摘要:
An optical pickup device and an optical recording and reproducing apparatus are suitable for use with a near-field optical recording and reproducing system. An optical pickup device comprises an objective lens composed of a solid immersion lens (SIL), the objective lens having a numerical aperture greater than 1, a beam splitter 102 for reflecting both of a p-polarized light component and an s-polarized light component of reflected lights from an optical recording medium when the optical pickup device irradiates the optical recording medium with a bundle of rays in a predetermined polarized state from a light source through the objective lens to detect a component in the polarized state perpendicular to the polarized state of reflected light obtained when a distance between the surface of this optical recording medium and the flat surface portion of the solid immersion lens (SIL) is zero to produce a signal corresponding to the distance between the surface of the optical recording medium and the flat surface portion of the solid immersion lens, a dividing means 110 for dividing incident light into a p-polarized light component and an s-polarized light component reflected by the beam splitter 102 and a photo-detecting means 120 for separately detecting the p-polarized light component and the s-polarized light component divided by the dividing means 110.
摘要:
An optical pickup device includes an objective lens (2), with a numerical aperture (NA) being not less than 1, having a solid immersion lens (1) which is made up by a spherical portion (1a) and a flat portion (1b) parallel to a surface (101a) of an optical disc (101). The component of the reflected light from the optical disc in the polarized state perpendicular to the polarized state of the reflected light which prevails when the distance between the surface of the optical disc and the flat portion of the solid immersion lens is zero is detected. The so detected light intensity is associated with the distance between the optical disc surface and the solid immersion lens to accurately detect the minute gap between the optical disc and the solid immersion lens.
摘要:
An optical recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing an optical recording medium by irradiating light from a light source to the optical recording medium as near-field light from a near-field light irradiating unit includes a light source for emitting light, a first light-receiving unit for receiving and detecting returned light from the optical recording medium, a second light-receiving unit for receiving and detecting returned light from the near-field light irradiating unit, a control unit for detecting a relative skew between the optical recording medium and the near-field light irradiating unit based on a plurality of gap detection signals generated from divided detection signals of the second light-receiving unit and a drive control unit for outputting a drive signal to correct a skew of at least the near-field light irradiating unit to a drive unit in response to a skew detected in the control unit.
摘要:
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to provide a tilt control method and optical disc apparatus capable of exerting control to eliminate tilt and capable of carrying out an appropriate gap servo operation, a light gathering element positioned facing a disc recordable with a signal, and capable of gathering light irradiated from a light source as near-field light at a position where a distance to the disc constitutes a first distance is made to come into contact with the disc (step 2), and tilt is controlled with the light gathering element in contact with the disc (steps 3 to 7). As a result, tilting with respect to the disc is adjusted with the SIL in contact with the disc, tilting can be eliminated in a reliable manner, and a gap servo operation can be carried out in an appropriate manner.
摘要:
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to provide a tilt control method and optical disc apparatus capable of exerting control to eliminate tilt and capable of carrying out an appropriate gap servo operation, a light gathering element positioned facing a disc recordable with a signal, and capable of gathering light irradiated from a light source as near-field light at a position where a distance to the disc constitutes a first distance is made to come into contact with the disc (step 2), and tilt is controlled with the light gathering element in contact with the disc (steps 3 to 7). As a result, tilting with respect to the disc is adjusted with the SIL in contact with the disc, tilting can be eliminated in a reliable manner, and a gap servo operation can be carried out in an appropriate manner.
摘要:
An optical pickup device and an optical recording and reproducing apparatus are suitable for use with a near-field optical recording and reproducing system. An optical pickup device comprises an objective lens composed of a solid immersion lens (SIL) the objective lens having a numerical aperture greater than 1, a beam splitter configured to reflect both of a p-polarized light component and an s-polarized light component of reflected lights from an optical recording medium when the optical pickup device irradiates the optical recording medium with a bundle of rays in a predetermined polarized state from a light source through the objective lens, a divider configured to divide incident light into a p-polarized light component and an s-polarized light component reflected by the beam splitter, and a photo-detector configured to separately detect the p-polarized light component and the s-polarized light component divided by the divider.
摘要:
An optical pickup device includes an objective lens (2), with a numerical aperture (NA) being not less than 1, having a solid immersion lens (1) which is made up by a spherical portion (1a) and a flat portion (1b) parallel to a surface (101a) of an optical disc (101). The component of the reflected light from the optical disc in the polarized state perpendicular to the polarized state of the reflected light which prevails when the distance between the surface of the optical disc and the flat portion of the solid immersion lens is zero is detected. The so detected light intensity is associated with the distance between the optical disc surface and the solid immersion lens to accurately detect the minute gap between the optical disc and the solid immersion lens.
摘要:
An optical pickup device comprising at least a light source, an optical unit for irradiating an optical recording medium with a plurality of lights from this light source, a head unit located in an opposing relation to the optical recording medium and converging a plurality of lights emitted from the light source on a recording surface of the optical recording medium as near field light, a photo-detecting unit for detecting an angle between the head unit and the recording surface of the optical recording medium based on quantities of returned lights from the optical recording medium and a tilt control unit for controlling the tilt driving unit based on an angle detected by the photo-detecting unit so that an angle of the head unit relative to the recording surface is held constant. Then, an optical pickup device, an optical recording and reproducing apparatus and a tilt detection method are able to automatically control a tilt without requiring setting up an external sensor independently of an optical pickup.
摘要:
An optical pickup device comprising at least a light source, an optical unit for irradiating an optical recording medium with a plurality of lights from this light source, a head unit located in an opposing relation to the optical recording medium and converging a plurality of lights emitted from the light source on a recording surface of the optical recording medium as near field light, a photo-detecting unit for detecting an angle between the head unit and the recording surface of the optical recording medium based on quantities of returned lights from the optical recording medium and a tilt control unit for controlling the tilt driving unit based on an angle detected by the photo-detecting unit so that an angle of the head unit relative to the recording surface is held constant. Then, an optical pickup device, an optical recording and reproducing apparatus and a tilt detection method are able to automatically control a tilt without requiring setting up an external sensor independently of an optical pickup.
摘要:
An optical pickup device and an optical recording and reproducing apparatus are suitable for use with a near-field optical recording and reproducing system. An optical pickup device comprises an objective lens composed of a solid immersion lens (SIL) the objective lens having a numerical aperture greater than 1, a beam splitter configured to reflect both of a p-polarized light component and an s-polarized light component of reflected lights from an optical recording medium when the optical pickup device irradiates the optical recording medium with a bundle of rays in a predetermined polarized state from a light source through the objective lens, a divider configured to divide incident light into a p-polarized light component and an s-polarized light component reflected by the beam splitter, and a photo-detector configured to separately detect the p-polarized light component and the s-polarized light component divided by the divider.