Optical head, optical head manufacturing method and optical disc device

An optical head comprising:

• a light source including a first emission point for emitting a first laser light having a first wavelength and a second emission point disposed away from the first emission point by a predetermined distance, and for emitting a second laser light having a second wavelength smaller than the first wavelength;
• a collimator lens for converting the first and second laser lights into substantially parallel lights;
• an objective lens for focusing the first laser light on an information recording layer of a first information recording medium and focusing the second laser light on an information recording layer of a second information recording medium different from the first information recording medium;
• and
• an objective lens driver for tilting the objective lens in a direction to decrease coma aberration generated by incidence of the first laser light oblique to an optical axis of the objective lens when the objective lens focuses the first laser light on the information recording layer of the first information recording medium,
• wherein the light source is arranged such that an optical axis of the second laser light substantially coincides with that of the objective lens, and such that an optical axis of the first laser light has a predetermined angle with respect to the optical axis of the objective lens,
• the light source is arranged such that the following Equations (2) and (3) are satisfied and the first laser light is incident form an inner peripheral side of the first information recording medium relative to the objective lens, if CMD) (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the first information recording medium per unit angle, CML (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the objective lens per unit angle, δ (mm) is a distance between the first and second emission points of the first and second laser lights and fcl (mm) is the focal length of the collimator lens, and
• the objective lens driver tilts the objective lens to locate the inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the first information recording medium lower than the outer peripheral end thereof when the objective lens focuses the first laser light on an information recording layer of the first information recording medium to thereby correct comma aberration generated in the radial direction of the first information recording medium:
• (CMD+CML)×arc tan(δ/fcl)/CML≧1.0 (2)
• (CMD+CML)×arc tan(δ/fcl)≧10 (3).

An optical head, comprising:

• a light source including a first emission point for emitting a first laser light having a first wavelength, a second emission point disposed away from the first emission point by a predetermined distance, and for emitting a second laser light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, and a third emission point disposed away from the first and second emission points by a predetermined distance, and for emitting a third laser light having a third wavelength smaller than the first and second wavelengths;
• a collimator lens for converting the first and second laser lights into substantially parallel lights;
• an objective lens for focusing the first laser light on an information recording layer of a first information recording medium and focusing the second laser light on an information recording layer of a second information recording medium different from the first information recording medium;
• and
• an objective lens driver for tilting the objective lens in a direction to decrease coma aberration generated by the incidence of the first laser light oblique to the optical axis of the objective lens when the objective lens focuses the first laser light on the information recording layer of the first information recording medium,
• wherein the light source is arranged such that an optical axis of the second laser light has a predetermined angle with respect to the optical axis of the objective lens, and such that an optical axis of the first laser light has a predetermined angle with respect to the optical axis of the objective lens,
• the light source is arranged such that the following Equation (4) is satisfied and the first laser light is incident from an outer peripheral side of the first information recording medium relative to the optical axis of the objective lens, if CMD1 (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the first information recording medium per unit angle, CML1 (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the objective lens per unit angle at the time of recording or reproducing information on or from the first information recording medium, CMD2 (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the second information recording medium per unit angle, CML2 (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the objective lens per unit angle at the time of recording or reproducing information on or from the second information recording medium, δa (mm) is a distance between the third and first emission points of the third and first laser lights in the light source, δb (mm) is a distance between the third and second emission points of the third and second laser lights in the light source and fcl (mm) is the focal length of the collimator lens,
• the objective lens driver tilts the objective lens to locate the inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the first information recording medium lower than the outer peripheral end thereof when the objective lens focuses the first laser light on the information recording layer of the first information recording medium to thereby correct comma aberration generated in the radial direction of the first information recording medium,
• the light source is arranged such that the following Equations (5) and (6) are satisfied and the second laser light is incident form an inner peripheral side of the second information recording medium relative to the optical axis of the objective lens, and
• the objective lens driver tilts the objective lens to locate the inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the second information recording medium lower than the outer peripheral end thereof when the objective lens focuses the second laser light on the information recording layer of the second information recording medium to thereby correct comma aberration generated in the radial direction of the second information recording medium:
• 1.0≧(CMD1+CML1)×arctan(δa/fcl)/CML1>0 (4)
• (CMD2+CML2)×arctan(δb/fcl)/CML2≧−1.0 (5)
• (CMD2+CML2)×arctan(δb/fcl)≧10 (6).

An optical head manufacturing method, comprising the steps of:

• mounting a light source including a first emission point for emitting a first laser light having a first wavelength and a second emission point disposed away from the first emission point by a predetermined distance, and for emitting a second laser light having a second wavelength smaller than the first wavelength in such a manner as to correct coma aberration generated in a radial direction of a first information recording medium in the case of tilting an objective lens to locate an inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the first information recording medium lower than an outer peripheral end thereof;
• mounting a collimator lens for converting the first and second laser lights into substantially parallel lights;
• and
• mounting an objective lens driver for decreasing coma aberration generated by the incidence of the first laser light oblique to the optical axis of the objective lens by tilting the objective lens to locate the inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the first information recording medium lower than the outer peripheral end thereof when the objective lens focuses the first laser light on the information recording layer of the first information recording medium,
• wherein the light source is arranged such that an optical axis of the second laser light substantially coincides with that of the objective lens, and such that an optical axis of the first laser light has a predetermined angle with respect to the optical axis of the objective lens,
• the light source is arranged such that the following Equation (7) is satisfied and the first laser light is incident from an outer peripheral side of the first information recording medium relative to the optical axis of the objective lens, if CMD (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the first information recording medium per unit angle, CML (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the objective lens per unit angle, δ (mm) is a distance between the first and second emission points of the first and second laser lights and fcl (mm) is the focal length of the collimator lens, and
• the objective lens driver tilts the objective lens to locate the inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the first information recording medium lower than the outer peripheral end thereof when the objective lens focuses the first laser light on an information recording layer of the first information recording medium to thereby correct comma aberration generated in the radial direction of the first information recording medium:
• 1.0≧(CMD+CML)×arctan(δ/fcl)/CML>0 (7).

An optical head manufacturing method, comprising the steps of:

• mounting a light source including a first emission point for emitting a first laser light having a first wavelength and a second emission point disposed away from the first emission point by a predetermined distance, and for emitting a second laser light having a second wavelength smaller than the first wavelength in such a manner as to correct coma aberration generated in a radial direction of a first information recording medium in the case of tilting an objective lens to locate an inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the first information recording medium lower than an outer peripheral end thereof;
• mounting a collimator lens for converting the first and second laser lights into substantially parallel lights;
• and
• mounting an objective lens driver for decreasing coma aberration generated by the incidence of the first laser light oblique to the optical axis of the objective lens by tilting the objective lens to locate the inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the first information recording medium lower than the outer peripheral end thereof when the objective lens focuses the first laser light on the information recording layer of the first information recording medium,
• wherein the light source is arranged such that an optical axis of the second laser light substantially coincides with that of the objective lens, and such that an optical axis of the first laser light has a predetermined angle with respect to the optical axis of the objective lens,
• the light source is arranged such that the following Equations (8) and (9) are satisfied and the first laser light is incident from an inner peripheral side of the first information recording medium relative to the optical axis of the objective lens, if CMD (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the first information recording medium per unit angle, CML (mλ/°) is a third-order coma aberration amount generated by the tilt of the objective lens per unit angle, δ (mm) is a distance between the first and second emission points of the first and second laser lights in the light source, and fcl (mm) is the focal length of the collimator lens, and
• the objective lens driver tilts the objective lens to locate the inner peripheral end of the objective lens in the radial direction of the first information recording medium lower than the outer peripheral end thereof when the objective lens focuses the first laser light on an information recording layer of the first information recording medium to thereby correct comma aberration generated in the radial direction of the first information recording medium:
• (CMD+CML)×arctan(δ/fcl)/CML≧−1.0 (8)
• (CMD+CML)×arctan(δ/fcl)≧10 (9).