Patent · US Expired

Objective lens for pickup and light pickup apparatus

US6512640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateMar 4, 2002
Grant dateJan 28, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/13727
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An objective lens for use in an optical pickup apparatus to record or reproduce information in an optical information recording medium, comprises an aspheric surface, wherein the following conditional formula is satisfied: 1.1≦d1/f≦3 where d1 represents axial lens thickness and f represents a focal length.

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