Abstract:
In a photo pickup device, an incident area 30 for a reflection light of a light spot is divided into four areas 30a˜30d by parting lines 31, 32 making axial-symmetrical angles with a direction Y of a projected track on an optical disc. In these areas, the so-divided areas 30a, 30c are formed so as to diffract the light in one or more directions in a range of 90 degrees±20 degrees to the direction Y and impress misalignment on each diffraction light. In each diffraction light, two focal lines produced due to the astigmatism make approx. 45 degrees with the direction Y of the projected track. Further, the divided areas 30b, 30d are characterized by diffracting the light in one or more directions in a range of 90 degrees±20 degrees to the direction Y.
Abstract:
In a photo pickup device, a hologram element 13 is divided into eight areas. In operation, the hologram elements adds different lens powers to four diffraction lights forming two pairs of diffraction-light groups. In the photo pickup device, a light receiving element 19 is divided into four areas to receive these diffraction lights. The photo pickup device outputs signals corresponding to four quadrants A, B, C and D forming a reflection light from an optical disc 5, allowing a focus-error signal to be calculated in the same logic as an “astigmatism method”.
Abstract:
There is disclosed an optical device in which a first light source for outputting a first wavelength light is apart from a second light source for outputting a second wavelength light by a predetermined distance. An information recording medium is irradiated with the first and second wavelength lights transmitted through a holographic optical element having first and second diffraction areas. The first and second diffraction areas are provided with grating arrangements in which grating axis directions are parallel to each other and grating pitches are different from each other. The first and second wavelength lights reflected by the information recording medium are transmitted through the holographic optical element and diffracted by the first and second diffraction areas. The first and second wavelength diffracted lights by the first diffraction area are converged to much the same first position on a light receiving element substrate, and the first and second wavelength diffracted lights by the second diffraction area are converged to substantially the same second position on the light receiving element substrate. First and second light receiving elements are disposed in the first and second positions, respectively.
Abstract:
An optical integrated circuit includes a substrate and a thin film formed on the substrate. A waveguide is formed by the thin film. A grating coupler includes a plurality of coupling regions for introducing an incident light beam into the waveguide, and for separating the incident light beam into output light beams propagated in the waveguide in different directions respectively. The output light beams are in a same waveguide mode and have polarization directions perpendicular to each other respectively. Photodetectors are exposed to the output light beams propagated in the waveguide for detecting the output light beams respectively.
Abstract:
An optical pickup includes a first laser beam light source 1 for emitting a light flux of a first wavelength, a diffraction grating 5 and an optical device 6 having a second laser beam light source 7 for emitting a light flux of a second wavelength and a hologram element 8. In operation, the diffraction grating 5 diffracts the backward light of the first wavelength at a predetermined angle. The hologram element 8 diffracts the backward light of the second wavelength by a first area 8a and also diffracts the backward light of the first wavelength at a reversed-polarity angle to the first area 8a by a second area 8b.
Abstract:
An optical pickup having a simple structure and that is capable of recording using a plurality of wavelengths is provided, comprising a primary laser light source for emitting a primary laser light having a first wavelength and that is of sufficient power for recording, an integrated device further comprising a secondary laser light source for emitting a secondary laser light having a second wavelength that is longer than the first wavelength and that is of sufficient power for recording as well as light receiving elements for receiving the light of the primary and secondary laser lights, and a polarized light beam splitter having polarization selectivity in respect of the secondary laser light.
Abstract:
An optical pickup of this invention includes a first laser beam source having a wave length of 780 nm and a second laser beam source having a second wave length of 650 nm wherein the first laser beam source and the second laser beam source are disposed in the vicinity of each other, emission lights from the first laser beam source and the second laser beam source are emitted along substantially the same optical axis and a reflected light from the information recording medium is returned along the optical axis; the first diffraction grating, the second diffraction grating and the light receiving device substrate are disposed in order, the first diffraction grating is substantially transparent for a wave length of 780 nm and diffracts a wave length of 650 nm, and the second diffraction grating is substantially transparent for a wave length of 650 nm while it diffracts a wave length of 780 nm.
Abstract:
An optical pickup has a semiconductor laser that emits a laser beam to read information recorded on a storage medium. A length of an internal resonator of the semiconductor laser is set so as to satisfy a relationship of L.sub.A /(m+1)N
Abstract:
An optical device diffracts incident light with a hologram element and receives the diffracted light with light receiving faces 20A to 29 on a light receiving element. Reflected sub-beams used for a tracking operation are received with different ones of the light receiving faces depending on the wavelengths of the reflected sub-beams. When first light receiving faces 22, 23, 26, and 27 are receiving an incident beam of a first wavelength, output signals from the first light receiving faces and output signals from the other light receiving faces 24, 25, 28, and 29 are processed to detect an unnecessary light component. The optical device can record and/or reproduce information signals to and/or from optical discs such as DVDs and CDs which need light sources of different wavelengths, without the influence of unnecessary reflected light from the optical discs or without complicating operation of output signals.
Abstract:
An optical device includes a sub-mount 2 mounting first and second semiconductor lasers 1a, 1b and having an onboard part for the semiconductor lasers and an optical-path conversion mirror 7 integrated with each other, and a light receiving element 11 arranged on a light receiving element substrate to have first and second light receiving regions separated from each other by at least one parting line. In the optical device, one light gravity center of an optical spot, which is formed on the light receiving element 11 by homeward flux of light emitted from the first semiconductor laser 1a and reflected by an optical disc 55, and another light gravity center of an optical spot, which is formed on the light receiving element 11 by homeward flux of light emitted from the second semiconductor laser 1b and reflected by the optical disc 55 are together positioned on the parting line.