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Optical-pickup device and tilt-detecting method thereof

US6545958B1 · kind B1 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateAug 27, 1999
Grant dateApr 8, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/0006
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical-pickup device includes a plurality of light sources, an objective lens for converging light from the plurality of light sources on an optical disc, and at least one light-receiving element for receiving light reflected by the optical disc. A light source of the plurality of light sources, which light source is not used for recording/reproducing, is used for detecting relative tilt between the optical disc and the objective lens.

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