Focusing error detecting system for optical head
US5095472A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B7/13
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a focusing error detecting method for an optical head wherein a laser beam from a laser light source is applied to a magneto-optical recording medium to form an image as a light spot thereon, and a focusing error is detecting according to a reflected light from the magneto-optical recording medium, the focusing error detecting method includes a step of dividing the reflected light from the magneto-optical recording medium into a 0-th order light, a +1-st order light and a -1-st order light by a diffraction grating, a step of applying the +1-st order light and the -1-st order light to a first detector and a second detector, respectively, the first and second detectors being arranged before and behind a beam emitting position of the laser light source, respectively and a step of computing outputs from the first and second detectors to obtain a focusing error signal. It is preferably that the laser light source is a semiconductor laser, and that the first and second detectors are mounted on a chip of the semiconductor laser to form a hybrid construction, thereby making the optical head more compact.
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