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Apparatus for optically reading a record carrier and correcting focus error

US4074314A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 1976
Grant dateFeb 14, 1978
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Expiry dateAug 27, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/0924
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is described for reading a record carrier on which information is stored in an optically readable reflecting structure. By projecting two radiation spots one before and one behind the plane of the information structure, it is possible to ascertain whether a read beam is properly focussed on the information structure. An optical wedge-field lens combination extends the range of operation of the focus correction device.

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