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  • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
  • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
  • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
  • G11B7/1392—Means for controlling the beam wavefront, e.g. for correction of aberration
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
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  • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
  • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
  • G11B7/1365—Separate or integrated refractive elements, e.g. wave plates
  • G11B7/1369—Active plates, e.g. liquid crystal panels or electrostrictive elements
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
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  • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
  • G11B7/08—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers
  • G11B7/09—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
  • G11B7/095—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following specially adapted for discs, e.g. for compensation of eccentricity or wobble
  • G11B7/0956—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following specially adapted for discs, e.g. for compensation of eccentricity or wobble to compensate for tilt, skew, warp or inclination of the disc, i.e. maintain the optical axis at right angles to the disc
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
  • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
  • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
  • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
  • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
  • G11B7/1372—Lenses
  • G11B7/1374—Objective lenses
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
  • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
  • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
  • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
  • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
  • G11B7/1392—Means for controlling the beam wavefront, e.g. for correction of aberration
  • G11B7/13925—Means for controlling the beam wavefront, e.g. for correction of aberration active, e.g. controlled by electrical or mechanical means
  • G11B7/13927—Means for controlling the beam wavefront, e.g. for correction of aberration active, e.g. controlled by electrical or mechanical means during transducing, e.g. to correct for variation of the spherical aberration due to disc tilt or irregularities in the cover layer thickness
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
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  • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
  • G11B2220/20—Disc-shaped record carriers
  • G11B2220/25—Disc-shaped record carriers characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology
  • G11B2220/2537—Optical discs

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