Abstract:
An optical recording/reproducing apparatus, an optical pickup, and a method for detecting a tracking error signal are provided to detect the tracking error signal with an excellent accuracy in near-field optical record/reproduction. An optical recording/reproducing apparatus comprises an optical pickup(100) and a controller. The optical pickup(100) is composed of a detector(120), an optical system(300), and a driver(107) for driving a condensing lens(104) having a numerical aperture of 1 or bigger. The optical system(300) applies light from a light source(101) onto an optical recording medium(90) as near-field light by the condensing lens(104), and introduces light reflected from the optical recording medium(90) toward the detector(120). The optical recording/reproducing apparatus(100) controls recording and reproducing processes based on the optical output detected by the detector(120). The optical system(300) includes a beam splitter(102) for reflecting both a P-polarized component and an S-polarized component of the reflected light, and a separator(110) for separating the P-polarized component and the S-polarized component reflected by the beam splitter(102). The detector(120) individually detects the P-polarized component and the S-polarized component separated by the separator(110).
Abstract:
An optical recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing an optical recording medium (10) by irradiating light from a light source (20) to the optical recording medium (10) as near-field light from a near-field light irradiating unit (26) includes a light source (20) for emitting light, a first light-receiving unit (27) for receiving and detecting returned light from the optical recording medium (10), a second light-receiving unit (28) for receiving and detecting returned light from the near-field light irradiating unit (26), a control unit (29) for detecting a relative skew between the optical recording medium (10) and the near-field light irradiating unit (26) based on a plurality of gap detection signals generated from divided detection signals of the second light-receiving unit (28) and a drive control unit (30) for outputting a drive signal to correct a skew of at least the near-field light irradiating unit (26) to a drive unit in response to a skew detected in the control unit (29).
Abstract:
An optical pickup device which comprises an object lens (2) having a numerical aperture (NA) of at least one and constituted by including a solid immersion lens (1) having a spherical portion (1a) and flat portion (1b) parallel to the surface (101a) of an optical disk (101), and which detects a component in a polarizing state orthogonal to the polarizing state of a reflection light obtained when the distance between the surface of an optical disk and the flat portion of the solid immersion lens is zero, out of reflection lights obtained by reflecting lights, incident on the optical disk, off the optical disk, and correlates the detected light intensity to the distance between the optical disk surface and the solid immersion lens to thereby accurately detect a fine gap between the optical disk and the solid immersion lens.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical disk device which enables appropriate gap control by eliminating dust on a disk. SOLUTION: The optical disk device includes a light source emitting light, a rotary mechanism rotating a disk 20 having a recording plane on which a signal can be recorded, a converging element which is arranged opposing to the disk 20 and light emitted from the light source can be converged on a recording plane of the rotating disk 20 as proximity field light, and a cleaning mechanism 40 for cleaning the surface of the disk 20 by contacting to the disk 20, wherein the cleaning mechanism 40 performs cleaning by bringing a cleaning material 41 of a tape type into contact with the surface of the disk 20. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a servo control device and method which can fix the clock frequency for sampling the target signals without depending on the number of revolutions of the optical disk, and provide an optical disk recording or reproducing device. SOLUTION: In the servo control device 1, a sampling clock generator 4 generates a clock in a sampling frequency fixed independently from the number of revolutions of the optical disk to be supplied repeatedly to the control circuit 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove an foreign material stuck to an objective lens in a disk unit with simple mechanism. SOLUTION: A tracking error detecting part 331 detects a tracking error signal based on a reproduced signal read out from an optical disk. When the tracking error signal is in a state in which it exceeds the supremum or the lowest limit of the prescribed amplitude range, it is estimated that a foreign material is stuck to an objective lens as a main cause, a tilt control part 342 performs tilt operation for a tilt adjusting part 343 to remove the foreign material. Confliction between the objective lens and the optical disk by tilt operation is not caused even in a near field system by operating gap servo by a gap servo control part 322. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical disk driving unit capable of properly controlling a gap by removing dusts on a disk, an optical disk device having the same mounted thereon, and its driving method. SOLUTION: Since the optical disk driving device 1 includes a contact type lens cleaning mechanism 60 and a disk cleaning mechanism 80, dusts are removed more easily as compared with the conventional art. Thus, gap servo control and initial tilt adjustment are properly carried out. In addition, needless to say, tracking servo control, tilt servo control, and the like are properly carried out. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical disk driving device capable of surely preventing a disk from colliding against a condensing element, an optical disk device loaded with the driving device, and a driving method thereof. SOLUTION: A tilt sensor 29 detects the tilt angle between an SIL (solid immersion lens) and a recording surface of the disk and outputs the detection signal to a peak detector 30. The peak detector 30 detects the peak value of the wobbling of the surface due to the input tilt angle. A servo control is then started in a position on the disk where the wobbling corresponding to the vicinity of the peak value detected by the peak detector occurs. As a result, even if the wobbling of the surface occurs in the rotating disk, the wobbling of the surface reaches the peak when starting the servo control and the speed of the wobbling becomes nearly zero. Accordingly, even if the wobbling of the surface occurs in the rotating disk, the SIL can be prevented from colliding against the disk. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT