Optical pickup apparatus
US7898922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2007/0006
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical pickup apparatus includes a first objective lens having a low numerical aperture (NA) suitable for a low-density recording medium, a second objective lens having a high NA suitable for a high-density recording medium, a first light source to generate a short-wavelength optical signal to use the first and second objective lenses, a first photo-detector to receive an optical signal, which is generated from the first light source, is focused on a recording medium by the first and second objective lenses, and is then reflected from the recording medium, and a beam splitter to perform a division of the optical signal generated from the first light source, to direct some parts of the divided optical signal to the first objective lens, and to direct the other parts of the divided optical signal to the second objective lens.
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