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Optical information reading apparatus
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1984-06-20
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Granted: 1986-12-30
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Expires: 2004-06-20
Abstract
Abstract An optical information reading apparatus wherein the intensity distribution of a light beam projected onto a video disk through an objective optical system is so made that the intensity in the direction along an information track is larger than the intensity in the direction intersecting at right angles with the information track in order to improve S/N and to eliminate cross-talks.
Inventors
- 👤 Kimiaki Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:06
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/08; G11B7/12; G11B7/135; G11B7/1381
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
In an optical information reading apparatus comprising a light source, a collimator lens for making light rays from said light source parallel, an objective for collecting said parallel light rays on a disk having thereon an information track, a condenser lens for collecting reflected light rays from said disk, and a detector for detecting the light rays collected by said condenser lens, an improvement comprises a filter arranged between said collimator lens and objective and having a transmission factor larger in the direction along said track than that in the direction intersecting at right angles with said track to arrange so that the light intensity distribution in the direction along said track of a beam spot to be formed on said disk by collecting said parallel light rays through said objective is larger than that in the direction intersecting at right angles with said track.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
In an optical information reading apparatus comprising a light source, a collimator lens for making light rays from said light source parallel, an objective for collecting said parallel light rays on a disk having thereon an information track, a condenser lens for collecting reflected light rays from said disk, and a detector for detecting the light rays collected by said condenser lens, an improvement comprises a filter arranged between said collimator lens and objective and having a transmission factor larger in the direction along said track than that in the direction intersecting at right angles with said track to arrange so that the light intensity distribution in the direction along said track of a beam spot to be formed on said disk by collecting said parallel light rays through said objective is larger than that in the direction intersecting at right angles with said track.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
146 words
In an optical information reading apparatus comprising a light source, a collimator lens for making light rays from said light source parallel, an objective for collecting said light rays on a disk having thereon an information track, a condensor lens for collecting reflected light rays from said disk and a detector for detecting the light rays collected by said condenser lens, an improvement comprising a semiconductor laser to be used as said light source arranged so that the direction in which the decay rate of the intensity of a beam issued from said semiconductor laser is smaller, coincides with the direction intersecting at right angles with said track to arrange so that the light intensity distribution in the direction along said track of a beam spot to be formed on said disk is larger than that in the direction intersecting at right angles with said track.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
146 words
In an optical information reading apparatus comprising a light source, a collimator lens for making light rays from said light source parallel, an objective for collecting said light rays on a disk having thereon an information track, a condensor lens for collecting reflected light rays from said disk and a detector for detecting the light rays collected by said condenser lens, an improvement comprising a semiconductor laser to be used as said light source arranged so that the direction in which the decay rate of the intensity of a beam issued from said semiconductor laser is smaller, coincides with the direction intersecting at right angles with said track to arrange so that the light intensity distribution in the direction along said track of a beam spot to be formed on said disk is larger than that in the direction intersecting at right angles with said track.
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