US20030169667A1 - Recording and playback apparatus and optical head - Google Patents

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US20030169667A1
US20030169667A1 US10/295,203 US29520302A US2003169667A1 US 20030169667 A1 US20030169667 A1 US 20030169667A1 US 29520302 A US29520302 A US 29520302A US 2003169667 A1 US2003169667 A1 US 2003169667A1
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  • the present invention relates to a recording and playback apparatus for recording and playing back a variety of pieces of information to and from an optical recording medium, and an optical head for use in an optical apparatus such as the recording and playback apparatus, and a variable optical coupling efficiency device for use in the optical head.
  • Optical recording media such as an optical disk have ruggedness (pits) representing signal information. Some recording media are used as playback purposes only. Some permit recording and playback operations using phase variation along a groove structure or using magneto-optical recording.
  • the optical head of a recording and playback apparatus such as an optical disk device which employs a write and read optical disk typically uses a semiconductor laser.
  • the semiconductor laser light source typically gives a relatively high maximum optical output power to satisfy the following requirements.
  • the semiconductor laser has difficulty in outputting a stable oscillation in a low output power level thereof, and laser noise becomes large in magnitude.
  • the output power of the laser must be set to be higher than a predetermined level. An laser output power of 2 to 5 mW is typically required.
  • a writable optical recording medium performs a recording operation taking advantage of a rise in temperature of a recording layer due to an optical spot on the medium in which a light beam is focused.
  • the recording power must be set to within a range that prevents the recording layer from being damaged by laser power during a playback operation while performing stable recording during a recording operation.
  • a difference in power must be permitted between during the playback operation and during the recording operation.
  • a ratio of the maximum recording power/maximum playback power typically falls within a range of 5 to 20.
  • the maximum power rating of a light source of a write and read optical head is usually 20 to 50 mW to satisfy the above two requirements.
  • a CD-R/RW that operates eight times as high as the standard speed has an output power of 100 mW.
  • a light source having a large optical output power is not only impracticable but also consumes much power.
  • the maximum optical power rating is set to be low, no satisfactory playback characteristics are obtained because of a high noise level during the replay time.
  • An optical head of the present invention in one aspect includes a light source which emits a light beam, a light condenser which feeds the light beam from the light source to an optical recording medium, a light splitter which splits light into the light beam emitted from the light source and the light beam reflected from the optical recording medium, a light detector which detects the light beam reflected from the optical recording medium and split by the light splitter, and a variable optical coupling efficiency device which is disposed between the light source and the light splitter and varies the optical coupling efficiency thereof, which is a ratio of the amount of light condensed on the optical recording medium to the total amount of light of the light beam emitted from the light source.
  • a recording and playback apparatus of the present invention in another aspect includes a rotary drive which supports and rotates an optical recording medium, an optical head which directs a light beam to the optical recording medium rotated by the rotary driver through light condenser and detects light reflected from the optical recording medium through the light condenser using a light detector, and an actuator for moving the optical head.
  • the optical head includes a light source which emits the light beam, the light condenser which feeds the light beam from the light source to the optical recording medium, a light splitter which splits light into the light beam emitted from the light source and the light beam reflected from the optical recording medium, the light detector which detects the light beam reflected from the optical recording medium and split by the light splitter, and a variable optical coupling efficiency device which is disposed between the light source and the light splitter and varies the optical coupling efficiency thereof, which is a ratio of the amount of light condensed on the optical recording medium to the total amount of light of the light beam emitted from the light source.
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device is disposed between the optical recording medium and the light source, and varies the optical coupling efficiency thereof, which is the ratio of the amount of light condensed on the optical recording medium to the total amount of light of the light beam emitted from the light source.
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device is disposed between the light source and the light splitter and varies the optical coupling efficiency thereof, which is the ratio of the amount of light condensed on the optical recording medium to the total amount of light of the light beam emitted from the light source.
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device By switching the optical coupling efficiency of the variable optical coupling efficiency device between a write mode and a read mode, the light intensity directed to an optical recording medium is thus substantially varied from the write mode to the read mode.
  • This arrangement eliminates the need for substantially increasing the optical output power ratio of write power to read power on the light source.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of an optical disk recording and playback apparatus incorporating an variable optical coupling efficiency device and an optical head in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an optical system of the optical head in the recording and playback apparatus of FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate a first arrangement of the variable optical coupling efficiency device in the optical head of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4A and 4B illustrates a first modification of the first arrangement of the variable optical coupling efficiency device in the optical head of FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5 C illustrate a second arrangement of the variable optical coupling efficiency device of in the optical head FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate a first modification of the second arrangement of the variable optical coupling efficiency device in the optical head of FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 7 A- 7 D illustrate the construction of a liquid-crystal device working as the variable optical coupling efficiency device shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B and the effect thereof;
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate a second modification of the second arrangement of the variable optical coupling efficiency device in the optical head of FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 9A and 9B illustrate a third modification of the second arrangement of the variable optical coupling efficiency device in the optical head of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a part of a recording and playback system of the recording and playback apparatus of FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 11 A- 11 C are timing diagrams illustrating states of laser light in the recording and playback apparatus shown in FIG. 1 when the apparatus switches between a recording mode and a playback mode;
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a change in transmittance ratio of a wavelength-plate type liquid-crystal device with respect to a response as a variable optical coupling efficiency device in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 13A and 13B illustrate a change in transmittance ratio of a wavelength-plate type liquid-crystal device with respect to time as a variable optical coupling efficiency device in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an optical disk recording and playback apparatus 101 incorporating a variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 and an optical head 104 in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the optical disk recording and playback apparatus 101 shown in FIG. 1 is one example of the recording and playback apparatus that incorporates the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 and the optical disk 104 to be discussed below.
  • the recording and playback apparatus 101 includes a spindle motor 103 working as a rotary drive for rotating an optical disk 102 , an optical head 104 , and an actuator motor 105 working as an actuator of the optical head 104 .
  • the spindle motor 103 is controlled by a system controller 107 and a servo controller 109 , and is thus rotated at a predetermined rpm.
  • the optical disk 102 may be a recording and playback disk using an optically modulated record signal, such as a “CD ⁇ R/RW” disk, “DVD ⁇ RAM” disk, “DVD ⁇ R/RW” disk, “DVD+RW”disk, electro-magnetic recording medium such as “GIGAMO”, “iD”, or a high-density optical disk such as “DVR-BLUE”having a wavelength of approximately 405 nm and currently under development.
  • the optical disk 102 may be a read-only pit disk.
  • a modulator/demodulator and ECC (Error Correction Code) block 108 modulates or demodulates a signal and adds an ECC to the signal.
  • the optical head 104 directs a light beam on a signal recording surface of the rotating optical disk 102 in response to a command from the modulator/demodulator and ECC block 108 .
  • the light beam writes information to or read information from the optical disk 102 .
  • the optical head 104 detects various beams in a light flux reflected from the signal recording surface of the optical disk 102 , and supplies a preamplifier 120 with a signals corresponding to the light beams.
  • the preamplifier 120 generates a focus error signal, a tracking error signal, and an RF signal in response to the signals corresponding to the light beams.
  • the servo controller 109 and the modulator/demodulator and ECC block 108 perform respective processes including demodulation and error correction based on these signals.
  • the demodulated record signal is sent to an external computer 130 through an interface 111 if the record signal is intended for storage in the computer.
  • the external computer 130 receives the record signal stored in the optical disk 102 as a playback signal.
  • the record signal is digital-to-analog converted by a D/A converter portion of a D/A and A/D converter block 112 and is then fed to an audio-visual processor 113 .
  • the analog signal is then processed by the audio-visual processor 113 and is then sent to an external imaging and video apparatuses through an audio-visual signal input/output unit 114 .
  • the actuator motor 105 is connected to the optical head 104 .
  • the actuator motor 105 moves the optical head 104 to a desired recording track on the optical disk 102 .
  • the servo controller 109 controls the spindle motor 103 , the actuator motor 105 , and a two-axis actuator holding and moving an objective lens of the optical head 104 in a focusing direction and a tracking direction.
  • the servo controller 109 controls the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 in the optical head 104 of the present invention, thereby varying the optical coupling efficiency of the optical head 104 between during a write (recording) mode and during a read (playback) mode.
  • the optical coupling efficiency refers to a ratio of the amount of light condensed on the optical disk 102 to the total amount of light of the light beam emitted from the laser light source.
  • the laser controller 121 controls a laser light source 2 in the optical head 104 .
  • the laser controller 121 controls the output power of the laser light source 2 during the write mode and the read mode.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the optical system of the optical head 104 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the optical head 104 includes the light source 2 , variable optical coupling efficiency device (variable optical coupling efficiency means) 3 , beam splitter (beam splitter means) 4 , objective lens (light condenser means) 5 , and photosensor (light detector means) 6 . These optical components are assembled together.
  • a light beam emitted from the light source 2 is incident on the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 , and the light beam transmitted through the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 enters the beam splitter 4 .
  • the light beam transmitted through the beam splitter 4 is condensed on a signal recording layer of the optical disk 102 through the objective lens 5 .
  • the light flux reflected from the recording layer of the optical disk 102 is split from the light beam emitted from the light source 2 and is then input to the photosensor 6 .
  • the RF signal, focus error signal, and tracking error signal are picked up from the signal received by the photosensor 6 .
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 in the optical head 104 appropriately varies the intensity of the light beam when the light beam emitted from the light source 2 is transmitted through the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 .
  • the light beam is incident on the optical disk 102 at an intensity weaker than the intensity of the light beam at the light source 2 .
  • CEW Coupling Efficiency-Write
  • CER Coupling Efficiency-Read
  • the optical coupling efficiency of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 By switching the optical coupling efficiency of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 from the write mode to the read mode, the light intensity level at the optical recording medium is substantially varied from the write mode to the read mode.
  • This arrangement eliminates the need for greatly varying the output power of the light source 2 between the write mode and the read mode. Recording and playback operations are thus carried out by irradiating the signal recording layer of the optical disk 102 with the light beam at an appropriate level during each of the write mode and the read mode. Optimum recording and playback characteristics are thus obtained.
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 of the first embodiment will now be discussed in detail.
  • TW represent the transmission ratio of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 to the transmitted light during the write mode
  • TR represent the transmission ratio of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 to the transmitted light during the read mode
  • the required dynamic range of the light source 2 is varied within a range of the coupling ratio of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 to the transmitted light.
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 The operation of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 is discussed below using specific numeric values.
  • a semiconductor laser is used as the light source. It is assumed that the optical output power resulting in a stable laser oscillation with low laser noise is 4 mW, and that the maximum optical output power is 30 mW.
  • the required optical power PW and PR at the signal recording surface for the optical disk 102 are 10 mW (PW) and 1 mW (PR).
  • This light source fails to result in satisfactory recording and playback characteristics.
  • the required dynamic range is below the dynamic range of the light source 2 , and this setting is achievable.
  • the recording operation is performed.
  • the manufacturing of the light source 2 is thus easy. Without the need for a special light source, an optical head and a recording and playback apparatus with satisfactory characteristics are obtained.
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 The arrangements of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 are discussed below.
  • a first arrangement of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 in accordance with the first embodiment uses means that varies the transmittance ratio or the reflectance ratio to the light beam.
  • the optical coupling efficiency is varied when the means varies the transmittance ratio or the reflectance ratio thereof to the light beam.
  • a second arrangement of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 in accordance with the first embodiment uses optical path branching means that branches the light beam into at least two optical paths.
  • the optical coupling efficiency is varied when the optical path branching means branches the light beam into at least two optical paths.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the first arrangement.
  • a transmissive-type liquid-crystal device 21 is used as used as the means for varying the transmittance ratio to the light beam.
  • the liquid-crystal device 21 varies the transmittance ratio thereof to the light beam by changing an applied voltage.
  • the applied voltage when being varied, drives the liquid crystal of the liquid-crystal device 21 , thereby controlling the transmittance ratio thereof.
  • the liquid-crystal device 21 is controlled by a liquid-crystal driver circuit arranged in the servo controller 109 .
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a first modification of the first arrangement.
  • a filter plate 22 is used as the means for varying the transmittance ratio to the light beam.
  • the filter plate 22 has a translucent filter 22 B on a portion of a slidably movable transparent plate 22 A.
  • the filter 22 B is moved in position in the optical path of the laser light beam, thereby varying the transmittance ratio.
  • the filter 22 B arranged in the optical path of the laser light beam, reduces the amount of light transmitted therethrough, thereby lowering the optical coupling efficiency.
  • a portion of the transparent plate 22 A other than the filter 22 B is arranged in the optical path of the laser light beam so that the whole laser light beam is transmitted therethrough. The amount of light transmitted is increased, and the optical coupling efficiency rises.
  • the filter plate 22 may be supported by a piezoelectric element, which is controlled by a driver circuit arranged in the servo controller 109 . The position of the filter plate 22 is thus controlled.
  • the filter plate 22 may be supported by a mechanism including a feed screw and a motor. The position of the filter plate 22 is thus controlled by causing a driver circuit arranged in the servo controller 109 to control the motor.
  • the first arrangement is of a transmissive type.
  • a reflective element may be arranged in the optical path of the laser light beam. The reflectance ratio thereof may be modified.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate the second arrangement.
  • a wavelength plate 31 and a beam splitter 32 are arranged as the optical path branching means which branches the light beam.
  • the beam splitter layer of the beam splitter 32 branches the light beam.
  • the incident light beam is entirely transmitted through the beam splitter 32 to the optical disk 102 rather than being reflected from the beam splitter 32 .
  • the optical axis direction of the wavelength plate 31 is rotated by a constant angle of ⁇ from the polarization direction of the incident light as shown in FIG. 5B, a portion of the incident light is reflected from the beam splitter 32 while the rest of the incident light is transmitted toward the optical disk 102 .
  • the angle of rotation ⁇ causes the polarization direction to rotate by 2 ⁇ .
  • the ratio of the P-polarized light incident on the beam splitter (the transmission ratio T of the transmitted light) is
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate a first modification of the second arrangement.
  • a liquid-crystal device 33 and a beam splitter 34 are arranged as the optical path branching means for branching the optical path. With the liquid-crystal device 33 working as a wavelength plate, a beam splitter layer 34 A of the beam splitter 34 branches the light beam.
  • the liquid-crystal device 33 with the rubbing direction thereof set at 22.5 degrees is used.
  • the polarization direction of the light beam incident on the beam splitter 34 is varied by 45 degrees by varying a phase difference of the liquid-crystal device 33 within a range of from N ⁇ to (N+0.5) ⁇ or a range of from N ⁇ to (N ⁇ 0.5) ⁇ .
  • N represents an integer
  • ⁇ represents the wavelength of the light beam.
  • the transmission ratio of the transmitted light is thus varied within a range of from 50% to 100%.
  • the liquid-crystal device 33 with the rubbing direction thereof set at 45 degrees is used.
  • the light incident on the beam splitter 34 is changed from P-polarized light to circularly polarized light by varying the phase difference of the liquid-crystal device 33 within a range of from N ⁇ to (N+0.25) ⁇ or a range of from N ⁇ to (N ⁇ 0.25) ⁇ .
  • N represents an integer
  • ⁇ represents the wavelength of the light beam.
  • the transmission ratio of the transmitted light is thus varied within a range of from 50% to 100%.
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B are sectional views of the liquid-crystal device.
  • FIG. 7C is a plot of a change in refractive index of the liquid-crystal device versus a voltage applied to the liquid-crystal device.
  • FIG. 7D is a plot of a change in phase difference versus the applied voltage in the liquid-crystal device.
  • the liquid-crystal device 40 includes liquid-crystal molecules 49 between a pair of glass substrates 41 and 42 .
  • Alignment layers 43 and 44 arranged respectively on the inner surfaces of the glass substrates 41 and 42 , align the liquid-crystal molecules 49 .
  • Transparent electrodes 45 are interposed between the glass substrate 41 and the alignment layer 43
  • transparent electrodes 46 are interposed between the glass substrate 42 and the alignment layer 44 .
  • the liquid-crystal device 40 shifts from the state in which the liquid-crystal molecules 49 are aligned to be parallel with the alignment layers 43 and 44 and along the rubbing direction (as represented by an arrow A) as shown in FIG. 7A to the state in which the liquid-crystal molecules 49 are aligned to be perpendicular to the alignment layers 43 and 44 as shown in FIG. 7B.
  • N 1 represent the refractive index of the liquid-crystal molecules 49 in a direction parallel with the alignment layers 43 and 44 and along the rubbing direction
  • N 2 represent the refractive index of the liquid-crystal molecules 49 in a direction perpendicular to the rubbing direction.
  • the refractive index N 2 along the rubbing direction varies as plotted in FIG. 7C.
  • the refractive index N 2 in a direction perpendicular to the rubbing direction remains unchanged.
  • liquid-crystal device to be used as a wavelength plate.
  • the liquid-crystal device works as the optical path branching means.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B are for exemplary purposes only.
  • the rubbing direction and the range of phase difference are subject to change depending on a desired range in the transmission ratio of the transmitted light.
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate a second modification of the second arrangement.
  • a diffraction grating plate 35 is used as the optical path branching means for branching the light beam.
  • the diffraction grating plate 35 has a diffraction grating 35 B on a portion of a slidably movable transparent plate 35 A.
  • the branching state of the laser light beam is changed by moving the diffraction grating 35 B in position in the optical path of the laser light beam.
  • the laser light beam is branched by placing the diffraction grating 35 B in the optical path of the laser light beam to lower the optical coupling efficiency.
  • the laser light beam is transmitted through the diffraction grating plate 35 rather than being branched by placing the a portion of the transparent plate 35 A other than the diffraction grating 35 B in the optical path of the laser light beam.
  • the diffraction grating plate 35 may be supported by a piezoelectric element, which is controlled by a driver circuit arranged in the servo controller 109 . The position of the diffraction grating plate 35 is thus controlled.
  • the diffraction grating plate 35 may be supported by a mechanism including a feed screw and a motor. The position of the diffraction grating plate 35 is thus controlled by causing a driver circuit arranged in the servo controller 109 to control the motor.
  • FIGS. 9A and 9B illustrate a third modification of the second arrangement.
  • a liquid-crystal device 36 capable of varying the phase difference thereof in a diffraction grating configuration is used as the optical path branching means for branching the optical beam.
  • a transparent electrode layer shown in FIG. 7 is divided into a plurality of segments. Different voltages are supplied to the segment electrodes.
  • the glass substrate is partly inclined so that the liquid crystal is varied in thickness.
  • the phase difference is varied in a grating configuration so that the diffraction grating having a variable phase depth is obtained.
  • the liquid-crystal device 36 changes the diffracted light ratio depending on the phase depth (a difference in the phase difference) For example, the following setting is possible.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a part of the recording and playback system of the optical disk recording and playback apparatus 101 .
  • FIGS. 11 A- 11 C are timing diagrams illustrating the states of the laser light beam when the optical disk recording and playback apparatus 101 is switched between the write mode and the read mode.
  • FIG. 11A illustrates the amount of light (power at the surface of the disk) condensed on the signal recording surface of the optical disk 102 .
  • FIG. 11B illustrates a transmission ratio of the laser light beam at the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 .
  • FIG. 11B illustrates a change in the laser output power of the optical disk 102 .
  • the optical head 104 includes a semiconductor laser device 212 , collimator lens 213 , wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 , beam splitter 215 , optical monitor 216 , beam splitter 218 , FAPC (Front Auto Power Control) detector device 219 , objective lens 220 , multi-lens 221 , multi-lens 222 , and optical detector 223 . These individual components are assembled to form the optical head 104 .
  • a current for driving a semiconductor laser chip (not shown) in the semiconductor laser device 212 is supplied from the laser controller 121 external to the optical head 104 .
  • the applied voltage to the audio-visual signal input/output unit 114 is controlled by the servo controller 109 .
  • a light beam emitted from the semiconductor laser device 212 is guided to the collimator lens 213 to be converted into a collimated light beam, which is then incident on the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 .
  • the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 changes the phase difference thereof in response to the voltage applied thereto.
  • the light beam transmitted through the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 with the polarization state changed in accordance with the phase difference enters the beam splitter 215 .
  • the beam splitter 215 transmits almost 100% of P-polarized light and reflects almost 100% of S-polarized light.
  • the phase difference resulting from the liquid-crystal device is N wavelengths (N is an integer) (namely, during the write mode)
  • almost 100% of the incident light beam is transmitted through the beam splitter 215 .
  • the optical monitor 216 detects the S-polarized light beam reflected from the beam splitter 215 , and outputs a detected signal to the servo controller 109 through the preamplifier 120 .
  • the servo controller 109 detects the presence or absence of the S-polarized light beam in response to the detected signal from the optical monitor 216 , thereby monitoring the operation of the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 , namely, a change in the optical coupling efficiency, as will be discussed later.
  • the polarization direction is rotated by 45 degrees. Around 50% of the light beam is transmitted through the beam splitter 215 while the remaining 50% of the light beam is reflected from the beam splitter 215 .
  • the light beam transmitted through the beam splitter 215 is incident on the beam splitter 218 .
  • the beam splitter 218 splits the incident beam into a light beam to be guided to the FAPC detector device 219 , which monitors the amount of light traveling to the signal recording surface of the optical disk 102 , and a light beam which actually travels to the signal recording surface through the object lens 220 .
  • the light beam emitted from the semiconductor laser device 212 and then split by the beam splitter 218 is incident on the object lens 220 .
  • the object lens 220 focuses the incident light beam at one point on the signal recording surface of the optical disk 102 .
  • the object lens 220 is moved in a focus direction represented by an arrow F and in a tracking direction represented by an arrow T in FIG. 10.
  • a light beam reflected from the signal recording surface is again incident on the beam splitter 218 after being transmitted through the object lens 220 .
  • the beam splitter 218 reflects and splits the incident beam according to the reflectance thereof.
  • the reflected light beam split by the beam splitter 218 is converged by the collimator lens 213 .
  • the multi-lens 222 imparts astigmatism to the light beam to obtain a focus error signal using an astigmatism method.
  • the light beam is then received by the optical detector 223 , and becomes a focus error signal, tracking error signal, and RF signal, based on the resulting light spot.
  • the servo controller 109 supplies the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 with a voltage at an appropriate level so that the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 generates a phase difference of a half-wave plate.
  • the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 is thus set for a transmission ratio of 50%.
  • a laser output power of 5 mW results, thereby reducing laser noise and providing excellent playback characteristics.
  • the servo controller 109 modifies the voltage applied to the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 in response to a command from the system controller 107 .
  • the phase difference resulting from the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 is thus changed.
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 changes the transmission ratio thereof from 50% to 100%, thereby changing the laser output power from 5 mW to 2.5 mW.
  • the laser controller 121 switches the mode from read to write at an appropriate timing in response to a command from the system controller 107 .
  • the laser controller 121 switches the mode from write to read in response to a command from the system controller 107 .
  • the laser output power is as low as 2.5 mW and the laser noise is increased.
  • the servo controller 109 modifies the voltage applied to the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 in response to a command from the system controller 107 , thereby causing a phase difference in the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 to change.
  • variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 changes the transmission ratio thereof from 100% to 50%. In this way, the laser output power changes from 2.5 mW to 5 mW. The laser noise is reduced, and an excellent replay signal is thus detected.
  • the object of the present invention is achieved. Specifically, an optical head and a recording and playback apparatus employing the optical head are thus provided in which the laser noise during the playback mode is reduced sufficiently, even if the output power ratio of write power/read power is low, and excellent recording and playback characteristics are achieved even if a light source easy to manufacture or having a low optical output power rating is used.
  • the driving current of the semiconductor laser device 212 is switched to the recording one to switch from the playback mode to the recording mode. This is intended to avoid a damage to the semiconductor laser device 212 .
  • the driving current of the semiconductor laser device 212 is switched to the playback one, and then after a response time that elapses between the beginning of the direction change of the liquid-crystal molecules of the liquid-crystal device 214 and the end of the direction change of the liquid-crystal molecules (namely, preplayback time in preparation for a playback operation), the playback operation is performed.
  • This arrangement controls the effect of laser noise contained in the playback signal when the power of the semiconductor laser device 212 drops during the response time.
  • the pre-recording period and the preplayback period are standby periods during which neither recording nor playback is carried out. Shortening the standby time is important to perform fast recording and playback operations.
  • An optical head, a recording and playback apparatus, and a variable optical coupling efficiency device for performing a fast recording operation and a fast playback operation in accordance with a second embodiment are discussed below.
  • FIG. 12 is a plot of a change in the transmission ratio of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 in response to a response from the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 in accordance with the second embodiment.
  • the abscissa represents the voltage applied to the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 , while the ordinate represents the transmission ratio of the P-polarized light component.
  • Vread represents the voltage applied during the read mode
  • Vwrite represents the voltage applied during the write mode (the relationship of Vwrite>Vread holds).
  • a response time when the applied voltage is changed from low to high and a response time when the applied voltage is changed from high to low are typically different in the liquid-crystal device.
  • FIGS. 13A and 13B are plots of the transmission ratio of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 versus time in response to a response from the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 in accordance with the second embodiment.
  • the abscissa represents time, while the ordinate represents the transmission ratio of light through the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 (hereinafter referred to as the transmission ratio of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 ).
  • TWR 1 and TWR 2 first response time the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 requires to transition from 100% to 50% in transmission ratio
  • TRW 1 and TRW 2 second response time the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 requires to transition from 50% to 100% in transmission ratio
  • t0 timing at which the voltage applied to the wavelength-type liquid-crystal device 214 starts changing
  • t1 timing at which the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 reaches 50% in transmission ratio
  • t2 timing at which the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 reaches 100% in transmission ratio
  • a transmission ratio of 50% of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 corresponds to CER, and a transmission ratio of 100% of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 corresponds to CWR.
  • FIG. 13A shows a first case in which the relationship of the first response time TWR 1 >the second response time TRW 1 holds.
  • the recording operation must start at timing t2 or later subsequent to the transition of the transmission ratio of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 to 100%. This is indented to prevent damage to the semiconductor laser device 212 . This remains unchanged from the first embodiment.
  • the read mode When the mode is switched from the write mode to the read, the read mode preferably starts at timing t2 or later subsequent to the transition of the transmission ratio of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 to 50% to prevent noise. This is intended to control laser noise. Taking into consideration noise level that is permissible in the whole system because of the effect of the ECC process, the playback signal is still free from the noise even if the read mode starts at timing t11 (t11>t1) when the transmission ratio is higher than 50% (55% in this case).
  • the standby time required to switch from the write mode to the read mode ⁇ tr 1 t11-t0 ⁇ TWR 1 .
  • the standby time is set to be shorter than the first response time TWR 1 by switching to the read mode at a transmission value larger than 50%.
  • FIG. 13B shows a second case in which the relationship of the first response time TWR 2 >the second response time TRW 2 holds.
  • the playback signal is still free from the noise even if the read mode starts at timing t11 (t11>t1) when the transmission ratio is higher than 50% (55% in this case) as in the first case.
  • the standby time required to switch from the write mode to the read mode ⁇ tr 2 t11 ⁇ t0 ⁇ TWR 2 .
  • the standby time is set to be shorter than the first response time TWR 2 by switching to the read mode at a transmission value larger than 50%.
  • the sum of the first response time and the second response time may be substantially constant If one is set to be shorter, the other response time gets longer. As discussed in connection with the first and second cases, the second response time TRW set to be shorter than the first response time TWR is advantageous to shorten the sum of the standby times.
  • the standby time Atw required to switch from the read mode to the write mode cannot be set to be shorter than the second response time TRW.
  • the standby time ⁇ tr required to switch from the write mode to the read mode can be set to be shorter than the first response time TWR.
  • the use of the liquid-crystal device with the second response time TRW ⁇ the first response time TWR is advantageous to shorten the sum of the standby times ⁇ tw and ⁇ tr.
  • TWR represent the first response time required for the transition of the optical coupling efficiency of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 from CEW to CER
  • TRW represent the second response time required for the transition of the optical coupling efficiency of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 from CER to CEW.
  • the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 satisfying the condition of TWR ⁇ TRW is advantageous to shorten the sum of the standby times ⁇ tw and ⁇ tr.
  • the light beam emitted from the semiconductor laser device 212 is controlled as below.
  • the optical output power of the light beam of the semiconductor laser device 212 is changed to the write output power PW.
  • the optical output power of the light beam emitted from the semiconductor laser device 212 is changed to the read output power PR.
  • the switching operation from the write output power PW to the read output power PR is carried out within the first response time TWR, and the switching operation from the read output power RR to the write output power PW is carried out subsequent to the elapse of the second response time TRW.
  • the standby pre-recording time in preparation for recording and the standby preplayback time in preparation for playback are shortened.
  • the recording operation and the playback operation are carried out fast.
  • the liquid-crystal device is included as the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 .
  • the present invention is not limited to the liquid-crystal device.
  • a variety of the variable optical coupling efficiency device 3 may be used as discussed in connection with the first embodiment.

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