WO2005081237A1 - レーザ発振素子および光ピックアップ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a laser oscillation element and an optical pickup device used for an optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus for optically recording or reproducing information on an information recording medium such as an optical disc.
- an optical pickup device corresponding to two types of optical disks, for example, a light source that emits a laser of 655 nm wavelength for recording and reproducing a DVD-type disc, and a recording and reproducing type of a CD-type disc are described.
- a device equipped with two types of light sources a light source that emits a laser having a wavelength of 785 nm, was used (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-184707 (published on July 6, 2001)).
- the light use efficiency and the Rim intensity are designed using the ratio (optical magnification) between the numerical aperture of the objective lens and the numerical aperture of the condenser lens. In consideration of the above, the optical magnification is determined.
- the light use efficiency indicates a ratio of light used for recording and reproducing an optical disk when the total amount of light emitted from the light source is 1.
- the Rim intensity means the relative intensity at the edge of the pupil when the maximum intensity at the entrance pupil (corresponding to the aperture of the objective lens in the case of an optical pickup device) is 100%.
- the higher the Rim intensity the more uniform the light intensity distribution on the objective lens, so that the laser focused by the objective lens can be focused on the optical disc with a smaller spot diameter.
- a semiconductor laser used in an optical pickup device or the like has an intensity distribution according to a so-called Gaussian distribution, such that the intensity becomes lower toward the periphery of the laser where the light intensity at the center of the laser is highest. ing. Therefore, when the Rim intensity is high, only the light near the center is used, and the light use efficiency is inevitably reduced.
- a laser beam having a wavelength of 655 nm is used in consideration of light use efficiency and Rim intensity. It is necessary to set the optical magnification of the DVD-side optical system to be used and the optical magnification of the CD-side optical system using the laser beam with a wavelength of 785 nm to optimal values.
- the optical magnification is the ratio between the numerical aperture of the objective lens and the numerical aperture of the condenser lens.
- the numerical aperture of the objective lens is determined in advance depending on the type of the optical disc. Therefore, the optical magnification is made variable by changing the numerical aperture of the condenser lens.
- the read-only optical pickup device equipped with a laser oscillation device capable of oscillating a two-wavelength laser has a higher optical power required on an optical disc than an optical pickup device capable of recording information. Is small, there is room for the laser light output, and the light utilization efficiency does not pose a particular problem. Therefore, the read-only optical pickup device can increase the Rim intensity by increasing the focal length of the condenser lens, and thus can sufficiently reduce the condenser spot diameter on the optical disk.
- DVDs have a higher recording density than CDs, and condensed spots must be sufficiently narrowed to maintain reproduction signal quality. In other words, since higher Rim intensity is required, this requirement will not be satisfied if the focal length of the condenser lens is set short.
- the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and has as its object to provide a laser oscillation element and an optical pickup device capable of realizing both high-speed recording of a CD and high-quality reproduction of a DVD. I do.
- the laser oscillation element of the present invention emits a first semiconductor laser and a second semiconductor laser having a shorter wavelength than the first semiconductor laser.
- the width of the angle formed by the two straight lines formed by connecting the light emitting points of the laser is defined as the emission angle width of the laser
- the emission angle width of the second semiconductor laser is equal to the emission angle of the first semiconductor laser. It is characterized by being set to at least 1.3 times the width.
- the second semiconductor laser is set shorter than the wavelength of the first semiconductor laser. It is. Therefore, if the first semiconductor laser is used as a laser for recording and reproducing CDs and the second semiconductor laser is used as a laser for reproducing DVDs, the laser oscillator of the present invention can reproduce CDs and DVDs. Can be used for various optical pickup devices
- a condensing lens is required.
- the Rim intensity of the objective lens may not be sufficient for high-speed recording of CDs or high-quality reproduction of DVDs.
- the present inventors have conducted intensive studies and found that the Rim intensity of the CD objective lens and the Rim intensity of the DVD objective lens are different from the emission angle width of the second semiconductor laser with respect to the first semiconductor laser. (Hereinafter, referred to as a radiation angle ratio).
- a radiation angle ratio when the radiation angle ratio is 1.3 or more, it is possible to obtain a Rim intensity that enables high-speed recording of a CD and high-quality reproduction of a DVD.
- the radiation angle ratio is set to 1.3 or more, both high-speed recording of a CD and high-quality reproduction of a DVD can be realized by using the laser oscillation element of the present invention in an optical pickup device. It becomes possible.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a laser oscillation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a pn junction surface of a light emitting unit used in the laser oscillation device of FIG. 1 and a laser radiation direction.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an optical pickup device equipped with the laser oscillation device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing a relationship between a radiation angle width and a radiation intensity in the laser oscillation device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another configuration example of an optical pickup device equipped with the laser oscillation device of FIG. 1. is there.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing still another configuration example of the optical pickup device equipped with the laser oscillation device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a relationship between coupling efficiency and a DVD emission angle ⁇ .
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between coupling efficiency and a radiation angle ratio of DVD.
- a laser oscillation device 1 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which a light emitting unit (laser oscillation element) 2 capable of oscillating semiconductor laser light of two wavelengths is mounted on a stem 3. is there.
- the light emitting points of each wavelength have an interval of ⁇ .
- a light beam (first semiconductor laser) 4 having a long wavelength and a light beam (second semiconductor laser) 5 having a short wavelength and a laser beam are oscillated from the light emitting section 2. I do.
- the emission angle width of the laser at the intersection of a plane parallel to the light emitting surface of the semiconductor laser and a plane parallel to the pn coupling plane is 1 / th of the intensity at the center of the laser. It is defined as the width of the angle (that is, full width at half maximum) formed by connecting two points that become 2 and the emission point of the laser, that is, the emission angle width of ray 4 is ⁇ 1, and the emission angle of ray 5 is The angular width is expressed as ⁇ 2.
- the relationship between the laser and the pn-coupling surface of the semiconductor in the light emitting section 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the light emitting section 2 emits a laser from a pn junction surface of a semiconductor used for itself. Therefore, the laser diffuses in a direction perpendicular to and parallel to the pn junction surface.
- a plane parallel to the pn coupling plane is set as a plane 2b passing through the laser emission point 2a, and the plane parallel to the light emission plane of the semiconductor laser is set.
- Set the plane as plane 2b '.
- the width of the angle formed by the two straight lines 2f '2g is the emission angle width.
- the radiation angle ⁇ in the direction perpendicular to the pn coupling plane is larger than the radiation angle ⁇ in the direction parallel to the pn coupling plane. Specifically, the radiation angle ⁇ ⁇ is about 1.5 to 3 times the radiation angle ⁇ ⁇ .
- the “perpendicular direction” means a direction perpendicular to the pn junction surface in the semiconductor laser oscillation device.
- the “parallel direction” means a direction parallel to the pn junction surface.
- the Rim intensity in the direction perpendicular to the pn junction plane is larger than the Rim intensity in the direction parallel to the pn junction plane.
- the laser in the vertical direction can be squeezed sufficiently smaller than the laser in the parallel direction. Therefore, only the radiation angle in the parallel direction is considered below.
- the Rim intensity of the objective lens corresponding to the direction parallel to the pn coupling plane in the semiconductor laser oscillation device is preferably higher.
- the radiation angle due to the difference in numerical aperture of the objective lens of the optical pickup device between CD and DVD, it is necessary to set the radiation angle in consideration of the fact that the Rim intensity differs even at the same radiation angle. .
- the radiation angle can be set from the following items (i)-(iv).
- the numerical aperture of the DVD objective lens is 0.6 or 0.63.
- the ratio (optical magnification) between the numerical aperture of the objective lens and the numerical aperture of the condenser lens is 1 or more.
- a semiconductor laser oscillation device that oscillates two lasers having different wavelengths, two lasers are used. Are emitted from the same light emitting point, so that the optical magnification of DVD and CD is the same.
- the focusing lens can be used to obtain the light use efficiency required for CD recording.
- the focal length is set, the focused spot of the laser can be narrowed to an extent sufficient for DVD playback.
- the lower limit of the ratio of the emission angle of the DVD semiconductor laser to the emission angle of the CD semiconductor laser (hereinafter referred to as the “emission angle ratio” as appropriate) is that the Rim intensity required when recording or reproducing a DVD is obtained. Is determined as appropriate.
- the inventors of the present invention have conducted more specific experiments on the relationship between the radiation angle ratio and the high-speed recording of a CD, and the results will be described below.
- a DVD objective lens has a focal length of 3 mm and a numerical aperture (NA) of 0.3.
- this objective lens is a compatible lens that can be used for recording and reproduction of a CD.
- the objective lens for a CD has a focal length of 3 mm and a numerical aperture of 0.5.
- the focusing lens used had a focal length of 18 mm.
- the transmittance of the optical system including the condensing lens, the objective lens, the beam splitter, the wavelength plate, and the like was set to be 0.6 in the entire optical system.
- the radiation angle ⁇ 'in the parallel direction was set to 10 ° and the radiation angle ⁇ ⁇ in the vertical direction was set to 30 °.
- the vertical radiation angle 16 was set to 16 ° and the radiation intensity was set to 180 mW.
- the coupling efficiency means the utilization efficiency of laser light determined by optical conditions such as an optical lens and a laser emission angle.
- the light intensity required for 1 ⁇ speed recording is 6 mW
- the OL emission intensity means the intensity of the laser emitted from the objective lens.
- the ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 'of the laser for CD was set to 7.7 °.
- the DVD Rim intensity is 0.402. Therefore, even if a DVD objective lens with a numerical aperture of 0.63-0.65, that is, a lens corresponding to DVD recording, is used, if a Rim intensity of about 0.4 can be obtained, the DVD It is possible to provide a laser oscillation device that supports recording and reproduction of data.
- the present inventors have proposed a DVD objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.63 and a DVD objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.65, respectively.
- An experiment was conducted on the relationship between the Rim intensity and the radiation angle ratio, and the results are described below.
- a compatible objective lens which operates as a focal length of 3 mm and a numerical aperture of 0.5 as an objective lens for CD, while acting as a focal length of 3 mm as an objective lens for DVD.
- the focusing lens used had a focal length of 18 mm.
- the transmittance of the optical system including the condenser lens, the objective lens, the beam splitter, the wavelength plate, and the like was set to be 0.6 in the entire optical system.
- the vertical radiation angle ⁇ ⁇ was set to 20 °, and the radiation intensity was set to 100 mW.
- the vertical radiation angle ⁇ was set to 16 °, the parallel radiation angle ⁇ was set to 7.7 °, and the radiation intensity was set to 180 mW.
- Table 2 shows the relationship between the radiation angle ratio and the Rim intensity when a DVD objective lens with a numerical aperture of 0.63 is used.
- Table 3 shows the relationship between the radiation angle ratio and the Rim intensity when a DVD objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.65 is used.
- the upper limit of the radiation angle ratio is determined so that the power required for recording a DVD can be obtained.
- the following is the upper limit of the emission angle ratio obtained from the results of examining whether 4x DVD recording is possible.
- the short-wavelength laser radiation intensity for DVD is set to 100 mW, and the transmittance of the optical system is reduced.
- the coupling efficiency is 0.26 in order to make the OL emission intensity 16.OmW or more.
- the DVD emission angle ⁇ 'must be set to 16.5 ° or less.
- a is the light intensity required for 1 ⁇ speed recording of DVD
- t is the transmittance of the optical system
- w is the short-wavelength laser radiation intensity for DVD.
- the coupling efficiency must be at least aXn / w / t.
- the radiation angle ⁇ ′ of the DVD laser for obtaining the coupling efficiency is uniquely determined based on the relationship between the coupling efficiency and the radiation angle ⁇ shown in FIG.
- the upper limit of the emission angle ratio between the angle ⁇ ′ and the emission angle ⁇ ′ of the CD laser can be determined as appropriate.
- FIG. 3 shows a part of an optical system when the laser oscillation device 1 of the present embodiment is mounted on an optical pickup device.
- the optical pickup device includes a laser oscillation device 1, an objective lens 7, and an opening 6.
- the long-wavelength laser light used for CD recording and reproduction is light beam 4
- the short-wavelength laser light used for DVD reproduction and the like is light beam 5
- light beam 4 transmits most of the light through aperture 6
- Most of the light rays 5 are blocked by the aperture 6.
- FIG. 4 shows a state in which the DVD laser light is blocked by the opening 6 as shown in FIG. 3 in relation to the radiation angle and the radiation intensity.
- the relationship between the radiation intensity and the radiation angle for laser light for CD is shown by a solid line.
- the relationship between the radiation intensity and the radiation angle for the DVD laser light is indicated by a broken line.
- the effective NA (radiation angle width) determined by the diameter of the opening 6 is indicated by W in the figure.
- the laser beam for CD has a small loss of radiation intensity
- the laser beam for DVD has a large loss of radiation intensity. Therefore, it can be said that the light use efficiency of laser light for CD is high.
- the Rim intensity (Rim2) of the laser light for DVD is higher than the Rim intensity (Riml) of the laser light for CD, the laser light for DVD is on the optical disk. It is possible to narrow the spot diameter sufficiently.
- both high-speed CD recording and high-quality DVD playback signals can be achieved. S can be satisfied.
- a combo drive that can record and reproduce a CD but only reproduces a DVD achieves high-speed recording of a CD and high-quality reproduction of a DVD by using the optical pickup device configured as described above. be able to.
- the optical pickup device having the radiation angle of the above configuration is used, the Rim intensity is reduced by an increase in the numerical aperture, and the effect of increasing the numerical aperture is not exhibited. I can't narrow down more.
- the width of the radiation angle when the radiation intensity of the laser light for CD becomes half of the maximum value is W1
- the full width at half maximum of the laser light for DVD is W2.
- W1XI.35 ⁇ W2 the spot diameter of the laser beam on the DVD disc can be sufficiently reduced, and the Rim intensity sufficient to enable high-quality reproduction can be secured.
- W1 has the same meaning as the emission angle width ⁇ 1 of the light ray 4 in FIG. 1
- W2 has the same meaning as the emission angle width ⁇ 2 of the light ray 5 in FIG.
- FIG. 5 shows another configuration example of the optical pickup device equipped with the laser oscillation device 1.
- the optical pickup device of this configuration example includes a laser oscillation device 1, a beam splitter 9, an objective lens 7, an aperture 6, and a photodetector 10.
- the objective lens 7 is a lens corresponding to two laser beams having different wavelengths. That is, the objective lens 7 is a lens capable of compensating for spherical aberration caused by a difference in substrate thickness between the CD disk and the DVD disk.
- the reference numeral 8 indicates a CD disk or a DVD disk.
- the laser light for CD oscillated by the laser oscillation device 1 is a light beam (first semiconductor laser) 11, and the laser light for DVD is a light beam (second semiconductor laser) 12.
- the light beam 11 and the light beam 12 enter the photodetector 10 at different positions. Therefore, the photodetector 10 includes a photodetector (first photodetector) 10a that receives the light beam 11 and a photodetector (second photodetector) 10b that receives the light beam 12.
- either the light beam 11 or the light beam 12 By adjusting the position of the element, it is not necessary to adjust the position of the light emitting point or the light detecting element for the light of the other wavelength.
- optical pickup device if the optical system of the optical pickup device is assembled as designed, it is not necessary to adjust the position of the optical detector. However, since optical pickup devices always have dimensional tolerances and assembly tolerances, it is necessary to adjust the position of the photodetector in the photodetector.
- the distance between the two light emitting point positions and the distance between the two light detecting elements of the photodetector in the laser oscillation device of the present embodiment are set with high accuracy of the order of lzm or less. .
- the light source or the photodetector of one of the two laser beams having different wavelengths is displaced by a predetermined distance by a certain distance, the other laser beam is displaced by the same amount as the displacement.
- the light source of the light or the light detecting element is also shifted from the predetermined position.
- the light source of the other laser light and the photodetector will be the other. Since the distance between the laser light source and the light detecting element is kept constant with high accuracy, the laser light is arranged almost as designed.
- the position of the light detecting element for DVD is adjusted such that the position of the light receiving point of the laser light for DVD is set in accordance with the light emitting point of the laser light for DVD, The position of the light emitting point and the light detecting element are also adjusted.
- FIG. 6 shows still another configuration example of the optical pickup device using the light emitting section 2 of the laser oscillation device 1.
- the optical pickup device of this configuration example includes a light emitting section 2 capable of oscillating light of two wavelengths, a hologram element (first hologram element) 18 and a hologram element 19 (second hologram element). ), A hologram laser unit 21 in which a photodetector 20 is integrated, an aperture 6, and an objective lens 7.
- members denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5 are the same as those in FIG. 5, and thus detailed description is omitted.
- the photodetector 20 is provided with a single photodetector (third photodetector) 20a, and the photodetector 20a receives both the light beam 11 and the light beam 12.
- each of the two hologram elements 18 and 19 corresponding to two wavelengths is designed exclusively for each wavelength. That is, the hologram element is generally designed according to the position of the light-emitting point, the position of the condensing point, the installation position of the hologram element, and the position of the wavelength. Since each of the hologram elements 18 and 19 of the present embodiment is provided corresponding to a laser emitted from a different position and having a different wavelength, a dedicated design corresponding to each wavelength is provided as described above. ing.
- the hologram elements 18 and 19 can be individually adjusted according to the wavelengths of the two light beams, so that the light beams 11 and 12 can be made incident on the same position on the photodetector 20.
- the hologram elements 18 and 19 are oriented in a total of three directions: the X-axis direction and the y-axis direction in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the hologram element, and the rotation direction about the optical axis. Each of them is adjusted so that the light beam 11 and the light beam 12 are incident on the light detection element 20a.
- the number of photodetectors configured by dividing the photodetector 20 can be reduced, and the configuration of the hologram laser unit 21 can be simplified.
- the light emitting section 2 capable of emitting light of two wavelengths may be a so-called monolithic type that emits light of two wavelengths by one laser chip, or may be a monolithic type. Any type may be used, even if it is a hybrid type that emits light of two kinds of wavelengths by the above laser chip.
- the light emitting section 2 used in the laser oscillation device 1 of the present embodiment emits a semiconductor laser for CD and a semiconductor laser for DVD, and Two points on the intersection of the plane parallel to the light emitting surface and the plane parallel to the pn-coupling plane, where the emission intensity of the laser is half the intensity at the center of the laser, and the emission point of the laser If the width of the angle formed by the two straight lines formed by connecting the laser beam is the emission angle width of the laser, the emission angle width of the laser light for DVD ⁇ 2 is the emission angle width of the laser light for CD ⁇ 1 It is set to 1.3 times or more.
- the present inventors have conducted intensive studies and found that the Rim intensity of the objective lens for CD and the objective lens for DVD We found that the Rim intensity of the lens was determined by the ratio of the emission angle width of the CD laser beam to the emission angle width of the DVD laser beam (hereinafter referred to as the emission angle ratio). Experiments have shown that when the emission angle ratio is 1.3 or more, it is possible to obtain a Rim intensity that enables high-speed recording of CDs and high-quality reproduction of DVDs.
- the laser oscillation device 1 equipped with the light emitting section 2 of the present embodiment is used for an optical pickup device, it is possible to realize both high-speed recording of a CD and high-quality reproduction of a DVD.
- the radiation angle ratio is preferably set to 1.35 or more.
- the present inventors measured the Rim intensity of the DVD objective lens while changing the radiation angle ratio while using a DVD objective lens having a large numerical aperture and capable of recording information. As a result of the experiment, I was convinced that if the emission angle ratio was 1.35 or more, it would be possible to obtain enough Rim intensity for high-quality DVD playback.
- the optical pickup device of the present embodiment includes the light emitting section 2 having the above configuration, a light detecting element 10a for detecting light reflected by the disk 8 from the laser light for CD, and a laser for DVD.
- the light detection element 10a or the light detection element 10b for detecting the reflected light from the disk 8 is provided for each of the laser light for CD and the laser light for DVD. Therefore, it is possible to individually adjust the positions of the photodetectors with respect to the optical path of the reflected light of the laser light for CD and the optical path of the reflected light of the laser light for DVD. Therefore, the degree of freedom of design in the optical pickup device can be further increased.
- the light emitting section 2 having the above-described configuration, the light in which the laser light for CD is reflected by the disk 8 and the light in which the laser light for DVD is reflected by the disk 8 And a photodetector 20a for detecting the above.
- the reflected light of the laser light for CD and the reflected light of the laser light for DVD are Since detection is performed by the common light detection element 20a, the number of components of the optical pickup device can be reduced. Thereby, the configuration of the optical pickup device can be made compact. The use of the compact optical pickup device makes it possible to further reduce the size of the recording / reproducing device that can deal with CDs and DVDs.
- a hologram element 18 in which the laser light for CD diffracts the light reflected by the disk 8 and guides the light to the light detection element 20a, and a light reflected by the disk 8 for the laser light for DVD It further includes a hologram element 19 for diffracting light to a light detection element 20a, and is integrated as a light emitting unit 2, a light detection element 20a, a hologram element 18, a hologram element 19, and a hologram laser unit 21. Let's do it.
- the configuration of the optical pickup device can be made more compact.
- the use of such a compact optical pickup device makes it possible to further reduce the size of the recording / reproducing device in response to the CD and DVD discs and discrepancies.
- the laser oscillation element of the present invention emits the first semiconductor laser and the second semiconductor laser having a shorter wavelength than the first semiconductor laser.
- the radiation intensity of the laser becomes half the intensity at the center of the laser.
- the emission angle width of the second semiconductor laser is It is characterized in that it is set to 1.3 times or more of the radiation angle width of one piece.
- the radiation angle ratio is set to 1.3 or more, if the laser oscillation element of the present invention is used in an optical pickup device, high-speed recording of a CD and high-quality reproduction of a DVD can be achieved. Both can be realized.
- the emission angle width of the second semiconductor laser is preferably at least 1.35 times the emission angle width of the first semiconductor laser.
- an optical pickup device capable of recording information on a DVD uses an objective lens for a DVD having a larger numerical aperture than an optical pickup device capable of recording information on a DVD.
- the numerical aperture of a read-only DVD objective lens is 0.6.
- the numerical aperture of the information recording type DVD objective lens is 0.63-0.65.
- the present inventors measured the Rim intensity of the DVD objective lens while changing the emission angle ratio in a state in which the information recording-compatible DVD objective lens was used. As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that if the radiation angle ratio was 1.35 or more, Rim intensity sufficient for high-quality DVD playback could be obtained.
- the lower limit of the ratio of the emission angle width of the second semiconductor laser to the emission angle width of the first semiconductor laser can be obtained from the Rim intensity S required for reproducing a DVD using the second semiconductor laser.
- it is determined as follows.
- the optical pickup device of the present invention comprises a laser oscillation element having the above configuration, a first photodetector for detecting light reflected by the first semiconductor laser on the optical disc, and a second photodetector.
- a configuration may be adopted in which the body laser includes a second photodetector that detects light reflected by the optical disc.
- the first semiconductor detector and the second semiconductor laser are each provided with the first photodetector or the second photodetector for detecting the reflected light from the optical disc. Therefore, the position of the photodetector can be individually adjusted for each of the optical path of the reflected light of the first semiconductor laser and the optical path of the reflected light of the second semiconductor laser. Therefore, the degree of freedom of design in the optical pickup device can be further increased.
- the optical pickup device of the present invention provides the laser oscillation element having the above-described configuration, the first semiconductor laser being reflected by an optical disk, and the second semiconductor laser being reflected by the optical disk. And a third photodetector that detects the detected light.
- the reflected light of the first semiconductor laser and the reflected light of the second semiconductor laser are detected by the common third photodetector, so that the number of components of the optical pickup device can be reduced. Wear.
- the configuration of the optical pickup device can be made compact.
- the use of the compact optical pickup device makes it possible to further reduce the size of the recording / reproducing device that can deal with CDs and DVDs.
- the first semiconductor laser diffracts the light reflected by the optical disk and guides the light to the third photodetector;
- a second hologram element in which a laser diffracts the light reflected by the optical disc and guides the light to the third photodetector; the laser oscillation element; the third photodetector; and the first hologram element.
- a hologram laser unit in which the second hologram element is integrated.
- the configuration of the optical pickup device can be made more compact.
- the use of such a compact optical pickup device makes it possible to further reduce the size of the recording / reproducing device in response to the CD and DVD discs and discrepancies.
- the laser oscillation device of the present invention is a semiconductor laser oscillation device capable of emitting a plurality of laser beams having different oscillation wavelengths, and the emission angle width of the laser beam having a short oscillation wavelength is long when the oscillation wavelength is long.
- the configuration may be 1.3 times or more the emission angle width of the laser light.
- the configuration may be such that both the laser beam having a long oscillation wavelength and the laser having a short oscillation wavelength can output sufficient power for recording on an optical disc.
- the configuration may be such that only a laser having a long oscillation wavelength can output sufficient power to record on an optical disc.
- the optical pickup device of the present invention comprises: a semiconductor laser oscillation device capable of emitting laser light having a plurality of wavelengths; a converging lens for converging laser radiation on an optical disc; A light receiving section for detecting light, and the light receiving section may be formed exclusively for each wavelength.
- the optical pickup device of the present invention includes a semiconductor laser oscillation device capable of emitting laser light having a plurality of wavelengths, a focusing lens for focusing laser radiation on an optical disk, and a semiconductor laser.
- a hologram element for transmitting the laser radiation, diffracting the reflected light from the disk, and guiding it to the photodetector; and receiving the reflected light from the optical disk.
- a light detector that emits light, wherein the semiconductor laser, the hologram element, and the light detector may be integrated.
- the light receiving section may not be formed separately for each wavelength, and may be a light receiving section common to both wavelengths.
- both high-speed recording of a CD and high-quality reproduction of a DVD can be realized, so that the present invention is suitable for a combo drive for recording and reproducing a CD or a DVD.
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