Embodiment
Describe the optical information reproduction equipment of some exemplary embodiment below with reference to accompanying drawings in detail and use its optical information reproduction method according to the present invention.
Fig. 1 schematically shows the view of the structure of optical information reproduction equipment according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
The example of optical information reproduction equipment is described with reference to Fig. 1.As shown in the drawing, optical information reproduction equipment comprises that reference beam provides unit 100, peripheral light beam detecting unit 200, tracking servo unit 300 and reconstruction beam detecting unit 400.
The optical data recording medium 1 that wherein records optical information has disk shape.In optical data recording medium 1, there are a plurality of hot spots that are re-used and write down (spot).Each hot spot is meant the recording areas that wherein records optical information.
Reference beam provides unit 100 to reproducing recording areas and reproducing recording areas peripheral recording areas irradiation reference beam R on every side.By to optical data recording medium 1 irradiation reference beam R, reproduce reconstruction beam Pd from reproducing recording areas, and reproduce peripheral light beam Pn from peripheral recording areas.Reconstruction beam Pd and peripheral light beam Pn can have the P polarization.Reconstruction beam Pd and peripheral light beam Pn with P polarization propagate to peripheral light beam detecting unit 200.
Peripheral light beam detecting unit 200 comprises polarization beam apparatus 240, beam splitter 260, λ/4 wave plates 250 and peripheral light beam detecting device 270.Peripheral light beam detecting unit 200 also comprises first lens 210, second lens 220 and the 3rd lens 230.
Second lens 220 have identical focal length " f " with the 3rd lens 230.With the distance setting between first lens 210 and second lens 220 is " 2f ".
The reconstruction beam Pd and the peripheral light beam Pn that send from optical data recording medium 1 propagate to polarization beam apparatus 240 by first lens 210.Polarization beam apparatus 240 makes the reconstruction beam Pd that propagates from first lens 210 and peripheral light beam Pn to 220 transmissions of second lens.
Polarization beam apparatus 240 has beam-splitting surface 241.Beam-splitting surface 241 makes the light beam transmission with P polarization and makes the beam reflection with S polarization.Therefore, reconstruction beam Pd and the peripheral light beam Pn that propagates from first lens 210 propagates to second lens 220.
Beam splitter 260 is arranged in apart from the position of second lens, 220 focal lengths " f ".λ/4 wave plates 250 are arranged between second lens 220 and the beam splitter 260.Therefore, reconstruction beam Pd and the peripheral light beam Pn by second lens 220 propagates to beam splitter 260 by λ/4 wave plates 250.At this moment, reconstruction beam Pd and peripheral light beam Pn focus on the position that beam splitter 260 is arranged.That is, reconstruction beam Pd and peripheral light beam Pn have minimum dimension in the position of beam splitter 260.
Fig. 2 shows the stereographic map of the structure of beam splitter shown in Figure 1 260.
See figures.1.and.2, beam splitter 260 has plate-like body.Centre at beam splitter 260 is formed with the through hole 262 that only makes reconstruction beam Pd transmission.
Reconstruction beam Pd passes beam splitter 260 by through hole 262, propagates to reconstruction beam detecting unit 400 then.Reconstruction beam detecting unit 400 detects the optical information of reconstruction beam Pd.Therefore, can make the information regeneration that is included among the reconstruction beam Pd by using the optical information that detects.
On the other hand, beam splitter 260 with λ/4 wave plates, 250 facing surfaces on be formed with reflectance coating 261 with preliminary dimension.Reflectance coating 261 can by on body surface, apply can folded light beam material form.
Reflectance coating 261 is used for only making by second lens 220 to peripheral light beam Pn reflection in the middle of reconstruction beam Pd that λ/4 wave plates 250 are propagated and the peripheral light beam Pn, outside the reconstruction beam Pd.For example, as shown in Figure 2, reflectance coating 261 can make eight peripheral light beam Pn reflections in the middle of a plurality of reconstruction beam Pd and the peripheral light beam Pn, outside the reconstruction beam Pd.
Only make reconstruction beam Pd be transmitted through reconstruction beam detecting unit 400 selectively by beam splitter 260, and other peripheral light beam Pn reflex to λ/4 wave plates 250.
On the other hand, the peripheral light beam Pn that is transmitted to λ/4 wave plates 250 is changed the light beam into S.That is, propagate peripheral light beam Pn by λ/4 wave plates 250 and be reflected and propagate by λ/4 wave plates 250 once more, thereby change the polarization direction.
The peripheral light beam Pn that changes into the S light beam is transmitted through polarization beam apparatus 240 by second lens 220.At this moment, because the beam-splitting surface 241 of polarization beam apparatus 240 makes the transmission of P light beam and makes the reflection of S light beam, the peripheral light beam Pn that therefore changes into the S light beam is reflected onto the 3rd lens 230.
The peripheral light beam Pn that is transmitted to the 3rd lens 230 focuses on peripheral light beam detecting device 270 places, and this peripheral light beam detecting device 270 is arranged in apart from the position of the 3rd lens 230 focal lengths " f ' ".At this moment, " f ' " is can be according to environment and the value suitably selected." f ' " can equal " f ".
Peripheral light beam detecting device 270 detects from the optical information of the peripheral light beam Pn of the 3rd lens 230 propagation.At this moment, peripheral light beam detecting device 270 can detect the optical information of peripheral light beam Pn by using the optical detection zone of dividing.Can realize peripheral light beam detecting device 270 by providing as the photodiode of beam detection element.To describe the structure of peripheral light beam detecting device 270 after a while in detail.
Tracking servo unit 300 comprises tracing positional determination portion 310, tracing positional controller 320 and tracing positional adjustment part 330.
The optical information that tracing positional determination portion 310 monitors by peripheral light beam detecting device 270 detected peripheral light beam Pn, and determine current tracking mode.Tracing positional determination portion 310 is determined tracking mode by use from the beam intensity of the detected peripheral light beam Pn of optical detection zone of the division of peripheral light beam detecting device 270.
Tracing positional controller 320 is based on the tracing positional of being determined by tracing positional determination portion 310 and to tracing positional adjustment part 330 output control signals.Tracing positional adjustment part 330 is used for adjusting in response to described control signal the position of peripheral light beam detecting unit 200, promptly adjusts tracing positional.
Under the state of the position of controlling peripheral light beam detecting units 200 by tracking servo unit 300, reconstruction beam detecting unit 400 detects the reconstruction beam Pd that has passed peripheral light beam detecting unit 200.
Another example of optical information reproduction equipment is described with reference to Fig. 3 below.Here, another example of optical information reproduction equipment has the structure of the above-mentioned example that is similar to optical information reproduction equipment.Therefore, represent with identical Reference numeral, and omit detailed description with above-mentioned example components identical.
Fig. 3 shows the view of structure of the optical information reproduction equipment of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention.
As shown in Figure 3, optical information reproduction equipment comprises that reference beam provides unit 100, peripheral light beam detecting unit 600, tracking servo unit 300 and reconstruction beam detecting unit 400.Peripheral light beam detecting unit 600 comprises beam splitter 630 and peripheral light beam detecting device 670.Peripheral light beam detecting unit 600 also comprises first lens 610 and second lens 620.
When unit 100 is provided by reference beam to optical data recording medium 1 incident reference beam R, send reference beam Pd and peripheral light beam Pn.
Reference beam Pd and peripheral light beam Pn propagate abreast by first lens 610, and focus on the beam splitter 630 when passing second lens 620.The reconstruction beam Pd that includes optical information to be detected passes the through hole 630a that is formed on beam splitter 630 central authorities, and is transmitted to reconstruction beam detecting unit 400.Reconstruction beam detecting unit 400 detects the optical information of reconstruction beam Pd.Can reproduce the data that are included among the reconstruction beam Pd by using the optical information that detects.
Peripheral light beam detecting device 670 be arranged in beam splitter 630 with second lens, 620 facing surfaces on.Can realize peripheral light beam detecting device 670 by providing as the photodiode of beam detection element.
Peripheral light beam detecting device 670 detects at least one the peripheral light beam Pn that propagates from second lens 620.Peripheral light beam detecting device 670 can detect peripheral light beam Pn by using the optical detection zone of dividing.
The servo operation of optical information reproduction equipment will be described below.Here, similar each other with tracking servo operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present according to the optical information reproduction equipment of described another exemplary embodiment.Therefore, with reference to exemplary embodiment of the present the tracking servo operation is described.
Fig. 4 shows the view of following example, in this example, and the peripheral light beam detecting device 270 detection optical information of reconstruction beam processing unit 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Here, when tracing positional is on the track, detect a peripheral light beam light spot image Pn1 exactly by peripheral light beam detecting device 270.
As shown in Figure 4, peripheral light beam detecting device 270 has a plurality of optical detection zones, and the size of optical detection zone can detect a central light spot image Pn1 of eight light spot images of incident peripheral light beam fully.Optical detection zone can be divided into optical detection zone A and optical detection zone B.That is, peripheral light beam detecting device 270 can adopt two subregion beam splitters.
In the example depicted in fig. 4, because tracking mode is good, therefore detect the light spot image Pn1 of a peripheral light beam fully from optical detection zone.Therefore, detect half of light spot image Pn1 of corresponding peripheral light beam respectively from optical detection zone A and optical detection zone B.That is, when tracing positional was on the track, the beam intensity that detects from optical detection zone A equated with the beam intensity that detects from optical detection zone B.
Fig. 5 shows in the example depicted in fig. 4, the view of the image that has detected from optical detection zone when optical data recording medium has moved preset distance.
Here, described motion is meant the rotation of optical data recording medium 1.Because the actual light spot image Pn1 of peripheral light beam and Pn2 still less than the radius of turn of optical data recording medium 1, therefore can be considered as tangential movement with the light spot image Pn1 and the Pn2 of peripheral light beam when detection optical information.When hypothesis optical data recording medium 1 when rotating in the counterclockwise direction, can think that the light spot image Pn1 of peripheral light beam and Pn2 are to left movement.Therefore, the arrow shown in Fig. 5 upside is represented the direction of motion of optical data recording medium 1.
With reference to Fig. 5, optical data recording medium 1 rotates a little, and two light spot image Pn1 of two peripheral light beams and half of Pn2 are included in the optical detection zone.Therefore because the distance between two light spot images, from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone less than detected beam intensity Fig. 4.
Yet, equal detected beam intensity from optical detection zone B from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A.That is, when tracing positional is on the track, equal detected beam intensity from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A, no matter and whether optical data recording medium 1 rotates from optical detection zone B.
Fig. 6 is a curve map, show tracing positional just often along with the rotation of optical data recording medium from detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A and the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone B.In curve map shown in Figure 6, Y-axis is represented beam intensity, and the X-axis express time.
As shown in Figure 6, when tracing positional is on the track, from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A with increase repeatedly and reduce from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone B.That is, as shown in Figure 4, when the light spot image Pn1 of peripheral light beam is included in the optical detection zone fully, the beam intensity maximum, and as shown in Figure 5, when half of the light spot image Pn1 of two peripheral light beams and Pn2 is included in the optical detection zone, the beam intensity minimum.
Yet, from the curve map of Fig. 6 as can be seen, when tracing positional is on the track, always equal detected beam intensity from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A from optical detection zone B, no matter and whether optical data recording medium 1 rotates.
Fig. 7 shows when tracing positional view by the example of the detected image of peripheral light beam detecting device when the normal position moves upward.
With reference to Fig. 7, as can be seen, tracing positional moves upward from the normal position, and from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A greater than from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone B.This is because detect the middle body of light spot image Pn1 from optical detection zone A, and detects the part of light spot image Pn1 and than the part of the reproduced image Pd3 on the lower railway from optical detection zone B.
Therefore, when from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A greater than from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone B the time, control following servo controller 500 makes 200 motions of peripheral light beam detecting unit so that tracing positional moves downward.
With identical design, when from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone B greater than from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A the time, tracing positional moves downward from the normal position.In this case, peripheral light beam detecting unit 200 is adjusted into tracing positional is moved upward.
Fig. 8 show that tracing positional wherein further moves upward from position shown in Figure 7 and tracing positional from the normal position farthest the view of example.
With reference to Fig. 8, as can be seen, tracing positional to be detected further moves upward from position shown in Figure 7, and equals the detected beam intensity from optical detection zone B from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A.
In this case, owing to equal detected beam intensity from optical detection zone B from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A, therefore similar to situation shown in Figure 4.But, even when equaling from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone A from the detected beam intensity of optical detection zone B, also can by before monitoring and tracing positional afterwards distinguish the normal situation of tracing positional with from tracing positional situation farthest.
Fig. 9 is a curve map, shows the variation of the beam intensity of optical detection zone A and optical detection zone B when tracing positional slowly moves upward from the normal position.In curve map shown in Figure 9, Y-axis is represented beam intensity, and the X-axis express time.
With reference to Fig. 9, " a " locates at point, and the beam intensity of optical detection zone A equals the beam intensity of optical detection zone B, this means that tracing positional is normal.But at point " a " afterwards, the beam intensity of optical detection zone A is greater than the beam intensity of optical detection zone B.That is, this means that tracing positional moves upward.
On the other hand, under the situation that tracing positional moves upward, " b " locates at point, and the beam intensity of optical detection zone A equals the beam intensity of optical detection zone B once more.Figure 8 illustrates this situation.That is, this means that tracing positional upwards leaves situation farthest.
Can be by before monitoring and beam intensity afterwards and point " a " and point " b " are distinguished from each other out.That is, at point " b " before, the beam intensity of optical detection zone A is greater than the beam intensity of optical detection zone B, and at point " b " afterwards, the beam intensity of optical detection zone A is less than the beam intensity of optical detection zone B.Therefore, at such some place, that is: beam intensity is equal to each other at this some place, and this can determine that tracing positional moves upward as shown in Figure 8 between the beam intensity of the optical detection zone A point of beam intensity less than the beam intensity of optical detection zone B greater than the point of the beam intensity of optical detection zone B and optical detection zone A.As a result, can adjust tracing positional downwards by tracking servo unit 500.
Figure 10 shows the curve map that changes in the difference between the beam intensity between the beam intensity of optical detection zone A and the optical detection zone B, shows under the situation that beam intensity shown in Figure 9 changes the difference between optical detection zone A and the optical detection zone B.
With reference to Figure 10, " a " locates at point, because the beam intensity of optical detection zone A equals the beam intensity of optical detection zone B, so the difference of beam intensity is " 0 ".That is, this means the normal situation of tracing positional.
Afterwards, under the situation that tracing positional moves upward, the difference increase of the beam intensity between optical detection zone A and the optical detection zone B then reduces, and locates vanishing at point " b ".But, because point " b " is such point, that is: as mentioned above, being in beam intensity at this point is equal to each other, and before this point and afterwards the difference of beam intensity reduces, therefore before considering and state afterwards, this point means such state: tracing positional moves upward as shown in Figure 8.Therefore, should adjust tracing positional downwards.
By this way, can determine current tracking mode, and therefore adjust tracking mode by control tracking servo unit 300 by the beam intensity that monitors optical detection zone A and optical detection zone B.Can carry out described definite and control operation by tracing positional determination portion 310, tracing positional controller 320 and tracing positional adjustment part 330.
On the other hand, demonstrated peripheral light beam detecting device 270 and comprise one two subregion beam splitter in Fig. 4 to Fig. 8, this beam splitter has optical detection zone A and optical detection zone B.But according to circumstances, peripheral light beam detecting device 270 can comprise a plurality of two subregion beam detectors or have the beam detector of three or more optical detection zones.
Figure 11 shows the curve map of example of the beam intensity of the light spot image that utilizes four optical detection zones to detect peripheral light beams.
With reference to Figure 11, this beam detector has four optical detection zones: optical detection zone A, optical detection zone B, optical detection zone C and optical detection zone D.That is, peripheral light beam detecting device 270 comprises two two subregion beam detectors.
In this case, also can determine tracing positional based on the beam intensity difference between the beam intensity difference between optical detection zone A and the optical detection zone B and optical detection zone C and the optical detection zone D.For example, can be by the beam intensity difference between the beam intensity difference between optical detection zone A and the optical detection zone B and optical detection zone C and the optical detection zone D be asked on average, and determine tracking mode.
By adopting this optical detection structure, can determine the initial or end of the track of optical data recording medium 1.
Promptly, when almost not having difference between the beam intensity summation of the beam intensity summation of optical detection zone A and optical detection zone B and optical detection zone C and optical detection zone D, can determine that current track is the original orbit of optical data recording medium 1 and the intermediate orbit outside the track of end.This is because intermediate orbit shows constant relatively beam intensity.
On the other hand, differing greatly and when having continued constant time, can determine that current track is the original orbit or the end track of optical data recording medium 1 between the beam intensity summation of the beam intensity summation of optical detection zone A and optical detection zone B and optical detection zone C and optical detection zone D.This be because near before the original orbit or the detection of the track after the track of end less than optical information.
Therefore, by adopting a plurality of two subregion beam detectors, can detect original orbit and end track and accurately determine tracking mode.
Figure 12 shows the process flow diagram of optical information reproduction method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Can carry out the optical information reproduction method shown in Figure 12 by above-mentioned optical information reproduction equipment.
With reference to Figure 12, at first, the optical information that should obtain peripheral light beam Pn is to obtain current trace information.Therefore, reference beam provides reproduction recording areas and the peripheral recording areas input reference beam R (step S10) of unit 100 to optical data recording medium 1.
At this moment, in response to reference beam R, reproduce reconstruction beam Pd from reproducing recording areas, and reproduce peripheral light beam Pn from peripheral recording areas.
The optical detection zone of division that at this moment, can be by using peripheral light beam detecting unit 200 detects the optical information of peripheral light beam Pn.For example, as mentioned above, detect the optical information of a peripheral light beam Pn from two optical detection zones.Can detect the optical information of two peripheral light beam Pn respectively from two optical detection zones.In this case, can discern original orbit and end track.Here, the light beam (step S20) that two peripheral light beam Pn are meant before current track and the hot spot the track afterwards reproduces.
Optical information to detected peripheral light beam Pn is analyzed, and determines current tracking mode, and need to judge whether tracking servo control.Here, need tracking servo when control, adjust tracing positional, and, keep current tracking mode when judging when not needing tracking servo to control based on current tracing positional when judging.
For example, when the beam intensity between two optical detection zones does not have difference, keep current tracking mode, and when the beam intensity between the two is variant, carry out tracking servo control based on current tracing positional.That is, follow the tracks of adjustment.
For example, when tracing positional when the normal position moves upward, tracing positional is shifted under tracking servo control, and when tracing positional when the normal position moves downward, tracing positional is shifted downwards under tracking servo is controlled.
By this way, by adjusting tracing positional, detecting the optical information of the reconstruction beam that under normal tracking mode, reproduces and recovery and be included in data in the reconstruction beam, can obtain the optical information (step S40) of required recording areas.
According to the invention described above, can determine current tracking mode by when reproduction optical information, using peripheral light beam, and determine that by using the result carries out tracking servo control.Therefore, can carry out tracking servo control effectively, thereby and control by tracking servo and to reduce bit error rate (BER) and increased the reliability of reproducing data by simple structure.