摘要:
An aberration correction lens 4 is disposed in a space between a laser light source 3 and an objective lens 5, and a lens holder 10 is frictionally coupled to a drive shaft 7 via a frictional holding body 8. A piezoelectric element 6 is provided to one end of the drive shaft 7. The piezoelectric element 6 extends and contracts in response to an applied voltage. The lens holder 10 is moved relatively with respect to the drive shaft 7 in the drive shaft direction by varying a change rate when the applied voltage to the piezoelectric element 6 is increased and decreased.
摘要:
In an optical head for performing the reproduction or recording of information for two or more types of different optical disks, the damage caused to an optical disk or an objective lens by collision between the optical disk and the objective lens is avoided. An optical heads device for reproducing or recording two or more types of information recording mediums different from each other comprises a first optical system, a second optical system, and a control unit for avoiding the collision between an optical disk and a second objective lens when a first optical system is in operation.
摘要:
An optical-disk drive device is provided which is capable of executing recording or reproduction at a plurality of numerical apertures and keeping constant the quantity of light which is emitted by a light-emitting element. This optical-disk drive device includes: light-emitting elements; a beam splitter which allows a luminous flux that is emitted by each of these light-emitting elements to branch off to a first luminous flux and a second luminous flux; a photo-detector which detects a front light that has branched off at the beam splitter; an aperture restriction member; and a controller which controls the quantity of light that is emitted by each of the light-emitting elements, using a signal which is obtained by the photo-detector, in which the photo-detector has a circular first detection area in which an inner luminous flux of the first luminous flux is received, and a ring-shaped second detection area in which an outer luminous flux of the first luminous flux is received; and the controller controls the quantity of light, at the time of a large numerical aperture, based on the quantity of light which is received in the first detection area and the second detection area, and controls the quantity of light, at the time of a small numerical aperture, based on the quantity of light which is received in the first detection area.
摘要:
A first information recorder comprises a limited number-of-times of copying information setting unit for setting information on the limited number-of-times of copying electronic data, a first limited number-of-times of copying information updating unit for reading out the electronic data from a first information recording medium containing electronic data set with limited number of times of copying information by the limited number-of-times of copying information setting unit and updating the limited number-of-times of copying information set with respect to the electronic data, and a first transmitter for transmitting electronic data whose limited number-of-times of copying information is updated by the first limited number of times of copying information updating unit. A second information recorder comprises a second receiver for receiving electronic data transmitted from the first transmitter, a second limited number-of-times of copying information updating unit for reading out the electronic data from a second information containing medium recording the electronic data and updating the limited number-of-times of copying information set with respect to the electronic data, and a second transmitter for transmitting electronic data whose limited number-of-times of copying information is updated by the second limited number-of-times of copying information updating unit.
摘要:
On a pit information surface (22d) of a read-only optical disk (22), a protective layer (22f) suited for a floating-type or a sliding-type magnetic head (3) used for a magnetic field modulation type magneto-optical disk is formed. A reproducing operation with respect to the optical disk (22) is performed while allowing the magnetic head (3) to slide on the protective layer (22f). Accordingly, a magnetic head does not need to be separated from a disk in reproduction. Thus, an optical disk device can be manufactured at lower cost and reduced in size, and a high-speed seek can be realized. Commonality of a disk cartridge (32) with the magnetic field modulation type magneto-optical disk also can be achieved. An optical disk system that is user-friendly thus can be obtained.
摘要:
An optical disc apparatus includes a withdrawal means for moving an objective lens (32) to a position distant from an optical disc (1) during an inactive duration of intermittent recording or reproducing operation. A means for regulating or fixing the objective lens (32) at the position distant from the optical disc (1) is further provided. Thus, even in a noncontrolled state during the inactive duration, it is possible to prevent collision of the objective lens (32) with the optical disc (1). As a result, both power saving and safety of the apparatus can be attained.
摘要:
An optical head equipped with a tracking error detector to obtain a tracking error signal for tracking servo. The detector includes a photodetector having a light-detecting region on which a light spot with a predetermined diameter is formed by a reflected light beam from a recording medium. The region is divided by a first division line into two which are further divided by second and third division lines so as to form first to fourth subregions, the first and second subregions being adjacent to each other with the first division line being interposed therebetween, the third subregion being adjacent to the first subregion, and the fourth subregion being adjacent to the second subregion. The separation between the second and third division lines is determined so that the sum of the light receiving quantities of the first and fourth subregions is substantially equal to the sum of the light receiving quantities of the second and third subregions when the objective lens is shifted from its neutral position. Electric signals produced in correspondance with the light receiving quantities are supplied to a differential amplifier to take a difference between a sum signal of the signals due to the first and fourth subregions and a sum signal of the signals due to the second and third subregions.
摘要:
An object of the invention is to provide an optical element for use in an optical information recording and reproducing device or a like device for recording or reproducing information with respect to an information recording medium using laser light, wherein the optical element is a resin optical element capable of suppressing lowering in transmittance due to deterioration by irradiation of light having a high energy density, and maintaining a high transmittance for a long time. To realize the above object, used is an optical element made of a silicon resin cured material obtained by subjecting a silicon resin composition containing a silsesquioxane compound to a curing treatment.
摘要:
An object of the invention is to suppress an influence of a wavefront aberration which is generated at the time of correcting a third-order spherical aberration, and realize satisfactory information recording and/or reproducing. A collimator lens 4 corrects a third-order spherical aberration which is generated depending on the thickness of a light transmissive layer from a surface of a first optical information recording medium 30, corresponding to an optimal substrate thickness of a first objective lens 6, to an intended information recording surface, assuming that the light transmissive layer thickness of the first optical information recording medium 30 which minimizes a residual third-order spherical aberration at the time of incidence of parallel light into the first objective lens 6 is defined as the optimal substrate thickness of the first objective lens 6. The optimal substrate thickness of the first objective lens 6 is defined in such a manner that a variation of a wavefront aberration which is generated on the information recording surface of the first optical information recording medium 30 farthest from the first objective lens 6 at the time of correcting the third-order spherical aberration, and a variation of a wavefront aberration which is generated on the information recording surface of the first optical information recording medium 30 closest to the first objective lens 6 at the time of correcting the third-order spherical aberration are set equal to each other.
摘要:
Provides an objective lens, an optical head and an optical disc apparatus (drive) capable of compensating for various types of aberrations including wavelength changes for a plurality of types of optical discs including high density optical discs, DVDs and CDs with a good wavelength dispersion compensation ability and thus capable of providing good recording or reproduction characteristics.The objective lens according to the present invention includes a first lens and a second lens substantially in close contact with each other such that optical axes thereof match each other, and acts as a convex lens as a whole. Each lens includes a central portion including the optical axis and a peripheral portion located in a periphery of the central portion. The central portion of the first lens acts as a convex lens; and the central portion of the second lens acts as a concave lens. Where the refractive index of the first lens at d line (wavelength: 587.56 nm) is nd1, the Abbe constant of the first lens represented using the refractive indices at d line, F line (wavelength: 486.13 nm) and C line (wavelength: 656.27 nm) is νd1, the refractive index of the second lens at d line is nd2, and the Abbe constant of the second lens represented using the refractive indices at d line, F line and C line is νd2, the objective lens fulfills nd1>nd2 and νd1>νd2.