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Optical disk recording/reproducing method and apparatus for preventing wave length shift during recording and reproducing operations

US6072762A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 1999
Grant dateJun 6, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/135
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Between a semiconductor laser diode and an optical disk, a collimator lens for collimating a laser beam output from the semiconductor laser diode, a liquid crystal optical shutter for attenuating the collimated beam having passed through the collimator lens, and a beam splitter for splitting reflected light from the optical disk are disposed. In addition, a collective lens for collecting the collimated beam obtained by the collimator lens on a data holding surface of the optical disk is further disposed.

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