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Optical disc tracking system with switching of tracking error signals at boundary between track guide and track address

US4787076A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 1986
Grant dateNov 22, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/0956
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tracking system for positioning a light spot onto a magneto-optic disc having a beam guide track preformatted thereon, includes a main light beam and two auxiliary light beams, and a circuit for switching between a low frequency component of a tracking error signal, detected by respective auxiliary light beam detectors, and a tracking error signal detected by a main light beam detector.

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