WO2005029476A1 - 情報記録装置及び情報記録再生装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a technical field of an information recording device using a hologram and an information recording / reproducing device.
- a signal light composed of a laser beam or the like is two-dimensionally spatially modulated and then radiated to the same location on a recording surface of a recording medium together with a reference light.
- the recording information is recorded as interference fringes.
- the recording location is irradiated with reference light, and the transmitted light and reflected light generated due to this are detected as modulated signal light in the same way as signal light at the time of recording.
- Patent Literature 1 or Patent Literature 2 discloses a technology of a hologram recording / reproducing apparatus in which a signal light, which is a thick columnar laser beam, is applied to the entire two-dimensional spatial modulator.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-91056
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent No. 3403068
- the two-dimensional spatial modulator when the two-dimensional spatial modulator is miniaturized, the diffraction grating becomes narrower, so that the diffraction angle of high-order light is widened, and the miniaturization of the two-dimensional spatial modulator becomes meaningless. That is, there is a technical problem that the two-dimensional spatial modulator is essentially not compatible with miniaturization.
- signal light and reference light are applied to a recording surface of a disc-shaped recording medium such as an optical disc.
- a disc-shaped recording medium such as an optical disc.
- the present invention has been made in view of, for example, the above problems, and has as its object to provide an information recording apparatus and an information recording and reproducing apparatus of a hologram method that can be reduced in size or thickness. .
- An information recording apparatus is an information recording apparatus for recording recording information on a recording medium having an optically recordable recording surface in order to solve the above-mentioned problem.
- a laser light source, and a conversion optical system that converts a laser beam emitted from the laser light source into a flat plate-shaped laser beam having a light beam cross section that extends linearly, and emits the light so that the linearly extending direction is along the recording surface.
- a one-dimensional spatial modulating means for performing one-dimensional spatial modulation on the flat laser beam in the linearly extending direction on the basis of the recorded information; and applying the spatially modulated flat laser beam to the flat laser beam.
- a recording optical system that records the recording information on the recording medium by irradiating the recording surface with reference light based on a laser beam emitted from the laser light source while irradiating the recording surface as signal light; Moving means for moving the recording medium at least with respect to the recording optical system so that the irradiation positions of the signal light and the reference light relatively move on the recording surface.
- An information recording / reproducing apparatus includes, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the information recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein Control means for causing a spatial modulation means to function as a light shielding means for shielding the laser light source emitted from the laser light source; and the recording medium caused by the reference light applied to the recording surface via the recording optical system And reproducing means for detecting the interference light generated by transmission, diffraction or reflection in the device, and reproducing the recorded information based on the detected interference light.
- An embodiment according to the information recording apparatus of the present invention is an information recording apparatus for recording recording information on a recording medium having an optically recordable recording surface, comprising: a laser light source; The converted laser beam is converted into a flat plate-shaped laser beam whose light beam cross section extends linearly, and a conversion optical system that emits the light so that the direction extending linearly extends along the recording surface; and A one-dimensional spatial modulation means for performing one-dimensional spatial modulation on the flat laser beam in the linearly extending direction, and the flat laser beam subjected to the spatial modulation as signal light on the recording surface.
- Irradiation position Moving means for moving the recording medium at least with respect to the recording optical system so that the recording medium relatively moves on the recording surface.
- the power of the laser light source such as a semiconductor laser or a gas laser is such that the light beam cross section has a two-dimensionally spread circular or elliptical shape or a specific direction.
- a long or linear laser beam is emitted.
- the emitted laser beam is converted into a plate-like laser beam by a conversion optical system including an expander, for example, and then input to the one-dimensional spatial modulation means.
- the one-dimensional spatial modulation means performs one-dimensional spatial modulation on the flat laser beam in a direction extending in a linear manner based on the recording information to be recorded.
- the spatially modulated flat laser beam is radiated to the recording surface as signal light by a recording optical system including, for example, an object lens.
- a reference light based on the laser beam emitted from the laser light source such as a reference beam separated from the laser beam or a reference beam included in the plate-like laser beam in a stage before being converted into a flat laser beam, for example. Is also applied to the recording surface by the recording optical system.
- the recording medium While such a laser beam is being modulated, the recording medium is relatively moved by the moving means continuously, intermittently, or discontinuously.
- the recording medium is rotated or translated with respect to the recording optical system or the like, or alternatively or additionally, the recording optical system or another optical system is moved with respect to the recording medium. . Therefore, it is possible to sequentially record the recording information as a part of the interference fringe of the signal light and the reference light at a desired position on the recording surface with the movement.
- the two-dimensional spatial modulation generally used in hologram recording is used.
- One-dimensional spatial modulation can be performed by using one-dimensional spatial modulation means instead of a device.
- the conversion optical system emits the laser beam emitted from the laser light source so that the linearly extending direction of the flat laser beam is along the recording surface.
- the laser beam is converted into a flat laser beam such that the flat surface of the flat laser beam is parallel or substantially parallel to the recording surface.
- the laser light source and the conversion optical system may be arranged so that the optical path from the laser light source to the conversion optical system is also parallel or substantially parallel to the recording surface.
- the one-dimensional spatial modulation means and the recording optical system may be arranged so that the optical path from the one-dimensional spatial modulation means to the recording optical system is also parallel or substantially parallel to the recording surface. Therefore, it is possible to confine the space occupied by the optical path of the flat laser beam and the space occupied by the one-dimensional spatial modulation means for spatially modulating the flat laser beam in a space which spreads relatively thinly along the recording surface. Become.
- the laser light source, the conversion optical system, the one-dimensional spatial modulation means, and the recording optical system according to the present invention can be arranged in a relatively narrow space surrounding the expanding recording medium. As a result, it is possible to reduce the size and thickness of the entire information recording apparatus including the storage space for the recording medium.
- the recording optical system converts the laser beam emitted from the laser light source into the signal light and the reference light before the conversion optical system.
- a splitting optical system for splitting into one-dimensional spatial modulation means is characterized by including a coupling optical system that couples the signal light subjected to one-dimensional spatial modulation and the reference light to the same optical path.
- the laser beam emitted from the laser light source is split into the signal light and the reference light by the splitting optical system such as a beam splitter and a half mirror. Thereafter, the signal light is modulated by a one-dimensional spatial modulation means as a flat laser beam through a conversion optical system.
- the reference light is not modulated without going through them.
- the signal light subjected to the one-dimensional spatial modulation and the reference light are coupled to the same optical path by, for example, a coupling optical system such as a coupling prism, and then the same recording on the recording surface is performed by the recording optical system. Irradiated at the location. Therefore, the recording information can be recorded on the recording surface by the interference between the one-dimensional spatially modulated signal light and the reference light.
- the recording optical system transmits the laser beam emitted from the laser light source to the signal light and the laser beam before the conversion optical system.
- the apparatus further comprises a splitting optical system for splitting the signal light into reference light, and the signal light subjected to the one-dimensional spatial modulation and the reference light are coupled to the same optical path and irradiated onto the recording surface.
- the laser beam emitted from the laser light source is split into the signal light and the reference light by the splitting optical system such as a beam splitter and a half mirror. Thereafter, the signal light is modulated by a one-dimensional spatial modulation means as a flat laser beam through a conversion optical system.
- the reference light is not modulated without going through them.
- the signal light and the reference light that have been subjected to the one-dimensional spatial modulation are coupled to the same optical path by a recording optical system including, for example, a mirror, an object lens, etc., and are irradiated onto a recording surface. Therefore, the recording information can be recorded on the recording surface by the interference between the one-dimensional spatially modulated signal light and the reference light.
- the split optical system may be configured such that the optical path of the reference light is forward.
- the reference beam may be divided so as to be aligned with the flat laser beam as viewed from the recording surface.
- the reference light is emitted from the laser light source together with the signal light, and the conversion optical system, the one-dimensional spatial modulation unit, The light is irradiated onto the recording surface via a recording optical system.
- information can be recorded on the recording surface by so-called “self-coupling method” due to interference between the signal light and the reference light included in the same laser beam.
- the reference light corresponds to light mainly composed of a luminance component of the one-dimensional spatially modulated laser beam
- the signal light mainly corresponds to the phase of the one-dimensional spatially modulated laser beam.
- the reference light and the signal light are irradiated onto the recording surface as combined light.
- the information recording apparatus further includes an irradiation angle changing unit that can relatively change an irradiation angle of the signal light and the reference light with respect to the recording surface.
- the angle multiplexing method it is possible to record a plurality of pieces of recording information while changing the irradiation angle at the same location on the recording surface by the so-called “angle multiplexing method”. Therefore, it is very advantageous in increasing the recording density.
- recording may be performed while tilting the irradiation angle by a small angle, for example, 1 degree or less or 0.1 degree or less. Therefore, even if the flat laser beam is slightly tilted from the position parallel to the recording surface to tilt such an irradiation angle, the degree of the tilt is slight, and the flat laser beam is still It cannot be said that the position force along the recording surface is also off. That is, even if the angle multiplexing is performed, as described above, the information recording apparatus can be reduced in size and thickness, and the unique effect of the present embodiment is sufficiently maintained.
- the present invention is not limited to the angle multiplexing method, and may be, for example, However, it is also possible to adopt various methods relating to hologram recording. It is also possible to adopt a multiplexing method that tilts in the tangential direction instead of the radial direction.
- the laser light source, the conversion optical system, the one-dimensional spatial modulation unit, and at least a part of the recording optical system are provided on the recording surface. Along the same plane.
- the plane on which at least a part of the laser light source, the conversion optical system, the one-dimensional spatial modulation means, and the recording optical system, which are the main components of the information recording apparatus, are arranged Since the laser beam extends along the recording surface in the same manner as the flat laser beam, it is possible to confine these components in a space that spreads relatively thinly along the recording surface. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the size and thickness of the entire information recording device.
- the recording optical system transmits the one-dimensional spatially modulated plate-like laser beam traveling along the recording surface, Mirror means for changing the light so as to proceed in a direction intersecting the recording surface is included.
- the flat laser beam traveling along the recording surface is changed by the mirror means included in the recording optical system so as to travel in the direction intersecting the recording surface. Irradiate the recording surface via other optical elements such as. Therefore, it is possible to avoid making the recording optical system unnecessarily thick in the direction crossing the recording surface.
- At least one of the conversion optical system, the one-dimensional spatial modulating means, and the recording optical system is configured so that the flat laser beam travels.
- the optical element includes an optical element having a cross section that crosses the direction and has a longitudinal shape extending along the recording surface corresponding to the cross section of the linear laser beam that extends linearly.
- various optical elements such as a cylindrical lens, a spatial modulator, a mirror, a half mirror, and a prism included in the conversion optical system, the one-dimensional spatial modulation unit, and the recording optical system are incident. It is a longitudinal shape that extends in accordance with the cross section of a flat laser beam that extends linearly. Therefore, an information recording apparatus is realized by using a long optical element which has a flat shape along a recording surface without using uselessly large optical elements and can function sufficiently and sufficiently for a flat laser beam. It is possible to reduce the overall size and thickness. (Embodiment of Information Recording / Reproducing Apparatus)
- the embodiment of the information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is the same as the above-described embodiment of the information recording apparatus of the present invention (including its various aspects).
- the embodiment of the information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention includes the above-described embodiment of the information recording apparatus of the present invention.
- the laser light source, the conversion optical system, the one-dimensional spatial modulation means and the recording optical system according to the present invention can be arranged in a narrow space, and the entire information recording / reproducing apparatus including the storage medium for the recording medium can be arranged. It is possible to reduce the size and thickness.
- one-dimensional spatial modulation is performed by the one-dimensional spatial modulator, and the laser beam is converted by the conversion optical system to the line. Since the laser beam is converted into a plate-like laser beam so that the direction in which the recording medium extends is along the recording surface, it is possible to reduce the size and thickness of the entire information recording apparatus including the storage space for the recording medium.
- the conversion optical system converts the laser beam into a plate-shaped laser beam such that the direction of linear extension extends along the recording surface. It is possible to reduce the size and thickness of the entire information recording / reproducing apparatus including the accommodation space.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 records and reproduces information on a hologram disk (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a “disk”) 8.
- a hologram disk hereinafter, also simply referred to as a “disk”.
- the disk 8 is formed by enclosing a hologram medium such as a photopolymer between two glass substrates, for example, and the same disk as that used in the above-described conventional hologram recording can be used.
- the disk 8 is rotated by a spindle motor 7. Note that the rotation of the spindle motor 7 is controlled by a spindle servo method or the like performed in recording and reproduction of a normal optical disk.
- the recording information input from outside is sent to the formatter 11 after being held in the buffer 12.
- the formatter 11 performs necessary processing such as adding an ECC (Error Correction Code) to the recording information, generates data according to a predetermined recording format, and supplies the data to the modulator 9.
- ECC Error Correction Code
- Modulator 9 performs two types of modulation. One is modulation of signal light by a one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 described later, and the other is modulation of laser light emitted from the laser light source 1. These will be described later.
- the laser optical system that generates recording light (signal light and reference light) and irradiates the disk 8 includes a laser light source 1, an expander 2, a one-dimensional spatial modulator 3, a Fourier transform lens 4, and an inverse Fourier transform. It comprises a lens 5, a light receiving element 6, a half mirror 14, a reflection mirror 15, and a condenser lens 16.
- the disk 8 is disposed between the Fourier transform lens 4 and the inverse Fourier transform lens 5.
- the laser beam emitted from the laser light source 1 is expanded in beam thickness by the expander 2 and split into two systems, that is, signal light and reference light by the half mirror 14.
- the laser beam that has passed through the half mirror 14 passes through the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3, whereupon the modulator 9 is also modulated according to a given pattern, enters the Fourier transform lens 4, and further passes through the Fourier transform lens 4.
- the light passes through the disk 8 as signal light Ls.
- the other laser beam split by the half mirror 14 is reflected by the reflection mirror 15 and is irradiated as the reference light Lr on the recording surface of the disk 8 via the condenser lens 16.
- the signal light Ls and the reference light Lr are simultaneously irradiated on the same position on the disk 8.
- the signal light Ls and the reference light Lr interfere with each other on the disk 8 to generate interference fringes, which are recorded on the hologram medium inside the disk 8 as a Fourier image.
- the signal light Ls is cut off so as not to irradiate the disk 8, and only the same reference light Lr as at the time of recording is radiated to the disk 8.
- the irradiated reference light Lr is diffracted by the interference fringes recorded on the disc 8 to generate a diffracted light.
- the diffracted light enters the light receiving element 6 via the inverse Fourier transform lens 5, and a reproduced signal is obtained.
- the reproduction signal is supplied to the reproduction processing system 20.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a state in which a signal light is applied to a disk by the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the laser beam emitted from the laser light source 1 is expanded by the expander 2 and enters the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3.
- the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 has a grating structure 3a as illustrated.
- a lattice structure 3a that is continuous in the vertical direction (the direction of arrow V) in the figure is formed.
- the laser light that has passed through the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 is irradiated on the recording surface of the disk 8 by the Fourier transform lens 4.
- a Fourier image F including one 0th-order diffracted light LO and two 1st-order diffracted lights L1 is formed as shown in the figure.
- the two first-order diffracted lights L1 are aligned in the V direction, and are on both sides of the zero-order diffracted light LO. (Upper and lower).
- the distance between the 0th-order diffracted light LO and the 1st-order diffracted light L1 on the disk 8 is determined by the interstitial distance and the wavelength of the lattice structure 3a of the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3.
- This Fourier image F is recorded on the disk 8 as interference fringes.
- the Fourier image F is recorded on the recording medium while moving the recording medium relatively to the recording optical system.
- the recording medium is a disk
- the Fourier image F formed on the recording surface of the disk 8 moves in the tangential direction of the disk 8 by the rotation of the disk 8.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view schematically showing one specific example of the Fourier image formed on the disk according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the example of FIG. 3 is an example in which the 8-bit one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 shown in FIG. 2 is used.
- the recording light on disk 8 is irradiated Portion 21 is shown enlarged in circle 22.
- the recorded Fourier image F has a horizontally elongated shape as if stretched in the recording direction (tangential direction of the disc) (hereinafter, the Fourier image F recorded on the disc 8 is referred to as a “hologram mark”). Also called.)
- the hologram mark shown in FIG. 3 is modulated in two directions, a vertical direction (V direction) and a horizontal direction (H direction) in the figure. 3 is the radial direction of the disk 8, and corresponds to the V direction shown in FIG. 2, that is, the direction in which the grating of the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 is formed.
- the H direction in FIG. 3 is the tangential direction of the disk 8.
- One of the modulations in the two directions is modulation by the grating structure 3a of the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3.
- an 8-bit one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 is used as shown in FIG. 2, and a Fourier image recorded on the disk 8, that is, a hologram mark has 8-bit information in the V direction. .
- the hologram mark is controlled by controlling the irradiation of the laser beam in the recording direction, that is, the H direction in FIG. 3 (that is, on / off of the laser light source 1). Modulated by length. Instead of turning on and off the laser light, the light amount may be controlled between two values.
- FIG. 3 an example of recording information obtained by modulating the mark length is indicated by a numerical sequence of “1” and “0”.
- a hologram mark is formed while the laser light source 1 is on, and the period corresponds to the recording information “1”.
- the laser light source 1 is off, no hologram mark is formed, and during that period, the recorded information corresponds to “0”.
- 8-bit information is recorded in the V direction by the one-dimensional spatial modulator, and modulation by the hologram mark length is also performed in the H direction by on / off control of the laser light source.
- modulation by the one-dimensional spatial modulator and modulation by turning on / off the laser light source are combined, so that more information can be recorded.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a light receiving element according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the diffracted light generated by the recorded Fourier image is subjected to inverse Fourier transform by the inverse Fourier transform lens 5 and enters the light receiving element 6.
- the example shown in the figure is an 8-bit light receiving element.
- FIG. 6 (a) a state in which diffracted light corresponding to 8-bit data “10110101” is received from above is shown.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a specific example of a hologram mark according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view schematically showing radial scratches on the hologram mark according to another embodiment of the present invention, and the relative positional relationship between the disk and the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a signal light is applied to a disk when a cylindrical lens is used for an expander and a Fourier transform lens in a recording / reproducing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 (a) schematically shows an example of a hologram mark when the center of the zero-order light of the Fourier image is shifted in the V direction or the H direction.
- different information can be multiplex-recorded at the same position on the recording medium by changing the irradiation angle of either the signal light or the reference light. Further, it is possible to perform multiplex recording by changing the property of the signal light itself by modulation by the spatial modulator.
- the direction of the axis of the Fourier image (ie, the direction of the straight line formed by the 0th-order light and the 1st-order light) is 90 degrees with respect to the rotation direction of the disk (ie, the radial direction of the disk). (0 degree with respect to the V direction).
- the force can be recorded without changing the axial direction of the Fourier image in the radial direction of the disk.
- FIG. 5 (b) shows an example in which the direction of the axis 52 of the Fourier image is shifted by an angle ⁇ with respect to the radial direction 51 of the disk.
- the direction of the lattice structure 3a of the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 is set at an angle with respect to the disk radial direction. If only OC is rotated.
- FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the optical system in that case.
- the above-described recording / reproducing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called transmission type recording / reproducing apparatus that detects a reproducing light on the back side of a disc during reproduction.
- the present invention can also be applied to a so-called reflection type recording / reproducing apparatus in which reading is performed on one surface side of a disk.
- the above-described recording / reproducing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 has an optical system that irradiates the same position on the recording medium from different directions with the signal light and the reference light generated by separating the laser beam.
- the present invention can be similarly applied to a recording / reproducing apparatus of a type in which signal light and reference light are irradiated coaxially.
- the Fourier image is spatially modulated only in a direction different from the moving direction of the recording medium, and the Fourier image is recorded on the recording medium. Even if moved relatively, the pattern of the reproduction light can be distinguished. Therefore, it is not necessary to stop the recording medium at the time of recording and reproducing information, and random access is improved. Further, by modulating the information with the mark length also in the moving direction of the recording medium, the recording capacity can be increased.
- a hologram disk is used as a recording medium.
- the application of the light source is not limited to a disk-shaped recording medium, but can be applied to various shapes of recording media such as a card-type recording medium.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a recording / reproducing apparatus for a card-type recording medium according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the basic configuration of the recording / reproducing apparatus is the same as that of the disk-shaped recording medium shown in FIG. The difference is that a mechanism for holding and moving the card-type recording medium 30 is provided instead of the mechanism for holding and rotating the disk 8.
- the card-type recording medium 30 is held on a holder 31.
- the holder 31 has an X-direction motor 32 for moving the card-type recording medium 30 in the X direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 8) and a Y direction for moving the card type recording medium 30 in the Y direction (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 8). And a motor 33.
- the X direction motor 32 and the Y direction motor 33 are driven to record and reproduce information while moving the card type recording medium 30 in the X direction or the Y direction.
- the medium is moved, but the optical system may be moved.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a recording / reproducing apparatus using self-coupling according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the light beam from the laser light source is split to generate the signal light and the reference light.
- the laser light is not split, and the light is mainly passed through the spatial modulator.
- the present invention can also be applied to a case where the 0-order light and the high-order light interfere with each other by utilizing the generation of the 0-order light of the component and the high-order light having the phase component.
- FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of the recording / reproducing apparatus in that case.
- the laser light is made to enter the spatial modulator without being divided, and interference fringes are generated by interference between the zero-order light and higher-order light of the incident light.
- FIG. 9 on the optical path of the light beam 112 from the laser light source 111, there are A frame expander BX, a one-dimensional spatial modulator 103, and a Fourier transform lens 116 are arranged.
- the laser light source 111, the beam expander BX, the one-dimensional spatial modulator 103, and the Fourier transform lens 116 can be configured basically in the same manner as the corresponding components of the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the shutter SHs is controlled by a controller (not shown), and controls the irradiation time of the light beam on the recording medium.
- the recording medium 110 is movably held by the movable stage 60.
- the movable stage 60 is controlled by a controller (not shown), and moves the recording medium 110 in a predetermined direction when recording and reproducing information.
- the beam expander BX enlarges the diameter of the light beam 112 that has passed through the shirt SHs into a parallel beam, and vertically enters the one-dimensional spatial modulator 103.
- the recording information is sent to the modulator 9 via the buffer 12 and the formatter 11.
- the modulator 9 is controlled by the CPU 10 and modulates laser light emitted from the laser light source 111 and modulates signal light by the one-dimensional spatial modulator 103.
- the signal light 112a that has passed through the one-dimensional spatial modulator 103 is applied to a recording medium 110 by a Fourier transform lens 116.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state of a light beam near a recording medium of a recording / reproducing apparatus using self-coupling according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the recording medium 110 is provided with an incident light processing unit R on the surface opposite to the incident side of the signal light 112a.
- the incident light processing unit R has a function of separating the zero-order light and the high-order light of the incident light on the recording medium 110 and returning a part of the light to the recording medium 110.
- the incident light processing unit R includes a zero-order light reflection unit RR that reflects only the zero-order light of the signal light 112a into the recording medium 110, and a part T that defines the range.
- the zero-order light reflecting part RR reflects the zero-order light of the signal light 112a into the recording medium 110.
- Interference fringes are formed by the 0-order light reflected by the 0-order light reflecting portion RR into the recording medium 110 and the high-order light, and are recorded in the recording medium 110. According to this principle, it is not necessary to split the light beam of the laser light source power and create the reference light as in the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the reference beam 112b is irradiated.
- the reference beam 112b that has passed through the recording medium 110 is vertically incident on the recording medium 110.
- Reference light 11 When 2b passes through the recording medium 110, a reproduction light reproducing the recorded interference fringes is obtained on the opposite side of the recording medium 110 to which the reference light 112b is irradiated.
- This reproduction light is subjected to inverse Fourier transform by an inverse Fourier transform lens 116a, and guided to the light receiving element 106.
- An electric signal corresponding to the reproduction light is supplied from the light receiving element 106 to the reproduction processing system 120, and reproduction data is output from the reproduction processing system 120.
- both the plus-first-order light and the minus-first-order light have the same property, so that the same effect can be obtained by using only one of them.
- FIG. 11 is an external perspective view showing the actual optical relative positional relationship between the components of the optical system of the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the hologram disc.
- FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view showing the optical paths of the signal light and the reference light in the half mirror during recording according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 12B is a sectional view showing the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an optical path of diffracted light in a half mirror during reproduction according to the first embodiment.
- the X-axis direction is the direction in which the laser beam emitted from the laser light source 1 travels, which is parallel to the disk plane.
- the Y-axis direction forms a plane perpendicular to the X-axis direction and parallel to the disk plane together with the X-axis.
- the Z-axis direction is a direction perpendicular to the disk plane.
- the reflection type recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment is a specific example of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.
- the recording / reproducing apparatus is mainly configured to include a disk 8 and an optical system 19-1.
- the optical system 19-1 includes a laser light source 1, half mirrors 14A, 14B and 14C, an expander 2, a collimator lens 18, a one-dimensional spatial modulator 3, reflection mirrors 15A and 15B, an objective lens 17A, And a light receiving element 6.
- optical system 19 1 is a carriage motor (not shown) As a result, the disc 8 shown in FIG. 11 is moved in a direction crossing the track, that is, in a radial direction.
- the optical system 19-1 is further configured to adjust a focus position, a tracking position, and the like of a light beam applied to a track of the disk by performing a focus drive, a tracking drive, and the like by an actuator (not shown). I have.
- the entire optical system 191 is slightly inclined with respect to the plane of the disk 8 in order to change the irradiation angle of the signal light or the like with respect to the disk 8 and realize recording by angle multiplexing. It may be configured.
- the laser beam emitted in the X-axis direction from the laser light source 1 is split into two systems by the half mirror 14A. That is, one laser beam is the signal light Ls which is later modulated by the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3, and the other laser beam is multiplexed with the signal light Ls to record the interference fringes on the disk 8.
- Reference light Lr that is, the half mirror 14A serves as a split optical system that splits the emitted laser beam into the signal light Ls and the reference light Lr.
- the signal light Ls that has passed through the half mirror 14A in the X-axis direction is emitted toward the expander 2.
- the signal light Ls that has passed through the expander 2 is converted into a columnar laser beam, a flat plate laser beam, and the width thereof is enlarged. That is, it is converted into the “flat laser beam” according to the present invention. That is, the expander 2 serves as a conversion optical system that converts a laser beam emitted from the laser light source 1 into a flat-plate laser beam whose light beam cross section extends linearly.
- the plane defined by the signal light Ls is referred to as “signal light plane Hs” as appropriate.
- the optical system is arranged along the plane of the disk 8 such that the signal light plane Hs is parallel to the plane (recording surface) of the disk 8, for example.
- the plate-like signal light Ls is incident on the collimator lens 18, and is converted from the plate-like diffused light into a plate-like parallel light.
- the signal light Ls converted into the parallel light is one-dimensionally spatially modulated by the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3.
- the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 serves as a one-dimensional spatial modulator that performs one-dimensional spatial modulation on a flat laser beam in a linearly extending direction based on recorded information.
- the reference light Lr emitted in the Z-axis direction by the half mirror 14A is reflected in the X-axis direction by the reflecting mirror 15B, and is incident on the half mirror 14B disposed below the light receiving element 6.
- the reference light Lr is reflected by the half mirror 14B toward the mirror 14C arranged in the minus Z-axis direction. Further, the reference light Lr is reflected in the X-axis direction by the half mirror 14C.
- the signal light Ls modulated by the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 and the above-described reference light Lr are multiplexed on the same optical path by the half mirror 14C, and emitted toward the reflection mirror 15A in the X-axis direction (Fig. 12 (a)).
- the combined signal light Ls and reference light Lr are reflected by the reflecting mirror 15A perpendicularly to the plane of the disk 8, that is, in the Z-axis direction, and are incident on a cylindrical lens type objective lens 17A.
- the reflection mirror 15A serves as mirror means for changing the flat laser beam so as to travel in a direction crossing the recording surface.
- the combined signal light Ls and reference light Lr pass through the objective lens 17A, and are condensed and emitted toward the disk 8.
- an interference fringe that is, a Fourier image
- a photosensitive material such as a hologram medium inside the disk 8, for example. That is, the half mirrors 14A to 14C, the reflection mirror 15A, and the objective lens 17A are based on the laser beam emitted from the laser light source while irradiating the recording surface with the spatially modulated flat plate laser beam as signal light.
- the recording optical system irradiates the reference surface with the reference light.
- the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 is used as a shutter to block the signal light Ls and prevent the signal light Ls from passing therethrough.
- the reference light Lr having the same characteristic as that at the time of recording, specifically, the same characteristic such as wavelength, amplitude, or light intensity, is applied to the disk 8 in the Z-axis direction along the same optical path as at the time of recording.
- the irradiated reference light Lr is diffracted by the interference fringes recorded inside the disk 8 to generate a diffracted light (reproduced light) Lk.
- the diffracted light Lk is reflected by, for example, a reflection layer or the like inside the disk 8 and passes through the same optical path as the outward path.
- the diffracted light Lk passes through the objective lens 17A, is reflected on the reflecting mirror 15A in the minus X-axis direction, is reflected on the half mirror 14C in the Z-axis direction, and passes through the half mirror 14B.
- the light enters the light receiving element 6 (see FIG. 12B).
- a reproduction signal is obtained in the light receiving element 6, and this reproduction signal is supplied to the reproduction processing system.
- a one-dimensional spatial modulator instead of a two-dimensional spatial modulator, it is possible to make a columnar laser beam into a flat plate shape.
- the optical system is arranged so that the flat laser beam, that is, the signal light plane Hs, which spreads in the optical system 19-1, ie, the signal light plane Hs, keeps a positional relationship facing the plane of the disk 8, such as a parallel relation. You. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the size and thickness of the entire information recording / reproducing apparatus, including both the space for accommodating the disk 8 and the optical system 19-1.
- the reference light Lr passes over the components such as the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3, but this space is within the thickness of the objective lens 17A, Since the object lens 17A is disposed in the optical system 19-1, the upper space is utilized, so that the entire optical system 191 can be simplified, downsized, and thinned.
- FIG. 13 is an external perspective view showing the actual optical relative positional relationship between components inside the optical system of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the disc. It is.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic external perspective view (FIG. 14 (a)) showing signal light and reference light applied to the recording medium during recording according to the second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 14 (b) is a schematic external perspective view showing the reference light and the diffracted light reflected from the recording medium.
- the recording / reproducing apparatus includes a disk 8 and an optical system 19-2, as in the first embodiment.
- the optical system 192 includes a laser light source 1, a half mirror 14A, an expander 2, a collimator lens 18, a one-dimensional spatial modulator 3, a reflection mirror 15A, and a light receiving element 6, and a reflection mirror 15C as a new component. , 15D and 15E, and a large-diameter objective lens 17B.
- the laser beam emitted in the X-axis direction from the laser light source 1 is split by the half mirror 14A into two systems of the signal light Ls and the reference light Lr as in the first embodiment. .
- the optical path of the signal light Ls that has passed through the half mirror 14A in the X-axis direction does not pass through the half mirror 14C and passes through a simple objective lens 17B instead of the objective lens 17A which is a cylindrical lens.
- the optical system is arranged such that the signal light plane Hs keeps a positional relationship facing the plane of the disk 8 in a parallel relationship, for example.
- the reference light Lr emitted in the Y-axis direction by the half mirror 14A is reflected by the reflection mirror 15C in the X-axis direction, and is incident on the reflection mirror 15D.
- the reference light Lr is reflected by the reflection mirror 15D in the minus Y-axis direction, and is incident on the reflection mirror 15E.
- the reference light Lr is reflected by the reflection mirror 15E toward the objective lens 17B arranged in the Z-axis direction, and passes through the objective lens 17B.
- the signal light Ls modulated by the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 passes through one area of the objective lens 17B, and is scattered at an irradiation angle ⁇ 1 from the normal line of the disk 8, that is, the minus Z axis direction. Irradiation is carried out on the mask 8.
- the reference light Lr also passes through the other area of the objective lens 17B via the plurality of reflecting mirrors 15C, 15D, and 15E as described above, and the normal force of the disk 8 is also applied to the disk 8 at the irradiation angle ⁇ 2.
- the signal light Ls and the reference light Lr force pass through different axes of the same objective lens 17B, that is, pass through different optical paths, so that they are respectively condensed and simultaneously irradiated on the same position on the disk 8.
- the signal light Ls and the reference light interfere with each other on the disk 8, and an interference fringe having a grating vector having the irradiation angles ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 of the signal light Ls and the reference light Lr and the wavelength ⁇ as parameters. Is generated and recorded as a Fourier image on the hologram medium inside the disk 8.
- the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 is used as a shutter to block the signal light Ls and prevent the signal light Ls from passing therethrough. Then, only the reference light having the same characteristics as during recording, specifically, characteristics such as wavelength, amplitude, light intensity, and irradiation angle ⁇ 2, are the same as during recording.
- the disk 8 is irradiated in the same optical path.
- the irradiated reference light Lr is diffracted by an interference fringe having a grating vector recorded inside the disk 8, and a diffracted light (reproduced light) Lk is generated.
- the diffracted light Lk is emitted from the disk 8 at the diffracted light emission angle ⁇ 3 uniquely determined by the grating vector, passes through the objective lens 17B, and enters the light receiving element 6.
- a reproduction signal is obtained in the light receiving element 6, and this reproduction signal is supplied to the reproduction processing system.
- the second embodiment does not use a cylindrical lens for the objective lens 17B, but uses a simple lens that does not require high performance.
- the components of system 19-2 can be simplified. Then, the signal light Ls and the reference light Lr pass through different regions of the objective lens 17B without being combined in the half mirror, and are combined on the plane of the disk 8. Thus, an interference fringe, that is, a Fourier image, is recorded on a light-sensitive material such as a hologram medium inside the disk 8.
- the columnar laser beam can be made flat, and the signal light plane Hs
- the optical system is arranged so that the optical system 192 is maintained in a positional relationship facing the plane of the disk 8, for example, a parallel relationship, so that the entire optical system 192 can be further reduced in size and thickness. .
- the entire optical system 19-2 is simplified, downsized, and thinned. Becomes possible.
- FIG. 15 is an external perspective view showing the actual optical relative positional relationship between components and the like inside the optical system of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention and the disc. It is.
- the recording / reproducing apparatus includes a disk 8 and an optical system 19-3 as in the first and second embodiments.
- the optical system 19-3 includes a laser light source 1, an expander 2, a collimator lens 18, a one-dimensional spatial modulator 3, an objective lens 17B, and a light receiving element 6, and a half mirror 14D as a new component.
- the disk 8 is provided with an incident light processing section R including a zero-order light reflecting section RR and a high-order light transmitting section T.
- the laser beam emitted in the X-axis direction from the laser light source 1 is a signal light Ls which is later modulated by the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3.
- the signal light Ls is emitted toward the expander 2, and the signal light Ls that has passed through the expander 2 is converted into a laser beam having a columnar laser beam power and a signal light plane Hs.
- This plate-shaped signal light Ls is incident on the collimator lens, and the diffused light power is also converted into parallel light.
- the parallel signal light Ls is modulated by the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3.
- This signal light Ls is also reflected in the X-axis direction by the half mirror 14D in the X-axis direction.
- the signal light Ls is condensed by passing through the objective lens 17B, and is emitted toward the disk 8.
- an incident light processing unit R is provided on the surface of the disk 8 opposite to the side to be irradiated.
- the incident light processing unit R has a function of separating the zero-order light and the high-order light of the signal light Ls applied to the disk 8 and returning a part of the light to the inside of the disk 8.
- the incident light processing unit R defines a 0th-order light reflection unit RR that reflects only the 0th-order light of the signal light Ls to the inside of the disk 8, a range thereof, and a high-order light transmission that transmits the high-order light.
- a part T is provided.
- the 0th-order light reflector RR reflects the 0th-order light of the signal light Ls into the disk 8.
- the 0th-order light reflected by the 0th-order light reflecting portion RR into the inside of the disk 8 and the irradiated high-order light interfere with each other. An image is recorded. Due to the principle of the self-coupling, it is not necessary to split the laser beam from the laser light source to create the reference light as in the first and second embodiments described with reference to FIGS.
- the 0th-order light is transmitted, absorbed, scattered or deflected, and the high-order light is transmitted. May be reflected.
- the laser beam emitted from the laser light source 1 in the X-axis direction is, for example, the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 because the shutter is fully opened. This is the unmodulated reference light Lr.
- the reference light having the same characteristic as that at the time of recording specifically, the same characteristic such as wavelength, amplitude, or light intensity
- the irradiated reference light Lr is diffracted by the interference fringes recorded inside the disk 8, and a diffracted light (reproduced light) Lk is generated.
- the diffracted light Lk is reflected by, for example, a reflection layer or the like inside the disk 8, and passes through the same optical path as the outward path. Specifically, it passes through the objective lens 17B and passes through the half mirror 14D in the minus Z-axis direction to enter the light receiving element 6.
- a reproduction signal is obtained in the light receiving element 6, and this reproduction signal is supplied to a reproduction processing system.
- the use of the one-dimensional spatial modulator allows the columnar laser beam to be made into a flat plate shape.
- the optical system is arranged so that the signal light plane Hs maintains a positional relationship facing the plane of the disk 8 such as a parallel relationship, the entire optical system 193 is further reduced in size and thickness. It becomes possible to make it.
- the entire optical system 193 can be simplified, downsized, and thinned.
- FIG. 16 is an external perspective view showing the actual optical relative positional relationship between components inside the optical system of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention and the disc. It is.
- the fourth embodiment is a further development of the third embodiment, realizing recording by "angle multiplexing". Yes.
- the angle multiplexing according to the present embodiment is to multiplex-record different recording information in the same area by changing the irradiation angle of the reference light and the signal light on the surface of the hologram recording medium, and reproduce them. It is a technology to do.
- an optical system base 19A and a motor 19B are provided as new components in addition to the components of the third embodiment.
- An expander 2, a collimator lens 18, and a one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 constituting an optical system 194 are provided on the upper surface of the optical system base 19A.
- One side of this optical system base 19A is a support shaft 19C parallel to the X axis.
- the signal light plane Hs expands into the optical system base 19A and the optical system 194 around the support shaft 19C as a center axis. It can be tilted within an angle.
- the irradiation angle of the signal light Ls or the reference light Lr to the plane of the disk 8 can be changed, and recording by angle multiplexing can be realized.
- the change in the irradiation angle required to realize angle multiplexing is determined by the thickness of the disk 8. For example, by changing the irradiation angle step by step by a few degrees of comma, it is possible to record a large number of record information such as ten to several tens at the same place on the recording surface.
- the positional relationship between the signal light plane Hs and the disk plane is maintained.
- the "irradiation angle changing means" can be realized by changing the irradiation angle of the signal light Ls or the reference light Lr relative to the disk plane.
- the half mirror 14A, the expander 2, the collimator lens 18, and the one-dimensional spatial modulator 3 may be configured to change the angle or arrangement with respect to the optical path, and the signal light Ls or the reference A dedicated optical element for changing the irradiation angle of the light Lr may be arranged after being added.
- the holding angle of the disk 8 may be mechanically changed.
- angle multiplexing in other directions such as the tangential direction is also possible.
- the fourth embodiment as in the first, second, and third embodiments, 1
- the optical system is arranged so that the signal light plane Hs maintains the positional relationship facing the plane of the disk 8. Therefore, the entire optical system 194 can be further reduced in size and thickness.
- the entire optical system 194 can be simplified, downsized, and thinned.
- the information recording device and the information recording / reproducing device according to the present invention can be used for an information recording device and an information recording / reproducing device using a hologram.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a hologram disk recording / reproducing apparatus that is useful in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a state where a signal light is applied to a disc by a recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view schematically showing a specific example of a Fourier image formed on a disk according to an example of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing one configuration example of a light receiving element according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a specific example of a hologram mark according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view schematically showing a radial scratch on a hologram mark according to another embodiment of the present invention, and a relative positional relationship between a disk and a one-dimensional spatial modulator 3.
- FIG. 7 shows how a signal light is applied to a disk when a cylindrical lens is used as an expander and a Fourier transform lens in a recording / reproducing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a recording / reproducing apparatus for a card-type recording medium according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a recording / reproducing apparatus using self-coupling according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state of a light beam near a recording medium of a recording / reproducing apparatus using self-coupling according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is an external perspective view showing an actual optical relative positional relationship between components inside the optical system of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the disk.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view (FIG. 12 (a)) showing the optical paths of the signal light and the reference light in the half mirror during recording according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and the optical path of the diffracted light in the half mirror during reproduction
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view (FIG. 12B).
- FIG. 13 is an external perspective view showing the actual optical relative positional relationship between components and the like inside the optical system of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the disc.
- FIG. 14 (a) A schematic external perspective view showing signal light and reference light applied to the recording medium during recording according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and applied to the recording medium during reproduction.
- FIG. 14B is a schematic external perspective view showing the reference light and the diffracted light reflected from the recording medium (FIG. 14B).
- FIG. 15 is an external perspective view showing an actual optical relative positional relationship between components and the like inside an optical system of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention and a disc.
- FIG. 16 is an external perspective view showing an actual optical relative positional relationship between components and the like inside an optical system of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention and a disc.
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