摘要:
A circuit protects a light element and prevents a breakdown of a laser diode (LD) when electric static discharge (ESD) occurs. The circuit protects the light element in a drive to control an operation of the light element, which radiates light onto a disc. Here, the drive includes a switch between an active node of the light element and a predetermined potential so that the switch is short-circuited in a normal state, but is open when the drive operates. The light element is protected from static electricity or a surge voltage in a manufacturing process thereof or under a user environment. As a result, the probability that the light element is broken down is remarkably reduced.
摘要:
An optical pickup includes a light source which emits light, a grating which separates a portion of the light emitted from the light source, a reflecting member which reflects another portion of the light emitted from the light source, a monitoring photodetector disposed on a traveling path of the light reflected from the reflecting member and which measures the reflected light, an optical path changer which changes an optical path of the light separated by the grating, an objective lens light which condenses the light the optical path of which is changed onto a disc, and a signal detecting photodetector which receives the light reflected from the disc.