JPH02123530A - Optical recording medium driving device - Google Patents

Optical recording medium driving device

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JPH02123530A
JPH02123530A JP27775988A JP27775988A JPH02123530A JP H02123530 A JPH02123530 A JP H02123530A JP 27775988 A JP27775988 A JP 27775988A JP 27775988 A JP27775988 A JP 27775988A JP H02123530 A JPH02123530 A JP H02123530A
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Kazuhisa Nishi
西 和久
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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PURPOSE:To amplify the intensity difference between light quantities due to the difference of rotation angles, and to improve the S/N of a regenerative signal by amplifying the reflected light of an optical spot made incident on a photodetector by means of a nonlinear optical element. CONSTITUTION:Laser beams from a semiconductor laser 3 are reflected by a magneto-optical disk 1, reflected by a beam splitter 14, transmitted through a lambda/2 plate 16, and made incident on a polarized beam splitter 17. The reflected beams are transmitted or reflected according to polarization, respectively transmitted through nonlinear optical element 11 or 12, and amplified to a nonlinear form. The amplified optical beams are detected by photodiodes 9 and 19. Recorded information is read by the regenerative signal of a sum signal.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 この発明は、光ディスク、光磁気ディスク等の光記録媒
体の駆動装置に関し、特にその再生信号の品質向上に関
する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a drive device for an optical recording medium such as an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk, and particularly relates to improving the quality of a reproduced signal thereof.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

第3図は従来の光磁気ディスク装置の再生信号系の構成
を示すブロック図であり、図においてlは多数のトラッ
ク溝に磁化反転した高密度のピット列の記録トランクを
同心円状又は螺旋状に多数有する光磁気ディスクであり
、該光磁気ディスク1はディスクモータ2のスピンドル
に装着され回転する。光磁気ディスク1の一面側に対向
して、その磁化の方向を定める電磁コイルを備えた磁気
ヘッド7が配設され、前記磁気ヘッド7に対向する他面
側の位置には、光磁気ディスク1にレーザビームを照射
し、光磁気ディスク1上のデータの読み書きを行う光学
系を備えた光ヘッド10が配設されている。また光ヘッ
ド10は図示しない駆動手段により、光磁気ディスク1
の全トラック溝をアクセスするようになしである。
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a reproduction signal system of a conventional magneto-optical disk device. The magneto-optical disk 1 is mounted on a spindle of a disk motor 2 and rotated. A magnetic head 7 equipped with an electromagnetic coil that determines the direction of magnetization of the magneto-optical disk 1 is disposed facing one side of the magneto-optical disk 1, and a magnetic head 7 equipped with an electromagnetic coil that determines the direction of magnetization of the magneto-optical disk 1 is disposed on the other side facing the magnetic head 7. An optical head 10 is provided, which includes an optical system that irradiates a laser beam to read and write data on the magneto-optical disk 1 . Further, the optical head 10 is driven by a drive means (not shown) to drive the magneto-optical disk 1.
There is no need to access the entire track groove.

光学系は光源である半導体レーザ3の出射方向に、半導
体レーザ3から所定の放射角で出射されたレーザビーム
を平行ビームにするためのコリメータレンズ15及び光
磁気ディスク1への入射ビームと、そこからの反射ビー
ムとを分離するビームスプリンタ14が順次配設されて
いる。該ビームスプリッタ14の透過方向には、光磁気
ディスク1上に入射させるレーザビームを直径数ミクロ
ンのスポットに絞るための対物レンズ6が配設されてい
る。
The optical system includes a collimator lens 15 for converting a laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser 3 at a predetermined radiation angle into a parallel beam in the emission direction of the semiconductor laser 3 as a light source, and a beam incident on the magneto-optical disk 1; Beam splinters 14 are sequentially arranged to separate the reflected beam from the beam. An objective lens 6 is disposed in the transmission direction of the beam splitter 14 to focus the laser beam incident on the magneto-optical disk 1 into a spot with a diameter of several microns.

一方ビームスブリッタ14の反射方向には、反射ビーム
の偏光面を45″回転させるλ/2板16と、偏光面に
依存して反射ビームを透過及び反射する偏光ビームスプ
リッタ17とが設けられている。
On the other hand, in the reflection direction of the beam splitter 14, there are provided a λ/2 plate 16 that rotates the polarization plane of the reflected beam by 45 inches, and a polarizing beam splitter 17 that transmits and reflects the reflected beam depending on the polarization plane. .

また偏光ビームスプリッタ17の透過方向にはレンズ2
0及び該レンズ20にて集光された反射ビームを複数の
受光面で受光し、トラッキングエラを検出するフォトダ
イオード9が設けられ、偏光ビームスプリッタ17の反
射方向にはレンズ18及び該レンズ18にて集光された
反射ビームを複数の受光面で受光し、フォーカスエラー
を検出するフォトダイオード19が設けられている。
In addition, a lens 2 is provided in the transmission direction of the polarizing beam splitter 17.
A photodiode 9 is provided which detects a tracking error by receiving the reflected beam condensed by the polarizing beam splitter 17 with a plurality of light-receiving surfaces. A photodiode 19 is provided which receives the reflected beam condensed by a plurality of light receiving surfaces and detects a focus error.

次に上述の如く構成された従来の光磁気ディスク装置の
動作について説明する。
Next, the operation of the conventional magneto-optical disk device configured as described above will be explained.

光磁気ディスク1に情報を記録するときは、予め磁化方
向を揃えられた記録ピットを有する光磁気ディスク1に
それと逆向きの磁化方向の磁界を磁気へラド7により印
加すると共に、記録する情報に応じて変調されたレーザ
ビームを光磁気ディスク1上に照射し、照射部位に磁化
方向を反転させた記録ピットを形成する。これにより記
録が行われる。
When recording information on the magneto-optical disk 1, a magnetic field with a magnetization direction opposite to that of the magneto-optical disk 1, which has recording pits whose magnetization directions are aligned in advance, is applied by the magnetic field 7, and a magnetic field is applied to the information to be recorded. A correspondingly modulated laser beam is irradiated onto the magneto-optical disk 1 to form recording pits in which the direction of magnetization is reversed at the irradiated area. Recording is thereby performed.

消去のときは記録のときと逆向きであり、それにより大
きな磁界を印加すると共に、レーザビームを照射するこ
とにより、磁化方向を揃えた記録ピットを形成し、情報
を消去する。
During erasing, the direction is opposite to that during recording, and by applying a large magnetic field and irradiating a laser beam, recording pits with aligned magnetization directions are formed and information is erased.

再生のときは、記録のときより弱いレーザビームを光磁
気ディスク1上に照射し、その磁化方向の相異により偏
光面の回転角が相異し、それによる光量の強弱をフォト
ダイオード9.19にて検出し、その和信号の再生信号
により記録された情報が読み取られる。
During reproduction, a weaker laser beam than during recording is irradiated onto the magneto-optical disk 1, and the angle of rotation of the plane of polarization differs due to the difference in the direction of magnetization. The recorded information is read by the reproduction signal of the sum signal.

〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕[Problem to be solved by the invention]

一般に光磁気ディスクにおける磁化方向の相異による回
転角の相異は大体0.3程度であり、従って光量の強弱
の差が非常に小さいので、再生信号の増幅率が大きくな
り、そのS/N比が劣化するという問題があった。
Generally, the difference in the rotation angle due to the difference in the magnetization direction in a magneto-optical disk is about 0.3, and therefore the difference in the strength of the light amount is very small, so the amplification factor of the reproduced signal increases and its S/N There was a problem that the ratio deteriorated.

この発明は斯かる事情に鑑みなされたものであり、光を
検知する前に、非線形光学素子を用いて非線形に信号を
増幅することにより、強弱の差を増幅し、Sハ比の高い
再生信号を生成する光記録媒体駆動装置を得ることをそ
の目的とする。
This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and by amplifying the signal nonlinearly using a nonlinear optical element before detecting light, the difference in intensity is amplified and a reproduced signal with a high S/C ratio is produced. The purpose is to obtain an optical recording medium drive device that generates .

〔課題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

この発明に係る光記録媒体駆動装置は、光検知器に入射
する光の光量を非線形に増幅する光学素子を設けたもの
である。
An optical recording medium drive device according to the present invention is provided with an optical element that nonlinearly amplifies the amount of light incident on a photodetector.

〔作用〕[Effect]

この発明によれば、光の光量を非線形に増幅し、前記光
量の強弱差を増幅することにより、光検知器からの再生
信号のS/N比を向上させる。
According to this invention, the S/N ratio of the reproduced signal from the photodetector is improved by nonlinearly amplifying the amount of light and amplifying the difference in strength of the light amount.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

第1図はこの発明に係る光記録媒体駆動装置である光磁
気ディスク装置の再生信号系の構成を示すブロック図で
あり、図において1は多数のトラック溝に磁化反転した
高密度のピット列の記録トランクを同心円状又は螺旋状
に多数有する光磁気ディスクであり、該光磁気ディスク
1はディスクモータ2のスピンドルに装着され回転する
。光磁気ディスク1の一面側に対向して、その磁化の方
向を定める電磁コイルを備えた磁気ヘッド7が配設され
、前記磁気ヘッド7に対向する他面側の位置には、光磁
気ディスク1にレーザビームを照射し、光磁気ディスク
1上のデータの読み書きを行う光学系を備えた光ヘッド
10が配設されている。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a reproduction signal system of a magneto-optical disk device, which is an optical recording medium drive device according to the present invention. This is a magneto-optical disk having a large number of concentric or spiral recording trunks, and the magneto-optical disk 1 is mounted on a spindle of a disk motor 2 and rotated. A magnetic head 7 equipped with an electromagnetic coil that determines the direction of magnetization of the magneto-optical disk 1 is disposed facing one side of the magneto-optical disk 1, and a magnetic head 7 equipped with an electromagnetic coil that determines the direction of magnetization of the magneto-optical disk 1 is disposed on the other side facing the magnetic head 7. An optical head 10 is provided, which includes an optical system that irradiates a laser beam to read and write data on the magneto-optical disk 1 .

また光へラド10は図示しない駆動手段により、光磁気
ディスク1の全トラック溝をアクセスするようになしで
ある。
Further, the optical disc 10 is designed to access all the track grooves of the magneto-optical disk 1 by a driving means (not shown).

光学系は光源である半導体レーザ3の出射方向に、半導
体レーザ3から所定の放射角で出射されたレーザビーム
を平行ビームにするためのコリメータレンズ15及び光
磁気ディスク1への入射ビームと、そこからの反射ビー
ムとを分離するビームスプリッタ14が順次配設されて
いる。該ビームスプリッタ14の透過方向には、光磁気
ディスク1上に入射させるレーザビームを直径数ミクロ
ンのスポットに絞るための対物レンズ6が配設されてい
る。
The optical system includes a collimator lens 15 for converting a laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser 3 at a predetermined radiation angle into a parallel beam in the emission direction of the semiconductor laser 3 as a light source, and a beam incident on the magneto-optical disk 1; Beam splitters 14 are sequentially arranged to separate the reflected beam from the beam. An objective lens 6 is disposed in the transmission direction of the beam splitter 14 to focus the laser beam incident on the magneto-optical disk 1 into a spot with a diameter of several microns.

一方、ビームスプリッタ14の反射方向には、反射ビー
ムの偏光面を45″回転させるλ/2板16と、偏光面
に依存して反射ビームを透過及び反射する偏光ビームス
プリッタ17とが設けられている。
On the other hand, in the reflection direction of the beam splitter 14, a λ/2 plate 16 that rotates the polarization plane of the reflected beam by 45'' and a polarizing beam splitter 17 that transmits and reflects the reflected beam depending on the polarization plane are provided. There is.

また偏光ビームスプリフタ17の透過方向には反射ビー
ムの光量を非線形に増幅するZn −Se半導体製の非
線形光学素子11、レンズ20及び該レンズ20にて集
光された反射ビームを複数の受光面で受光し、トラッキ
ングエラを検出するフォトダイオード9が設けられ、偏
光ビームスプリッタ17の反射方向には反射ビームの光
量を非線形に増幅するZn−5e半導体製の非線形光学
素子12、レンズ18及び該レンズ18にて集光された
反射ビームを複数の受光面で受光し、フォーカスエラを
検出するフォトダイオード19が設けられている。
In addition, in the transmission direction of the polarizing beam splitter 17, there is a nonlinear optical element 11 made of a Zn-Se semiconductor that nonlinearly amplifies the light intensity of the reflected beam, a lens 20, and a plurality of light receiving surfaces for receiving the reflected beam focused by the lens 20. A photodiode 9 is provided to receive light and detect a tracking error, and in the direction of reflection of the polarizing beam splitter 17, a nonlinear optical element 12 made of a Zn-5e semiconductor that nonlinearly amplifies the amount of the reflected beam, a lens 18, and the lens are provided. A photodiode 19 is provided which receives the reflected beam focused at 18 on a plurality of light receiving surfaces and detects focus error.

次に動作について説明する。Next, the operation will be explained.

半導体レーザ3からのレーザビームは光磁気ディスク1
を反射して、ビームスプリッタ14を反射してλ/2板
16を透過してその偏光面が45″回転され、偏光ビー
ムスプリンタ17に入射する。ここで反射ビームは偏光
面に応じて透過及び反射し、非線形光学素子11又は同
12を透過し、その光量が非線形に増幅される。
The laser beam from the semiconductor laser 3 is directed to the magneto-optical disk 1.
The reflected beam is reflected by the beam splitter 14 and transmitted through the λ/2 plate 16, the plane of polarization of which is rotated by 45″, and enters the polarization beam splitter 17. Here, the reflected beam is transmitted and transmitted depending on the plane of polarization. The light is reflected and transmitted through the nonlinear optical element 11 or 12, and the amount of light is amplified nonlinearly.

第3図は非線形光学素子の入出力特性を示すグラフであ
り、縦軸に透過光の光量の透過強度Itを、また横軸に
入射光の光量の入射強度I、を夫々とっている。
FIG. 3 is a graph showing the input/output characteristics of a nonlinear optical element, in which the vertical axis represents the transmitted intensity It of the amount of transmitted light, and the horizontal axis represents the incident intensity I of the amount of incident light.

非線形光学素子11.12は所定幅αの入射強度■。The nonlinear optical elements 11 and 12 have an incident intensity ■ of a predetermined width α.

に対して非線形に増幅率(β/α)を大きくして増幅す
るものであり(第2図中央直線部)、非線形光学素子1
1.12の前記所定幅を回転角の相異による光量の強弱
差にするように非線形光学素子11゜12の特性を定め
ることにより、光量の強弱差を増幅することができる。
The nonlinear optical element 1
By determining the characteristics of the nonlinear optical elements 11 and 12 so that the predetermined width of 1.12 corresponds to the difference in intensity of light amount due to the difference in rotation angle, the difference in intensity of light amount can be amplified.

増幅された反射ビームは夫々のフォトダイオード9,1
9により検出され、フォトダイオード9゜19の出力信
号の和信号、の再生信号により記録された情報が再生さ
れる。
The amplified reflected beam is transmitted to each photodiode 9,1.
9 and the recorded information is reproduced by a reproduction signal of the sum signal of the output signals of the photodiodes 9 and 19.

なお、この実施例では非線形光学素子を光磁気ディスク
装置に用いた場合で説明したが、この発明はこれに限る
ものではなく 、CO,追記型光デイスク1相変化型光
デイスク等の他の光記録媒体を駆動する装置にも適用で
きることは言うまでもない。
Although this embodiment has been described with reference to the case where the nonlinear optical element is used in a magneto-optical disk device, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other optical disks such as CO, write once optical disk, single phase change optical disk, etc. Needless to say, the invention can also be applied to devices that drive recording media.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明したとおり、この発明においては光検知器に入
射する光スポットの反射光を非線形光学素子により増幅
しているので、回転角の相異による光量の強弱差が増幅
でき、再生信号のS/N比を向上させた光記録媒体駆動
装置を得ることができる等価れた効果を奏する。
As explained above, in this invention, since the reflected light of the light spot incident on the photodetector is amplified by the nonlinear optical element, the difference in intensity of light amount due to the difference in rotation angle can be amplified, and the S/ The same effect can be achieved by obtaining an optical recording medium drive device with an improved N ratio.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図はこの発明に係る光磁気ディスク装置の再生信号
系の構成を示すブロック図、第2図は非線形素子の入出
力特性を示すグラフ、第3図は従来の光磁気ディスク装
置の構成を示すブロック図である。 1・・・光磁気ディスク  9・・・フォトダイオード
11・・・非線形光学素子  12・・・非線形光学素
子19・・・フォトダイオード なお、 図中、 同一符号は同一、 又は、 相当部分 を示す。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a reproduction signal system of a magneto-optical disk device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a graph showing the input/output characteristics of a nonlinear element, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conventional magneto-optical disk device. FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Magneto-optical disk 9... Photodiode 11... Nonlinear optical element 12... Nonlinear optical element 19... Photodiode In the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1、情報を記録した光記録媒体へ光スポットを照射し、
そこからの光の光量を光検知器により検出して情報を読
み取る光記録媒体駆動装置において、 前記検知器に入射する前記光の光量を非線形に増幅する
光学素子を 備えることを特徴とする光記録媒体駆動装置。
[Claims] 1. Irradiating a light spot onto an optical recording medium on which information is recorded,
An optical recording medium drive device that reads information by detecting the amount of light from the device with a photodetector, characterized by comprising an optical element that nonlinearly amplifies the amount of light incident on the detector. Media drive.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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