摘要:
A diffraction element includes a diffraction grating for dividing a light beam, emitted from a light source along a predetermined path, into a principal light beam and at least two auxiliary light beams, and a hologram for separating the beam, which has been reflected from an optical information recording medium, from the predetermined path. The diffraction grating and the hologram are integrated together by being formed in alignment with each other in opposite portions of a block of glass or plastics. A slide is provided at at least a portion of the diffraction element and includes a peripheral wall in sliding engagement with a cylindrical surface coaxial with an optical axis of the diffraction element to permit the diffraction element to be rotatable about the optical axis.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device comprising a first lead having a chip mounting part provided at the front end, at least one second lead separated from the first lead, a semiconductor laser element mounted on the chip mounting part, connecting means for electrically connecting the electrode of the semiconductor laser element and at least one second lead, and a frame body made of insulating material disposed so as to surround the semiconductor laser device and connecting means, and fixed to the first lead and second lead. In this semiconductor laser device, transparent resin is not used for sealing, and hence deterioration of light exit characteristic does not occur. Besides, because of the structure of fixing the leads to the frame body, it is rigid and excellent in reliability, and a multiplicity can be manufactured at once, so that it is easy to manufacture and is excellent in mass producibility.
摘要:
An optical head for optical recording and reproducing apparatuses is disclosed, which comprises a semiconductor laser, a mirror for reflecting a light beam emitted from the semiconductor laser, a diffraction grating for dividing the light beam into zero order, plus and sinus first-order beams, a holographic diffraction grating being arranged at an optical path of the beams divided by the diffraction grating, an objective lens for focusing the beams on a disk and causing the beams reflected from the disk to be incident on the holographic diffraction grating to diffract the beams, and a photodetector for detecting a tracking error signal by receiving the beams diffracted by the holographic diffraction grating. The semiconductor laser has a beam incident area which the beam reflected from the disk is incident. The beam incident area acts to deflect the incident beam. As a result, the optical head is able to obtain the stable tracking error signal.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a semiconductor laser device on which a high-frequency signal can be superposed without radiating said high-frequency signal externally. Said device consists of a semiconductor laser element mounted directly or indirectly through a semiconductor substrate on a comb-frame, and an outer frame made of an insulation material provided at an area surrounding said comb-frame on which said semiconductor laser chip is mounted; and this device is fixed on a printed circuit board with a through-hole allowing a direct pass of laser light emitted from said semiconductor laser device. Said printed circuit board is provided with a high-frequency circuit and is lined with a metal film layer on the rear surface of said printed circuit board or within said printed circuit board.
摘要:
An optical head for optical recording and reproducing apparatuses is disclosed. The optical head comprises a semiconductor laser, a mirror for reflecting a light beam emitted from the semiconductor laser, a diffraction grating for dividing the light beam into zero order, plus and minus first-order beams. It also comprises a holographic diffraction grating being arranged at an optical path of the beams divided by the diffraction grating, an objective lens for focusing the beams on a disk and causing the beams reflected from the disk to be incident on the holographic diffraction grating to diffract the beams, and a photodetector for detecting a tracking error signal by receiving the beams diffracted by the holographic diffraction grating. The semiconductor laser has a beam incident area onto which the beam reflected from the disk is incident. The beam incident area acts to scatter or absorb the incident beam. As a result, the optical head is able to obtain a stable tracking error signal.
摘要:
A method of performing anisotropic etching more than once with respect to a semiconductor substrate (1) is provided with the steps of performing first-time anisotropic etching by using a first etching mask (2) so as to form a first anisotropically etched region (4) which is hollow, forming a second etching mask (7) over the first etching mask (2), performing second-time anisotropic etching by using the second etching mask (7), and previously forming the first etching mask (2) from a material which is resistant to an etchant used for patterning the second etching mask (7) before the first-time anisotropic etching is performed. Thus, the edge portion (6) of the first etched region (4) is protected so that its configuration is excellently maintained. By way of example, either of the etching masks is composed of a dielectric material such as a silicon dioxide film, while the other etching mask is composed of a metallic material such as Au and Ti, and the second-time anisotropic etching is performed by using diluted potassium hydroxide.
摘要:
A movable enclosure contains optical components, such as an objective lens, a semiconductor laser, a mirror, and a photodetector. The movable enclosure is supported by a fixed member via a plurality of wires that are positioned in parallel. This construction allows the movable enclosure to move in a tracking direction and a focusing direction. The plurality of wires are insulated from one another to be also used as power-supplying lines and signal lines for the semiconductor laser and the photodetector.
摘要:
An optical device includes a light-emitting element for irradiating light onto an information recording medium, a diffraction grating for splitting light emitted from said light-emitting element into a plurality of beams, a focussing member for focussing the plurality of beams onto the information recording medium, a deflection member for deflecting the plurality of beams after they have been reflected from the information recording medium; and a photodetector for receiving the plurality of beams after they have been deflected by the deflection member. The diffraction grating has a first grating region and a second grating region, which have different diffraction efficiencies. The zero-order diffraction light in the first grating region is used as the main beam for reproducing the information signal, and the +1-order or −1-order diffraction light in the second grating regions is used as sub-beams for reproduction of the tracking error signal. Thus, the light amount of both the main beam and the sub-beams can be increased without increasing the light emission of the semiconductor laser element 1, and the S/N ratio of the main beam and the sub-beams can be enhanced.
摘要:
A semiconductor light-emitting unit includes: a semiconductor laser diode; a photodetector functioning as a sub-mount for mounting the diode thereon; and a heating member, incorporated with the photodetector, for heating the diode. If the ambient temperature of the diode falls within a range where kinks are possibly caused in the low-temperature I-L characteristic of the diode, then current is supplied to the heating member, thereby heating the diode. The heating member may be either a doped region defined within a semiconductor substrate or a doped polysilicon film formed on the substrate. Also, the heating member is preferably located under the laser diode with a heat-dissipating layer and an insulating layer interposed therebetween. The semiconductor light-emitting unit with this structure can effectively eliminate kinks from the low-temperature I-L characteristic of the semiconductor laser diode.
摘要:
An optical device includes a light-emitting element for irradiating light onto an information recording medium, a diffraction grating for splitting light emitted from said light-emitting element into a plurality of beams, a focussing member for focussing the plurality of beams onto the information recording medium, a deflection member for deflecting the plurality of beams after they have been reflected from the information recording medium; and a photodetector for receiving the plurality of beams after they have been deflected by the deflection member. The diffraction grating has a first grating region and a second grating region, which have different diffraction efficiencies. The zero-order diffraction light in the first grating region is used as the main beam for reproducing the information signal, and the +1-order or −1-order diffraction light in the second grating regions is used as sub-beams for reproduction of the tracking error signal. Thus, the light amount of both the main beam and the sub-beams can be increased without increasing the light emission of the semiconductor laser element 1, and the S/N ratio of the main beam and the sub-beams can be enhanced.