducing element, an image taking device and an illuminating optical system. The object light rays incident on the close-up optical system form the primary images having predetermined parallax at the field stops through the zoom optical systems. The inter-axis distance reducing element reduces the inter-axis distance of the right and left light rays. The primary images are re-imaged by the relay optical systems as the secondary images on the adjacent regions on the single image taking surface of the image taking device, respectively.
Abstract:
An objective optical system for information recording/reproducing, at least one of optical surfaces of the objective optical system comprising a diffraction surface including a first region contributing to converging first, second and third beams and including a diffraction structure formed such that use diffraction orders for the first, second and third beams are 1st-orders and a condition 0.03
Abstract:
There is provided an objective lens for information recording/reproducing for three types of optical discs, which includes a first area contributing to converging a third light beam onto a record surface of a third optical disc. The first area includes a phase shift structure having refractive surface zones concentrically formed about a predetermined axis. The phase shift structure includes first and second step groups. The first step group is configured such that an optical path length difference ΔOPD1 (nm) given by each step of the first step group to a first light beam satisfies a condition: 2N1+1.10
Abstract:
An objective optical system for an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing for first, second and third optical discs by selectively using three types of substantially collimated light beams including first, second and third light beams respectively having first, second and third wavelengths, wherein at least one of optical surfaces of the objective optical system comprises a diffraction surface having a diffraction structure, the diffraction surface includes a first region defined by first and second optical path difference functions, a second region defined by at least one type of optical path difference function, and a third region defined by at least one type of optical path difference function, the first region satisfies a condition: −0.15
Abstract:
An optical pickup device includes a first light source emitting first light with a first wavelength, a second light source emitting second light with a second wavelength, a third light source emitting third light with a third wavelength, an objective lens having a step structure, the objective lens being disposed to satisfy predetermined conditions, at least one first coupling lens making the first light and the second light incident onto the objective lens as converged light, a second coupling lens making the third light incident onto the objective lens as diverging light, and a liquid crystal aberration correcting element.
Abstract:
There is provided an objective lens including a first optical member and a second optical member which are made of materials different from each other and are cemented together at a cementing surface. The cementing surface includes a first phase shift structure having a plurality of refractive surface zones concentrically formed about an optical axis of the objective lens. The first phase shift structure satisfies conditions (1) and (2): 0.85
Abstract:
An objective lens on which a beam having parallel light fluxes is incident includes a single element lens and a reflection suppressing coating formed on at least one surface of the single element lens. The reflection suppressing coating is formed such that the reflectivity across a radius of the objective lens exhibits a local maximal value, and the reflection suppressing coating is formed to achieve the following condition: 0.6