IP Library Granted Patent US 7,175,087
Granted Patent B2
US 7,175,087 · App. 11/013,550 · Granted Feb 13, 2007

Method of analyzing astigmatic difference and method of correcting the spot diameters for an optical device and spot analysis system

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Patent No.
US 7,175,087
App. No.
11/013,550
Granted
Feb 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of analyzing the astigmatic difference of an optical device for analyzing the astigmatism inherent to the optical device by utilizing a condensation performance analysis system while correcting the astigmatic difference inherent to the condensation performance analysis system for analyzing the condensation performance of the optical device to be analyzed. The method of analyzing an astigmatic difference has steps comprising: obtaining the astigmatic difference R(θ n ) at an angle θ n while rotating the data points obtained from the optical device about given basic axes; computing a vector coefficient R 0 in the same direction as the basic axes and another vector coefficient R 45 at 45 degree to the basic axes by utilizing the maximum angle θ max at the greatest value of the astigmatic difference R(θ n ) and the greatest astigmatic difference θ max ; computing an astigmatic difference R(θ) at an arbitrary angle θ derived from the vector coefficient R 0 and the vector coefficient R 45 by a fitting technique; correcting the vector coefficient R 0 and the vector coefficient R 45 by analyzing the condensation performance analysis system using a reference optical device with a known astigmatic difference; and computing the astigmatic difference of the optical device by utilizing the corrected vector coefficient R 0 and corrected vector coefficient R 45 .

Claims (19)

1. A method of analyzing an astigmatic difference of an optical device for analyzing an astigmatism inherent to said optical device by utilizing a condensation performance analysis system while correcting the astigmatic difference inherent to said condensation performance analysis system for analyzing the condensation performance of said optical device to be analyzed;

said method of analyzing astigmatic difference has steps comprising:

obtaining the astigmatic difference R (θ n ) at an angle θ n while rotating data points obtained from said optical device about given basic axes;

computing a vector coefficient (R 0 ) in a same direction as said basic axes and another vector coefficient (R 45 ) at 45 degrees to said basic axes utilizing a maximum angle θ max at the greatest value of said astigmatic difference R(θ n ) and the greatest astigmatic difference (θ max );

computing an astigmatic difference R(θ) at an arbitrary angle θ derived from said vector coefficient Rθ and said vector coefficient R 45 by a fitting technique;

correcting said vector coefficient R 0 and said vector coefficient R 45 by analyzing said condensation performance analysis system using a reference optical device that has a known astigmatic difference; and

computing the astigmatic difference of said optical device by utilizing a corrected vector coefficient R 0 and a corrected vector coefficient R 45 .

2. The method of correcting a spot diameter obtained by said optical pickup device based on the astigmatic difference, which is computed by said method of analyzing the astigmatic difference as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said optical device is an optical pickup device and said condensation performance analysis system is a spot analysis system which corrects a spot diameter.

3. A spot analysis system which corrects a spot diameter by said method for correcting a spot diameter as set forth in claim 2 .

4. A method for analyzing an astigmatic difference of an optical device for analyzing an astigmatism inherent to said optical device by utilizing a condensation performance analysis system while correcting the astigmatic difference inherent to said condensation performance analysis system for analyzing the condensation performance of said optical device to be analyzed;

said method of analyzing said astigmatic difference has steps comprising:

obtaining said astigmatic difference R (θ n ) at an angle θ while rotating data received from said optical device about given basic axes;

computing a vector coefficient (R 0 ) in a same direction as said basic axes and another vector coefficient (R 45 ) at 45 degrees to said basic axes utilizing a maximum angle θ max at the greatest value of said astigmatic difference R(θ n ) and the greatest astigmatic difference (θ max );

computing an astigmatic difference R(θ) at an arbitrary angle θ by derivation from said vector coefficient R 0 and said vector coefficient R 45 by using a fitting technique;

computing a correction coefficient α 0 and correction intercepts β 0 for said vector coefficient R 0 while computing a correction coefficient α 45 and correction intercepts β 45 for said vector coefficient R 45 by analyzing a reference optical device that has a known astigmatic difference with said condensation performance analysis system;

correcting said vector coefficient R 0 utilizing said correction coefficient α 0 and correction intercepts β 0 and correcting said vector coefficient R 45 utilizing said correction coefficient α 45 and said correction intercept β 45 ; and

computing the astigmatic difference of said optical device utilizing a corrected vector coefficient R 0 and a corrected vector coefficient R 45 .

5. The method of correcting a spot diameter obtained by said optical pickup device based on the astigmatic difference, which is computed by said method of analyzing the astigmatic difference as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said optical device is an optical pickup device and said condensation performance analysis system is a spot analysis system which corrects a spot diameter.

6. A spot analysis system which corrects a spot diameter by said method for correcting a spot diameter as set forth in claim 5 .

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2017
From: MFI TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: DIMENSIONAL DYNAMICS, LLC
Reel/Frame 041753/0932 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2015
From: VOXPATH NETWORKS, LLC
To: MFI TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 036820/0205 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2015
From: VOXPATH NETWORKS, LLC
To: MFI TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 036020/0027 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2010
From: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
To: VOXPATH RS LLC
Reel/Frame 023758/0563 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2006
From: SANKYO SEIKI MFG. CO., LTD.
To: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018541/0955 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2005
From: SAKAI, HIROSHI
To: SANKYO SEIKI MFG. CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015959/0404 →