Optical head for optical disk recording/reproducing apparatus including modified Wollaston prism
US5189655A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B11/10541
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical head, for an optical disk recording/reproducing apparatus, for irradiating a recording medium by a light beam emitted from a light source and introducing an information light formed by a light beam reflected from the recording medium to a photo detector, a shift of an optical axis of the information light being minimized. The optical head includes a unit for receiving the information light which is reflected from the recording medium, a first reflecting unit for reflecting such information light, a second reflecting unit for reflecting the information light reflected by the first reflecting unit and for directing the reflected information light toward the photo detecting system, and a unit for emerging the information light reflected by the second reflecting unit to the photo detecting system. The first reflecting unit has a surface for reflecting the information light thereby, and the second reflecting unit also has a surface for reflecting the reflected information light from the surface of the first reflecting unit. The surface of the first reflecting unit is substantially parallel to the surface of the second reflecting unit. The emerging surface has a surface from w…
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