WO2006019052A1 - 光ピックアップ装置、情報記録再生装置 - Google Patents
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- the present application relates to an optical pickup device used for recording and reproducing information on an information recording medium such as an optical disc, and an information recording / reproducing device using the same.
- an information recording / reproducing apparatus such as a compatible player (hereinafter simply referred to as “Compact Disc”) for recording and reproducing data on various optical discs having different standards such as DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) and CD (Compact Disc).
- DVD Digital Versatile Disc
- CD Compact Disc
- Various information recording / reproducing devices are available! Speak.
- it is desired to improve the recording speed of data on an optical disc such as a DVD-R from the viewpoint of improving user convenience and distinguishing from other products. .
- optical discs such as DVD-R and DVD-RW cause dye discoloration or phase change when the total amount of light beam irradiated per predetermined unit time exceeds a predetermined threshold. Therefore, if the recording speed is improved and the relative speed of the optical disk with respect to the light beam increases, the amount of energy of the irradiated light beam must be increased to increase the recording speed. It will not be possible.
- the light source used in this type of information recording / reproducing device has increased its heat dissipation as the outputable wattage has improved, and at present, a light source of about 150mW (milliwatt) has been realized from the viewpoint of heat dissipation measures, etc. It has only been done. For this reason, the theoretical maximum recording speed depends on the performance of the light source, and unless a new light source is developed, no further improvement in recording speed can be expected.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-173084
- the present application has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and one example of the problem is that even when a configuration in which a plurality of light beams are simultaneously irradiated onto an optical disc is employed, each light beam It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical pickup device and an information recording / reproducing device capable of performing error correction such as tracking with high accuracy while ensuring that the light converging spots coincide.
- the optical pickup device irradiates the information recording medium with the first light beam and the second light beam simultaneously.
- An optical pickup device having one light source and a second light source and receiving reflected light of the first light beam and the second light beam from the information recording medium, wherein the first light beam and the second light beam are An objective lens for focusing on the information recording medium; an irradiation position changing means having a sub lens for changing the focusing irradiation position of the second light beam on the information recording medium; and the reflected light for the first light.
- force receiving means out characterized by comprising a control unit that controls the irradiation position changing means based Te, the second light receiving signal.
- the information recording / reproducing device having a first light source and a second light source for simultaneously irradiating an information recording medium with a beam and a second light beam, and receiving reflected light of the first light beam and the second light beam from the information recording medium
- the optical pickup device includes an objective lens for condensing the first light beam and the second light beam on the information recording medium, and the information on the second light beam.
- An irradiation position changing unit that changes a focused irradiation position on the recording medium; and the reflected light, the first reflected light that is reflected light of the first light beam, and the second reflected light that is reflected light of the second light beam; And a light receiving means for receiving the first reflected light and outputting a first light receiving signal, receiving the second reflected light and outputting a second light receiving signal, and the second light receiving means.
- the irradiation position change Characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus RP in a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a focused spot on the optical disc DK and energy distribution on the focused spot in the same embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a photodetector 17 and a circuit configuration of a main servo circuit MS and a sub servo circuit SS in the same embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first configuration example of a sub-actuator unit 20 in the same embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second configuration example of the sub-actuator unit 20 in the same embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example when the wavelength filter 18 in the embodiment is configured using an inorganic EC material.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example when the wavelength filter 18 in the embodiment is configured using an organic EC material.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship of signals output by the control unit C when data is recorded on the optical disc DK in the same embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of a photodetector and a sub servo circuit SS for obtaining a jitter error signal in Modification 1-1 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration of a photo detector and a sub servo circuit SS for obtaining a jitter error signal in Modification Example 1 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus RP2 in Modification 1-3 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus RP3 in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a concept showing a change state of a received light signal obtained in the photodetector 17 when an optical axis shift occurs between the first optical beam and the second optical beam in the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP3 in the same embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a concept showing a change state of a received light signal obtained in the photodetector 17 when an optical axis shift occurs between the first optical beam and the second optical beam in the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP3 in the same embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus RP4 in the third embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus RP5 in Modification 3-2 of the third embodiment.
- the first implementation type Such information re-cow.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP according to the present embodiment is an application of the present invention to a compatible player that records and reproduces data with respect to an optical disk DK that supports both CD and DVD standards.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP includes a signal processing unit SP, a control unit C, a drive circuit D, an optical pickup PU, a reproducing unit P, and a main servo circuit.
- MS and sub-servo circuit SS which irradiates the optical disk DK with a light beam and receives the reflected light from the optical disk DK. Recording and playback.
- Control means” and “lens control means” in “Claims” correspond to, for example, the control unit C, the main servo circuit MS, and the sub servo circuit SS.
- the optical pickup PU which is effective in the present embodiment in order to realize a powerful function, has a first light source that outputs a light beam having a wavelength of 660 nm (hereinafter referred to as “first light beam”) corresponding to the DVD standard. 11 and a second light source 12 that outputs a light beam having a wavelength of 780 nm corresponding to the CD standard (hereinafter referred to as “second light beam”) is provided (when there is no need to distinguish between the two) Simply called “light beam”).
- first light beam a light beam having a wavelength of 660 nm
- second light beam that outputs a light beam having a wavelength of 780 nm corresponding to the CD standard
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP controls both the first light source 11 and the second light source 12 when recording data on the optical disc DK, thereby recording on the recording surface of the optical disc DK (hereinafter, simply “ By simultaneously irradiating both the first and second light beams on the optical disk), the amount of energy of the light beam irradiated on the optical disk DK is increased, so that data can be recorded on the optical disk DK. A configuration that improves speed is adopted. Note that whether or not to irradiate both light beams when recording data on the optical disc DK according to the CD standard is arbitrary, but in order to make the explanation more specific, in this embodiment, the DV D standard is followed. Both optical beams are emitted only when data is recorded on the optical disc DK. The following description will be given.
- FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the focused spot on the optical disc DK and the energy distribution of the light beam in the focused spot when the cover method is adopted.
- each position on the focused spots f and s is associated with the horizontal axis on the graph.
- the first light beam (DVD) of the first light beam (DVD) is within the condensing spot s of the second light beam (CD).
- a focused spot f appears. Since the energy distribution for both focused spots f and s follows a Gaussian distribution, in the state where both spots f and s are perfectly coincident with each other at the center point, the light superposition principle is used at each point. The sum of the energy amounts becomes the energy amount of the light beam on the optical disc DK, and it can be seen that the energy amount of the light beam irradiated on the optical disc DK can be increased by this configuration.
- the optical pickup PU that is effective in the present embodiment includes an objective lens that causes the optical disk DK to emit an optical beam and a drive mechanism that changes the position of the objective lens.
- a sub-actuator unit 20 including a sub-lens is provided immediately before the second light source 12.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP which is useful for this embodiment, has a sub-architecture.
- a configuration that corrects the misalignment of the focused spot s with respect to the focused spot f by changing only the optical axis of the second light beam using the data unit 20 and changing the position of the focused spot s is adopted. is doing. In this case, the tracking error and the focus error generated with respect to the first light beam are corrected by using the main actuator unit 15.
- a problem is the direction in which the optical axis shift occurs.
- the direction of occurrence is not limited to the radial direction of the optical disc DK (hereinafter referred to as “tracking direction”) and the focus direction, but the circumferential direction of the optical disc DK (hereinafter referred to as “jitter direction”)!
- jitter direction the circumferential direction of the optical disc DK
- the main actuator unit 15 and the sub-actuator unit 20 are driven in the same direction, the optical axis shift cannot be eliminated. Therefore, in order to correct the optical axis deviation generated between the two light beams, the main actuator unit 15 and the sub-actuator unit 20 must be controlled separately. In this embodiment, The following methods are adopted.
- the transmission wavelength is electrically transmitted on the optical path of the reflected light on the optical disk DK of the first and second light beams (hereinafter referred to as "first reflected light” and “second reflected light”, respectively).
- a wavelength filter 18 that can be changed is placed in (If there is no particular need to specify, it is simply referred to as “reflected light”).
- the transmission wavelength of the wavelength filter 18 is changed at a predetermined time interval, and the reflected light received by the photodetector 17 is switched in a time division manner. That is, the transmission wavelength of the wavelength filter 18 is switched in a time division manner between 660 nm and 780 nm.
- the first reflected light and the second reflected light are received by the photodetector 17 in a time division manner. .
- the main actuator unit 15 based on the detection signal corresponding to the light receiving state of the first reflected light among the reflected light received in time division in this way. Based on the detection signal corresponding to the light reception state of the second reflected light. A configuration for driving the sub-actuator section 20 is employed.
- a detection signal corresponding to the light receiving state in the photodetector 17 is supplied from the photodetector 17 to both the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS, and the tracking error signal and the like are corrected based on the detection signal in both servo circuits MS and SS. Generate a signal.
- the photo detector 17 feeds back the detection signal that distinguishes between the time when the first reflected light is received and the time when the second reflected light is received to both servo circuits MS and SS. It will be. Therefore, even if the correction signal is generated according to the detection signal and the actuator units 15 and 20 are driven as they are, a desired correction result cannot be obtained! /.
- switches SW1 and SW2 are provided on the signal lines from both servo circuits MS and SS to both actuator units 15 and 20, and in accordance with the transmission wavelength change timing in the wavelength filter 18. Switch the ON / OFF status of these switches SW1 and SW2.
- the switch SW 1 in the state where the first reflected light is received by the photodetector 17, the switch SW 1 is “ON” and the switch SW 2 is The “off” state is maintained, and the main actuator unit 15 is controlled according to the light receiving state of the first reflected light.
- the switch SW2 in a state where the second reflected light is received by the photodetector 17, the switch SW2 is maintained in the “on” state and the switch SW1 is maintained in the “off” state, and the sub-actuator unit 20 receives the second reflected light. It will be controlled according to the state.
- the signal processing unit SP has an input terminal.
- the signal processing unit SP performs signal processing on data input through the terminal and outputs the data to the control unit C.
- the specific processing content performed in the signal processing unit SP is arbitrary. For example, after the input data is compressed by a compression method such as MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), the data is output to the control unit C. You may make it do.
- MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group
- the control unit C is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and information recording / reproducing is performed. Control each part of the raw device RP. For example, when recording data on the optical disc DK, the control unit C outputs a signal corresponding to the data input from the signal processing unit SP to the drive circuit D. In addition, when reproducing data recorded on the optical disc DK, the control unit C outputs a predetermined signal to the drive circuit D regardless of the presence or absence of data input from the signal processing unit SP.
- a CPU Central Processing Unit
- control unit C supplies the drive voltage VFC to the wavelength filter 18 to change the transmissive wavelength of the wavelength filter 18 in order to realize the time-division light reception.
- control unit C supplies the control pulse SCP to the line L connected to the switches SW1 and SW2, and switches the switches SW1 and SW2 on and off.
- the drive circuit D is mainly composed of an amplifier circuit, and amplifies the signal input by the control unit C force and supplies the amplified signal to the optical pickup PU.
- the amplification factor in the drive circuit D is controlled by the control unit C.
- the control unit C When data is recorded on the optical disc DK, the amount of energy that can cause a phase change or dye discoloration from the optical pickup PU to the optical disc DK ( Hereinafter, the amplification factor is controlled so that a light beam of “recording power” is output.
- the optical beam DK emits a light beam of energy (hereinafter referred to as “reproduction power” t) without any change such as phase change.
- the amplification factor is controlled so that it is output from the pickup PU.
- the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS generate a correction signal such as a tracking error signal based on the detection signal output from the photodetector 17.
- the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS supply driving power to the main actuator unit 15 via the switch SW1 and the sub servo circuit SS according to the generated correction signal, respectively. Supplies drive power to the sub-actuator section 20 via the switch SW2.
- the reproduction unit P has an output terminal, amplifies the RF signal supplied from the photodetector 17, and outputs the amplified signal through the output terminal.
- the optical pickup PU is based on the signal supplied to the driving circuit D force, and the optical disk DK Is used to record and reproduce data on the optical disc DK.
- the optical pickup PU includes, for example, the first light source 11, the second light source 12, the optical unit 2, the condenser lens 16, the photo detector 17, and the wavelength.
- a filter 18 and a cylindrical lens 19 are provided.
- objective lens and “lens moving means” in “Claims” are, for example, the main actuator unit 15, and “irradiation position changing means” are, for example, the sub-actuator unit 20.
- the “spectral means” corresponds to, for example, the wavelength filter 18 and the control unit C, and the “light receiving means” corresponds to, for example, the photodetector 17.
- Both the first light source 11 and the second light source 12 are configured by laser diodes, and each output a first light beam or a second light beam based on a signal supplied to the driving circuit D force.
- the optical unit 2 has a function of condensing the light beams output from the first light source 11 and the second light source 12 onto the optical disc DK.
- the optical unit 2 includes first and second beacons configured with a dichroic mirror force.
- the splitters 13 and 14, the main actuator unit 15, and the sub-actuator unit 20 are also configured.
- the first and second beam splitters 13 and 14 are constituted by dichroic mirrors
- the first beam splitter 13 reflects 90% of the 660 nm light beam and transmits 10% and 100% of the 780 nm light beam. It is desirable to use a dichroic mirror that transmits%, and for the second beam splitter 14, a dichroic mirror that reflects and transmits 10% of the 780 nm light beam and transmits 100% of the 660 nm light beam.
- the cylindrical lens 19 gives astigmatism to the reflected light that passes through the objective lens of the main actuator unit 15 and the first and second beam splitters 13 and 14 and enters.
- the condensing lens 16 condenses the reflected light, which is provided with astigmatism in the cylindrical lens 19, on the photodetector 17.
- the photodetector 17 is configured by, for example, a photodiode, receives the reflected light emitted from the condenser lens 16, and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the light reception state to the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS. At the same time, an RF signal corresponding to the result of the reflected light is output to the control unit C.
- the 1Z4 wavelength plate is provided on the optical paths of the first light beam and the second light beam is arbitrary.
- the first light beam output from the first light source 11 is directly irradiated to the first beam splitter 13, and the first beam splitter 13 After being reflected, the light passes through the objective lens of the second beam splitter 14 and the main actuator 15 and is collected on the optical disc DK.
- the second light beam output from the second light source 12 passes through the lens provided in the sub-actuator unit 20 and is reflected by the second beam splitter 14, and then the main actuator. The light is focused on the optical disc DK through the objective lens of section 15.
- the light beams are collected on the optical disc DK in this way, the light beams are reflected on the recording surface of the optical disc DK, and then again the objective of the main actuator unit 15
- the light passes through the lens in the order of the second beam splitter 14 and the first beam splitter 13 and enters the wavelength filter 18.
- the reflected light incident on the wavelength filter 18 is spectrally divided by the wavelength filter 18 in a time division manner, and the wavelength of the transmitted light beam is changed by a predetermined period.
- FIG. 3 a specific configuration of the photodetector 17 that is useful in the present embodiment and a circuit configuration of the servo circuits MS and SS that obtain a correction signal based on the detection signal from the photodetector 17 will be described. explain.
- the horizontal direction of the paper is indicated as the tracking direction of the optical disc DK, and the vertical direction of the paper is indicated as the jitter direction!
- the first reflected light and the second reflected light are sequentially received by the photodetector 17 in time division as described above.
- the photodetector 17 In order to match the centers of the focused spots f and s of the first and second light beams on the optical disc DK, it is necessary to correct the light receiving position of the both reflected light in the photodetector 17 to the center position of the photodetector 17. Necessary.
- the photodetector 17 is divided into two parts in the horizontal direction (tracking direction) and the vertical direction (jitter direction) on the paper surface, and four regions A, B, C, and D are provided. each The detection signals in areas A, B, C, and D are output to both the main servo circuit MS and sub servo circuit SS, respectively.
- the main servo circuit MS generates a tracking error signal and a focus error signal as correction signals based on the detection signals supplied from the areas A to D.
- the sub servo circuit SS generates a correction signal in the jitter direction (hereinafter referred to as “jitter error signal”) together with these correction signals.
- the main servo circuit MS is provided with adder circuits P1 to P4 and difference circuit D1 to D2.
- the sub servo circuit SS is provided with adder circuits P1 to P6 and difference circuits D1 to D3. ing.
- the addition circuits P1 and P2 and the difference circuit D1 are arithmetic circuits provided in both the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS, and the tracking error signal is generated by the arithmetic circuit.
- the adder circuit P1 receives the detection signals from the regions A and C
- the adder circuit P2 receives the detection signals from the regions B and D
- the outputs from both the adder circuits P1 and P2 are the difference circuits. Input to D1.
- the addition circuits P3 and P4 and the difference circuit D2 are arithmetic circuits provided in both the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS, and a focus error signal is acquired by a powerful arithmetic circuit.
- astigmatism is given to the reflected light by the cylindrical lens 19 and focus correction is performed using the astigmatism method.
- a signal expressed by the equation (Equation 3) is output.
- the addition circuits P5 and P6 and the difference circuit D3 are arithmetic circuits provided only in the sub servo circuit SS, and a jitter error signal is acquired by these arithmetic circuits.
- both servo circuits MS and SS supply driving power to the main actuator unit 15 or the sub-actuator unit 20 according to the correction signal.
- both servo circuits MS and SS drive each actuator unit 15 or 20 so that the calculation results of the above formulas 1 to 3 become “0”.
- the focused spots f and s appearing on the recording surface of the optical disc DK are consistent with each other on the optical disc DK.
- a specific correction method is arbitrary, and a table of correction amount and correction direction corresponding to the correction signal value is retained, and the main actuator unit 15 and the sub-actuator are based on the table. It may be possible to drive part 20.
- FIG. 4 shows a first configuration example of the sub-actuator unit 20.
- the sub-actuator unit 20 used in this embodiment includes a pair of magnets 201a and 201b, a support member 202, a piezoelectric element 203, an objective, The lens holder 204 to which the lens 204a is fixed, a pair of printed coils 205a and 205b, and four suspension wires 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d are provided.
- the support member 202 is an inertia material such as a panel that is fixed to the back surface of the piezo element 203, and is fixed to the end of the opening of the housing 200 on a surface facing the surface to which the piezo element 203 is fixed. Is done.
- the support member 202 is provided with a substrate (not shown), which is connected to the sub servo circuit SS and electrically connected to the piezo element 203 and the suspension wires 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d. ! /
- the lens holder 204 is fixed to the piezo element 203 via suspension wires 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d, and is movable in the tracking direction, the jitter direction, and the focus direction with respect to the piezo element 203. It is held in the correct state.
- Suspension wires 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d are rod-shaped members formed of a conductive material, and electrically connect the substrate of support member 202 and printed coils 205a and 205b. Print coils 205a and 205b are fixed to both sides of the lens holder 204. Based on the drive power supplied via the suspension wires 206a, 206b, 206c, 206d! Hurry up and generate a magnetic field.
- FIG. 5 a second configuration example of the sub-actuator unit 20 is shown in FIG.
- the sub-actuator unit 20 that works in the first configuration example employs a configuration using a piezo element in order to realize correction of the jitter direction.
- the configuration example shown in Fig. 5 tries to realize the correction of the jitter direction by using the magnetic field interaction.
- the sub-actuator unit 20 employs a configuration in which the lens holder 204 is surrounded by four magnets 201a, 201b, 201c, and 201d. Yes. Further, in order to generate a magnetic field interaction with each of the magnets 201a, 201b, 201c, 201d, a print coinore 205a, 205b, 205b, 205c, 205d force ⁇ is provided, and each print coil 205a, 205b, 205c, 205d is supplied with drive power from the sub servo circuit SS via suspension wires 206a, 206b, 206c, 206d. .
- the wavelength filter 18 is configured using a material called an EC (Electrochromic) material, for example.
- This EC material is a material that causes an electochromism phenomenon in which the absorption wavelength reversibly changes depending on the applied voltage. Bright state force It has the characteristic that it changes to the state of each color by absorbing only light of a predetermined wavelength.
- EC materials inorganic and organic. Examples of inorganic EC materials include W03 (tungsten trioxide) and Mo03 (molybdenum trioxide) using electroabsorption reaction.
- Power Sword EC colored by reduction
- Prussian blue KxFeyF ez (CN) 6
- Nianod EC colored by acid
- Ni (OH) n organic EC materials are organic There are functional polymers such as polyphenacillin that are used as EL (Electro Luminescent) materials.
- Fig. 6 shows a configuration example of the wavelength filter 18 when inorganic EC is used
- Fig. 7 shows a configuration example of the wavelength filter 18 when organic EC is used.
- reference numeral 1801 denotes a substrate, which is made of a highly permeable base material such as Si02 (silicon dioxide).
- a transparent electrode 1802 is formed on the substrate 1801, and an EC layer 1803 is formed on the transparent electrode 1802 by forming a film by a sol-gel method, a pulling method, a vapor deposition method, or the like, followed by baking.
- a transparent electrode 1804 is further laminated on the EC layer 1803.
- an electrification chromic layer 1803 is sandwiched between the transparent electrodes 1802 and 1804.
- the transparent electrodes 1802 and 1804 provided on the wavelength filter 18 are connected to the control unit C, respectively, and the control unit C generates a potential difference between the electrodes 1802 and 1804 in the EC layer 1803.
- the absorption wavelength is reversibly changed.
- the wavelength filter 18 660 ⁇ ! It is desirable to provide steep absorption characteristics between ⁇ 780 nm.
- Prussian blue is used as the EC layer 1803, it changes from blue to green with colorless potential by applying a potential difference of 0.2V, and further from blue to green with a potential difference of 1.0V. Therefore, the absorption wavelength can be adjusted to 78 Onm or 660 nm by changing the potential difference, and the filter characteristics required at a low voltage can be obtained by selecting an appropriate film pressure.
- a plurality of EC layers 1803 formed of different EC materials may be stacked to increase the light beam absorptance of each wavelength.
- the wavelength filter 18 is configured by bonding two transparent substrates 1811 and 1814 with a gap therebetween and filling the organic EC material 1813 between the two substrates. It becomes.
- Transparent electrodes 1812 and 1815 are formed on opposite surfaces of the transparent substrates 1811 and 1814, respectively.
- the transparent electrodes 1812 and 1815 are connected to the control unit C, and the control unit C is between the transparent electrodes 1812 and 1815.
- the absorption wavelength in the organic EC material 1813 is reversibly changed.
- the thickness of the EC layer 1813, the applied voltage value, and the like need to be appropriately designed, as in the case of using the inorganic EC material.
- the wavelength filter 18 when the wavelength filter 18 is employed, a light beam reflected by the wavelength filter 18 is generated in addition to the light beam transmitted and absorbed. Therefore, if the wavelength filter 18 is installed on a surface having the incident axis of the light beam as a normal line, the light beam reflected on the wavelength filter 18 may stray on the optical axis. Therefore, it is necessary that the wavelength filter 18 be installed at a predetermined angle ⁇ with respect to the incident axis of the light beam so that no reflected light is generated on the incident axis in the filter 18.
- the wavelength filter 18 is placed closer to the main actuator unit 15 than the first beam splitter 13 and the second beam splitter, the optical beams output from both the light sources 11 and 12 are applied to the optical disc DK. Since light absorption or reflection occurs before being applied, the wavelength filter 18 must be installed closer to the photodetector 17 than both the beam splitters 13 and 14.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP which is useful in the present embodiment, operates when recording data on an optical disc DK capable of recording and reproducing data such as DV DR! Will be described below.
- the control unit C when data is recorded on the optical disc DK in the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP, the control unit C outputs a signal corresponding to the data supplied from the signal processing unit SP to the drive circuit D.
- the signal from which the control unit C force is also output is amplified in the drive circuit D and supplied to both the first light source 11 and the second light source 12.
- the first and second light beams having the respective recording powers of the first light source 11 and the second light source 12 are output and irradiated onto the optical disc DK via the optical unit 2.
- the light beam irradiated onto the optical disc DK passes through the optical system 2 again. After being incident on the cylindrical lens 19 and given astigmatism, it is irradiated on the wavelength filter 18.
- control unit C controls the drive voltage VF for the wavelength filter 18.
- This control unit C shows the relationship of signals output when data is recorded on the optical disc DK.
- control unit C starts supplying control pulse SCP, and maintains the level of control pulse SCP at “H” level from time TO to T1.
- the voltage value applied to the switch SW1 changes from the “L” level to the “H” level, and the switch SW1 is turned on.
- control pulse SCP is inverted by the inverting circuit I and output as the inverting control pulse ISCP.
- the inversion control pulse ISCP is maintained at the “L” level during the time “ ⁇ to ⁇ ⁇ 1”, and the switch SW2 is maintained in the OFF state.
- the switch SW1 is turned on and the switch SW2 is turned off from time ⁇ to ⁇ 1, and the drive power output from the main servo circuit MS is supplied to the main actuator unit 15,
- the drive power from the sub-servo circuit SS is cut off without being supplied to the sub-actuator section. In other words, during this time, only the control of the main actuator unit 15 is performed, resulting in a state where
- the photodetector 17 receives only the first reflected light, that is, the reflected light of 660 nm for DVD. It is necessary to do. Therefore, the control unit C maintains the value of the drive voltage VFC at “VI” from time ⁇ to ⁇ 1. As a result, the absorption wavelength force S of the wavelength filter 18 changes to around S780 nm, and only the first reflected light, that is, the reflected light having a wavelength of 660 nm is transmitted through the reflected light of the optical disk DK power.
- control unit C changes control pulse SCP to the “L” level.
- the inversion control pulse at the output stage of the inverting circuit I changes to “H” level, and the switch SW1 is turned off and the switch SW2 is turned on.
- the drive power from the main servo circuit MS is cut off, and the drive power from the sub servo circuit SS is supplied to the sub-actuator unit 20, and the sub-actuator unit 20 Axis correction will be executed.
- the control unit C changes the voltage value of the drive voltage VFC by “V2” and changes the absorption wavelength in the wavelength filter 18. Then, the wavelength of the reflected light transmitted through the wavelength filter 18 is changed from 660 nm to 780 nm, and the reflected light received by the photodetector 17 also changes the first reflected light power to the second reflected light. As a result, during the period from T1 to T2, the sub-stacker unit 20 is driven based on the light reception state of the second reflected light, that is, the reflected light of the second light beam for CD.
- the main actuator unit 15 is driven from time T2 to T3, and the subactuator unit 20 is driven from time ⁇ 3 to ⁇ 4.
- the main actuator unit 15 and the sub-actuator unit 20 are driven so that the condensing positions of the first reflected light and the second reflected light in the photo detector 17 coincide with the center position of the photo detector 17.
- each actuator When performing the above time-sharing control, when the switches SW1 and SW2 are turned off, the respective actuators (that is, the main actuator or sub-actuator) are driven when the switches are turned on. By holding the drive signal (voltage) from the circuit with a sample hold circuit, each actuator can be controlled smoothly.
- the first light source 11 and the second light source 12 that simultaneously irradiate the optical disc DK with the first light beam and the second light beam are provided.
- An optical pickup PU that receives reflected light from the optical disc DK, a main actuator unit 15 having an objective lens that focuses the first light beam and the second light beam on the optical disc DK, and a second light beam.
- the focusing position of the optical disc DK A sub-actuator unit 20 having a sub-lens to be split, and the reflected light to be split into first reflected light that is reflected light of the first light beam and second reflected light that is reflected light of the second light beam.
- the filter 18 and the control unit C receive the first reflected light and output a corresponding detection signal, receive the second reflected light and output the corresponding detection signal, and the second reflected light.
- a configuration including a control unit C that controls the sub-actuator unit 20 based on the corresponding detection signal and a sub-servo circuit SS is adopted.
- the sub-actuator unit is based on the detection signal corresponding to the second reflected light. 20 is driven, and the sub-lens provided in the sub-actuator section 20 changes the irradiation direction of the second light beam and corrects the positional deviation of the focused spots f and s.
- a correction signal is generated in the sub servo circuit SS based on the second reflected light received by the photodetector 17;
- the sub-actuator unit 20 By controlling the sub-actuator unit 20 based on the correction signal, the deviation of the condensing spot s from the condensing spot f is corrected, so that both condensing spots f and It is possible to match s.
- the main actuator unit 15 is provided with a movable mechanism of the objective lens, and the main actuator is based on the detection signal corresponding to the first reflected light. Therefore, the optical axis deviation of the first light beam with respect to the recording surface of the optical disc DK or the stagnation of the optical disc DK may occur.
- the first reflected light and the second reflected light are converted into the wavelength filter 18 by changing the transmission wavelength of the wavelength filter 18 in a time division manner.
- the two reflected lights are received in a time-division manner by the photodetector 17. It has become.
- the sub-actuator unit 20 is driven based on the second reflected light.
- the correction of tracking of the first light beam, etc. is performed in the tuner unit 15, and the position of the second light beam condensing spot s relative to the condensing spot f of the first light beam after this correction is changed. It is possible to match the positions of the focused spots f and s.
- the wavelength filter 18 is made of a material that can change the absorption wavelength by the applied voltage, and the control unit C changes the applied voltage to the wavelength filter 18 at a predetermined timing.
- the first light beam and the second light beam are separated, so that the first light beam and the second light beam can be easily provided without providing a complicated mechanism for controlling the transmission wavelength.
- the wavelength filter 18 is configured to prevent stray light on the optical path of the reflected light by being installed at a predetermined angle with respect to the optical path of the reflected light.
- the sub-actuator unit 20 is configured to change the focused irradiation position of the second light beam by displacing the sub-lens in the focus direction, tracking direction, and jitter direction of the second light beam. It has become. With this configuration, the second light beam can be moved in the tracking and jitter directions, and the focused spot positions of the first light beam and the second light beam can be reliably matched. In addition, according to this configuration, the focus correction can be performed separately from the main actuator 15, so that the shift of the focus position based on the wavelength difference between the first and second light beams is also corrected. It becomes possible.
- the movable mechanism of the sub-actuator unit 20 contributes to downsizing of the sub-actuator unit 20 by simplifying the configuration by displacing the sub-lens using a piezo element. It has become.
- the wavelength filter 18 has been described as an example in which the wavelength filter 18 is made of an EC material V.
- the wavelength filter is made of a material whose transmittance can be changed depending on temperature, such as a cholesteric liquid crystal. 18 may be configured to transmit a light beam having one of the wavelengths by controlling the voltage supplied from the control unit C.
- the optical disc DK is compatible with both CD and DVD standards.
- the device RP that records and plays back information on the RP has been explained.
- the device that records and plays back information on the Blu-ray Disc and CD or the optical disc DK that supports the Blu-ray Disc and DVD standards is the same as above. It can be realized by the configuration of
- the light beam output from the first light source 11 and the second light source 12 is directly irradiated to both the first beam splitter 13 and the second beam splitter 14; It has become.
- a diffraction grating is installed between the light source and the beam splitter, and the light beam output from the first light source 11 or the second light source 12 is divided into a main beam (0th order diffracted light) and a sub beam ( ⁇ 1st order diffracted light). Thereafter, the first beam splitter 13 and the second beam splitter 14 may be irradiated.
- the photodetector 17 is provided with an area for receiving the main beam, and the area is divided into four parts, and at the left and right of the area for receiving the main beam. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a region for receiving the sub beam.
- the area for receiving the sub-beams can be further divided into left and right parts for tracking servo and focus servo using the sub-beams.
- control unit C and the drive circuit D are configured by a device such as a CPU separate from the optical pickup PU.
- Power may be configured integrally with the optical pickup PU!
- the main actuator unit 15 is provided with a movable mechanism of the objective lens, but when the optical axis of the first light beam is aligned with high accuracy, A moving mechanism of the objective lens is not necessarily required.
- a configuration in which the sub-actuator unit 20 is provided on the optical path of the second light beam from the second light source 12 to the second beam splitter 14 is employed.
- a configuration in which the second light source 12 itself is moved by fixing the second light source 12 to the housing via the piezo element and applying a voltage to the piezo element without providing the subactuator unit 20 is provided. It is also good.
- the photodetector 17 is divided into four parts, and the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS are configured by an arithmetic circuit as shown in FIG. A configuration was adopted in which each of the correction signals used for controlling the sub-actuator section 20 was acquired by the photodetector 17.
- a half mirror (50% is transmitted and 50% is reflected) is disposed between the wavelength filter 18 and the condenser lens 16, and the reflected light is dispersed.
- the reflected light dispersed by the half mirror is received by the two photodetectors.
- the shape of the photodetector and the configuration of the arithmetic circuit for obtaining the tracking error signal and the focus error signal are the same as those in FIG.
- the photodetector and the arithmetic circuit for acquiring the jitter error signal for example, a configuration as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10 is adopted.
- the photodetector for the jitter error signal must be divided into two circles A and B with the same center. Then, the difference between the detection signal in the circle A and the detection signal in the circle B is calculated by the difference circuit D4, and this is used as the jitter error signal.
- the photodetector for the jitter error signal is divided into two in the jitter direction, and the detection signals from the areas A and B are calculated by the difference circuit D5. Thus, a jitter error signal is acquired.
- the focus error signal is obtained using the astigmatism method, and the focus error signal is obtained based on the focus error signal.
- a configuration for correcting was adopted.
- focus error correction is performed by the so-called hill-climbing method, focusing on the sum of the detection signals output from all regions A, B, C, and D, that is, the RF signal level peaks in the just focus state. It is also possible.
- each servo circuit MS and SS performs focus correction in a certain direction during data recording / reproduction on the optical disc DK. As a result, if the RF signal level decreases, the correction is performed. If the RF signal level rises, the correction is made in the direction opposite to the direction.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus RP2 that is useful in the present modification.
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- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP uses the wavelength filter 18 to split the first reflected light and the second reflected light, and receives light in a time division manner.
- a configuration was adopted in which one photodetector 17 received both the first and second reflected light.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP2 which is effective in this modification, is provided with two photodetectors 17a and 17b on the optical pickup PU2, and the first reflected light, that is, reflected light having a wavelength of 660 nm is provided by the photodetector 17a.
- the second reflected light is received by the photodetector 17b, and the main detector unit 15 is driven based on the received light result in the photodetector 17a, and the sub-actuator unit 20 based on the received light result in the photodetector 17b. Is going to drive.
- the dividing method of the photodetectors 17a and 17b and the specific configuration of the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS are the same as in FIG.
- the optical pickup PU2 of the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP2 that is powerful in the present modification is not provided with the wavelength filter 18, and instead of this, the condensing lens 16 and both A wavelength division element 21 is provided between the photodetectors 17a and 17b.
- the wavelength division element 21 is constituted by, for example, a grating, and splits the reflected light irradiated through the condenser lens 16 into the first reflected light and the second reflected light. Is focused on the photo detector 17a and the second reflected light is photo detector 17b. To collect light.
- the main actuator unit 15 and the sub-actuator unit 20 are driven based on the light receiving state in both the photodetectors 17a and 17b.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP2 that is effective in the present modification irradiates light beams having different wavelengths from the first light source 11 and the second light source 12, and the first light beam and the second light beam.
- the reflected light of the beam is diffracted and dispersed by the wavelength division element 21 and received by the two photodetectors 17a and 17b.
- the first reflected light and the second reflected light dispersed by the wavelength division element 21 are received by the different photodetectors 17a and 17b, respectively, and based on the detection signals at the respective photodetectors 17a and 17b.
- the actuator unit 15 and the sub-actuator unit 20 are controlled. For this reason, it is possible to correct tracking, jitter, and focus by using the reflected light received by the photodetectors 17a and 17b in real time without performing time division light reception. It is possible to simplify the control.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP3 according to the second embodiment of the present application.
- the same elements as those in FIG. 1 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- the sub servo circuit SS is configured by an arithmetic circuit as shown in FIG. A configuration has been adopted in which a tracking error signal, a focus error signal, and a jitter error signal are acquired, and the sub-actuator unit 20 is driven based on the tracking error signal and the focus error signal.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP3 according to the present embodiment employs a configuration in which only the tracking and focus are corrected by the sub servo circuit SS, and the jitter direction is corrected by another circuit. .
- the optical disk DK has a groove track and a land track alternately arranged on the disk, and a land pre-pit on the land track. (Hereinafter referred to as “LPP”) pits are formed at regular intervals, and addresses and disc information on the disc are recorded by this LPP! This LPP is detected as a peak change in the received light signal during data recording / reproduction on the optical disc DK (hereinafter referred to as “LPP signal” to distinguish it from the received light signal) and is used for control of address management and the like.
- LPP peak change in the received light signal during data recording / reproduction on the optical disc DK
- the correction amount in the jitter direction is calculated by the following method.
- the first light beam for DVD
- the second light beam for CD
- the subtractor unit 20 is driven in a direction that eliminates the phase difference between the received signals FRF and SRF, that is, the phase difference of the LPP signal, the jitter direction of the focused spots f and s (see FIG. 2) can be reduced. Misalignment will be corrected.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP calculates the correction amount in the jitter direction and drives the sub-actuator unit 20 in the jitter direction based on the calculated value.
- An LPP detection circuit LD, a phase detector circuit PD, and a radial servo circuit ZS are provided.
- the LPP detection circuit LD acquires the received light signal output from the photodetector 17, and outputs a component corresponding to the first reflected light (for DVD) of the LPP signal included in the received light signal and the second anti-reflection signal.
- the component corresponding to the incident light (for CD) is separated and output to the phase detector PD by each different system.
- the received light signal may be directly input to the phase detector circuit PD without removing the wobbling signal component in the RF signal in the LPP detection circuit LD.
- the first and second reflected lights are received by the photodetector 17 in a time-sharing manner, so that the received light signals corresponding to both reflected lights are divided as they are.
- the LPP detection circuit LD which is useful in this embodiment, employs a configuration in which an RF signal obtained by time division is interpolated using a method such as linear prediction.
- the phase detector circuit PD compares the phase of the first reflected light component and the second reflected light component of the LPP signal, which are input by different systems of the LPP detection circuit LD power, and determines the phase difference. Based on this, the voltage level of the signal output to the Z-axis servo circuit ZS is changed.
- the Z-axis servo circuit ZS calculates a correction amount and a correction direction in the jitter direction based on the voltage level of the signal to which the phase detector circuit PD force is also supplied, and subtracts the drive power corresponding to the calculation result.
- the eta section 20 is supplied. Note that the specific calculation method is arbitrary, and the correction amount corresponding to the voltage level and the tape glue in the correction direction may be held and calculated based on the table.
- the sub servo circuit SS since it is not necessary to generate a jitter error signal by the sub servo circuit SS, the sub servo circuit SS has the same configuration as the main servo circuit MS, and the adder circuit It is composed of P1 to P4 and difference circuits Dl and D2.
- the LPP detection circuit LD and the phase detector that specify the phase difference of the LPP signal included in the light reception signal output from the photodetector 17 PD is provided, which is a correction amount of the sub lens of the sub-actuator unit 20 and calculates a displacement amount in the jitter direction based on this phase difference, and the sub-actuator based on the calculation result
- the unit 20 is driven.
- the correction amount of the sub-actuator unit 20 is calculated based on the light reception signal, and the sub-actuator unit 20 is driven according to the calculation result. For this reason, it is possible to drive the sub-actuator unit 20 by a different method from the first embodiment, and to make the condensing spots f and s of the first light beam and the second light beam coincide. Become.
- the LPP detection circuit LD uses the LPP detection circuit LD to convert the LPP signal included in the received light signal into the component corresponding to the first reflected light and the second reflected light.
- the sub-actuator section 20 is driven by the phase detector circuit PD and the Z-axis servo circuit ZS based on the phase difference between the two LPP signals.
- the phase detector circuit PD and the Z-axis servo circuit ZS based on the phase difference between the two LPP signals.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus RP4 according to the present embodiment.
- elements similar to those shown in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP uses the DV D for recording data on an optical disc DK capable of recording and reproducing data such as a DVD player R.
- the first light source 11 microwavelength 660 nm
- the second light source 12 for CD wavelength 780 nm
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP4 is provided with two light sources that output a light beam having a wavelength of 660 nm, and both light sources are used when recording data on an optical disc DK such as a DVD player R or a DVD player RW. Are turned on at the same time to increase the amount of energy of the light beam applied to the optical disc DK.
- the optical pickup PU4 of the information recording apparatus RP4 which is powerful in the present embodiment, includes a main actuator unit 15, a condenser lens 16, and a sub-actuator. And a first hologram laser 22 (hereinafter, “hologram laser” is abbreviated as “H laser”), a second H laser 23, and a beam splitter 24.
- hologram laser is abbreviated as “H laser”
- a laser chip that outputs a light beam having a wavelength of 660 nm and a light receiving element are installed on the same substrate, and are opposed to the output side of the optical beam of the substrate.
- the hologram element is provided. This hologram The element transmits the light beam with the laser chip force output as it is, and refracts the incident light beam with the surface force opposite to the incident surface of the light beam and focuses it on the light receiving element on the substrate. is there.
- both forces of the H lasers 22 and 23 also output a light beam.
- a configuration is adopted in which light beams linearly polarized with respect to different polarization planes are output from each of the first H laser 22 and the second H laser 23.
- a wave plate is provided for each of the H lasers 22 and 23, and the light beam from the first H laser 22 is P-polarized (TE Wave), the light beam from the 2H laser 23 will be described as being S-polarized (TM wave) (hereinafter referred to as “P-polarized light beam” and “S-polarized light beam”).
- a PBS polarization beam splitter
- the P-polarized light beam is transmitted and the S-polarized light.
- the light beam is reflected.
- the light beam output from the first H laser 22 passes through the beam splitter 24 and the condenser lens 16, and is condensed and reflected on the optical disc DK by the objective lens of the main actuator unit 15. Thereafter, the light passes through the objective lens, the condenser lens, and the beam splitter 24 again and is received by the first H laser 22.
- the light beam output from the second H laser 23 passes through the sub lens of the sub-actuator unit 20 and is reflected by the beam splitter 24, and passes through the condenser lens 16 and the object lens. It is transmitted and collected on the optical disc DK. Then, this light beam is reflected by the optical disk DK, passes through the objective lens and the condenser lens 16, and passes through the beam splitter 24. Then, the light passes through the sub lens and is received by the second H laser 23.
- both the forces of the first H laser 22 and the second H laser 23 are P-polarized light beam and S-polarized light beam. Is condensed on the optical disc DK. Then, the main actuator unit 15 is driven by the main servo circuit MS based on the detection signal in the first 1H laser 22 that matches the focused spots of the two light beams. Further, the correction amount of the sub-actuator unit 20 is calculated in the sub-servo circuit SS based on the detection signal in the second H laser 23.
- the circuit configuration of the main servo circuit MS and the sub servo circuit SS and the division form of the light receiving elements provided in the first and second H lasers 22 and 23 are the same as those in FIG. Further, in this embodiment, there is no need to realize time-division light reception as in the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP that is powerful in the first embodiment. Therefore, the line L for outputting the control unit C force control pulse SCP is not necessary. There is no need to provide.
- a beam is output, and the reflected light corresponding to each light beam is dispersed by a beam splitter 24 (polarizing beam splitter) and received by a first H laser 22 and a second H laser, respectively.
- a beam splitter 24 polarizing beam splitter
- both the light beams are dispersed to collect light beams corresponding to both light beams. It is possible to match the light spot positions.
- the sub-actuator unit 20 is provided on the optical path of the S-polarized light beam from the second H laser 23 to the beam splitter 24 . But, Even if the sub-actuator unit 20 is not provided, the laser chip provided in the second H laser 23 is fixed to the housing via the piezoelectric element, and a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element. The laser chip itself may be moved.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP4 employs a configuration in which a 1Z4 wavelength plate is not provided.
- a 1Z4 wavelength plate is not provided.
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- the first and second H lasers 22 and 23 output light beams (P-polarized light and S-polarized light) are circularly polarized in the 1Z4 wavelength plate and collected.
- the light lens 16 is irradiated.
- the reflected light with respect to this light beam is again polarized by the 1 Z4 wavelength plate and returns to the linearly polarized state.
- the light beam output from the first H laser 22 is received by the second H laser 23, and the light beam output from the second H laser 23 is received by the first H laser 22. Therefore, when the 1Z4 wavelength plate is provided, the correction amount of the main actuator unit 15 is calculated based on the detection signal in the second H laser 23, and the sub-actuator unit is calculated based on the detection signal in the first H laser 22. It is necessary to calculate 20 correction amounts.
- the sub servo circuit S S has the same circuit configuration as that shown in FIG. 3, and the sub-servo circuit SS employs a configuration that calculates the correction amount in each of the tracking, focus, and jitter directions.
- the correction amount in the jitter direction may be calculated using the LPP signal as in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 15 shows the configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus RP5 according to the present modification employing a profitable configuration.
- elements similar to those in FIG. 14 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP5 which is useful in the present modification, includes an LPP detection circuit LD and a phase detector in addition to the elements of the information recording / reproducing apparatus RP4 shown in FIG. Tector PD and Z-axis servo circuit ZS.
- LPP detection circuit LD acquires the received light signal from each of the first H laser 22 and the second H laser 23, separates the LPP signal included in the received light signal, and supplies it to the phase detector PD in different systems. Output.
- the phase detector circuit PD compares the LPP signal from the first H laser 22 with the LPP signal from the second H laser 23, and the Z-axis servo circuit ZS eliminates the phase difference between the two LPP signals.
- the sub-actuator section 20 is driven.
- the sub servo circuit SS is configured with the same circuit configuration as the main servo circuit MS. This is also the same as in the second embodiment.
- the specific processing method is the same as in the second embodiment.
- time-division light reception is not performed, and the reflected light is received by the first H laser 22 and the second H laser 23 as needed.
- the second embodiment described above can be used even when the light beams having the same wavelength are simultaneously irradiated.
- the jitter direction of the sub-actuator unit 20 is compensated based on the LPP signal. It is possible to calculate a positive amount and drive the sub-actuator unit 20 based on the calculation result.
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