摘要:
A device for optically tracking information recorded on an optical disc wherein a photodetector is disposed on the optical axis of an optical system for guiding diffracted waves to the photodetector. The origin of a fictitious X-Y coordinate system at the photodetector is placed on the above-mentioned optical axis, X- and Y-axes of the coordinate system are made parallel to and perpendicular to an information track having the information pits on the rotating recording medium, and the photodetector is divided into four equal parts. A first summation signal indicating the sum of output signals from the four parts of the photodetector is converted into a binary signal, and a difference signal between second summation signals each indicating the sum of output signals from a pair of photodetector parts facing each other with the origin of the coordinate system therebetween is converted into another binary signal. A signal indicating a direction in which the light beam deviates from the information track, is formed on the basis of the above-mentioned binary signals, and a tracking signal indicating the deviation of the light beam from the information track is formed by full-wave rectifying the difference signal and modifying the rectified signal with the above-mentioned direction indicating signal.
摘要:
An optical information tracking apparatus for reproducing information by applying light beam onto a track on a rotating record medium, sensing the diffracted light beam thus generated by means of a photodetector and transforming the diffracted light beam into electrical signals, wherein the origin of said photodetector is aligned with the light axis of the optical system, the X axis is placed in parallel with the direction of said track, the Y axis is placed perpendicular to said track. Electrical signals are taken out respectively from photodetector elements which exist respectively in the first, second, third and fourth quadrants. A difference signal representing the difference between a signal which is the sum of the output signal from the first quadrant and that from the third quadrant and a signal which is the sum of the output signal from the second quadrant and that from the fourth quadrant as well as a sum signal representing the sum of output signals from the first to fourth quadrants are calculated. The positive peak value and the negative peak value of said difference signal are held respectively in peak hold circuits, and occurrences of a positive peak and a negative peak of said sum signal fed from the quadrant photodetector are detected to reset said peak hold circuits when a peak of said sum signal having either positive or negative polarity occurs and to effect sample and hold function for a signal which represents the sum of outputs from said peak hold circuits when a peak of said sum signal having the polarity opposite to said polarity occurs so as to obtain the tracking signal.
摘要:
An information recording and reproducing apparatus wherein a light beam is applied onto an optical disk having pits previously formed in optical manner thereon. A tracking signal is detected from the light beam which has been modulated by the pits, and information is recorded by applying a record beam modulated by an information signal onto an area between one pit and the succeeding pit while tracking is effected by using the tracking signal.
摘要:
A magneto-optical data recording system comprises magnetic field pulse applying means for applying to a magneto-optic recording medium a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data to be recorded, and means for heating the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to be recorded. During recording, the magnetic field pulse applying means applies a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data along a track of the recording medium and the heating means continuously heats the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to thereby directly overwrite the code data. The magnetic field pulse applying means includes a magnetic coil driven by code data from a source of code data (data generator). The heating means includes an optical head which comprises a source of laser beam driven by a laser driver and an optical system which focuses the laser beam from the source of laser beam as a small light spot onto the recording medium.
摘要:
In a method of recording/reproducing information associated with an apparatus and recording medium, the medium has an alternate formation including tracks of first regions wherein at least an optical record of preformatted pits at a constant time interval is recorded and second regions in which information is recorded so that optical retrieval can be achieved. A clock signal is generated based on the readout signal of the preformatted pits to record an information signal in the second regions, and the clock signal is retarded and used to read out data pits that are the record of the information in the second regions.
摘要:
In a light spot position control system and method in which a control of the irradiation position of a light spot such as a focusing control, a jitter correction and/or a tracking control is made through a sampling control, a newly sampled error value is compared with a one-preceding sampled value. When a difference between both the values is within a range of a predetermined width, the newly sampled value is used as a new sample value as it is. When the difference exceeds the range of the predetermined width, a sum of the one-preceding sampled value and the predetermined width is used as a new sample value. Thereby, the influence of erroneous samples is reduced.
摘要:
A composite wobbled tracking servo system uses a rotary optical disc which has a header field and a data field alternately arranged along the direction of rotation to provide a sector, and which includes pregrooves formed in at least the data field and at least one pair of wobbled track marks disposed in the header field in a relation wobbled relative to the center of a track. A light spot is directed toward and onto the optical disc to detect a push-pull tracking error signal from the reflection of the light spot diffracted by the pregroove, and a wobbled tracking error signal is detected from the reflection of the light spot traversing the wobbled track marks. The push-pull tracking error signal is corrected on the basis of the wobbled tracking error signal to attain the tracking control with higher accuracy, thereby eliminating an undesirable track offset attributable to tilting or eccentricity of the optical disc.
摘要:
A magneto-optical data recording system comprises magnetic field pulse applying means for applying to a magneto-optic recording medium a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data to be recorded, and means for heating the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to be recorded. During recording, the magnetic field pulse applying means applies a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data along a track of the recording medium and the heating means continuously heats the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to thereby directly overwrite the code data. The magnetic field pulse applying means includes a magnetic coil driven by code data from a source of code data (data generator). The heating means includes an optical head which comprises a source of laser beam driven by a laser driver and an optical system which focuses the laser beam from the source of laser beam as a small light spot onto the recording medium.
摘要:
A light spot position control system of the invention uses an optical disc in which a servo area and a data area are alternately formed along a rotating direction of a rotary recording medium, wherein error signals obtained from the servo areas are sampled, the latest sample value is compared with at least one-preceding sample value, a check is made to see if the latest sample value is correct or incorrect, and when the latest sample value is decided to be incorrect, the preceding error signal held is directly used as a light spot position control signal without updating the current error signal holding value.
摘要:
A magneto-optical data recording system comprises magnetic field pulse applying means for applying to a magneto-optic recording medium a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data to be recorded, and means for heating the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to be recorded. During recording, the magnetic field pulse applying means applies a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data along a track of the recording medium and the heating means continuously heats the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to thereby directly overwrite the code data. The magnetic field pulse applying means includes a magnetic coil driven by code data from a source of code data (data generator). The heating means includes an optical head which comprises a source of laser beam driven by a laser driver and an optical system which focuses the laser beam from the source of laser beam as a small light spot onto the recording medium.