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Objective lens, optical pickup device having the same, and recording and/or reproducing apparatus for optical recording medium, equipped with the optical pickup device

US8064319B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 2008
Grant dateNov 22, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/1374
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An objective lens consists of a single lens element, and has a light source side surface formed into a convex surface having a large curvature and an optical recording medium side surface has a small curvature. The both surfaces are aspheric surfaces. Also, the objective lens satisfies the following expressions (1) to (3):0.7<NA<0.98  (1)0.70<d/f<1.40  (2)0.48<X<0.55  (3).where NA denotes a numerical aperture of the objective lens on an optical recording medium side,

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