CA1033459A - Apparatus for reading a record carrier on which information is stored in an optically readable structure - Google Patents

Apparatus for reading a record carrier on which information is stored in an optically readable structure

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Publication number
CA1033459A
CA1033459A CA219,516A CA219516A CA1033459A CA 1033459 A CA1033459 A CA 1033459A CA 219516 A CA219516 A CA 219516A CA 1033459 A CA1033459 A CA 1033459A
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Prior art keywords
reading
stored
information
record carrier
optically readable
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Expired
Application number
CA219,516A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Gijsbertus Bouwhuis
Carel A. J. Simons
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
    • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
    • G11B7/1356—Double or multiple prisms, i.e. having two or more prisms in cooperation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/08—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
    • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
    • G11B7/1365—Separate or integrated refractive elements, e.g. wave plates

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Head (AREA)
  • Optical Recording Or Reproduction (AREA)
CA219,516A 1974-02-15 1975-02-06 Apparatus for reading a record carrier on which information is stored in an optically readable structure Expired CA1033459A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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NLAANVRAGE7402170,A NL176314C (nl) 1974-02-15 1974-02-15 Inrichting voor het uitlezen van een registratiedrager waarop informatie is aangebracht in een optisch uitleesbare structuur.

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CA1033459A true CA1033459A (en) 1978-06-20

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US (1) US3969573A (it)
JP (1) JPS594771B2 (it)
AT (1) AT337791B (it)
BE (1) BE825504A (it)
CA (1) CA1033459A (it)
CH (1) CH582936A5 (it)
DE (1) DE2504209C3 (it)
DK (1) DK136996B (it)
ES (1) ES434686A1 (it)
FR (1) FR2261589B1 (it)
GB (1) GB1499562A (it)
IT (1) IT1031694B (it)
NL (1) NL176314C (it)
NO (1) NO750456L (it)
SE (1) SE395784B (it)
ZA (1) ZA75374B (it)

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GB1499562A (en) 1978-02-01
DK51075A (it) 1975-10-13
DE2504209A1 (de) 1975-08-21
JPS594771B2 (ja) 1984-01-31
ZA75374B (en) 1976-08-25
NO750456L (it) 1975-08-18
US3969573A (en) 1976-07-13
FR2261589A1 (it) 1975-09-12
JPS50119661A (it) 1975-09-19
NL176314B (nl) 1984-10-16
AU7819575A (en) 1976-08-19
NL7402170A (nl) 1975-08-19
AT337791B (de) 1977-07-25
BE825504A (fr) 1975-08-13
NL176314C (nl) 1985-03-18
ATA104275A (de) 1976-11-15
DE2504209B2 (de) 1977-09-29
SE7501525L (it) 1975-08-18
DE2504209C3 (de) 1979-05-23
SE395784B (sv) 1977-08-22
DK136996B (da) 1977-12-27
FR2261589B1 (it) 1978-02-03
IT1031694B (it) 1979-05-10
DK136996C (it) 1978-06-05
ES434686A1 (es) 1977-02-01
CH582936A5 (it) 1976-12-15

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