Single source optical disc data storage system
US6473383B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B7/14
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical data storage system that includes an optical source and an optical storage medium. The system includes a plurality of armatures positioned adjacent to the optical storage medium. Mounted on each armature are elements that perform functions such as beam-splitting, beam-shaping, relaying and fine tuning to collectively form an armature-mounted optical coupling system. An optical switch couples the optical source to each of the armature-mounted optical coupling systems. This configuration of an optical data storage system ensures that one optical source can be utilized for a plurality of optical detection systems.
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