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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reproduce optical disks having different recording densities. SOLUTION: A first optical part 21 generates a laser beam and converges it with a prescribed numerical aperture corresponding to an optical disk 11a whose data recording density is low. A second optical part 22 converts the converged light from the first optical part 21 into the converged light having a prescribe numerical aperture corresponding to an optical disk 11b whose data recording density is high. When the optical disk 11 to be reproduced is the optical disk 11a, since the second optical part 22 is retreated from between the first optical part 21 and the optical disk 11a, the optical disk 11a is directly irradiated with the laser beam from the first optical part 21 and when the optical disk 11 is the optical disk 11b, since the second optical part 22 is inserted in between the first optical part 21 and the optical disk 11b, the optical disk 11b is irradiated with the laser beam from the second optical part 22.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To design an objective lens and front lens constituting a two-group lens by discretely evaluating the aberrations possessed by the objective lens and the front lens. SOLUTION: The two-group lens composed of the objective lens LA-1 and the front lens LB-1 already corrected to be made aberrationless with respect to a substrate having a thickness d2 is subjected to measurement of the aberration with a substrate 71 having a thickness d1 by using an interferometer 61. At this time, the generated aberrations are corrected by correcting only the curved surface of the objective lens LA-1. The two-group lens formed in such a manner is capable of recording or reproduction of the information to and from a disk having the substrate of the thickness d1 by using the objective lens LA-1 and the front lens LB-1 and is capable of recording or reproduction of the information to and from the disk 2-2 having the thickness d2 by using only the front lens LB-1.
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PURPOSE:To enable a laser welding beam to be easily focused when a lens tube and a lens tube support are welded together with a laser beam by a method, wherein the lens tube and the lens tube>e support are welded together with a laser welding beam through an overlap penetration welding manner. CONSTITUTION:A laser welding beam projected from a lens welder used for overlap penetration welding is made to impinge on the center of a lens tube 11A where a lens holder 43 is located, and a lens is fixed by lens fixing glasses 45a and 45b located inside the lens holder 43. Tapped holes 40a and 40b used for temporarily fixing the lens tube 11A and the lens tube support 11B together are provided to the upside of the lens tube 11A at spots located at its lengthwise ends, and welding spot-faced parts 41a and 41b which serve as welded joints when the lens tube 11A and the lens tube support 11B are welded together with a laser welding beam are provided under the tapped holes 40a and 40b. By this setup, a lens tube and a lens tube support can be joined together high enough in bonding strength.
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PURPOSE:To prevent the occurrence of a laser output fluctuation caused by interference noises and a degradation in signal characteristics by constituting a reciprocating folded optical path in the moving direction along the optical disk of an objective lens driving section of an optical pickup. CONSTITUTION:In an optical disk.pickup which has an objective lens driving section 1 and a light source section 2, the section 1 is constituted so that it is separated from an optical block 3 which has the section 2 and moves a direction X along the surface of an optical disk 4. An optical path 5, which keeps the distance between the section 2 and the optical disk 4 at a prescribed distance and is for folded reciprocation in the X direction, is formed in the optical path between the section 2 and an optical disk 46. Since the path 5 is formed in the X direction and an optical path 6, which is directed to the optical disk 4, is formed by a polarizing beam split PBS1, the distance between the section 2 and the optical disk 4 is kept constant by moving the section 6 together with the movement of the section 1.
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PURPOSE:To let only light with desired wavelength pass to the outside, and to prevent return of returning light into a resonator of the laser generation device, by sealing a laser generation device in a case to the open air with a blocking member, and by mounting obliquely an optical element having optical wavelength selectivity on a window provided on the blocking member. CONSTITUTION:A laser generation part and a mirror which constitute a laser generation device are housed in the open space inside of a case body 11. A cover 12 serves as an interrupter between inside of the case and the open air. The cover 12 is provided with a window which makes pass the output light coming from the laser generation device to the outside. The surface of the window 13 serves as a reflection preventing film against the desired light by using glass, quartz and/or crystal, and it serves as an interference filter against other light, thereby an optical element having optional wavelength is formed. The window 13 is mounted on the cover 12 by using a supporter 14 in such a way that the angle is inclined by 0 to the optical axis of output light from the laser generation device.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent degradation in recording performance while preventing increase in the size and cost of a light source, in an optical recording system that uses, as a recording light source, an MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) that comprises a mode lock laser part including an external resonator, and a semiconductor light modulator used for amplifying and modifying a laser beam emitted from the mode lock laser part.SOLUTION: As an isolator part disposed between the mode lock laser part and the semiconductor amplifier, one composed of a combination of a polarization beam splitter and a 1/4 wavelength plate is provided. This makes it possible to at least remove an SOA self-incident component that is the most influential in an optical recording system, and to prevent degradation in recording performance. Additionally, the comparison with a conventionally used Faraday isolator makes it possible to reduce the size and cost of the isolator part.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a varifocal lens provided with a driving mechanism capable of deforming a lens face by changing a filled amount of a liquid medium in a lens inside, in the varifocal lens using the liquid medium as a refractive medium for a light.SOLUTION: This varifocal lens 1 includes a lens part 13, and a liquid medium storage part 17. The lens part 13 includes a pair of light transmissive members 12, 14 of which at least one is deformable, and one kind of light transmissive liquid medium 15 sealed between the pair of light transmissive members 12, 14. The liquid medium storage part 17 includes a storage chamber 19 flow-communicated with the lens part 13 and filled with the liquid medium 15. The filled amount of the liquid medium 15 in the lens part 13 is regulated by changing a volume of the storage chamber 19, so as to change a surface shape of the deformable light transmissive member 14.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid lens that has a low modulus of volume change due to liquid swelling of a deformation film, has no liquid exudation, is chemically stable, and is capable of securing a large variable-focus range. SOLUTION: The lens has a pair of transparent members 2 and 3, at least one of which is formed of a deformation film which is capable of deformation, and a transparent liquid 4, which fills a sealed space 5 sandwiched between the pair of transparent members 2 and 3, with the deformation film 3 and the liquid 4 which is configured with the following combination of materials. (1) A fluorine-based elastomer film and silicone oil which does not have affinity for the fluorine-based elastomer film. (2) Preferably, a fluorine-based elastomer film and a silicone oil with a molecular weight of 500 or higher and a viscosity of 50 (25°C mm 2 /s) or greater. (3) Preferably, a fluorine-based elastomer film and a methylphenyl-based silicone oil or a dimethyl-based silicone oil with a molecular weight of 500 or higher and a viscosity of 50 (25°C mm 2 /s) or greater. (4) A polyurethane-based elastomer film and a dimethyl-based silicone oil. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an objective lens for which components of third order and fifth order of spherical aberrations, caused by a thickness error of cover layers or difference of thickness are compensated simultaneously and aberration compensation can be performed properly, even in an optical system in which high order aberration is caused, and to provide an optical pickup apparatus using this, an optical recording and reproducing apparatus, and an aberration-compensating method. SOLUTION: An objective lens 3 for converging light on a recording plane of an optical recording medium and performing recording and/or reproducing is constituted so that when spherical aberration of third order and fifth order, caused by a thickness error of cover layers or difference of thickness of the optical recording medium 10, are denoted respectively as SA3(C), SA5(C), and spherical aberration of third order and fifth order, caused by a magnification aberration of the objective lens, are denoted respectively as SA3(L), SA5(L), 0.1 COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely perform the positioning of a 2nd lens to a 1st lens of two lenses of a group even if contours of the 1st and 2nd lenses have errors. SOLUTION: The tilt detecting device is provided with two lenses of a group composed of the 1st lens 22 and the 2nd lens with a counter face 27 faced to an optical recording medium, a reference plane on which the two lenses of a group 21 are mounted, and a condenser lens 5 for irradiating the counter face 27 of the 2nd lens 23 with laser light emitted from a laser light source 2 in a focused state, and radiates the focused laser light toward the counter face 27 of the 2nd lens 23, and detects, in the neighborhood of the focal point of the light reflected by this counter face 27, a tilt of the above 2nd lens to the 1st lens by detecting a position on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the reflected light. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI