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  • 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
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  • G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
  • G11B19/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
  • G11B19/12—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing by sensing distinguishing features of or on records, e.g. diameter end mark
  • G11B19/125—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing by sensing distinguishing features of or on records, e.g. diameter end mark involving the detection of carrier data format
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  • 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
  • G11B7/125—Optical beam sources therefor, e.g. laser control circuitry specially adapted for optical storage devices; Modulators, e.g. means for controlling the size or intensity of optical spots or optical traces
  • G11B7/127—Lasers; Multiple laser arrays
  • G11B7/1275—Two or more lasers having different wavelengths
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  • 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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  • 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
  • G11B7/1372—Lenses
  • G11B7/1374—Objective lenses
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  • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
  • G11B7/1395—Beam splitters or combiners
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  • 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
  • G11B2007/0003—Recording, reproducing or erasing systems characterised by the structure or type of the carrier
  • G11B2007/0006—Recording, reproducing or erasing systems characterised by the structure or type of the carrier adapted for scanning different types of carrier, e.g. CD & DVD

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