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Servo error write blanking circuit for an optical recording disk
Assignee: Philips North America LLC
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Filing: 1986-05-28
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Granted: 1988-01-05
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Expires: 2006-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A blanking circuit used with an optical recording disk system for eliminating the effect of far field shift during high laser power writing on a disk. The circuit provides a differential output one-shot that is fired for a time long enough for write pulse transients to be gone from photo diodes in a light detector before the circuit switches are returned to a read mode.
Inventors
- 👤 David L. Schell
- 👤 Henk A. van der Put
- 👤 Johannes J. Verboom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:08
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B19/04; G11B7/00; G11B7/08; G11B7/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A blanking circuit used with an optical recording disk system having a read and write mode and means to generate read and write pulses and connected between the systems light detector with photo diodes and a differential amplifier, the blanking circuit also connected to the systems signal source, the circuit comprising: a first switching transistor connected to the light detector; a second switching transistor connected to the light detector and the first switching transistor; and a differential output one-shot connected to the first and second switching transitor, the one-shot diverting currents from the photodiodes to a ground connected to the transistors during write pulses.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A blanking circuit used with an optical recording disk system having a read and write mode and means to generate read and write pulses and connected between the systems light detector with photo diodes and a differential amplifier, the blanking circuit also connected to the systems signal source, the circuit comprising: a first switching transistor connected to the light detector; a second switching transistor connected to the light detector and the first switching transistor; and a differential output one-shot connected to the first and second switching transitor, the one-shot diverting currents from the photodiodes to a ground connected to the transistors during write pulses.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The blanking circuit as described in claim 1 further including a common base isolation transistor connected to and disposed between the light detector and the first and second switching transistors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The blanking circuit as described in claim 2 wherein the first and second switching transistor and isolation transistor are part of individual quad transistor packs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
109 words
A blanking circuit used with an optical recording disk system having a read and write mode and means to generate read and write pulses and connected between the systems light detector with photo diodes and a differential amplifier, the blanking circuit also connected to the systems signal source, the circuit comprising: a first switching transistor; a second switching transistor connected to the first transistor; a common base isolation transistor connected to the first and second transistors and the light detector; and a differential output one-shot connected to the first and second transistors, the one shot diverting currents from the photo diodes to a ground connected to the first transistor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
109 words
A blanking circuit used with an optical recording disk system having a read and write mode and means to generate read and write pulses and connected between the systems light detector with photo diodes and a differential amplifier, the blanking circuit also connected to the systems signal source, the circuit comprising: a first switching transistor; a second switching transistor connected to the first transistor; a common base isolation transistor connected to the first and second transistors and the light detector; and a differential output one-shot connected to the first and second transistors, the one shot diverting currents from the photo diodes to a ground connected to the first transistor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The blanking circuit as described in claim 4 wherein the one-shot is fired for a time period in the range of 100 nS for grounding the current during the write pulses so that all of the switching transients on the photo diodes will be gone before switching back to a read mode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The blanking circuit as described in claim 4 wherein the transistors are part of individual quad transistor packs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The blanking circuit as described in claim 4 wherein the one-shot is fired for a time period longer than the duration of the write pulses to divert the photocurrents to ground.
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