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Objective lens, optical pickup device, and optical recording/reproducing apparatus

US8345356B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2009
Grant dateJan 1, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2031

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

Abstract

An objective lens for converging light emitted from a light source onto an optical recording medium to record and reproduce information consists of a single lens that has at least one aspheric surface. The following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied:−0.90<R1/R2<−0.45  (1)0.70<d/f<1.40  (2)where R1 denotes a radius of curvature (mm) of a light source side surface near an optical axis,

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