JP2005339790A - Laser driver and optical disk recording and reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a laser driver realizing highly accurate recording and reproduction with respect to a high density optical disk. <P>SOLUTION: A laser driving waveform control means 6 for selecting a laser driving waveform on the basis of a clock signal and record data inputted from an external controller, and a current outputting means for outputting selected laser driving current are formed on one and the same substrate, and the laser driving waveform control means is provided with: a timing generating means 15 for generating and outputting a clock signal on the basis of the clock signal inputted from the external controller; a record data detecting means 14 for shaping the record data at the timing of the clock signal outputted from the timing generating means; a driving waveform storing means 13 for storing a plurality of driving waveforms; and a driving waveform generating means 16 for selecting one driving waveform from among driving waveforms in accordance with the record data shaped by the record data detecting means to generate a laser driving waveform. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a laser driving device that controls the power of a laser from a laser diode, and an optical disk recording device equipped with the laser driving device.
The present invention relates to.

  In recent years, a higher density optical disc recording / reproducing system has been demanded. In an optical disc, data is recorded by so-called on / off control in which laser is irradiated when data corresponding to information 1 is recorded, and laser is not irradiated when data corresponding to information 0 is recorded. It is common to do it.

  However, for the one-beam overwriting technique and the recording mark shape control for increasing the density, a technique for controlling the recording power called a write strategy by dividing the pulse into multiple levels is essential. In particular, it is necessary to switch a plurality of currents in a waveform that requires an intermediate level in order to perform waveform control for forming an overwrite or a high-density mark. At this time, it is necessary to accurately control the power of each level of laser.

  In general, since a semiconductor laser has temperature characteristics, it is necessary to control a laser driving current according to temperature. Conventionally, APC (Automatic Power Control) is known as such a control method. As a conventional example of APC, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 can be cited. In this conventional example, a part of the light emitted from the semiconductor laser is detected by a detection photodiode, the detected current is converted by a current-voltage conversion circuit and input to an amplifier, and the output from the amplifier is AD converted to a controller unit. Is configured to input.

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  However, the above-described conventional technique has a problem in that it is difficult to record and reproduce data with high accuracy on an optical disk of high-density recording because the APC is controlled by the controller unit. That is, waveform control for high-density mark formation has recently become more complex, and the number of laser levels to be switched has increased and the pulse division has been subdivided. In the laser driving apparatus, since the controller unit and the laser driving unit are arranged at positions separated from each other, when data is switched at a high speed, a timing shift (delay) occurs and the data waveform is likely to be distorted. .

  Also, in the APC operation, since monitoring is performed by the controller unit away from the laser driving unit and correction is performed, there is a high possibility that noise easily occurs and malfunctions.

  Furthermore, since the number of lines connecting the laser drive unit and the controller unit increases, it becomes impossible to effectively use the space for mounting.

  An object of the present invention is to realize a laser driving apparatus capable of performing recording and reproduction with high accuracy even on an optical disk for high-density recording.

  In order to solve the above problems, a laser driving apparatus according to the present invention includes a laser driving waveform control unit that selects a laser driving waveform based on a clock signal and recording data input from an external controller, and the laser driving waveform control unit. Current output means for outputting a laser drive current in accordance with the selected laser drive waveform to the laser diode is formed on the same substrate, and the laser drive waveform control means outputs a clock signal input from the external controller. Timing generation means for generating and outputting a clock signal based on the recording data, recording data detection means for shaping the recording data input from the external controller at the timing of the clock signal output from the timing generation means, and a plurality of drive waveforms Drive waveform storage means for storing the data and the recording data detection means Characterized by comprising a drive waveform generating unit that generates a laser driving waveform by selecting one driving waveform of the stored driving waveform to the driving waveform storage means in accordance with the record data.

The laser driving apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention includes a laser driving waveform control unit that selects a laser driving waveform based on a clock signal input from an external controller and a plurality of bits of serial data, and the laser driving waveform control unit. Current output means for outputting to the laser diode a laser drive current that matches the laser drive waveform selected by the above-mentioned laser drive waveform control means,
Timing generation means for generating and outputting a clock signal based on a clock signal input from the external controller, drive waveform storage means for storing a plurality of drive waveforms, and drive waveforms stored in the drive waveform storage means Drive waveform generation means for selecting one drive waveform based on the serial data and generating a laser drive waveform based on a clock signal from the timing generation means.

  According to the above configuration, since the laser drive waveform control means and the current output means are formed on the same substrate, the timing shift of the laser drive current can be minimized, and the data waveform is not distorted. As a result, it is possible to perform recording / reproduction with high accuracy even on a high-density recording optical disk.

  In particular, since one of the drive waveforms stored in the drive waveform storage means is selected according to the detection result of the recording data detection means to generate a laser drive waveform, it is supplied from an external controller. Even if the signal waveform to be delayed is delayed or noise is mixed, the waveform of the laser drive current is shaped, so that waveform distortion can be minimized. As a result, it is possible to suppress the timing deviation of the rise of the laser drive current, that is, the deviation of the drive waveform in the time axis direction (horizontal axis direction), and can sufficiently cope with the improvement in the recording speed and the high density of the optical disc. .

  According to the laser driving device of the present invention, it is possible to perform recording and reproduction with high accuracy even on a high-density recording optical disk.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a laser driving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a laser drive device 1 of the present invention is connected to a controller 2 and connected to an input terminal 1a to which information for setting laser drive is input from the controller 2 and a laser diode 3. An output terminal 1b for supplying a driving current to the laser diode 3, a power supply terminal 1c connected to a DC voltage source 4 of 5V, and an input to which a monitor signal is inputted from the photodetector 5 connected to a photodetector 5 which is an external monitor. Terminal 1d. The photodetector 5 is connected to a DC voltage source 4 connected to the power supply terminal 1c.

  The laser driving device 1 is for causing the laser diode 3 to emit light with a predetermined intensity, timing, and pulse width, and includes a laser driving waveform control unit 6, a laser diode current setting unit (hereinafter referred to as an LD current setting unit). ) 7, a laser diode output unit (hereinafter referred to as an LD current output unit) 8, and a current setting correction unit 9 are provided. The laser drive waveform control unit 6, the LD current setting unit 7, the LD current output unit 8, and the current setting correction unit 9 are integrated on the same substrate. The laser drive waveform control unit 6 is connected to the input terminal 1a, the LD current output unit 8 is connected to the output terminal 1b, and the current setting correction unit 9 is connected to the input terminal 1d.

  The control signal input from the external controller 2 via the input terminal 1 a is formed into a waveform by the laser drive waveform control unit 6 and input to the LD current output unit 8. On the other hand, the level of the laser drive current is determined by the current setting unit 7 in accordance with the current instruction value from the laser drive waveform control unit 6.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the laser drive waveform controller 6. Inside the laser drive waveform control unit 6, a current value instruction unit 10, a register 11, a selector 12, a drive waveform storage unit 13, a recording data detection unit 14, a timing generation unit 15, and a drive waveform generation unit 16 are provided. Yes. Then, five types of control signals are input to the laser drive waveform controller 6 through the input terminal 1 a of the laser drive device 1. That is, there are five kinds of control signals: a current value setting control signal a, a mode setting signal b, a waveform parameter signal c, an actual recording data signal d, and a timing generation clock signal e. Each control signal is encoded and transmitted as a plurality of bits of serial data in synchronization with the clock signal.

  The current value setting control signal a is transmitted as 8-bit serial data, and is converted into a current value by the current value indicating unit 10. The output timing of the mode setting data current instruction value is determined by the register 11. The register 11 adjusts the current instruction value at a predetermined timing according to the clock timing, the input mode, and the waveform parameter.

  The recording data detection unit 14 receives the encoded NRZI signal and shapes the NRZI signal at the timing of the clock from the timing generation unit 15. Since the pattern may be adjusted depending on the length of the pulse or the length of the preceding and following pulses, the recording data detection unit 14 sends the pulse information to the selector 12. The selector 12 compares the pulse information with the waveform information from the register 11. Based on these pieces of information, predetermined pulse information is selected from the drive waveform storage unit 13, and the drive waveform generation unit 16 drives the selected waveform information and the actual recording data from the recording data detection unit 14. A waveform is generated. In FIG. 2, 17 is a connection terminal for connecting the current value indicating unit 10 to the LD current setting unit 7, and 18 is a connection terminal for connecting the drive waveform generating unit 16 to the LD current output unit 8.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a part of the laser beam from the laser diode 3 is detected by the photodetector 5, and the detection signal is a monitor signal as a current setting correction unit in the laser driving device 1 via the input terminal 1d. 9 is input. The current setting correction unit 9 corrects the laser drive current value in the LD current setting unit 7 so that the monitor signal becomes a predetermined value. In the present embodiment, the current setting accuracy is determined by the LD current setting unit 7, and the current correction accuracy is determined by the current setting correction unit 9. Finally, the corrected current value is switched in the LD current output unit 8 in accordance with the drive waveform from the drive waveform generation unit 16 of the laser drive waveform control unit 6, and is output from the output terminal 1b. To be supplied.

  The relationship between the laser drive current and the output signal from the monitoring photo detector 5 differs depending on the characteristic difference of the laser diode 3, the characteristic variation of the photo detector 5, and the variation in the mounting position of both. For this reason, it is desirable to adjust for each individual drive. In the present embodiment, the current setting correction unit 9 has a coefficient correction circuit for correcting this relationship. In the current setting correction unit 9, after assembling as a drive, information necessary for correcting the LD, photodiode characteristic difference, and mounting variation is read through the controller 2, and coefficient correction is performed according to this information to set the optimum laser power. doing.

  Some of these variations are caused by temperature variations between the LD current setting unit 7 and the current setting correction unit 9. For example, if the temperature change of the LD current setting unit 7 is large and there is almost no temperature change of the current setting correction unit 9, it is necessary to perform the coefficient correction in accordance with the temperature change of the LD current setting unit 7. However, if the temperature change is the same, the coefficient correction may be introduced with a constant coefficient.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the laser drive waveform control unit 6, the LD current setting unit 7, the LD current output unit 8, and the current setting correction unit 9 are integrated on the same substrate. Deviation in timing of the drive current can be minimized, and distortion of the data waveform can also be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to perform recording / reproduction with high accuracy even on a high-density recording optical disk.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the laser drive current can be continuously adjusted according to the current setting correction unit 9, so that the correction accuracy can be set independently of the LD current setting unit 7. For this reason, it is possible to set with higher accuracy, or there is a degree of freedom such as lowering the accuracy, reducing the circuit scale, and reducing the cost. In addition, since the device information can be set individually in advance, more accurate setting is possible.

  Further, by integrating these circuits, the LD current setting unit 7 and the current setting correction unit 9 operate at substantially the same temperature, so that an error in the current value due to the temperature difference between both is removed, and a more accurate current is obtained. There is an effect that can be controlled.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a laser driving apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a current value correction unit 30 is provided in the laser drive waveform control unit 6, and a monitor signal from the photodetector 5 is fed back to the current value correction unit 30. Also in the present embodiment, the laser drive waveform control unit 6, the LD current setting unit 7, and the LD current output unit 8 having the current value correction unit 30 therein are integrated on the same substrate.

  According to the above configuration, the current value correcting unit 30 converts the fed back monitor signal and sends the corrected data to the current value indicating unit 10 (see FIG. 2). Convert to and output. The output current instruction value is taken into the LD current setting unit 7, and the LD current setting unit 7 sets the laser drive current to a predetermined current value by the current instruction value. The laser drive current having the set current value is output to the LD current output unit 8, and the LD current output unit 8 converts the laser drive current according to the drive waveform from the drive waveform generation unit 16 of the laser drive waveform control unit 6. The laser diode 3 is supplied while switching.

  According to the present embodiment, in the current setting unit 7, since a constant current is always supplied corresponding to the current instruction value, all current correction can be performed by digital control. It becomes easy and a laser drive device with few errors can be realized.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic configuration diagram of an optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus in which the laser driving devices of the first and second embodiments are actually mounted. As shown in FIG. 4, an optical disk 42 that is driven to rotate by a spindle motor 41 is mounted on the optical disk recording / reproducing device 40, and a laser from a laser diode 43 is irradiated onto the surface of the optical disk 42. A collimating lens 44, a beam splitter 45, a prism 46, and an objective lens 47 are provided as an irradiation optical system that irradiates the optical disk 42 with a laser beam from the laser diode 43. In addition to the objective lens 47, the prism 46, and the beam splitter 45, a condensing lens 48 and an RF signal detector 49 are provided as a detection optical system for detecting the reflected light of the laser beam on the surface of the optical disk 42. The detection optical system is divided into three parts, a recording data signal detection optical system, a focus detection optical system, and a tracking detection optical system. Here, only the recording data signal detection optical system is shown, and the focus detection optical system is shown. The detection optical system and the tracking detection optical system are omitted.

  Further, a monitor signal detector 50 for detecting a part of the laser from the laser diode 43 for monitoring is provided, and this detector 50 is connected to the laser driving device 1 through a power monitor circuit 51. An RF signal detector 49 of the detection optical system is connected to the controller 2 via a preamplifier 52 and a reproduction signal processing circuit 53. The laser driving device 1 and the controller 2 shown here are the same as those shown in the first and second embodiments.

  In the above configuration, the optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus 40 detects that the disc 42 is loaded and rotates the spindle motor 41. At the same time, a signal is sent to the laser driving device 1 by a control signal from the controller 2. Then, the laser driving device 1 supplies a laser driving current to the laser diode 43 to cause the laser diode 43 to emit light. A part of the laser emitted from the laser diode 43 is separated by the beam splitter 45 and enters the detection unit 50 for monitoring, but most of the laser light passes through the beam splitter 45 and reaches the prism 46. Then, after being reflected by the prism 46, it is condensed on the surface of the optical disk 42 by the objective lens 47. The reflected light of the laser beam on the surface of the optical disk 46 returns to the objective lens 47, the prism 46, and the beam splitter 45, the course of which is changed by 90 degrees in this beam splitter 45, and further onto the RF signal detector 49 by the condenser lens 48. Focused.

  When a part of the laser emitted from the laser diode 43 enters the detection unit 50 for monitoring, the detector 50 outputs a monitor signal. This monitor signal is taken into the power monitor circuit 51 and further fed back to the laser driving device 1 by the power monitor circuit 51.

  On the other hand, the reflected light from the optical disk 42 is condensed on the RF signal detector 49, so that the RF signal detector 49 outputs a signal. The signal is amplified by a preamplifier 52 and further detected by a reproduction signal processing circuit 53 as a reproduction signal. Although the output signal from the reproduction signal processing circuit 53 is mainly handled as an information signal, the control signal for the disk 42 is input to the controller 2 and used for controlling the laser.

  At the time of disc reproduction, control information recorded on a part of the optical disc 42 (lead-in or the like) is reproduced. In the control information, in addition to general information such as the type of the disc and the system, unique information such as the optimum power of the disc and the recording strategy is also recorded. In the present embodiment, at the time of lead-in reproduction, the RF signal detector 49, the preamplifier 52, and the reproduction signal processing circuit 53 read the information, and the controller 2 selects necessary information regarding the optical disk 42, and this information is stored in the laser drive device 1. Store in a predetermined position. At the time of disk recording / reproduction, laser waveform generation and laser power correction are performed based on the stored data.

  According to the present embodiment, a part of the output of the laser is directly input to the laser driving device 1 for monitoring, so that accurate power control is possible. As a result, power control that optimizes the characteristics of the optical disc is possible. Further, even when the disk is changed to correct the laser power based on information recorded in advance on the disk, the optimum power can be set.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 5 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic configuration diagram of an optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus in which the laser driving apparatus of the first and second embodiments is actually mounted. In the present embodiment, the laser power from the laser diode 43 is corrected based on the signal of the RF signal detector 49 in the third embodiment. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the output of the preamplifier 52 is input to the laser drive device 1 as a monitor signal via the power monitor circuit 51.

  In the case of the above configuration, since the reflected light of the optical disk 42 is monitored, the reflected light largely changes depending on the reflectance of the optical disk 42, etc., but this change is corrected by the correction function in the laser driving device 1. There is no problem.

  According to the present embodiment, the reflected light of the optical disk 42 is directly input to the laser drive device 1 as a monitor signal, and correction is performed in accordance with the disk and system in the laser drive device 1. Power control is possible. As a result, power control that optimizes the characteristics of the optical disc is possible.

  As described above, according to the laser driving device of the present invention, the laser driving waveform control means, the current setting means, the current output means, and the current setting correction means are integrated on the same substrate. Timing deviation is minimized, and distortion of the data waveform can be avoided. As a result, it is possible to perform recording and reproduction with high accuracy even on a high-density recording optical disk.

  Further, according to the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, since a part of the laser is used as a control signal for monitoring, it is possible to control the laser power so as to optimize the characteristics of the optical disk.

It is a block diagram of the laser drive device by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an internal block diagram of a laser drive device. It is a block diagram of the laser drive device by Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus by Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus by Embodiment 4 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Laser drive device 2 Controller 3 Laser diode 4 DC voltage source 5 Photo detector 6 Laser drive waveform control part 7 LD power supply setting part 8 LD current output part 9 Current setting correction | amendment part 10 Current instruction | indication part 11 Register 12 Selector 13 Drive waveform memory | storage part 14 Storage data detection unit 15 Timing generation unit 16 Drive waveform generation unit 30 Current value correction unit 40 Optical disc recording / reproduction device 42 Optical disc 43 Laser diode 49 RF signal detector 50 Monitor signal detector 51 Power monitor circuit 52 Preamplifier 53 Reproduction signal processing circuit

Claims (8)

Laser drive waveform control means for selecting a laser drive waveform based on a clock signal and recording data input from an external controller, and a laser drive current in accordance with the laser drive waveform selected by the laser drive waveform control means for the laser diode And current output means for outputting on the same substrate,
The laser drive waveform control means includes
Timing generating means for generating and outputting a clock signal based on a clock signal input from the external controller;
Recording data detection means for shaping the recording data input from the external controller at the timing of the clock signal output from the timing generation means;
Drive waveform storage means for storing a plurality of drive waveforms;
Drive waveform generation means for generating a laser drive waveform by selecting one of the drive waveforms stored in the drive waveform storage means according to the recording data shaped by the record data detection means. Laser driving device. Laser drive waveform control means for selecting a laser drive waveform based on a clock signal input from an external controller and serial data of a plurality of bits, and a laser drive current that matches the laser drive waveform selected by the laser drive waveform control means The current output means for outputting to the laser diode is formed on the same substrate,
The laser drive waveform control means includes
Timing generating means for generating and outputting a clock signal based on a clock signal input from the external controller;
Drive waveform storage means for storing a plurality of drive waveforms;
Drive waveform generation means for selecting one drive waveform from the drive waveforms stored in the drive waveform storage means based on the serial data and generating a laser drive waveform based on a clock signal from the timing generation means. Laser drive device provided. An optical disc comprising: an irradiation optical system for irradiating an optical disc with a laser from a laser diode; and a detection optical system for detecting reflected light of the laser on the optical disc, and recording and reproducing information on the optical disc using the laser In the recording / reproducing apparatus,
A laser driving device according to claim 1 or 2 is provided as a laser driving device for controlling a laser power from the laser diode, and a detector for monitoring a part of the laser from the laser diode is provided. An optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein a monitor signal from the detector is input to the laser driving device so that a laser having an optimum power is output from the laser diode. An optical disc comprising: an irradiation optical system for irradiating an optical disc with a laser from a laser diode; and a detection optical system for detecting reflected light of the laser on the optical disc, and recording and reproducing information on the optical disc using the laser In the recording / reproducing apparatus,
A laser driving device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is provided as a laser driving device for controlling a laser power from the laser diode, and a detection signal when the reflected light is detected is provided to the laser driving device. An optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus that performs control so that an optimum power laser is output from the laser diode upon input. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4,
The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein the laser driving device reads disc characteristic information written in advance in the optical disc and performs the control based on the information. An optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus for supplying a control signal of a laser driving means for driving a laser diode from a controller,
The laser driving means includes a laser driving waveform control means for selecting a laser driving waveform based on a clock signal and recording data input from an external controller, and a laser in accordance with the laser driving waveform selected by the laser driving waveform control means. Current output means for outputting a drive current to the laser diode is formed on the same substrate,
The laser drive waveform control means includes
Timing generating means for generating and outputting a clock signal based on a clock signal input from the external controller;
Recording data detection means for shaping the recording data input from the external controller at the timing of the clock signal output from the timing generation means;
Drive waveform storage means for storing a plurality of drive waveforms;
Drive waveform generation means for generating a laser drive waveform by selecting one of the drive waveforms stored in the drive waveform storage means according to the recording data shaped by the record data detection means. Optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus. An optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus for supplying a control signal of a laser driving means for driving a laser diode from a controller,
The laser driving means includes a laser driving waveform control means for selecting a laser driving waveform based on a clock signal input from an external controller and a plurality of bits of serial data, and a laser driving waveform selected by the laser driving waveform control means. Current output means for outputting the combined laser driving current to the laser diode is formed on the same substrate,
The laser drive waveform control means includes
Timing generating means for generating and outputting a clock signal based on a clock signal input from the external controller;
Drive waveform storage means for storing a plurality of drive waveforms;
Drive waveform generation means for selecting one drive waveform from the drive waveforms stored in the drive waveform storage means based on the serial data and generating a laser drive waveform based on a clock signal from the timing generation means. Optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus provided. The optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 6 or 7,
The optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein the laser driving means is provided on a substrate different from the controller.

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