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Optical pickup

US7345981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 2005
Grant dateMar 18, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/131
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical pickup including an optical member which inhibits interference light reflected from an adjacent layer from being received by a photodetector when an optical information storage medium includes a plurality of recording layers on at least one side thereof. The optical pickup suppresses a photodetector, especially first and second sub-photodetectors of the photodetector, from receiving the interference light reflected from the adjacent layer.

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