Abstract:
An optical data storage system comprises a multiple data surface medium and optical head. The medium comprises a plurality of substrates separated by a light transmissive medium. Data surfaces are located on the substrate surfaces which lie adjacent a light transmissive medium. The data surfaces are substantially light transmissive. The optical head includes an aberration compensator to allow the head to focus onto the different data surfaces and a filter to screen out unwanted reflected light.
Abstract:
In a disk reproducing device of this invention for reading out data from a disk by means of a pickup element, a speed signal proportional to the speed of relative movement between the disk and the pickup element is created in a case where the pickup element is moved in the radial direction of the disk according to a high frequency signal (RF) read out from the disk and a tracking error signal (TE) derived from the high frequency signal (RF).
Abstract:
A tracking control system according to the present invention includes an objective lens for converging a light beam at a point on a recording medium to form a converging spot; a galvano-mirror for receiving a driving signal and for moving the converging spot across tracks provided on the recording medium in response to the driving signal; a tracking error detecting section for generating a tracking error signal according to a position of the converging spot with respect to one of the tracks; a tracking servo control section for generating a first driving signal according to the tracking error signal end for feeding the first driving signal to the galvano-mirror as the driving signal, by which the galvano-mirror is driven so that the converging spot is located on the one track; a signal selection circuit for turning on and off the tracking servo control section; a driving section for, when tracking servo control is turned off, generating a second driving signal by which the galvano-mirror is driven so that the converging spot crosses predetermined number of tracks among the tracks; a measuring section for, when the tracking servo control is turned off, measuring a degree of disagreement of optical axes based on the tracking error signal obtained by driving the galvano-mirror with the second driving signal; and a correcting section for correcting the disagreement of optical axes by constantly supplying the galvano-mirror with a current for making the degree of disagreement of optical axes substantially zero based on the measured degree of disagreement of optical axes.
Abstract:
An optical data storage system comprises a multiple data surface medium and optical head. The medium comprises a plurality of substrates separated by a light transmissive medium. Data surfaces are located on the substrate surfaces which lie adjacent a light transmissive medium. The data surfaces are substantially light transmissive. The optical head includes an aberration compensator to allow the head to focus onto the different data surfaces and a filter to screen out unwanted reflected light.
Abstract:
A magneto-optical disc recording apparatus includes a magnetic head, an optical head, a position detector and a controller. The magnetic head supplies a vertical magnetic field corresponding to recording data to a magneto-optical disc. The optical head emits a light beam to the magneto-optical disc through a substrate of the magneto-optical disc. The magneto-optical disc is arranged between the magnetic head and the optical head. The optical head has an actuator for moving an objective lens in a tracking direction. The position detector detects the displacement of the actuator. The controller controls a recording operation of the magnetic head and the optical head. The recording operation is started when a result of detection by the position detector reaches a predetermined value.
Abstract:
A tracking control apparatus having a track jump detection device and a memory for storing driving signals for the tracking control detects a track jump, and when such a track jump has occured, makes the tracking control inoperative, decelerates the velocity of light beam caused by the track jump by driving a voice coil motor using signals inverted from the signals stored in the memory, and, thereby, restarts the tracking control quickly.
Abstract:
The disk drive apparatus of the present invention has an optical pickup that jumps a track to perform track jumping when a jumping voltage is impressed, and that traces a track by performing brake operation when a braking voltage is applied, and actuator that drives the optical pickup, a signal processing part that performs focus and tracking control with respect to the optical pickup, a movement time measurement part that measures the movement time when a light beam emitted from the optical pickup is moved to cross a track to a required track, a voltage control part that uses the results of measurement to generate parameters and a voltage value that is applied to the actuator, a storage part that stores voltage value that is generated by the voltage value setting part, and that after a disk is loaded, first stores data of that disk in the storage part and uses those data values according to the track jump operation.
Abstract:
A tracking servo apparatus for an optical disk player enables a braking operation to rapidly draw into tracking servo control even in case of a double density track. The tracking servo apparatus generates an odd/even discrimination signal indicating on which of an odd number track or an even number track a position for reading information by a pick is currently present, samples a tracking error signal according to an edge position of the odd/even discrimination signal, selectively outputs either a positive or a negative section of the tracking error signal according a polarity of the sampled tracking error signal as a brake signal to a driving means for a tracking actuator, and thus draws the position for reading information by a pick-up onto a track which can be put under tracking servo control.
Abstract:
An optical data storage system comprises a multiple data surface medium and optical head. The medium comprises a plurality of substrates separated by a light transmissive medium. Data surfaces are located on the substrate surfaces which lie adjacent a light transmissive medium. The data surfaces are substantially light transmissive. The optical head includes an aberration compensator to allow the head to focus onto the different data surfaces and a filter to screen out unwanted reflected light.
Abstract:
An optical disk drive apparatus operable under track following mode and seek mode wherein, upon the detection of a track following operation error, a seek operation is initiated for seeking a new target track at a predetermined number of tracks distant from the current track. The seek operation is controlled to follow a velocity profile thus regaining control over an optical head that may have been jolted into an out of control velocity when the track following error occurred. The velocity profile provides for a reduced velocity as the target track is approached. The new target track is selected at a relatively large number of tracks distant from the current track if the head velocity is high and at a relatively small number of current tracks if the head velocity is low. If the current track is sensed to be an outer track, the new target track is selected toward the inner track and if the current track is sensed to be an inner track, the new target track is selected to be an outer track.