KEYWORDS: Servomechanisms, Near field, Optical discs, Head, Near field optics, Actuators, Solids, Modulation, Modulation transfer functions, Optical storage
We have ever demonstrated an optical disc system with the capacity of 100 Gbyte over and with the user transfer rate of 100 Mbps over, using near-field optics with a solid immersion lens of a 1.8-NA or more. In this paper, we introduce and discuss some technologies toward the removability of a near-field optical disc drive system.
Progress is reported on cover-layer incident Near-Field Recording. Very good recording results are obtained on a CuSi disc demonstrating excellent signal quality with modulation corresponding to the full effective numerical aperture of 1.45. Comparing the Near-Field system with Blu-ray Disc further shows that an extension to at least 4 data layers should be possible. In addition, a method for dynamic tilt control is presented. Controlling the tilt between the solid immersion lens and the disc surface improves the system robustness and relaxes media manufacturing tolerances for a roadmap towards 500 GB capacity on a single-sided, 4-layer disc which is protected by a polymer cover-layer.
We have achieved high density near field readout of a 100 GB capacity (69.5 Gbit/in2) disc by using a solid immersion lens with numerical aperture of 2.05. In order to realize the solid immersion lens wtih numerical aperture of 2.05, the solid immersion lens was made from Bi4Ge3O12 mono-crystal. The refractive index of Bi4Ge3O12 is 2.23 at the wavelegnth of 405 nm. A conventional optical pick-up actuator with the solid immersion lens was used for the near field optical disc system. We confirmed that the near field readout system is promising method of realizing a high density optical disc system.
KEYWORDS: Servomechanisms, Near field, Near field optics, Signal detection, Ferroelectric materials, Mirrors, Sensors, Semiconductor lasers, Head, Gallium nitride
We developed a near field readout system for an optical ROM disc with a GaN laser diode and a 1.4-effective-NA objective lens. We read out a 25 Gbyte optical ROM disc using a gap servo and a tracking servo in the near field read system, and experimentally confirmed an effective NA of 1.4.
KEYWORDS: Deep ultraviolet, Signal processing, Bragg cells, Signal analyzers, Semiconductor lasers, Digital video discs, Interference (communication), Second-harmonic generation, Silica, Objectives
Recent progress in blue laser diodes requires the development of ultra-high density mastering corresponding to several times higher density than the digital versatile disc (DVD).
KEYWORDS: Glasses, Near field, Near field optics, Servomechanisms, Head, Ferroelectric materials, Signal detection, Optics manufacturing, Optical storage, Beam splitters
The focus-servo system on optical disc mastering conventionally used to be with the off-axis optical setup. As Fig.l shows, a laser beam which does not expose photo-resist, like a red He-Ne laser, leads to an objective from a point off of the optical axis, reflects on the surface ofthe photo-resist and returns in the direction of the incident beam. The reflected beam changes the beam angle from the optical axis according to the working distance of the objective, and is detected as a position with a PSD(Position Sensor Diode). The position-signal from PSD feeds back to the VCM and controls the working distance statically. The focus-servo error remains normally 30nmPP. In the near field operation, however, the working distance should be less than the wavelength The fluctuation caused by that error has a risk of collision between the objective and the glass master. The requirement must be one order of magnitude below like lOnmPP. So a new type of focusservo system had been required.
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