摘要:
There is provided an optical pick-up used for recording data to and/or reproducing data from at least three types of optical discs having at least two different thicknesses of cover layers. The optical pick-up includes light sources and an objective lens. A thickness t1 of a first optical disc, a thickness t2 of a second optical disc, and a thickness t3 of a third optical disc satisfy a relationship t1≦t2 NA3. Further, a first light beam for the first optical disc is incident on the objective lens as a converging light beam, and the second and third light beams for the second and third optical discs are incident on the objective lens as diverging light beams, respectively. Given that magnification of the objective lens is m1 when the first optical disc is used, magnification of the objective lens is m2 when the second optical disc is used, and magnification of the objective lens is m3 when the first optical disc is used, following conditions are satisfied: m1>0, m3
摘要翻译:提供了一种用于将数据记录到至少三种类型的具有至少两个不同厚度的覆盖层厚度的光盘中的数据的光学拾取器。 光学拾取器包括光源和物镜。 第一光盘的厚度t 1,第二光盘的厚度t 2和第三光盘的厚度t 3满足关系t 1 <= t 2 = NA 2> NA 3。 此外,用于第一光盘的第一光束作为会聚光束入射在物镜上,并且用于第二和第三光盘的第二和第三光束分别作为发散光束入射在物镜上。 假设当使用第一光盘时物镜的放大倍数为m 1,当使用第二光盘时物镜的倍率为m 2,并且当使用第一光盘时物镜的倍率为m 3 满足以下条件:m 1> 0,m 3
摘要:
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
摘要:
In an optical information recording/reproducing device which executes information reading or writing on multiple types of optical discs having different data densities by selectively using first through third light beams having first through third wavelengths, respectively, at least one side of an optical element is provided with a step structure including a plurality of concentric refracting surfaces and steps between them. The steps include first steps each giving a first optical path length difference specified by a first optical path difference function, second steps each giving a second optical path length difference specified by a second optical path difference function, and special steps each giving an optical path length difference obtained by the sum or difference of/between the first and second optical path length differences. Annular zone widths between adjacent steps are set at 10 times the first wavelength or more.
摘要:
An objective lens, for an optical information read/write device that performs read/write operations on each of a plurality of optical discs using a corresponding one of three laser beams having first, second, and third wavelengths λ1, λ2, and λ3 (nm) satisfying a relationship λ1
摘要:
A optical system of an optical pick-up is provided. The optical system includes an optical element including at least a phase shift surface among the surfaces thereof, and located closer to a light source than the objective lens. In this configuration, t1≦t2 is satisfied, where t1 represents a thickness of a cover layer of a first optical disc for which a first laser beam is employed, and t2 a thickness of a cover layer of a second optical disc for which a second laser beam, having a longer wavelength than the first laser beam, is employed. NA1≧NA2 is satisfied, where NA1 represents a numerical aperture for the first optical disc, and NA 2 the numerical aperture for the second optical disc. The phase shift surface includes a first region that converges the first laser beam on a recording surface of the first optical disc, and the second laser beam on a recording surface of the second optical disc. The first region includes at least an annular zone structure having an annular zone group including a step that gives an additional optical path length to the first laser beam generally by two wavelengths, with respect to an inner refracting surface at a boundary between adjacent refracting surfaces, and a return step portion located at an outer position of the annular zone group. The return step includes a step that gives an additional optical path length to the first laser beam generally by three wavelengths with respect to an inner refracting surface located inside of the return step, in an opposite direction to the step of the annular zone group.
摘要翻译:提供光学拾取器的光学系统。 光学系统包括在其表面中至少包括相移表面并且位于比物镜更靠近光源的光学元件。 在这种配置中,满足t 1 <= t 2,其中t 1表示使用第一激光束的第一光盘的覆盖层的厚度,t 2表示第二光学器件的覆盖层的厚度 使用具有比第一激光束长的波长的第二激光束的光盘。 NA 1> = NA 2,其中NA 1表示第一光盘的数值孔径,NA 2表示第二光盘的数值孔径。 相移表面包括将第一激光束会聚在第一光盘的记录表面上的第一区域和在第二光盘的记录表面上的第二激光束。 第一区域至少包括具有环形区域组的环形区域结构,所述环形区域组包括相对于相邻折射表面之间的边界处的内部折射表面给予第一激光束的附加光程长度通常为两个波长的步骤, 以及位于所述环形区域组的外部位置的返回台阶部。 返回步骤包括以与环形区域组的台阶相反的方向相对于位于返回步骤内部的内部折射表面通常相对于第一激光束附加光路长度的步骤。
摘要:
A method of designing an optical element to be used for an optical system in which each of a plurality of light beams having different design wavelengths passes through the optical element is provided. The method includes determining at least two types of optical path difference functions including first and second optical path difference functions in such a manner that proportion, brought by the first optical path difference function, between diffraction orders at which diffraction efficiencies of the plurality of light beams are maximized is different from proportion, brought by the second optical path difference function, between diffraction orders at which diffraction efficiencies of the plurality of light beams are maximized, and obtaining a shape defined by combining the at least two types of optical path difference functions so as to apply the obtained shape to at least one surface of surfaces of the optical element.
摘要:
An optical system of an optical pick-up for a plurality of types of optical discs with a corresponding plurality of light sources. A first coupling lens that is used at least for the first optical disc, and an objective lens that is used for the plurality of types of optical discs. A beam for the first optical disc emitted by the plurality of light sources passes through the first coupling lens and is incident on the objective lens as a diverging beam. The diverging beam being given spherical aberration by the coupling lens. When the objective lens shift occurs, a coma component relating to the spherical aberration of the diverging beam which is shifted with respect to the objective lens due to the shift of the objective lens is canceled by a coma generated by the objective lens and the cover layer of the first optical disc.
摘要:
An objective lens for an optical pickup has a single lens element. One surface of the objective lens is divided into a central area and a peripheral area, and a step providing a level difference along a direction of the optical axis is formed at a boundary therebetween. The step provides a phase shift between light passing through the central area and the peripheral area. The level difference is formed such that a thickness on the peripheral area side is greater than a thickness on the central area side at the boundary. In one case, the objective lens satisfies a condition: 0.83
摘要:
There is provided an optical disc drive for recordation/reproduction for three types of optical discs by selectively using one of three types of light beams. The optical disc drive comprises an objective lens. The objective lens has a step structure which gives an optical path length difference to an incident beam at each step. When the third laser beam passes through the objective lens, the objective lens produces normal diffraction order light converging to a recording surface of the third optical disc and undesired diffraction order light converging to a point deviating from the recording surface of the third optical disc. A distance from a point to which the normal diffraction order light converges to a point to which the undesired diffraction order light converges is larger than or equal to twice a pull-in range of a focus error signal obtained when the third optical disc is used.
摘要:
There is provided an objective lens for an optical pick-up which is used to record/reproduce data to/from at least three types of optical discs. Thicknesses t1, t2 and t3 of cover layers of first, second third optical discs are t1≅0.6 mm, t2≅0.6 mm, and t3≅1.2 mm. Numerical apertures NA1, NA2 and NA3 for the first, second and third optical discs satisfy a relationship NA1≧NA2>NA3. When the first optical disc is used, a substantially collimated light beam is incident on the objective lens. When the second or third optical disc is used, a diverging beam is incident on the objective lens. With regard to magnifications M1, M2 and M3 and focal lengths f1, f2 and f3 of the objective lens for the first, second and third optical discs, the following conditions (1), (2) and (3) are satisfied: −0.02