摘要:
A signal detecting device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a near-field light generating section that is provided on the semiconductor substrate and generates near-field light near an interface with the semiconductor substrate; a light source that outputs light having wavelength corresponding to photon energy about a half as large as band-gap energy of a material of the semiconductor substrate; and a current detecting unit that detects a photocurrent generated in the semiconductor substrate when the near-field light is generated.
摘要:
A signal detecting device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a near-field light generating section that is provided on the semiconductor substrate and generates near-field light near an interface with the semiconductor substrate; a light source that outputs light having wavelength corresponding to photon energy about a half as large as band-gap energy of a material of the semiconductor substrate; and a current detecting unit that detects a photocurrent generated in the semiconductor substrate when the near-field light is generated.
摘要:
An objective lens includes: a solid immersion lens having a super-hemispherical or hemispherical shape, wherein a hyper-lens portion is formed in a part of an object-side surface of the solid immersion lens and integrated therewith by alternately stacking a first thin film having a positive dielectric constant and a second thin film having a negative dielectric constant along spherical shapes starting from a spherical shape having a radius Ri around a predetermined reference point Pr set outside the object-side surface of the solid immersion lens to a spherical surface having a radius Ro (Ro>Ri) around the reference point Pr.
摘要:
Provided is an optical recording medium, including a plurality of tracks on each of which small record carriers are arranged in a wobbling manner, each of the small record carriers storing a recording state by modulation according to light irradiation, wherein the tracks are arranged adjacent to each other in a tracking direction which is a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the tracks, and there is a reflectance difference between a forming portion and a non-forming portion of the small record carrier in both of a recording state and a non-recording state of the small record carrier.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a magneto-optical recording medium in which reading of recorded information is performed through domain wall displacement in a reproduction layer is provided, in which magnetic separation of groove side-wall portions is performed more reliably; as a result a magneto-optical recording medium with satisfactory recording and reproduction characteristics can be provided. The method is to manufacture a magneto-optical recording medium in which on a substrate 1 having grooves 12 at least a reproduction layer and a recording layer, each of which is formed of magnetic layers, are deposited and recorded information is reproduced through domain wall displacement in the reproduction layer; and the method includes a first annealing process in which, after depositing at least the reproduction layer and recording layer on the substrate 1 on which are formed lands 11 and grooves 12, only side-wall portions 13 between adjacent lands 11 and grooves 12 are irradiated with laser light L1, and a second magnetization annealing process in which regions including adjacent side-wall portions 13 and lands between side-wall portions 13 are irradiated with laser light L2 having a spot diameter greater than the spot diameter of the laser light in the first annealing process, while applying an external magnetic field Hex.
摘要:
An optical recording medium is provided which has a substrate and a signal recording layer provided on the substrate and in which an information signal is recorded in the form of microscopic pits. A light beam is focused on the signal recording layer and some change of the light beam carried by a return light from the signal recording layer is detected to read the information signal recorded on the signal recording layer. The optical recording medium has a diameter of 65 mm or less and a thickness of 0.4 to 0.7 mm. An information signal recording area extends outwardly from a radial position of 12.5 mm or less from the center of the medium. The ratio in area between the information signal recording area and non-signal recording area is 3.4 or more. The storage capacity of this medium is 2 gigabytes or more. The optical recording medium has formed at the center thereof a center hole around which an annular table-abutment convexing to one side of the medium is formed. A magnetic-clamping hub is installed in the center hole and thus the medium is magnetically clamped to a rotation driving mechanism of an optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus. The compactness and high density of recording of the optical recording medium will contribute greatly to a further compact structure of a recording and/or reproducing apparatus in which the medium is to be used.
摘要:
A laser beam from an LD 11 is irradiated onto a magnetooptic disk 33 by a predetermined power for a heat treatment. After the heat treatment, the laser beam of a power smaller than the power upon heat treatment is irradiated to the heat-treated area. Reflection light of the laser beam of the small power enters photodetectors 24 and 26 and reflection light amounts of a P wave and an S wave are detected, respectively. A differential detecting circuit 27 detects a level of a magnetooptic signal corresponding to the heat-treated area on the basis of the reflection light amounts of the P wave and the S wave. A controller 28 determines whether or not the magnetooptic signal level detected by the differential detecting circuit 28 lies within a permissible range. If it is out of the range, the power of the laser beam to execute the heat treatment is adjusted and the process of a magnetooptic disk is stopped or a message showing such a fact is displayed, or the like.
摘要:
A magneto-optical disc 1 has a TOC area in which the cumulative recordable data volume or the cumulative recordable time is preformatted, and a user TOC area in which the cumulative recorded data volume or the cumulative recorded time is preformatted. When recording audio data, a system controller 17 restricts the volume of recording data or the recording time based on the cumulative recordable data volume, the cumulative recordable time, cumulative recorded data volume, the cumulative recorded time or the data compression factor, while causing an updated cumulative recorded data or an updated cumulative recorded time to be recorded. Restrictions of the recording may be performed based on the cumulative recorded data volume or the cumulative recorded time. A prepaid system may be realized by charging the fee conforming to the cumulative recordable data volume or the cumulative recordable time at the time of sale of the disc.
摘要:
An optical pickup device for an information recording and/or reproducing apparatus in which fluctuations in polarization film characteristics due to the variable incident angles of the light beam to the beam splitter may be reduced to prevent C/N characteristics from being lowered. The optical pickup device includes an objective lens 3 for converging a light beam L from a laser light source 1 to a magneto-optical disc 2, a beam splitter 8 arranged on a light path between the laser light source 1 and the objective lens 3 for guiding a return laser light beam Lr from the disc to outside of the light path, and a photodetector 4 for detecting the return light beam Lr guided by the beam splitter 8 to outside of the light path. The beam splitter 8 is arranged at a portion in the light path between the laser light source 1 and the objective lens 3 in which the light beam L from the laser light source 1 is a divergent light beam. The multi-layered dielectric film 12 of the beam splitter 8 has polarization film characteristics of reflecting 65% of S-polarized light components and 35% of the P-polarized light components of the light beam L and the return light beam Lr incident on the multi-layered dielectric film 12.
摘要:
An optical head applies a laser beam to a region of the magnetooptical disc, and a magnetic head applies a magnetic field to the region of the magnetooptical disc while the laser beam is being applied thereto, thereby to record information in the region. The optical and magnetic heads are interconnected by a link mechanism so that they are movable in unison with each other radially with respect to the magnetooptical disc. An electromagnetic shield is disposed around the magnetic head for blocking magnetic and electric fields parallel to the magnetooptical disc.