Patent · US Expired

Objective lens, coupling lens, light converging optical system, and optical pick-up apparatus

US6876501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2001
Grant dateApr 5, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

An objective lens for recording and/or reproducing an optical information recording medium, comprises a first lens having a positive refractive power; and a second lens having a positive refractive power; wherein the first lens and the second lens are aligned in this order from a light source side of the objective lens; first lens and the second lens are respectfully made of material having a specific gravity of 2.0 of less and the objective lens satisfies the following conditional formula:NA≧0.70,where NA: a predetermined image side numerical aperture necessary for recording and/or reproducing of the optical information recording medium.

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