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Use of a laser light source as a detector via a dithering modulation

US5684782A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 1996
Grant dateNov 4, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/06243
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Laser light is focused in an accurate manner on selected layers in a multilayer optical disk recording system by means of an analysis of output electrical signals from a dithered source which results in the production of an electrical signal which is proportional to an amount by which the parts of the system are to be relatively moved in order to achieve the desired focus on one of the layers.

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