摘要:
An optical head including a first dielectric layer having a first refractive index, a pair of second dielectric layers located adjacent to the first dielectric layer on both sides thereof, each of the second dielectric layers having a second refractive index larger than the first refractive index, a pair of third dielectric layers located adjacent to the second dielectric layers, and a pair of fourth dielectric layers located adjacent to the third dielectric layers, each of the fourth dielectric layers having a third refractive index larger than the first refractive index. Light is incident on the optical head in a direction orthogonal to a layering direction of the first to fourth dielectric layers. The first dielectric layer and each of the third dielectric layers have different refractive indices or different thicknesses.
摘要:
A light intensity distribution converting device is formed by a transparent body having a first curved surface, a second curved surface, and an outer circumferential surface extending between the first and second curved surfaces. One of first and second surfaces has a concave surface configuration and the other has a convex surface configuration. Diverging light is made incident to the first curved surface, for example. The light intensity distribution of light made incident to the body from first curved surface is different from that of light emerging the body from the second curved surface, due to refractions at the first and second curved surfaces. The light intensity distribution converting device can be used as a collimator lens or an objective lens in an optical data storing apparatus.
摘要:
The light intensity converter comprises a transparent body including opposite first and second curved surfaces. The body is surrounded by an outer peripheral surface extending between the first and second curved surfaces. The body of the converter is arranged such that the incident light is made incident to the body at the first curved surface and emerges from the second curved surface. The incident light diverges in a certain area and converges in another area, by refraction, so that the light intensity distribution of the incident, first curved surface is converted into a different light intensity distribution while the light travels through the converter, and thus exits from the second curved surface.
摘要:
A near-field light emitting device includes a deflecting unit that deflects electromagnetic waves propagated through a core toward a base. A propagating unit arranged on the base emits near-field light from an outlet. By providing a magnetic head on a side opposite to the base, a distance between the magnetic head and an intensity center of the near-field light can be minimized. The deflecting unit is formed comparatively thick, therefore, the electromagnetic wave is caused to enter the propagating unit at such an angle that causes a surface-propagating wave to be generated highly efficiently.
摘要:
A light irradiation head of the present invention includes: a propagation body having a tapered two dimensional shape axially symmetrical to a predetermined symmetrical axis, and consisting of a first kind material that propagates electromagnetic fields of light; and a covering body covering the propagation body so as to surround the symmetrical axis, and consisting of a second kind material different from the first kind material. The propagation body further includes: a bottom edge of projecting shape or recessed shape which is present on the symmetrical axis and which is axially symmetrical to the symmetrical axis; a tip edge which is present on the symmetrical axis and which is narrow relative to the bottom edge; and a pair of reflective edges which are present on both sides of the symmetrical axis and whose interval is gradually reduced in the direction from the bottom edge side to the tip edge side.
摘要:
In an optical device and optical information recording apparatus of the invention, a light emission unit has an emission layer emitting a light beam along an optical axis. A light reflection unit reflects the light beam, emitted by the light emission unit, to a predetermined direction. A substrate has photodetecting elements disposed thereon, the photodetecting elements detecting a reflected light beam from a storage medium. The emission layer of the light emission unit is slanted to a central axis of the substrate, and the light emission unit and the light reflection unit are disposed on the substrate such that one of a change of a distribution of intensity of the reflected light beam from the light reflection unit and a change of a direction of polarization of the reflected light beam, caused by the slanted emission layer, is corrected.
摘要:
A multilayer optical recording medium including a first recording layer for recording or reproducing information by using a first light beam having a center wavelength λ1, a first photochromic layer provided on the first recording layer, and a first optical waveguide layer provided on the first photochromic layer for guiding to the first photochromic layer a second light beam having a center wavelength λ2 different from the center wavelength λ1. The multilayer optical recording medium further includes a second recording layer provided on the first optical waveguide layer for recording or reproducing information by using the first light beam, a second photochromic layer provided on the second recording layer, and a second optical waveguide layer provided on the second photochromic layer for guiding the second light beam to the second photochromic layer. The first and second photochromic layers become transparent to the first light beam by irradiation with light or by application of heat. The reflectance of each of the first and second photochromic layers to the first light beam can be repeatedly increased by irradiation with the second light beam and can be repeatedly decrease to restore the transparent state.
摘要:
A light intensity distribution converting device is formed by a transparent body having a first curved surface, a second curved surface, and an outer circumferential surface extending between the first and second curved surfaces. One of first and second surfaces has a concave surface configuration and the other has a convex surface configuration. Diverging light is made incident to the first curved surface, for example. The light intensity distribution of light made incident to the body from first curved surface is different from that of light emerging the body from the second curved surface, due to refractions at the first and second curved surfaces. The light intensity distribution converting device can be used as a collimator lens or an objective lens in an optical data storing apparatus.
摘要:
A magnetic recording medium used for the thermally assisted magnetic recording system which fires a laser beam at a magnetic recording medium to partially heat the medium and applies a magnetic field from the outside to the part heated to lower the coercivity for recording. The magnetic recording medium is configured by a glass substrate on which a heat radiation layer, heat retention layer, intermediate layer, and recording layer are stacked. Further, the heat retention layer is configured by a member having an effective refractive index lower than the effective refractive index of the recording layer and having an temperature diffusion coefficient determined by the specific heat, density, and heat conductivity rate higher than glass and lower than metal. The material with a high temperature diffusion coefficient is used lowered in temperature diffusion coefficient using a porous structure or granular structure.
摘要:
A head slider is used for magnetic record by irradiating a recording medium with tiny spots of light. The head slider includes a slider main body having a bottom surface facing a recording medium and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, an optical head provided in the slider main body to irradiate the recording medium with light and an optical layer to propagate light supplied from outside and lead the light to the optical head. The optical layer is curved along a curved surface formed in a portion of the slider main body to form a curved propagation path of light.