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Optical pickup device
Assignee: Omron Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-15
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2009-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A device for processing optical data comprising: an optical waveguide formed on a substrate, a light source for the laser beam to be admitted into the waveguide, lens means provided on the waveguide for causing the beam propagating through the waveguide to emerge obliquely upward and focusing the emergent beam two-dimensionally, means for receiving the beam reflected obliquely from above, a base provided with the laser light source, the substrate and the light receiving means, a focusing drive mechanism for adjusting the position of the base upward or downward, and a tracking drive mechanism for adjusting the position of the base laterally.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsukasa Yamashita
- 👤 Nobuhisa Inoue
- 👤 Shiro Ogata
- 👤 Mitsutaka Katoh
- 👤 Masaharu Matano
- 👤 Kazuhiko Mori
- 👤 Isao Taguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 16:23
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/135; G11B7/1372; G11B7/1374; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/26; G02B6/34; G02B6/42; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10532; G11B11/1055; G11B11/10556; G11B11/10576; G11B7/08; G11B7/085; G11B7/08547; G11B7/09; G11B7/0901; G11B7/0908; G11B7/0917; G11B7/123; G11B7/124; G11B7/1245; G11B7/1384; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4204; G02B6/4207
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
An optical head device comprising: a base, a substrate supported by said base, an optical waveguide formed on said substrate, a laser light source supported by said base adjacent said waveguide, for propagating a laser beam into the waveguide, lens means disposed on the waveguide to emerge obliquely upwardly and for focusing the beam two-dimensionally at a focal position, light receiving means, supported on a surface of one of said base and said substrate which faces said focal position, for receiving the beam after it has been reflected toward said light receiving means by an optical record means from said focal position, a focusing drive mechanism for adjusting a position of the base and said substrate, said optical waveguide, said laser light source, said lens means and said light receiving means supported on said base upward or downward, and a tracking drive mechanism for adjusting a position of the base and said substrate, said optical waveguide, said laser light source, said lens means and said light receiving means supported on said base laterally.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
An optical head device comprising: a base, a substrate supported by said base, an optical waveguide formed on said substrate, a laser light source supported by said base adjacent said waveguide, for propagating a laser beam into the waveguide, lens means disposed on the waveguide to emerge obliquely upwardly and for focusing the beam two-dimensionally at a focal position, light receiving means, supported on a surface of one of said base and said substrate which faces said focal position, for receiving the beam after it has been reflected toward said light receiving means by an optical record means from said focal position, a focusing drive mechanism for adjusting a position of the base and said substrate, said optical waveguide, said laser light source, said lens means and said light receiving means supported on said base upward or downward, and a tracking drive mechanism for adjusting a position of the base and said substrate, said optical waveguide, said laser light source, said lens means and said light receiving means supported on said base laterally.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said substrate has the waveguide, the lens means and the light receiving means positioned thereon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said light receiving means generates a light receiving signal representing information relating to said beam and said device further comprises circuits for respectively producing a reading signal, a focusing error detection signal and a tracking error detection signal from the light receiving signal from the light receiving means, the focusing drive mechanism being controllable by the focusing error detection signal, and the tracking drive mechanism being controllable by the tracking error detection signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein a leak light blocking groove is formed on the substrate between the lens means and the light receiving means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein means is provided for detecting the intensity of the beam propagating through the waveguide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as defined in claim 5 wherein the beam intensity detecting means is formed on the substrate for detecting leak light from the waveguide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the laser light source is a semiconductor laser formed integrally with the substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the substrate formed with the light receiving means has an integrated circuit means for amplifying the output signal from the light receiving means.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
195 words
A device for processing optical data comprising: a base; a substrate supported by said base and including a portion exhibiting electrooptical properties, an optical waveguide formed on said substrate, a laser light source for propagating a laser beam into the waveguide, lens means disposed on the waveguide and comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged perpendicular to a direction of propagation of said beam and in a path of said beam for causing the beam propagating through the waveguide to emerge obliquely upwardly and for focusing the beam two-dimensionally at a focal position, and light receiving means, supported on a surface of one of said base and said substrate which faces said focal position, for receiving the beam after it has been reflected toward said light receiving means by an optical record means from said focal position, said light receiving means generating a light receiving signal representing information relating to said beam, the lens means being formed on said portion of the substrate exhibiting said electrooptical properties and including a plurality of electrodes for controlling at least tracking of said focal position, said electrodes being controllable by the light receiving signal from the light receiving means.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
195 words
A device for processing optical data comprising: a base; a substrate supported by said base and including a portion exhibiting electrooptical properties, an optical waveguide formed on said substrate, a laser light source for propagating a laser beam into the waveguide, lens means disposed on the waveguide and comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged perpendicular to a direction of propagation of said beam and in a path of said beam for causing the beam propagating through the waveguide to emerge obliquely upwardly and for focusing the beam two-dimensionally at a focal position, and light receiving means, supported on a surface of one of said base and said substrate which faces said focal position, for receiving the beam after it has been reflected toward said light receiving means by an optical record means from said focal position, said light receiving means generating a light receiving signal representing information relating to said beam, the lens means being formed on said portion of the substrate exhibiting said electrooptical properties and including a plurality of electrodes for controlling at least tracking of said focal position, said electrodes being controllable by the light receiving signal from the light receiving means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as defined in claim 9 wherein said substrate commonly supports the waveguide, the lens means and the light receiving means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device as defined in claim 9 wherein the light receiving signal for controlling the voltage to be applied to the electrodes of the lens means includes a tracking error detection signal and a focusing error detection signal.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
205 words
A device for processing optical data comprising: a substrate including a portion exhibiting electrooptical properties, an optical waveguide formed on said substrate, a laser light source for propagating a laser beam into the waveguide, lens means disposed on the waveguide and comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged perpendicular to a direction of propagation of said beam and in a path of said beam for causing the beam propagating through the waveguide to emerge obliquely upwardly and for focusing the beam two-dimensionally at a focal position, and light receiving means for receiving the beam after it has been reflected toward said light receiving means by an optical record means from said focal position, said light receiving means generating a light receiving signal representing information relating to said beam, the lens means being formed on said portion of the substrate exhibiting said electrooptical properties and including a plurality of electrodes for controlling at least tracking of said focal position, said electrodes being controllable by the light receiving signal from the light receiving means, wherein the lens means comprises means for causing the beam propagating through the waveguide to emerge from the waveguide separated into three beams and for focusing the three beams two-dimensionally at three different positions.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
205 words
A device for processing optical data comprising: a substrate including a portion exhibiting electrooptical properties, an optical waveguide formed on said substrate, a laser light source for propagating a laser beam into the waveguide, lens means disposed on the waveguide and comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged perpendicular to a direction of propagation of said beam and in a path of said beam for causing the beam propagating through the waveguide to emerge obliquely upwardly and for focusing the beam two-dimensionally at a focal position, and light receiving means for receiving the beam after it has been reflected toward said light receiving means by an optical record means from said focal position, said light receiving means generating a light receiving signal representing information relating to said beam, the lens means being formed on said portion of the substrate exhibiting said electrooptical properties and including a plurality of electrodes for controlling at least tracking of said focal position, said electrodes being controllable by the light receiving signal from the light receiving means, wherein the lens means comprises means for causing the beam propagating through the waveguide to emerge from the waveguide separated into three beams and for focusing the three beams two-dimensionally at three different positions.
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