IP Library Patent Application 10949329
Patent Application
App. No. 10/949,329

Recording and reproducing method, recording and reproducing device and semiconductor circuit

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10/949,329
Abstract

An optical disk information recording and reproducing device ( 100 ), which is used for recording and reproducing information on an optical disk ( 10 ), includes a system controller ( 19 ), a tracking control portion ( 15 ), a focus control portion ( 16 ) and an aberration correction portion ( 17 ). The system controller ( 19 ) adjusts a control parameter for recording and reproducing control of the optical disk ( 10 ) by using a tracking error signal TE that is detected from an region ( 30 ) having a wide track pitch on the optical disk ( 10 ). The tracking control portion ( 15 ), the focus control portion ( 16 ) and the aberration correction portion ( 17 ) record and reproduce information on the optical disk ( 10 ) by using the adjusted control parameter.

Claims (51)

1 . A recording and reproducing method for recording and reproducing information on an optical disk, comprising:

(a) adjusting a control parameter for recording and reproducing control of the optical disk by using a detected signal that is detected from an region having a predetermined track pitch on the optical disk; and

(b) recording and reproducing information on the optical disk by using the adjusted control parameter.

2 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein the detected signal is a tracking control signal that is used for tracking a light spot, which is for recording and reproducing information on the optical disk, in the region having the predetermined track pitch.

3 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein the tracking control signal is a tracking error signal that is a differential output of a photo detector portion for detecting reflected light of the light spot, and step (a) includes adjusting the control parameter so that a signal amplitude of the tracking error signal becomes the maximum value.

4 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein the recording and reproducing control includes a focus control for substantially stabilizing a light spot for recording and reproducing information on the optical disk and an aberration correction control for correcting an optical aberration of the light spot.

5 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 4 , wherein the aberration correction control is a control for correcting a spherical aberration.

6 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 4 , wherein step (a) includes finding optimal control positions for the focus control and the aberration correction control in the region having the predetermined track pitch.

7 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the predetermined track pitch is an region that is formed so that information cannot be recorded on the optical disk.

8 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the predetermined track pitch is a region that is formed at the inner part of the optical disk.

9 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein the track pitch of the optical disk is formed so as to enable tracking control in which a light spot generated by one light source can trace the course of a desired track in every region.

10 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical disk includes grooves having different track pitches in each region of the optical disk,

the region having the predetermined track pitch is an region having a wide track pitch among the regions having different track pitches, and

step (b) includes recording and reproducing information on the optical disk in a region having a narrow track pitch among the regions having different track pitches.

11 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the predetermined track pitch is an region having a track pitch which is twice or more the diameter of the light spot for recording and reproducing information on the optical disk.

12 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 11 , wherein the optical disk includes grooves having different track pitches in each region of the optical disk,

the region having the predetermined track pitch is an region having a wide track pitch among the regions having different track pitches, and

a region having a narrow track pitch among the regions having different track pitches is a region having a track pitch which is twice or less the diameter of the light spot.

13 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 1 , wherein a value of (TPW/λ)*NA is within the range of 3.69-4.95 when TPW represents the track pitch of the region having the predetermined track pitch, λ represents a wavelength of light that is irradiated onto the optical disk, and NA represents a numerical aperture of an objective lens for condensing light.

14 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 13 , wherein the optical disk includes grooves having different track pitches in each region of the optical disk,

the region having the predetermined track pitch is a region having a wide track pitch among the regions having different track pitches, and

a value of (TPS/λ)*NA is within the range of 0.61-0.73 when TPS represents a track pitch of a region having a narrow track pitch among the regions having different track pitches.

15 . A recording and reproducing device for recording and reproducing information on an optical disk, comprising:

a parameter adjustment portion for adjusting a control parameter for recording and reproducing control of the optical disk by using a detected signal that is detected from a region having a predetermined track pitch on the optical disk; and

a recording and reproducing execution portion for recording and reproducing information on the optical disk by using the adjusted control parameter.

16 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein the detected signal is a tracking control signal that is used for tracking a light spot, which is for recording and reproducing information on the optical disk, in the region having the predetermined track pitch.

17 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein the tracking control signal is a tracking error signal that is a differential output of a light reception portion for receiving reflected light of the light spot, and the parameter adjustment portion adjusts the control parameter so that a signal amplitude of the tracking error signal becomes the maximum value.

18 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein the recording and reproducing control includes a focus control for substantially stabilizing a light spot for recording and reproducing information on the optical disk and an aberration correction control for correcting an optical aberration of the light spot.

19 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 18 , wherein the aberration correction control is a control for correcting a spherical aberration.

20 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 18 , wherein the parameter adjustment portion finds optimal control positions for the focus control and the aberration correction control in the region having the predetermined track pitch.

21 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein the region having the predetermined track pitch is a region that is formed so that information cannot be recorded on the optical disk.

22 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein the region having the predetermined track pitch is a region that is formed at the inner part of the optical disk.

23 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein the track pitch of the optical disk is formed so as to enable tracking control in which a light spot generated by one light source can trace the course of a desired track in every region.

24 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein the optical disk includes grooves having different track pitches in each region of the optical disk,

the region having the predetermined track pitch is a region having a wide track pitch among the regions having different track pitches, and

the recording and reproducing execution portion records and reproduces information on the optical disk in a region having a narrow track pitch among the regions having different track pitches.

25 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein the region having the predetermined track pitch is a region having a track pitch which is twice or more the diameter of the light spot for recording and reproducing information on the optical disk.

26 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 25 , wherein the optical disk includes grooves having different track pitches in each region of the optical disk,

the region having the predetermined track pitch is a region having a wide track pitch among the regions having different track pitches, and

a region having a narrow track pitch among the regions having different track pitches is a region having a track pitch which is twice or less the diameter of the light spot.

27 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 15 , wherein a value of (TPW/λ)*NA is within the range of 3.69-4.95 when TPW represents the track pitch of the region having the predetermined track pitch, λ represents a wavelength of light that is irradiated onto the optical disk, and NA represents a numerical aperture of an objective lens for condensing light.

28 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 27 , wherein the optical disk includes grooves having different track pitches in each region of the optical disk,

the region having the predetermined track pitch is a region having a wide track pitch among the regions having different track pitches, and

a value of (TPS/λ)*NA is within the range of 0.61-0.73 when TPS represents a track pitch of a region having a narrow track pitch among the regions having different track pitches.

29 . A semiconductor circuit for adjusting a control parameter for recording and reproducing control of the optical disk, comprising:

a detected signal obtaining portion for obtaining a detected signal that is detected from an region having a predetermined track pitch on the optical disk; and

a parameter adjustment portion for adjusting a control parameter of the recording and reproducing control by using the obtained detected signal.

30 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 2 , wherein the tracking control signal is a tracking error signal that is a differential output of a photo detector portion for detecting reflected light of the light spot, and step (a) includes adjusting the control parameter so that a signal amplitude of the tracking error signal becomes the maximum value.

31 . The recording and reproducing method according to claim 5 , wherein step (a) includes finding optimal control positions for the focus control and the aberration correction control in the region having the predetermined track pitch.

32 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 16 , wherein the tracking control signal is a tracking error signal that is a differential output of a light reception portion for receiving reflected light of the light spot, and the parameter adjustment portion adjusts the control parameter so that a signal amplitude of the tracking error signal becomes the maximum value.

33 . The recording and reproducing device according to claim 19 , wherein the parameter adjustment portion finds optimal control positions for the focus control and the aberration correction control in the region having the predetermined track pitch.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0653 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2004
From: SHIHARA, TETSUYA; ISHIBASHI, HIROMICHI; OKADA, YUU
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015835/0402 →