JP2002074723A - Optical reproducing device - Google Patents

Optical reproducing device

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JP2002074723A
JP2002074723A JP2000258063A JP2000258063A JP2002074723A JP 2002074723 A JP2002074723 A JP 2002074723A JP 2000258063 A JP2000258063 A JP 2000258063A JP 2000258063 A JP2000258063 A JP 2000258063A JP 2002074723 A JP2002074723 A JP 2002074723A
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Akira Sato
彰 佐藤
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical reproducing device capable of obtaining reproduced signals of a high S/N ratio from an optical disk that has a super-high resolution mask layer or from an optical disk that is recorded with a high density by near-field light. SOLUTION: This is a device for reproducing signals from an optical disk 26 that has a super-high resolution mask layer 28. The device is designed to detect light with a bisected photodetector 23 by arranging a phase filter 21, which delays the phase of a part of an optical flux by nearly a half wavelength, in the optical path (between a beam splitter 13 and a condensing lens 22) for the light to be detected.

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【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、光再生装置、特
に、近接場光による、あるいは超解像光ディスクを対象
とする光再生装置に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical reproducing apparatus, and more particularly, to an optical reproducing apparatus using near-field light or a super-resolution optical disk.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術と課題】近年、光記録の分野においては、
記録の高密度化に伴い、微小開口から発生される近接場
光を用いた高密度記録方法、あるいは記録媒体にマスク
層を設けて記録密度を高める超解像光ディスクを用いた
高密度記録方法が研究、開発されている。
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in the field of optical recording,
With the increase in recording density, a high-density recording method using near-field light generated from a small aperture or a high-density recording method using a super-resolution optical disc that increases the recording density by providing a mask layer on a recording medium has been proposed. Researched and developed.

【0003】微小開口を用いた近接場光による光記録/
再生装置では、微小開口を通して検出される検出光の強
度が小さく、開口の周りや他の部分からのバックグラン
ドノイズの影響で、再生信号のSN比が悪いという問題
点を有していた。
[0003] Optical recording by near-field light using a minute aperture /
The reproducing apparatus has a problem that the intensity of the detection light detected through the minute aperture is small, and the SN ratio of the reproduced signal is poor due to the influence of background noise from around the aperture and from other parts.

【0004】一方、超解像光ディスクとしては、特開平
11−250493号公報に記載のように、相変化記録
層に対してSbからなる超解像マスク層を設け、近接場
相互作用を用いて回折限界以下のマークの再生を可能と
したものが提案されている。しかし、この種の超解像光
ディスクにあっても、マスク層に形成される透過部から
の検出光の強度が小さく、透過部以外からの反射光によ
るノイズの影響で再生信号のSN比が悪いという問題点
は解消されていない。
On the other hand, as a super-resolution optical disc, a super-resolution mask layer made of Sb is provided on a phase-change recording layer as described in JP-A-11-250493, and a near-field interaction is used. There have been proposed ones that enable reproduction of a mark below the diffraction limit. However, even in this type of super-resolution optical disc, the intensity of the detection light from the transmission portion formed in the mask layer is small, and the SN ratio of the reproduced signal is poor due to the influence of noise due to light reflected from portions other than the transmission portion. This problem has not been solved.

【0005】そこで、本発明の目的は、高SN比を得る
ことのできる光再生装置を提供することにある。
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an optical reproducing apparatus capable of obtaining a high SN ratio.

【0006】[0006]

【発明の構成、作用及び効果】以上の目的を達成するた
め、第1の本発明は、超解像マスク層を有する光ディス
クからの信号を再生する光再生装置において、信号検出
光路の途中に光束の一部の位相を略1/2波長遅らせる
位相遅延素子を備えたことを特徴とする。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above objects, a first aspect of the present invention is an optical reproducing apparatus for reproducing a signal from an optical disk having a super-resolution mask layer. Is characterized in that a phase delay element for delaying a part of the phase by about 波長 wavelength is provided.

【0007】また、第2の発明は、光ヘッドに設けた微
小開口にレーザ光を集光して光ディスクからの信号を再
生する光再生装置において、信号検出光路の途中に光束
の一部の位相を略1/2波長遅らせる位相遅延素子を備
えたことを特徴とする。
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical reproducing apparatus for reproducing a signal from an optical disk by condensing a laser beam on a minute opening provided in an optical head. Is provided with a phase delay element for delaying about 1/2 wavelength.

【0008】以上の構成からなる第1及び第2の光再生
装置においては、検出光の光束の一部の位相を略1/2
波長遅らせることにより、検出面上では光の干渉によっ
て光束が二つの強度ピークを持つことになり、その和信
号と差信号とが検出される。和信号は従来の近接場光あ
るいは超解像光ディスクと同様の検出信号であり、差信
号は検出する光波面の微小な変化に敏感に反応するた
め、検出信号の変調度が高められる。
In the first and second optical reproducing devices having the above-described configurations, the phase of a part of the luminous flux of the detection light is reduced to about 1/2.
By delaying the wavelength, the light beam has two intensity peaks on the detection surface due to light interference, and a sum signal and a difference signal are detected. The sum signal is a detection signal similar to that of a conventional near-field light or super-resolution optical disk, and the difference signal is sensitive to a minute change in the light wave front to be detected, so that the degree of modulation of the detection signal is increased.

【0009】前記第1及び第2の光再生装置において、
再生信号の検出手段として多分割受光素子を用いれば、
検出手段を簡単な構成とすることができる。また、前記
位相遅延素子は光束の略1/2の位相を遅延させるよう
に配置すれば、バランスよく再生光を検出することがで
きる。
In the first and second optical reproducing devices,
If a multi-segment light receiving element is used as a means for detecting a reproduced signal,
The detection means can have a simple configuration. Further, if the phase delay element is arranged so as to delay the phase of approximately one half of the light beam, the reproduction light can be detected in a well-balanced manner.

【0010】[0010]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明に係る光再生装置の
実施形態について添付図面を参照して説明する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an optical reproducing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

【0011】(第1実施形態、図1参照)本第1実施形
態である光再生装置1は、固浸レンズ17の射出平面上
に微小開口18を設けて近接場光を発生させるようにし
たものである。
(First Embodiment, see FIG. 1) In the optical reproducing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, a minute aperture 18 is provided on the exit plane of a solid immersion lens 17 to generate near-field light. Things.

【0012】光学系は、レーザダイオード11とコリメ
ータレンズ12と偏光ビームスプリッタ13とミラー1
4と1/4波長板15と対物レンズ16と固浸レンズ1
7を含む。さらに、ガラス板20上に設けた位相フィル
タ21と集光レンズ22と2分割受光素子23とを含ん
でいる。
The optical system includes a laser diode 11, a collimator lens 12, a polarizing beam splitter 13, and a mirror 1.
4 and 1/4 wavelength plate 15, objective lens 16, and solid immersion lens 1
7 inclusive. Further, it includes a phase filter 21, a condenser lens 22, and a two-divided light receiving element 23 provided on the glass plate 20.

【0013】固浸レンズ(Solid Immersion Lens)1
7は、ガラス材等の高屈折率物質からなり、半球形状の
入射面と平面状の射出面とを有し、射出面に成膜された
遮光膜にスリット状の微小開口18が形成されている。
固浸レンズ17自体の作用は、従来知られているとお
り、射出平面上に集光したレーザ光を微小開口18から
近接場光として微小領域に浸み出させる。
[0013] Solid Immersion Lens 1
Numeral 7 is made of a high refractive index material such as a glass material, has a hemispherical entrance surface and a planar exit surface, and has a slit-shaped minute opening 18 formed in a light shielding film formed on the exit surface. I have.
The operation of the solid immersion lens 17 itself causes the laser light condensed on the emission plane to ooze out of the minute aperture 18 into the minute region as near-field light, as is conventionally known.

【0014】光ディスク25は、基板上に光記録層を設
けた周知のもので、光記録層には予めマークが形成され
ており、矢印A方向に移動するように回転駆動される。
The optical disk 25 is a well-known one having an optical recording layer provided on a substrate. A mark is previously formed on the optical recording layer, and the optical disk 25 is driven to rotate so as to move in the direction of arrow A.

【0015】ここで、光再生装置1の作用について説明
する。レーザダイオード11からは直線偏光されたレー
ザ光が発散光として放射され、このレーザ光はコリメー
タレンズ12にて平行光とされ、偏光ビームスプリッタ
13を透過し、ミラー14で折り返され、1/4波長板
15にて円偏光に変換される。円偏光されたレーザ光は
対物レンズ16によって固浸レンズ17の射出平面に集
光される。
Here, the operation of the optical reproducing apparatus 1 will be described. A laser beam that is linearly polarized is emitted from the laser diode 11 as divergent light, and this laser beam is converted into parallel light by a collimator lens 12, passes through a polarization beam splitter 13, is turned back by a mirror 14, and has a quarter wavelength. The light is converted into circularly polarized light by the plate 15. The circularly polarized laser light is condensed on the exit plane of the solid immersion lens 17 by the objective lens 16.

【0016】固浸レンズ17の射出平面には前記微小開
口18が幅0.4μm以下のスリット状に形成されてお
り、この開口18を通じて近接場光が光ディスク25の
記録層を照射する。固浸レンズ17はスライダ19に搭
載されており、スライダ19は固浸レンズ17の射出平
面が光記録層から100nm程度の距離になるように浮
上するように構成されている。
The minute opening 18 is formed in a slit shape having a width of 0.4 μm or less on the exit plane of the solid immersion lens 17, and near-field light irradiates the recording layer of the optical disk 25 through the opening 18. The solid immersion lens 17 is mounted on a slider 19, and the slider 19 is configured to float so that the emission plane of the solid immersion lens 17 is at a distance of about 100 nm from the optical recording layer.

【0017】前記微小開口18から浸み出た近接場光は
光記録層のマークで変調された状態で反射され、微小開
口18から固浸レンズ17に入射して発散光になる。こ
の発散光は、対物レンズ16によってコリメートされ、
1/4波長板15にて直線偏光に変換され、ミラー14
で折り返されて偏光ビームスプリッタ13によって集光
レンズ22に向かって反射される。
The near-field light that has permeated from the minute aperture 18 is reflected in a state modulated by the mark of the optical recording layer, enters the solid immersion lens 17 from the minute aperture 18, and becomes divergent light. This divergent light is collimated by the objective lens 16,
The light is converted into linearly polarized light by the 波長 wavelength plate 15 and
And reflected by the polarizing beam splitter 13 toward the condenser lens 22.

【0018】ここで、位相フィルタ21は光束の1/2
が透過する位置に透過光を1/2波長の位相遅れを生じ
させるように設置されている。従って、偏光ビームスプ
リッタ13で反射された検出光は光束の1/2が位相フ
ィルタ21を透過して1/2波長の位相遅れを生じ、他
の1/2が位相フィルタ21を透過することなく集光レ
ンズ22で集光され、2分割受光素子23を照射する。
Here, the phase filter 21 is 1 / of the luminous flux.
Is installed so as to cause a phase delay of 透過 wavelength of the transmitted light at a position where the light is transmitted. Accordingly, in the detection light reflected by the polarization beam splitter 13, half of the light flux passes through the phase filter 21 to cause a phase delay of 波長 wavelength, and the other half does not pass through the phase filter 21. The light is condensed by the condenser lens 22 and irradiates the two-divided light receiving element 23.

【0019】レンズ22で集光された光束は干渉によっ
て二つのピークを持ち、2分割受光素子23は各受光面
がそれぞれ二つのピーク位置に対応するように配置され
ている(図3参照)。2分割受光素子23からの検出信
号の和を和信号、差を差信号とすると、和信号は従来の
近接場光による検出信号と同様に使用でき、差信号は検
出する光波面の微小な変化に敏感に反応した高SN比の
再生信号として利用できる。
The light beam condensed by the lens 22 has two peaks due to interference, and the two-divided light receiving element 23 is arranged such that each light receiving surface corresponds to each of two peak positions (see FIG. 3). Assuming that the sum of the detection signals from the two-divided light receiving element 23 is a sum signal and the difference is a difference signal, the sum signal can be used in the same manner as a conventional detection signal by near-field light, and the difference signal is a minute change in the light wavefront to be detected Can be used as a reproduced signal having a high SN ratio that is sensitive to

【0020】(第2実施形態、図2参照)本第2実施形
態である光再生装置2は、超解像光ディスク26からの
検出信号を再生するためのものである。
(Refer to the second embodiment, FIG. 2) The optical reproducing apparatus 2 of the second embodiment is for reproducing a detection signal from the super-resolution optical disk 26.

【0021】光学系は、前記第1実施形態と基本的には
同様に構成されており、同じ光学部材には図1と同じ符
号を付し、その説明は省略する。
The optical system has basically the same configuration as that of the first embodiment. The same optical members are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1, and the description thereof is omitted.

【0022】超解像光ディスク26は、光の照射側か
ら、PC基板27と、中間層を介して相変化材料層28
と、中間層を介して記録層29と、保護層とを積層した
ものであり、相変化材料層28が超解像マスク層として
機能する。記録層29には予めマークが形成されてお
り、ディスク26は矢印A方向に移動するように回転駆
動される。
The super-resolution optical disk 26 includes a PC substrate 27 and a phase-change material layer 28 via an intermediate layer from the light irradiation side.
, A recording layer 29 and a protective layer are laminated via an intermediate layer, and the phase-change material layer 28 functions as a super-resolution mask layer. Marks are formed on the recording layer 29 in advance, and the disk 26 is driven to rotate so as to move in the direction of arrow A.

【0023】ここで、光再生装置2の作用について説明
する。レーザダイオード11からは直線偏光されたレー
ザ光が発散光として放射され、このレーザ光はコリメー
タレンズ12にて平行光とされ、偏光ビームスプリッタ
13を透過し、ミラー14で折り返され、1/4波長板
15にて円偏光に変換される。円偏光されたレーザ光は
対物レンズ16によって前記ディスク26の相変化材料
層28上に集光される。
Here, the operation of the optical reproducing apparatus 2 will be described. A laser beam that is linearly polarized is emitted from the laser diode 11 as divergent light, and this laser beam is converted into parallel light by a collimator lens 12, passes through a polarization beam splitter 13, is turned back by a mirror 14, and has a quarter wavelength. The light is converted into circularly polarized light by the plate 15. The circularly polarized laser light is focused on the phase change material layer 28 of the disk 26 by the objective lens 16.

【0024】相変化材料層28はこの集光ビームによっ
て加熱された部分の透過率が高くなり、集光ビームは実
効的なビーム径が細くなって記録層29を照射する。こ
の集光ビームは記録層29のマークで変調された状態で
反射され、相変化材料層28を通じて対物レンズ16に
よってコリメートされ、1/4波長板15にて直線偏光
に変換され、ミラー14で折り返されて偏光ビームスプ
リッタ13によって集光レンズ22に向かって反射され
る。
The phase change material layer 28 has a high transmittance at a portion heated by the condensed beam, and the condensed beam irradiates the recording layer 29 with a reduced effective beam diameter. This condensed beam is reflected in a state modulated by the mark of the recording layer 29, is collimated by the objective lens 16 through the phase change material layer 28, is converted into linearly polarized light by the 1 / wavelength plate 15, and is turned back by the mirror 14. Then, the light is reflected by the polarization beam splitter 13 toward the condenser lens 22.

【0025】位相フィルタ21は、前記第1実施形態で
説明したように、光束の1/2が透過する位置に透過光
を1/2波長の位相遅れを生じさせるように設置されて
いる。従って、偏光ビームスプリッタ13で反射された
検出光は光束の1/2が位相フィルタ21を透過して1
/2波長の位相遅れを生じ、他の1/2が位相フィルタ
21を透過することなく集光レンズ22で集光され、2
分割受光素子23を照射する。
As described in the first embodiment, the phase filter 21 is installed at a position where a half of the light beam is transmitted so as to cause a phase delay of the transmitted light by a half wavelength. Therefore, the detection light reflected by the polarization beam splitter 13 has a half of the luminous flux transmitted through the phase
A phase delay of 1/2 wavelength occurs, and the other half is condensed by the condenser lens 22 without passing through the phase filter 21,
The divided light receiving element 23 is irradiated.

【0026】レンズ22で集光された光束は干渉によっ
て二つのピークを持ち、2分割受光素子23は各受光面
がそれぞれ二つのピーク位置に対応するように配置され
ている(図3参照)。2分割受光素子23からの検出信
号の和を和信号、差を差信号とすると、和信号は従来の
超解像光ディスクからの検出信号として使用でき、差信
号は検出する光波面の微小な変化に敏感に反応した高S
N比の再生信号として利用できる。
The light beam condensed by the lens 22 has two peaks due to interference, and the two-divided light receiving element 23 is arranged so that each light receiving surface corresponds to each of two peak positions (see FIG. 3). Assuming that the sum of the detection signals from the two-divided light receiving element 23 is a sum signal and the difference is a difference signal, the sum signal can be used as a detection signal from a conventional super-resolution optical disc, and the difference signal is a minute change in the light wavefront to be detected. High S sensitive to
It can be used as a reproduction signal of N ratio.

【0027】(他の実施形態)なお、本発明に係る光再
生装置は前記各種実施形態に限定するものではなく、そ
の要旨の範囲内で種々に変更することができる。特に、
光学系や光ヘッド部の詳細な構成は任意である。
(Other Embodiments) The optical reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described various embodiments, but can be variously modified within the scope of the invention. In particular,
The detailed configuration of the optical system and the optical head is arbitrary.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の第1実施形態である光再生装置を示す
概略構成図。
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an optical reproducing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】本発明の第2実施形態である光再生装置を示す
概略構成図。
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an optical reproducing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

【図3】2分割受光素子の説明図。FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a two-divided light receiving element.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1,2…光再生装置 11…レーザダイオード 13…偏光ビームスプリッタ 16…対物レンズ 17…固浸レンズ 18…微小開口 21…位相フィルタ 23…2分割受光素子 25…光ディスク 26…超解像光ディスク Reference numerals 1, 2, optical reproducing device 11: laser diode 13, polarization beam splitter 16, objective lens 17, solid immersion lens 18, minute aperture 21, phase filter 23, split light receiving element 25, optical disk 26, super-resolution optical disk

Claims (4)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 超解像マスク層を有する光ディスクから
の信号を再生する光再生装置において、信号検出光路の
途中に光束の一部の位相を略1/2波長遅らせる位相遅
延素子を備えたことを特徴とする光再生装置。
1. An optical reproducing apparatus for reproducing a signal from an optical disk having a super-resolution mask layer, wherein a phase delay element for delaying a phase of a part of a light beam by about half a wavelength is provided in a signal detection optical path. An optical reproducing device characterized by the above-mentioned.
【請求項2】 光ヘッドに設けた微小開口にレーザ光を
集光して光ディスクからの信号を再生する光再生装置に
おいて、信号検出光路の途中に光束の一部の位相を略1
/2波長遅らせる位相遅延素子を備えたことを特徴とす
る光再生装置。
2. An optical reproducing apparatus for reproducing a signal from an optical disk by condensing a laser beam on a minute aperture provided in an optical head, wherein a phase of a part of a light beam is set to approximately 1 in the middle of a signal detection optical path.
An optical regenerating apparatus comprising a phase delay element for delaying a half wavelength.
【請求項3】 再生信号の検出手段が多分割受光素子で
あることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2記載の光再
生装置。
3. The optical reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction signal detecting means is a multi-division light receiving element.
【請求項4】 前記位相遅延素子は光束の略1/2の位
相を遅延させることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2
記載の光再生装置。
4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the phase delay element delays a phase of approximately one half of a light beam.
The optical reproducing device according to the above.
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