Optical information processing device
US4760568A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B7/124
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical head for a laser memory disk in accordance with the present invention comprises: a substrate (1); a waveguide layer (3) formed over a main surface of the substrate; a semiconductor laser (4) for injecting laser beams into the waveguide layer, the semiconductor laser being set in a hollow (17) dug down at least into the waveguide layer; a focusing grating coupler (6) formed on the waveguide layer for focusing the injected laser beams on the memory disk and introducing beams reflected back from the disk into the waveguide; beam splitter means (5) formed on the waveguide layer between the semiconductor laser and the focusing grating coupler, for bisecting each of the reflected beams at a prescribed acute angle; and photodetector means (10) for converting the bisected beams into electrical signals, the photodetector means being provided along both the sides of the semiconductor laser and situated not nearer to the focusing grating coupler as compared with the semiconductor laser.
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