JP4162886B2 - Optical disc recording method, optical disc recording apparatus and optical disc reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  This invention,lightOptical disc recording method and optical disc recording apparatus using disc recording medium,Optical disk playback deviceAnd optical disc recording mediumIn particular, an optical disc recording method and an optical disc recording apparatus for continuously recording and reproducing information at an ultra-high density using holography,Optical disc playbackApparatus and optical disc recording mediumAbout.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a holographic recording method for recording information on an optical disk recording medium with a hologram at an extremely high density. In this holographic recording method, an interference fringe pattern is generated by superimposing information light carrying image information and a recording reference light inside an optical disc recording medium, and this interference fringe pattern is recorded in the optical disc recording medium. The image information is written by. When information is reproduced from the recorded interference fringe pattern, the interference fringe pattern recorded in the optical disc recording medium is irradiated with reproduction reference light similar to that at the time of writing to cause diffraction by the interference fringe pattern. To play back image information.
[0003]
  In recent years, attention has been focused on the development of volume holography in which the recording density is further increased by writing the interference fringe pattern three-dimensionally using the thickness direction of the recording layer of the optical disk recording medium. By using this volume holography recording method and further performing multiplex recording, the information recording capacity can be dramatically increased.
[0004]
  An apparatus and a method for recording and reproducing information on an optical disk recording medium by such volume holography are disclosed in International Publication No. WO99 / 44195. In order to understand the present invention, the configuration of a recording / reproducing apparatus using volume holography described in the publication will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 19, in the optical disk recording medium 101, a hologram recording layer 101c is provided between circular transparent substrates 101a and 101b, and a reflective film 101d is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 101b opposite to the recording layer 101c. These are bonded to the substrate 101e to form the reflective film 101dA plurality of address servo areas are arranged at predetermined angular intervals in the radial direction of the optical disk recording medium 101, and information recording areas are provided between the address servo areas arranged in the circumferential direction. In the address servo area, information for performing focus servo control and tracking servo control and address information for the information recording area are recorded in advance by embossed pits. As information for performing the tracking servo control, for example, a wobble pit can be used.
[0005]
  As a specific configuration of the optical disk recording medium, the transparent substrates 101a and 101b have an appropriate thickness of, for example, 0.6 mm or less, and the hologram recording layer 101c has an appropriate thickness of, for example, 10 μm or more. The hologram recording layer 101c is formed of a hologram recording material whose optical characteristics such as refractive index, dielectric constant, and reflectance change according to the intensity of the laser light when irradiated with the laser light for a predetermined time. Photopolymers HRF-600 (product name) manufactured by (Dupont) is used.
[0006]
  As an example of recording on a hologram recording layer by volume holography, as shown in the figure, information light 111 carrying information to be recorded and reference light 112 for recording include hologram recording layer 10.1cIn the transparent substrate 10 so as to generate interference fringes in the thickness direction.1aThe information light 111 and the recording reference light 112 are simultaneously irradiated for a predetermined time from the side, and the hologram recording layer 101cInformation is recorded as a three-dimensional hologram by fixing the interference fringe pattern three-dimensionally.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  By the way, in order to realize high-density recording using a general recording apparatus that optically records information on a disk-shaped optical disc recording medium, the track pitch of the information recording area of the optical disc recording medium is reduced. Although the density can be increased, in the case of hologram recording, the area of the hologram interference region (hologram recording spot) in the hologram recording layer (for example, φ500 μm) is larger than the track pitch (for example, 0.8 μm). In order to increase the density, it is necessary to perform multiplex recording as described above. Normally, as shown in FIG. 19, the hologram recording spot is recorded on the optical disc recording medium 101 while being shifted little by little in the horizontal direction so as to partially overlap the adjacent spot. In such multiplex recording, if the diameter of the hologram recording spots is D and the pitch between the hologram recording spots is P, the multiplex number m is m = D / P.
[0008]
  However, in the above-described multiplex recording, since the diffraction efficiency (reproduction light intensity) decreases in proportion to the square of the number m of holograms, it is optimal in advance considering the improvement of the recording density and securing the reproduction light intensity. It is necessary to determine a multiplex number and determine the pitch of the hologram recording spot on the recording layer based thereon. Even in this case, the determined pitch (P) of the hologram recording spot is larger than the track pitch of the information recording area of the optical disk recording medium (for example, 20 μm). For this reason, the hologram is recorded on the hologram recording layer with the pitch P of the hologram recording spot determined as it is.101cWhen continuous writing is performed, burst-like recording is performed in which recording can be performed on a certain track but cannot be performed on another track. It is difficult to continuously reproduce the hologram on which burst recording is performed in this way.
[0009]
  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an optical disc recording method, an optical disc recording apparatus, and an optical disc reproduction apparatus capable of continuously recording and reproducing holograms at an ultra-high density. To do.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The recording method of the optical disk recording medium according to the present invention includes the information light emitted from the optical head and the recording layer on the hologram recording layer of the optical disk recording medium in which tracks extending in the circumferential direction are provided at predetermined intervals in the radial direction. A method for recording an optical disk recording medium in which an interference pattern due to interference with reference light is recorded as a hologram, the hologram recordingIn layersHologram recording spot to be recorded;One of the hologram recording spots recorded most adjacent to the hologram recording spot is not on the same track but on an adjacent track so that a part of each other overlaps.Recorded at different positions in the circumferential directionIt is characterized by that. Also,A hologram is recorded on the hologram recording layer so that the pitch P between adjacent hologram recording spots is P = D / m, where D is the diameter of the hologram and m is the number of multiplexed hologram recording spots set in advance.It is preferable to do.
[0011]
  According to the recording method of the optical disk recording medium of the present invention, hologram recordinglayerWhen recording a hologram on a hologram,layerSince a hologram recording spot recorded on one track and a hologram recording spot recorded on an adjacent track are recorded at different positions in the circumferential direction, at least one hologram recording is recorded on each track. Spots are formed, and the hologram recording and reproduction operations are not bursty and are continuous processing. In addition, according to the recording method of the present invention, when the diameter of the hologram recording spot is D and the number of multiplexed hologram recording spots is m, the pitch P between adjacent hologram recording spots is P = D / m. To record. For this reason, hologram recording of optical disk recording medialayerThe hologram can be efficiently recorded at a high density and the hologram recording capacity can be increased.
[0012]
  As the above recording method, hologram recordinglayerThe interval between the hologram recording spot recorded on one track and the hologram recording spot recorded on the adjacent track is approximately P, and the hologram recording spot recorded on one track Hologram recording so that the circumferential positions of hologram recording spots recorded on tracks separated by m tracks are equal.layerIt is conceivable to record a hologram. By recording in this way, it is possible to simplify processing while realizing high-density recording.
[0013]
  In addition, as the recording method, hologram recordinglayerA distance between a hologram recording spot recorded on one track of the recording medium and a hologram recording spot recorded on a track adjacent thereto is approximately P, and a hologram recording spot recorded on one track; m Hologram recording so that the position in the circumferential direction of the hologram recording spot recorded on the track separated from the track is shifted by P / 2.layerAlternatively, a hologram may be recorded. By recording in this way, higher density recording can be realized.
[0014]
  In such a recording method, the optical disk recording medium is divided into a plurality of zones in the radial direction, and one hologram recording is performed in the outer peripheral zone.layerThe number of holograms recorded in the circumferential direction is one hologram recording in the inner circumferential zonelayerHologram recording so that there are more holograms recorded in the circumferential directionlayerIt is preferable to record a hologram. Thereby, the recording density can be increased.
[0015]
Further, in the above recording method, the optical disk recording medium has a layer in which the servo area is formed and a hologram recording layer on the layer on which the servo area is formed, and the servo area has a pit for generating a clock. And a signal for determining recording timing for each track may be generated with reference to a pit for clock generation.
[0016]
  Furthermore, in the above recording method, it is preferable that the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light is made to follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium for a predetermined time.While making the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium,It is preferable to perform a tracking servo that detects a positional deviation between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium and aligns the irradiation position with the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium.
[0017]
  Another optical disk recording method of the present invention is an optical disk recording method for recording, as a hologram, an interference pattern due to interference between information light emitted from an optical head and recording reference light on a hologram recording layer of a rotating optical disk recording medium. The irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light is caused to follow the rotational movement of the optical disk recording medium for a predetermined time,While making the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium,It is characterized in that a tracking servo is performed to detect a positional deviation between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium and to align the irradiation position with the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium.
[0018]
In these recording methods, it is preferable that the optical head irradiates a laser beam having a wavelength different from the wavelengths of the information light and the recording reference light in order to detect a positional shift.
[0019]
  The optical disk recording apparatus according to the present invention has a layer in which a servo region having clock generation pits at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction is formed, and a hologram recording layer on the layer on which the servo region is formed, An optical disc in which tracks extending in the circumferential direction are provided at predetermined intervals in the radial direction, and an interference pattern due to interference between information light emitted from the optical head and recording reference light is recorded as a hologram on the hologram recording layer An optical disk recording apparatus for recording a hologram on a recording medium, comprising: a clock generating means for generating a clock by reading information in a servo area of the optical disk recording medium with an optical head; and a clock generated by the clock generating means as a reference As a recording timing generation means for generating a recording timing signal for determining the recording timing for each track, Recording timing generating means,A recording timing signal is generated by shifting the recording timing of holograms in adjacent tracks, and the most adjacent hologram recording spots overlap each other on adjacent tracks rather than on the same track of the hologram recording layer. As described above, recording is performed at different positions in the circumferential direction. Also,The pitch P between adjacent hologram recording spots is P = D / m, where D is the diameter of the hologram recording spot and m is the preset number of hologram recording spots. To determine the recording timingIs preferred.
[0020]
  Furthermore, the optical disc recording apparatus preferably includes a follow-up control circuit that controls the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light so as to follow the movement of the optical disc recording medium for a predetermined time.While making the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium,It is further preferable to provide a tracking servo circuit that detects a positional deviation between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium and performs tracking servo.
[0021]
Furthermore, in the optical disk recording apparatus, it is preferable that the optical head emits a laser beam having a wavelength different from the wavelengths of the information light and the recording reference light in order to read the clock generation pits in the servo area.
[0022]
  The optical disk recording apparatus according to the present invention is an optical disk recording apparatus for recording an interference pattern as a hologram by interference between information light emitted from an optical head and recording reference light on a hologram recording layer of a rotating optical disk recording medium. A tracking control circuit for controlling the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light to follow the rotational movement of the optical disk recording medium for a predetermined time;While making the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium,A tracking servo circuit that detects a positional deviation between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium and performs tracking servo is provided.
[0023]
Further, in the optical disk recording apparatus, it is preferable that the optical head emits a laser beam having a wavelength different from the wavelengths of the information light and the recording reference light in order to detect a positional shift.
[0024]
  In the optical disk reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, a layer in which servo areas having clock generation pits are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction and a servo area are formed by a reproduction reference beam emitted from an optical head. A hologram recording layer is provided on the upper layer, tracks extending in the circumferential direction are provided at predetermined intervals in the radial direction, and the hologram recording layer has an interference pattern due to interference between information light and recording reference light. An optical disk reproducing apparatus for reproducing information from an optical disk recording medium recorded as a hologram, wherein a clock generation means for generating a clock by reading a clock generation pit in a servo area of the optical disk recording medium with an optical head, and the clock generation A reproduction timing signal for determining a reproduction timing for each track on the basis of the clock generated by the means. And a timing generation unit, the reproduction timing generation unit,A reproduction timing signal in which the reproduction timing of the hologram is shifted in an adjacent track is generated, and the adjacent ones recorded at different positions in the circumferential direction so as to overlap each other on the adjacent tracks of the hologram recording layer. The hologram recording spot to be reproduced is reproduced. Also,Hologram recording from the hologram recording layer so that the pitch P between adjacent hologram recording spots is P = D / m, where D is the diameter of the hologram recording spot and m is the preset number of hologram recording spots. It determines the playback timing of the spotIs preferable.
[0025]
  Furthermore, the optical disc reproducing apparatus preferably includes a follow-up control circuit that controls the irradiation position of the reproduction reference light so as to follow the movement of the optical disc recording medium for a predetermined time.While making the irradiation position of the reproduction reference beam follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium,It is further preferable to provide a tracking servo circuit that detects a positional deviation between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium and performs tracking servo.
[0026]
Furthermore, in the above optical disk reproducing apparatus, it is preferable that the optical head irradiates a laser beam having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the reproduction reference light in order to read a clock generation pit in the servo area.
[0027]
  Further, another optical disk reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a hologram recording layer in which an interference pattern due to interference between information light of a rotating optical disk recording medium and recording reference light is recorded by reproduction reference light emitted from an optical head. A follow-up control circuit for controlling the irradiation position of the reproduction reference light so as to follow the rotational movement of the optical disc recording medium for a predetermined time;While making the irradiation position of the reproduction reference beam follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium,A tracking servo circuit that detects a positional deviation between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium and performs tracking servo is provided.
[0028]
Further, in the above optical disk reproducing apparatus, it is preferable that the optical head irradiates a laser beam having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the reproduction reference light in order to detect a positional shift.
[0029]
Further, the optical disc recording medium of the present invention has a layer in which a servo area having clock generation pits is formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and a hologram recording layer on the layer on which the servo area is formed. An optical disk recording medium in which an interference pattern due to interference between information light emitted from an optical head and recording reference light is recorded on the hologram recording layer as a hologram, and a pit for clock generation in a servo area is recorded on an optical disk The moving direction of the optical head with respect to the medium is provided so as to be identifiable.
[0030]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an optical disk recording medium used in an optical disk recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2A and 2B are partially enlarged views of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a disk-shaped optical disk recording medium 1 includes a plurality of frames 2 (frames # 00 to # 97 in this example) divided in the circumferential direction, and each of these frames 2 is further circumferentially divided. It is composed of a plurality of segments 3 (segments # 00 to # 13 in this example) divided in the direction. Each segment 3 includes a servo area 6 and a hologram recording area 7 except for a part between adjacent servo areas 6, and a part between adjacent servo areas 6 (in this example, the servo of segment # 00). Between the area 6 and the servo area 6 of the segment # 01, an address area 8 in which address information indicating an access position is recorded is formed.
[0031]
  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, each servo area 6 has servo clock pits SCK1, 2, and 3 serving as a reference for various operation timings in the optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus, and a focus servo by a sampled servo system, for example. In addition, servo pits A, B, and C for performing tracking servo are recorded in advance by embossed pits or the like. The address area 8 includes a preamble 8a, a synchronization mark 8b, an address part 8c, an end address mark 8d, a post synchronization mark 8e, and a post amble 8f.
[0032]
  In the address part 8c, address information for identifying the hologram recording area 7 is recorded every other track. When recording the hologram, the information recorded in the address area 8 is used, The irradiation positions of the information light from the optical head, the recording reference light, and the reproduction reference light are aligned with respect to the information recording position of each hologram recording area 7. The optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus performs focusing and tracking using the servo clock pits SCK1 to SCK3 and servo pits A, B, and C recorded in the servo area 6, and addresses information recorded in the address area 8. And the irradiation positions of the information light, the recording reference light, and the reproduction reference light in each hologram recording area 7 are matched. The hologram recording area 7 is a mirror area that has not been physically formatted with emboss bits.
[0033]
  FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the optical disk recording medium 1. In the optical disk recording medium 1, a hologram recording layer 1c is provided between circular transparent substrates 1a and 1b, and a reflective film 1d is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 1b opposite to the recording layer 1c. Constructed by bonding In the reflective film 1d, the embossed pits in the servo area 6 and the address area 8 are preformatted as a physical format in the segment # 00, and only the embossed pits in the servo area 6 are preformatted as the physical format in the segments # 01 to # 13. Has been. In this way, by using only one of the 14 segments for the physical format of the address information, the area of the mirror area that can be used for hologram recording can be secured as much as possible. In the hologram recording area 7, the hologram recording spot HSP having a diameter D is recorded while being shifted by a pitch P in the horizontal direction so as to partially overlap the adjacent spot HSP, thereby realizing multiplex recording.
[0034]
  As a specific configuration of the optical disk recording medium, the thicknesses t1 and t3 of the transparent substrates 1a and 1b are set to, for example, 0.6 mm or less, and the thickness t2 of the hologram recording layer 1c is set to, for example, 10 μm or more. The hologram recording layer 1c is formed of a hologram recording material whose optical characteristics such as a refractive index, a dielectric constant, and a reflectance change according to the intensity of the laser light when irradiated with laser light for a predetermined time. Photopolymers HRF-600 (product name) manufactured by (Dupont) is used.
[0035]
  Next, the physical format of the servo area 6 and the address area 8 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the servo clock pits are formed at both ends of the servo pit A, B, C forming region, and the servo clock pit SCK1 formed at one end is 1 in the track direction. Two servo clock pits SCK2 and SCK3 formed at the other end are continuously formed in the track direction. This is because the number of servo clock pits SCK1, SCK2, and SCK3 is made different so as to determine the directionality in order to enable bidirectional reading in the track direction. By forming the servo clock pits SCK1, SCK2, and SCK3 in this way, the servo clock information due to the difference in the reading direction is different, so that the reading direction can be identified. This is a function necessary for executing tracking servo processing described later.
[0036]
  In the optical disk recording medium 1 of this embodiment, a track is formed between these embossed pits. The arrangement pitch in the radial direction of the servo clock pits SCK1 to SCK3 is equal to the track pitch (for example, 0.8 μm), which is set to have a spatial frequency (λ / 2NA) of MTF = 0 shown in FIG. . As a result, the servo clock pit appears optically as a single groove in the radial direction, and can be detected regardless of the position of the light beam at the start of tracking. This also applies to the preamble 8a, the synchronization mark 8b, the end address mark 8d, the post synchronization mark 8e, and the post amble 8f in the address area 8.
[0037]
  Servo pits A, B, and C realize sampled servo. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the sampled servo is performed by the servo pit A 'formed at the on-track position and the servo pits B' and C 'arranged at the left and right in the track traveling direction, A ', B', and C 'must be formed with a 1/2 track pitch (TP), which increases the manufacturing cost. On the other hand, the method of this embodiment is as shown in FIG. In addition, since all the pits are formed between the tracks and the on-track position is detected by two adjacent pit pairs, the pit formation accuracy is the track pitch (TP), Accordingly, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
[0038]
  In FIG. 5A, when the light beam spot SP is on-track on the A track (A-Tr), the light beam spot SP first detects two pits A, and then detects the pits B and C. As shown in FIG. 2B, the first detection signal RFA is the maximum, and the second and third detection signals RFB and RFC are substantially equal in amplitude with smaller amplitude than RFA. Become. Therefore, in this case, the tracking error signal TE can be obtained by subtracting the peak values of the detection signals RFB and RFC having a small amplitude as sample hold.
[0039]
  Next, the address part 8c will be described. Address information is recorded every other track in the address part 8c. FIG. 7 shows the positional relationship between each track and each frame and the address information. As shown in this figure, address information is recorded in odd frames for odd tracks (exactly outside odd tracks) and recorded in even frames for even tracks (exactly outside even tracks). The The address information includes, for example, 2-byte track number information and 1-byte frame number information. During access to odd tracks, track information and frame information are referred from the address area 8 of odd frames, but only frame information is referenced from the address information 8 of even frames, and track information is not referred to. Similarly, while accessing even-numbered tracks, track information and frame information are referenced from the address area 8 of even-numbered frames, but only frame information is referenced from the address information 8 of odd-numbered frames, and track information is not referenced. By performing such address reference, even if the track density reaches the spatial frequency of MTF = 0, the spatial frequency in the radial direction can be reduced, and the address reference can be performed without any trouble.
[0040]
  Next, a hologram recording format (logical format) for the hologram recording area 7 will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a hologram recording format. It should be noted that the circle shown in the figure indicates the central portion of the recording position of the hologram recording spot for convenience of explanation, and does not represent the hologram recording spot. As shown in FIG. 3, the hologram recording spot HSPdiameterD is very large compared to the track pitch TP (0.8 μm in this example). Now, the hologram recording spot HSPdiameterWhen D is 500 μm and the multiplexing number m is 25, the recording pitch P of the hologram recording spot HSP is D / m = 20 μm. Accordingly, when hologram recording spots HSP are continuously formed on one track at a pitch of 20 μm, the next recordable track is a track 25 tracks ahead. In this case, continuous recording / reproduction becomes impossible.
[0041]
  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the hologram recording spot HSP is formed on one track, the hologram recording spot HSP is recorded at a position shifted in the track direction by a pitch P (= 20 μm) on the next track. This is sequentially repeated, and a hologram recording spot HSP is formed at the same radial position as the first track at the track ahead of m (= 25) tracks. Thereby, since each track always records or reproduces at least one hologram recording spot, continuous processing becomes possible.
[0042]
  FIG. 9 shows a recording pulse for giving a recording timing. With the servo clock CK reproduced from the servo clock pit SCK1 in the servo area 6 as a reference, the writing timing is shifted in each of the tracks # 00, # 01,. This deviation amount corresponds to the pitch P.
[0043]
  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the hologram recording format. In this embodiment, the hologram recording spot rows adjacent in the radial direction are shifted by about P / 2. By arranging in this way, it is possible to arrange the hologram recording spots at a higher density.
[0044]
  As shown in FIG. 11, the optical disc recording medium 1 has a plurality of zones ZA, ZB, ZC formed in the radial direction, for example, and the number of hologram recording spots HSP recorded in each zone ZA, ZB, ZC You may make it change like n1, n2, n3 (however, n1 <n2 <n3) so that it may increase as an outer periphery. By performing such an arrangement, the recording density is further improved.
[0045]
  FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus 10 controls a spindle 41 to which the optical disc recording medium 1 is attached, a spindle motor 42 for rotating the spindle 41, and the spindle motor 42 so as to keep the rotational speed of the optical disc recording medium 1 at a predetermined value. A spindle servo circuit 43. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus 10 records information on the optical disc recording medium 1 and recording reference light to record a hologram in the hologram recording area 7 and also records the hologram on the optical disc recording medium 1 on which the hologram is recorded. An optical head 40 for reproducing the original information from the hologram recorded in the hologram recording area 7 of the optical disk recording medium 1 by irradiating the reproduction reference light to the reproduction light and detecting the reproduction light. And a driving device 44 that drives the optical disk recording medium 1 in the radial direction.
[0046]
  The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus 10 includes a detection circuit 45 for detecting a focus error signal FE, a tracking error signal TE, a tracking error signal CE, and a reproduction signal RF from the output signal of the optical head 40, and the detection circuit. While the optical head 40 passes through the servo area 6 based on the focus error signal FE detected by 45 and the command from the controller 50, the optical head body described later is moved in the direction perpendicular to the plate surface of the optical disc recording medium 1. And a focus servo circuit 46 for performing focus servo control. Further, while the optical head 40 passes through the servo area 6 based on the tracking error signal TE detected by the detection circuit 45 and the command from the controller 50, the optical head body is moved in the radial direction of the optical disc recording medium 1 for tracking. A tracking servo circuit 47 that performs servo control, a tracking error signal CE detected by the detection circuit 45, and a command from the controller 50, while the optical head 40 passes through the hologram recording area 7, the optical head main body is moved to the optical disk recording medium. A tracking servo circuit 55 that performs tracking servo control so that the information recording position of the hologram recording area 7 is moved in the direction of movement 1 and the irradiation positions of the information light and the recording reference light follow without shifting for a predetermined time. Yes. Further, the controller 50 controls the driving device 44 based on the tracking error signal TE and the command from the controller 50 to perform the slide servo control for moving the optical head 40 in the radial direction of the optical disc recording medium 1. And a follow-up control circuit 54 that causes the optical head 40 to follow a desired information recording position while the optical head 40 passes through the servo area 6 based on the above command.
[0047]
  The optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus 10 decodes output data of a later-described CCD array in the optical head 40 to reproduce the hologram recorded at each information recording position in the hologram recording area 7 of the optical disk recording medium 1, The signal processing circuit 49 that reproduces the basic clock by the reproduction signal RF from the detection circuit 45 and supplies the clock signal to the controller 50, or discriminates the address information in the address area 8, and the entire optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus 10 A controller 50 for controlling the operation of the controller 50 and an operation unit 51 for giving various instructions to the controller 50.
[0048]
  Further, the optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus 10 detects the relative inclination between the optical disc recording medium 1 and the optical head body based on the output signal of the signal processing circuit 49, and the output of the inclination detection circuit 52. Inclination correction that corrects the relative inclination between the optical disk recording medium 1 and the optical head body by changing the position of the optical head body in the direction in which the inclination of the optical head body with respect to the plate surface of the optical disk recording medium 1 changes based on the signal. Circuit 53.
[0049]
  Of the signal processing circuit 49, a portion related to the tracking error detection circuit is configured as shown in FIG. 13, for example. The differential amplifier 61a calculates the difference between the values RFA, RFB, and RFC obtained by sampling / holding the peak values at the time points A, B, and C of the RF signal from the detection circuit 45 with the servo clock CK as a reference. , 61b, 61c. The outputs TPA, TPB, and TPC of the differential amplifiers 61a, 61b, and 61c are selected by the multiplexer 62, and a tracking error signal TE is output. The polarities of the outputs of the differential amplifiers 61a, 61b, and 61c are detected by the comparators 63a, 63b, and 63c, respectively. Based on the outputs PA, PB, and PC of the comparators 63a, 63b, and 63c, the logic operation circuit 64 is a multiplexer. 62 is switched and controlled. As a result, the difference between the two small peak values shown in FIG. 6B is output as the tracking error signal TE. The dynamic ranges of these tracking error signals TRA, TRB, and TRC are due to diffraction at the two servo pits 65 as shown in FIG. 2A, and can be set to a larger value than that of a conventional optical disc. In other words, the tracking error signal TE having a good S / N ratio (signal to noise ratio) can be obtained.
[0050]
  In the optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus 10, during recording of a hologram, while the optical head 40 passes through the servo area 6, the optical head main body is moved in a direction substantially along the track, thereby moving the hologram recording area 7 for a predetermined time. Is provided with a follow-up control circuit 54 for controlling the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light so that the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light follows the one information recording position. In order to perform tracking servo control so that the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light tracks the information recording position more precisely and accurately, each information recording position of the hologram recording region 7 and the information light and Servo clock pits SCK1 to SCK3 are used to track the position deviation in the moving direction of the optical disk recording medium 1 from the recording reference light irradiation position. Irradiation with the beam is detected as a tracking error signal CE, and tracking servo is performed by moving the optical head body in the moving direction of the optical disk recording medium 1 even within the hologram recording area 7 based on the tracking error signal CE. A tracking servo circuit 55 is provided.
[0051]
  The controller 50 receives the servo clock CK and address information output from the signal processing circuit 49, and also the optical head 40, spindle servo circuit 43, slide servo circuit 48, focus servo circuit 46, tracking servo circuit 47, tracking servo circuit. 55, the follow-up control circuit 54, and the like are controlled. A basic clock output from the signal processing circuit 49 is input to the spindle servo circuit 43. The controller 50 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the CPU executes a program stored in the ROM using the RAM as a work area. Thus, the function of the controller 50 is realized.
[0052]
  Next, an example of the optical system 11 of the optical head 40 of the optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Hologram recording on the optical disc recording medium 1 is performed by focusing a divergent laser beam emitted from a laser source 25 by a lens 24 to form a laser beam, and dividing the laser beam into two laser beams using a half mirror 30a. One is used as information light modulated by recording information, and the other is used as recording reference light for forming an interference pattern. That is, in recording the hologram, the information light and the recording reference light are recorded on the optical disc recording medium 1 so that a three-dimensional interference fringe pattern is formed in the hologram recording layer 1c by the interference between the information light and the recording reference light. This is performed by irradiating the hologram recording layer 1c for a predetermined time. In order to irradiate one of the information recording positions of the hologram recording layer 1c of the optical disc recording medium 1 with the information light and the recording reference light for a predetermined time, the optical disc 40 is moved and the irradiation position is moved by the optical head 40. Are synchronized for a predetermined time.
[0053]
  That is, it is necessary to move in synchronism precisely with the time required for exposure. Therefore, in this embodiment, the servo clock pits SCK1 to SCK1 to 3 are provided in the servo area 6, and the servo clock pits SCK1 to SCK1 to 3 are irradiated with a tracking laser beam having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the laser beam for hologram recording. Detects a positional shift between the information recording position and the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light, and determines the information recording position of the hologram recording area 7 and the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light when recording the hologram. Tracking servo control is performed to accurately align and move for a predetermined time. The recorded hologram is reproduced by irradiating the hologram recording layer 1c with a reproduction reference beam instead of the recording reference beam for forming the interference pattern.
[0054]
  Further, an example of the optical system shown in FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the principle of the optical part of the optical head used in the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment, and the recording / reproducing optical system in this example, that is, the optical head 11. Are an objective lens 12 facing the optical disc recording medium 1, an actuator 13 for moving the objective lens 12 in the thickness direction and the radial direction of the optical disc recording medium 1, and an objective lens 12 on the light source side of the objective lens 12. The two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 and the prism block 15 are arranged in order from the optical axis, and the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 includes an optical rotatory plate 14L disposed on the left side portion of the optical axis, and an optical rotatory plate 14R disposed on the right side portion of the optical axis. It consists of The optical rotator 14L rotates the polarization direction of the laser beam by + 45 °, and the optical rotator 14R rotates the polarization direction of the laser beam by −45 °. The prism block 15 includes a half mirror 15a and a total reflection mirror 15b in this order from the two-divided optical rotation plate 14 side. Both the half mirror 15a and the total reflection mirror 15b are arranged so that the normal direction thereof is inclined by 45 ° in the same direction with respect to the optical axis of the objective lens 12.
[0055]
  Further, another prism block 19 is arranged in parallel to the side of the prism block 15, and the total reflection mirror 19 a of the prism block 19 is arranged in parallel to face the half mirror 15 a of the prism block 15. Similarly, the half mirror 19b of the prism block 19 is disposed in parallel to face the total reflection mirror 15b of the prism block 15. On the side of the prism block 19, a prism block 23 having a half mirror 23a and a prism block 30 having a half mirror 30a are further arranged.
[0056]
  A convex lens 16 and a phase spatial light modulator 17 are disposed between the half mirror 15a of the prism block 15 and the total reflection mirror 19a of the prism block 19, and the total reflection mirror 15b of the prism block 15 and the half mirror of the prism block 19 are arranged. Spatial light modulator 18 is arranged between 19b. The phase spatial light modulator 17 has a large number of minute sections arranged in a lattice shape, and can change the phase of the laser beam passing through each minute section and spatially modulate the phase of the passing laser beam. The reference light is generated at the time of hologram formation or hologram reading, and can be easily realized by using a liquid crystal element.
[0057]
  On the other hand, the spatial light modulator 18 functions as information light generating means, and its structure is composed of a large number of micro-sections arranged in a lattice like the light modulator 17, and the laser beam passes through each micro-section. By selecting the state and the cutoff state according to information to be recorded, it is possible to spatially modulate the intensity of the laser beam and generate information light carrying information. Similarly to the phase spatial light modulator 17, a liquid crystal element can be adopted for the spatial light modulator 18.
[0058]
  The light source of the optical head 11 is a collimator that converges the coherent divergent laser light from the laser light source 25 for hologram recording and reproduction, the laser light source 33 for tracking servo, and the laser light sources 25 and 33 into a parallel light beam to form a laser beam. Half mirrors 23 a and 30 a provided with lenses 24 and 32, respectively, and provided in the prism blocks 23 and 30, respectively, are inclined at 45 ° with respect to the optical axes of the collimator lenses 24 and 32. Part of the projection light from the laser light sources 25 and 33 that passes through the half mirrors 23a and 30a is directed to the photodetectors 26 and 31, and the outputs of the photodetectors 26 and 31 automatically adjust the light output from the light sources 25 and 33. .
[0059]
  The return beam from the optical disk recording medium 1 is reflected by the half mirror 23a, passes through the convex lens 27 and the cylindrical lens 28 provided on the side opposite to the photodetector 26, and reaches the quadrant photodetector 29, and the optical head 40 is address servoed. While passing through the region 6, a focus error signal FE and a tracking error signal TE are detected and a reproduction signal RF is derived. The detected focus error signal FE is used for focus servo control of the optical head 40, and the tracking error signal TE is used for tracking servo control of the optical head 40.
[0060]
  In the present embodiment, when the optical head 40 passes through the hologram recording area 7, the tracking error signal CE is detected and tracking servo control of the optical head 40 is performed. Can be moved by displacing the emission position of the laser light source for tracking servo from the optical axis of the collimator lens 32 in accordance with the recording mode of the hologram. Accordingly, the tracking error signal CE is detected by irradiating the servo clock pits SCK1 to SCK3 with the tracking servo laser beam, and the information recording position is irradiated with the hologram recording laser beam while performing the tracking servo control. It is configured to be able to record a hologram.
[0061]
  Next, an outline of an operation when recording a hologram will be described. In FIG. 14, at the time of hologram recording, the spatial light modulator 18 is in a transmission state (hereinafter also referred to as “on”) and a blocking state (hereinafter also referred to as “off”) for each pixel in accordance with information to be recorded. Is selected to spatially modulate the passing laser beam to generate information light. In the embodiment of the present invention, 1-bit information is expressed by 2 pixels, and one of the 2 pixels corresponding to 1-bit information is always turned on and the other is turned off.
[0062]
  In addition, the phase spatial light modulator 17 selectively selects a phase difference of 0 (rad) or π (rad) with respect to the laser beam passing through the pixel based on a predetermined phase according to a predetermined modulation pattern. By applying, the phase of the laser beam is spatially modulated to generate recording reference light in which the phase of the laser beam is spatially modulated. The controller 50 gives the modulation pattern selected by the controller 50 according to a predetermined condition or the information of the modulation pattern selected by the operation unit 51 to the phase spatial light modulator 17, and the phase spatial light modulator 17 is given by the controller 50. Alternatively, the phase of the passing laser beam is spatially modulated according to the information of the modulation pattern selected by the operation unit 51.
[0063]
  The laser beam output from the laser light source 25 is set to a high output for pulse recording. The controller 50 predicts the timing at which the laser beam emitted from the objective lens 12 passes through the hologram recording area 7 based on the basic clock reproduced from the reproduction signal RF, and the light emitted from the objective lens 12 is emitted from the hologram recording area 7. Keep the above settings while passing through. Furthermore, while the laser beam from the objective lens 12 passes through the hologram recording area 7, focus servo control and tracking servo control are not performed, and only tracking servo control is performed. In the following description, it is assumed that the laser light source 25 emits P-polarized light.
[0064]
  As shown in FIG. 14, the P-polarized laser light emitted from the laser light source 25 is converted into a parallel light beam by the collimator lens 24, passes through the beam splitter 30, and enters the beam splitter 23. A part of the light passes through the half mirror 23 a and enters the prism block 19. The laser beam incident on the prism block 19 is partly transmitted through the half mirror 19b and passes through the spatial light modulator 18. At that time, the laser beam is spatially modulated according to the information to be recorded, Become.
[0065]
  This information light is reflected by the total reflection surface 15 b of the prism block 15, and a part of the light quantity passes through the half mirror 15 a and passes through the two-part optical rotation plate 14. Here, the laser beam that has passed through the optical rotatory plate 14L of the two-part optical rotatory plate 14 has its polarization direction rotated by + 45 ° to become an A-polarized laser beam, and the light that has passed through the optical rotatory plate 14R has its polarization direction rotated by −45 °. It becomes a B-polarized laser beam. The A-polarized light and B-polarized information light that has passed through the two-part optical rotatory plate 14 are converged by the objective lens 12 so as to converge on the boundary surface between the hologram recording layer 1c and the substrate 4 of the optical disk recording medium 1, that is, on the reflective film 1d. The optical disc recording medium 1 is irradiated.
[0066]
  On the other hand, the laser beam reflected by the half mirror 19b of the prism block 19 is reflected by the total reflection mirror 19a, passes through the phase spatial light modulator 17, and the light phase is spatially changed according to a predetermined modulation pattern. Modulated to become reference light for recording. The recording reference light passes through the convex lens 16 and is converged. A part of the light amount is reflected by the half mirror 15 a of the prism block 15 and passes through the two-part optical rotation plate 14.
[0067]
  Here, the laser beam that has passed through the optical rotator 14L of the two-part optical rotator 14 is rotated by + 45 ° to become an A-polarized laser beam, and the laser beam that has passed through the optical rotator 14R is rotated by −45 °. The A-polarized and B-polarized recording reference light that has passed through the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 that becomes a B-polarized laser beam is applied to the optical disc recording medium 1 and before the boundary surface between the hologram recording layer 1c and the substrate 4 And once converged by the objective lens 12, it passes through the hologram recording layer 1c while diverging.
[0068]
  Here, for easy understanding, the polarization of light will be briefly described. The A polarization is a linear polarization obtained by rotating the S polarization by −45 ° or rotating the P polarization by + 45 °. , B-polarized light is linearly polarized light obtained by rotating S-polarized light by + 45 ° or rotating P-polarized light by −45 °. Therefore, the polarization directions of A-polarized light and B-polarized light are orthogonal to each other.
[0069]
  15 and 16 are explanatory diagrams showing the state of the laser beam during recording. In the figure, a symbol 81 indicates P-polarized light, a symbol 83 indicates A-polarized light, and a symbol 84 indicates B-polarized light. In FIG. 15, the information light 71L that has passed through the optical rotatory plate 14L of the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 becomes A-polarized light, which is irradiated onto the optical disc recording medium 1 by the objective lens 12, passes through the hologram recording layer 1c, and reflects. The light converges on 1d and is reflected by the reflective film 1d, and travels backward in the hologram recording layer 1c again.
[0070]
  The recording reference light 72L that has passed through the optical rotatory plate 14L of the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 becomes A-polarized light, which is irradiated onto the optical disc recording medium 1 by the objective lens 12 and once on the incident surface to the hologram recording layer 1c. After convergence, the light passes through the hologram recording layer 1c while diverging. In the hologram recording layer 1c, the A-polarized information light 71L reflected by the reflective film 1d interferes with the A-polarized recording reference light 72L traveling toward the reflective film 1d, so that the interference pattern is formed in the hologram recording layer. It is formed three-dimensionally. Therefore, when the output of the emitted light from the laser light source 25 becomes high, the interference pattern is recorded three-dimensionally in the hologram recording layer 1c.
[0071]
  In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, the information light 71R that has passed through the optical rotatory plate 14R of the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 becomes B-polarized light, which is irradiated onto the optical disc recording medium 1 by the objective lens 12 and within the hologram recording layer 1c. , And converges on the reflection film 1d and is reflected by the reflection film 1d, and travels in the hologram recording layer 1c in the opposite direction again. The recording reference light 72R that has passed through the optical rotatory plate 14R of the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 becomes B-polarized light, which is irradiated onto the optical disc recording medium 1 by the objective lens 12, and once converges on the incident surface of the hologram recording layer 1c. After that, the light passes through the hologram recording layer 1c while diverging. In the hologram recording layer 1c, the B-polarized information light 71R reflected by the reflective film 1d interferes with the B-polarized recording reference light 72R traveling toward the reflective film 1d to form a three-dimensional interference pattern. When the output of the emitted light from the laser light source 25 becomes high, the interference pattern is recorded three-dimensionally in the hologram recording layer 1c.
[0072]
  In the hologram recording mode on the optical disc recording medium of the present invention shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the information light and the recording light are recorded so that the optical axis of the information light and the optical axis of the recording reference light are arranged on the same line. The reference light is irradiated from the same surface side to the hologram recording layer 1c. In addition, information can be multiplexed and recorded by phase encoding multiplexing on the hologram recording layer 1c at the same recording position in the information recording area by performing a recording operation a plurality of times by changing the modulation pattern of the recording reference light. It is.
[0073]
  Thus, in the recording apparatus for recording a hologram on the optical disk recording medium of the present invention, a reflection type (Lippmann type) hologram is formed in the hologram recording layer 1c. The A-polarized information light 71L and the B-polarized recording reference light 72R do not interfere with each other because the polarization directions are orthogonal. Similarly, the B-polarized information light 71R and the A-polarized recording reference light 72L Because the polarization directions are orthogonal, there is no interference. That is, there is an advantage that, when recording a hologram, generation of extra interference fringes is prevented, and a decrease in the SN (signal-to-noise) ratio can be prevented.
[0074]
  Further, in the recording apparatus, as described above, the information light is irradiated so as to converge at the boundary surface between the hologram recording layer 1c and the substrate 1e in the optical disc recording medium 1, and is reflected by the reflection film 1d of the optical disc recording medium 1. To the objective lens 12 side. This return light is incident on the quadrant photodetector 29 in the same manner as in the servo operation. Therefore, it is possible to perform focus servo in the address servo area 6 even during recording using the information light incident on the quadrant photodetector 29.
[0075]
  Note that the recording reference light converges on the incident surface of the hologram recording layer 1c in the optical disc recording medium 1 and the embossed pits in the servo area 6 are irradiated with divergent light. Even if it is reflected by 1d and returns to the objective lens 12 side, no image is formed on the four-divided photodetector 29, so that it cannot be used for focus servo.
[0076]
  In the recording apparatus, by moving the convex lens 16 back and forth or changing the magnification thereof, an area (hologram) in which one interference pattern by the information light and the reference light is recorded three-dimensionally in the hologram recording layer 1c. The size of the (formation region) can be arbitrarily selected.
[0077]
  Next, the operation at the time of reproducing recorded information will be described with reference to FIG. 14 again. At the time of reproduction, all the pixels of the spatial light modulator 18 are turned on. Further, the controller 50 gives the same information as the modulation pattern of the recording reference light at the time of recording the information to be reproduced to the phase spatial light modulator 17, and the phase spatial light modulator 17 receives the information given by the controller 50. According to the same information as the modulation pattern at the time of recording, the phase of the passing laser beam is spatially modulated, the phase of the laser beam is spatially modulated, and reproduction reference light is generated.
[0078]
  The output of the laser light emitted from the laser light source 25 is switched to a low output for reproduction, and the controller 50 generates a hologram of the laser beam that has passed through the objective lens 12 based on the servo clock CK reproduced from the reproduction signal RF. The timing of passing through the recording area 7 is predicted, and the above-described setting at the time of reproduction is performed while the laser beam from the objective lens 12 passes through the hologram recording area 7. Accordingly, while the laser beam from the objective lens 12 passes through the hologram recording area 7, focus servo control and tracking servo control are not performed, and only tracking servo control is performed.
[0079]
  As shown in FIG. 14, the P-polarized laser beam emitted from the laser light source 25 is converted into a parallel beam laser beam by the collimator lens 24, passes through the beam splitter 30, and enters the beam splitter 23. A part of the light is reflected by the half mirror 23 a and incident on the photodetector 26 to perform automatic light quantity adjustment, and the laser beam that has passed through the half mirror 23 a enters the prism block 19. Part of the light incident on the prism block 19 is reflected by the half mirror 19b, and this reflected light is reflected by the total reflection mirror 19a and passes through the phase spatial light modulator 17, and at that time, a predetermined modulation is performed. According to the pattern, the phase of the light is spatially modulated to become reproduction reference light.
[0080]
  The reproduction reference light is light that passes through the convex lens 16 and converges. A part of the reproduction reference light is reflected by the half mirror 15 a of the prism block 15 and passes through the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14. Here, the light passing through the optical rotatory plate 14L of the two-part optical rotator 14 is rotated by + 45 ° in the polarization direction to become A-polarized light, and the light passing through the optical rotatory plate 14R is rotated by −45 ° in the polarization direction. Thus, it becomes B-polarized light. The reproduction reference light that has passed through the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 is irradiated onto the optical disc recording medium 1 through the objective lens 12, converges before the hologram recording layer 1c, and then passes through the hologram recording layer 1c while diverging.
[0081]
  In FIGS. 17 and 18, the symbol 81 indicates P-polarized light, the symbol 82 indicates S-polarized light, the symbol 83 indicates A-polarized light, and the symbol 84 indicates B polarization is shown. In FIG. 17, the reproduction reference light 73L that has passed through the optical rotatory plate 14L of the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 becomes A-polarized light, is irradiated onto the optical disc recording medium 1 by the objective lens 12, and converges on the near side of the hologram recording layer 1c. , While passing through the hologram recording layer 1c. As a result, reproduction light 74L corresponding to information light 71L at the time of recording is generated from hologram recording layer 1c. The reproduction light 74L travels toward the objective lens 12, is converted into a parallel light beam by the objective lens 12, and again passes through the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 to become S-polarized light.
[0082]
  As shown in FIG. 18, the reproduction reference light 73R that has passed through the optical rotatory plate 14R of the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 becomes B-polarized light, which is irradiated onto the optical disc recording medium 1 by the objective lens 12, and the hologram recording layer 1c. Then, the light passes through the hologram recording layer 1c while diverging. As a result, reproduction light 74R corresponding to information light 71R at the time of recording is generated from hologram recording layer 1c. The reproduction light 74R travels toward the objective lens 12, is converted into a parallel beam laser beam by the objective lens 12, and passes through the two-split optical rotator 14 again to become S-polarized light.
[0083]
  The reproduction light that has passed through the two-divided optical rotatory plate 14 enters the prism block 15, and part of it passes through the half mirror 15a. The reproduction light transmitted through the half mirror 15a is reflected by the total reflection mirror 15b, passes through the spatial light modulator 18 in which all pixels are turned on, and a part of the light amount is reflected by the half mirror 19b of the prism block 19. Is incident on the CCD array 20, and an on / off pattern is formed on the CCD array 20 by the spatial light modulator 18 during recording, and is recorded on the optical disc recording medium 1 by detecting this pattern. Information is played back.
[0084]
  When a plurality of pieces of information are recorded in the hologram recording layer 1c by changing the modulation pattern of the recording reference light, the same modulation pattern as that of the recording reference light is reproduced. Only the information read by the reference light is reproduced. 17 and 18, the optical axis of the reproduction reference light and the optical axis of the reproduction light are arranged on the same line, and the reproduction reference light irradiation and the reproduction light collection are performed from the same side of the hologram recording layer 1c. This is an example.
[0085]
  Further, a part of the reproduction light is incident on the quadrant photodetector 29 as in the case of the return light at the time of servo during recording. Therefore, it is possible to perform focus servo in the servo area 6 even during reproduction by using the light incident on the quadrant photodetector 29. The reproduction reference light is once converged on the front side of the hologram recording layer 1c in the optical disc recording medium 1 and becomes divergent light in the hologram recording layer 1c, so that it is reflected by the reflection film 1d of the optical disc recording medium 1. Thus, no image is formed on the four-divided photodetector 29 even when returning to the objective lens 12 side.
[0086]
  In carrying out the present invention, a wavelength λ for forming a hologram emitted from a laser light source 25 as a laser beam irradiating the optical disk recording medium 1 from an optical head.₂Tracking servo control is performed on the optical head so that the irradiation position of the laser beam for forming the hologram and the irradiation position of the laser beam for forming the hologram follow the laser beam and the information recording position of the moving optical disk recording medium 1 for the time necessary for exposure. In order to carry out, the servo clock pits SCK1 to SCK3 provided in the servo area 6 are irradiated with the tracking laser beam, and the positional deviation in the moving direction of the optical disc recording medium between the information recording position and the irradiation position of the hologram forming laser beam is performed. The wavelength λ emitted from the laser light source 33 to be detected₁Therefore, the optical head 11 for the optical disc recording medium 1 of the present invention has, for example, a wavelength λ.₁, Wavelength λ₂Are configured to emit a coherent laser beam having a plurality of wavelengths.
[0087]
  Wavelength λ₁, Wavelength λ₂As a combination of a plurality of wavelengths, λ₁= 780 nm, λ₂= 532 nm combination, λ₁= 780 nm, λ₂= 650 nm combination, λ₁= 650 nm, λ₂= 525 nm combination, λ₁= 650 nm, λ₂= 405 nm combination, λ₁= 780 nm, λ₂= 390 nm combination. In the apparatus of FIG. 14, an apparatus provided with two laser light sources 25 and 33 having different wavelengths is illustrated, but instead of the two kinds of laser light sources, a single laser light source and a wavelength selection element such as a prism or a diffraction grating are used. Tunable laser light source device capable of emitting laser beams of a plurality of wavelengths consisting of a combination of the above, or a tunable laser light source device using a nonlinear optical system for exchanging the wavelength of the laser beam source and the emitted light from the laser beam source, etc. Can also be used.
[0088]
  When the hologram is sequentially recorded at the information recording position of the hologram recording area 7 of the optical disc recording medium 1, information is not shifted while the optical disc recording medium 1 moves at least 200 μm as a distance by the hologram forming laser beam. It is necessary to fix the hologram on the hologram recording layer by following the recording position and continuing irradiation.
[0089]
  When the optical disk recording medium 1 is moved by 200 μm and hologram recording is completed, the optical head is 200 μm-α in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the optical disk recording medium 1 (where α is an adjacent information recording position) In order to record a new hologram at the next information recording position of the optical recording medium in the same recording mode, the irradiation to the next information recording position is started with the laser beam for forming the hologram. Then, while the optical disk recording medium 1 moves by 200 μm, accurate hologram recording is performed on the information recording position while following the information recording position with the laser beam for forming the hologram.
[0090]
  Such a hologram recording operation is sequentially repeated until the next servo area is reached. While the optical head passes through the servo area 6, the focus servo control and the tracking servo control are performed as described above. When the optical head moves to the information recording area of the next sector, the same hologram recording operation as described above is performed while performing the tracking servo control. Repeatedly, holograms are sequentially recorded at information recording positions in the information recording area of the next sector.
[0091]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above, according to the present invention, when recording a hologram in the hologram recording area, a hologram recording spot recorded on one track of the hologram recording area and a hologram recorded on a track adjacent thereto Since the recording spots are recorded at different positions in the circumferential direction, at least one hologram recording spot is formed on each track, and the hologram recording and reproducing operations are not bursty and continuous. Processing. In addition, according to the recording method of the present invention, when the diameter of the hologram recording spot is D and the number of multiplexed hologram recording spots is m, the pitch P between adjacent hologram recording spots is P = D / m. To record. For this reason, holograms can be efficiently recorded at high density in the hologram recording area of the optical disc recording medium, and the hologram recording capacity can be increased.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an optical disk recording medium used in an optical disk recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2A is a partially enlarged view of FIG.
FIG. 2B is a partially enlarged view of FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the same optical disc recording medium.
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relationship between the spatial frequency of pits and the transfer function (MTF).
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a conventional servo pit.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining servo pits formed on the same optical disk recording medium.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an arrangement relationship between each track and each frame of the optical disk recording medium and address information.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a hologram recording format.
FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing a recording pulse for giving a recording timing.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of a hologram recording format.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing zones formed on the same optical disc recording medium.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of a part related to a tracking error detection circuit in the signal processing circuit of the same apparatus.
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an optical system of the optical head of the apparatus and the principle of the optical part of the optical head used in the apparatus.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a laser beam during recording.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a laser beam during recording.
FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a laser beam during reproduction.
FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a laser beam during reproduction.
FIG. 19 is an enlarged partial sectional view of a part of an optical disc recording medium using conventional volume holography.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Optical disk recording medium, 1a, 1b ... Transparent substrate, 1c ... Recording layer, 1d ... Reflective film, 1e ... Substrate, 2 ... Frame, 3 ... Segment, 4 ... 5, ..., 6 ... Servo area, 7 ... Hologram recording 8 is an address part, 8c is an address part, 8d is an end address mark, 8e is a post synchronization mark, 8f is a post amble, and 10 is an optical disk recording / reproducing device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Optical head, 12 ... Objective lens, 13 ... Actuator, 14 ... Divided optical rotation plate, 15, 19, 23, 30 ... Prism block, 15a, 19b, 23a, 30a ... Half mirror, 15b, 19a ... Total reflection mirror, 16, 27 ... convex lens, 17 ... phase spatial light modulator, 18 ... spatial light modulator, 24, 32 ... collimator lens, 25, 33 ... laser light , 26, 31 ... photo detector, 28 ... cylindrical lens, 29 ... quadrant photo detector, 30a ... half mirror, 40 ... optical head, 41 ... spindle, 42 ... spindle motor, 43 ... spindle servo circuit, 44 ... drive device, 45 ... Detection circuit 46 ... Focus servo circuit 47 ... Tracking servo circuit 48 ... Slide servo circuit 49 ... Signal processing circuit 50 ... Controller 51 ... Operation unit 52 ... Inclination detection circuit 53 ... Inclination correction circuit 54 ... Tracking control circuit, 55 ... tracking servo circuit, 61 ... differential amplifier, 62 ... multiplexer, 63 ... comparator, 64 ... logic operation circuit.

Claims (24)

An interference pattern due to interference between information light emitted from the optical head and recording reference light is recorded as a hologram on a hologram recording layer of an optical disk recording medium in which tracks extending in the circumferential direction are provided at predetermined intervals in the radial direction. An optical disc recording medium recording method, comprising:
The hologram recording spot recorded on the hologram recording layer and one of the hologram recording spots recorded most adjacent to the hologram recording spot are not on the same track, but on each adjacent track. A recording method for an optical disc recording medium, wherein the recording is performed at different positions in the circumferential direction so as to overlap each other . In the hologram recording layer, the pitch P between the adjacent hologram recording spots is P = D / m, where D is the diameter of the hologram recording spot and m is the preset number of hologram recording spots. 2. The recording method for an optical disk recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the hologram recording spot is recorded. Holograms recorded on the one track with an interval between the hologram recording spots recorded on one track of the hologram recording layer and the hologram recording spot recorded on a track adjacent thereto being substantially P 3. The optical disk recording according to claim 2 , wherein a hologram is recorded on the hologram recording layer so that a recording spot and a position in a circumferential direction of the hologram recording spot recorded on a track that is m tracks away from the recording spot are equal. Media recording method. Holograms recorded on the one track with an interval between the hologram recording spots recorded on one track of the hologram recording layer and the hologram recording spot recorded on a track adjacent thereto being substantially P 3. The optical disc according to claim 2 , wherein a hologram is recorded on the hologram recording layer so that a circumferential position of the recording spot and a hologram recording spot recorded on a track separated by m tracks is shifted by P / 2. Recording method of recording medium. The optical disc recording medium is divided into a plurality of zones in the radial direction, and the number of hologram recording spots recorded in the circumferential direction of one hologram recording layer in the outer peripheral zone is one in the inner peripheral zone. optical recording medium of any one of claims 1-4, characterized by recording a hologram on the hologram recording layer to be larger than the number of hologram recording spot to be recorded in the circumferential direction of the hologram recording layer Recording method. The optical disc recording medium has a layer in which a servo area is formed, and the hologram recording layer on a layer on which the servo area is formed,
In the servo area, pits for clock generation are formed,
Recording method of an optical disc recording medium of any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that for generating a signal for determining the recording timing for each track pits for the clock generation as a reference. The irradiation position of the information light and the recording-specific reference light, a predetermined time, the optical disc recording method according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that to follow the movement of the optical disc recording medium. While the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light is made to follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium, a position shift between the irradiation position and the information recording position in the optical disk recording medium is detected, and the irradiation position 8. The optical disk recording method according to claim 7, wherein tracking servo for aligning the position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium is performed. An optical disk recording method for recording an interference pattern as a hologram by interference between information light emitted from an optical head and recording reference light on a hologram recording layer of a rotating optical disk recording medium,
The irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light is caused to follow the rotational movement of the optical disk recording medium for a predetermined time,
While the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light is made to follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium, a position shift between the irradiation position and the information recording position in the optical disk recording medium is detected, and the irradiation position And tracking servo for aligning the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium. 10. The optical disk recording method according to claim 9 , wherein the optical head irradiates a laser beam having a wavelength different from wavelengths of the information light and the recording reference light in order to detect the displacement. A track having a servo region having clock generation pits at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction and a hologram recording layer on the layer on which the servo region is formed, and a track extending in the circumferential direction The hologram is applied to an optical disc recording medium provided with a predetermined interval in the radial direction and on which an interference pattern due to interference between the information light emitted from the optical head and the recording reference light is recorded as a hologram. An optical disk recording device for recording
Clock generating means for generating a clock by reading a pit for clock generation in a servo area of the optical disk recording medium with the optical head;
Recording timing generation means for generating a recording timing signal for determining recording timing for each track with reference to the clock generated by the clock generation means,
The recording timing generation unit generates a recording timing signal in which the recording timing of the hologram is shifted in an adjacent track, so that the most adjacent hologram recording spot is not on the same track of the hologram recording layer but on the adjacent track. An optical disk recording apparatus which records at different positions in the circumferential direction so that a part of each other overlaps . In the hologram recording layer, the pitch P between adjacent hologram recording spots is P = D / m, where D is the diameter of the hologram recording spot and m is the preset number of hologram recording spots. 12. The optical disk recording apparatus according to claim 11, wherein a hologram recording spot is recorded. The irradiation position of the information light and the recording-specific reference light, a predetermined time, according to claim 11 or 12, wherein further comprising: a tracking control circuit for controlling so as to follow the movement of the optical disc recording medium Optical disk recording device. While the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light is made to follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium, a positional deviation between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium is detected, and tracking servo is performed. 14. The optical disk recording apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a tracking servo circuit that performs the tracking servo circuit. The optical head of claim 11 to 14, characterized in that laser beam irradiation of a wavelength different from the wavelength of said information light to read the pits for clock generation in a servo area and the recording reference light The optical disk recording device according to any one of the preceding claims. An optical disk recording apparatus for recording an interference pattern as a hologram by interference between information light emitted from an optical head and recording reference light on a hologram recording layer of a rotating optical disk recording medium,
A follow-up control circuit for controlling the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light so as to follow the rotational movement of the optical disc recording medium for a predetermined time;
While the irradiation position of the information light and the recording reference light is made to follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium, a positional deviation between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium is detected, and tracking servo is performed. An optical disk recording apparatus comprising a tracking servo circuit for performing the operation. The optical disk recording apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the optical head irradiates a laser beam having a wavelength different from wavelengths of the information light and the recording reference light in order to detect the displacement. A layer in which a servo area having clock generation pits is formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction by a reproduction reference beam emitted from the optical head, and a hologram recording layer on the layer on which the servo area is formed, An optical disk recording in which tracks extending in the circumferential direction are provided at predetermined intervals in the radial direction, and an interference pattern due to interference between information light and recording reference light is recorded on the hologram recording layer as a hologram An optical disc playback apparatus for playing back information from a medium,
Clock generating means for generating a clock by reading a pit for clock generation in a servo area of the optical disk recording medium with the optical head;
Reproduction timing generation means for generating a reproduction timing signal for determining reproduction timing for each track with reference to the clock generated by the clock generation means,
The reproduction timing generation means generates a reproduction timing signal in which the reproduction timing of the hologram is shifted in an adjacent track, and the circumferential direction is different so that a part of each other overlaps on the adjacent track of the hologram recording layer. An optical disk reproducing apparatus for reproducing the nearest hologram recording spot recorded at a position .   The hologram recording spots are formed on the hologram recording layer so that the pitch P between adjacent hologram recording spots is P = D / m, where D is the diameter of the hologram and m is a preset number of holograms. 19. The optical disk reproducing apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the optical disk reproducing apparatus is recorded. 20. The optical disk reproducing apparatus according to claim 18 , further comprising a follow-up control circuit that controls the irradiation position of the reproduction reference light to follow the movement of the optical disk recording medium for a predetermined time. A tracking servo circuit that detects a misalignment between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium and performs tracking servo while the irradiation position of the reproduction reference light follows the movement of the optical disk recording medium 21. The optical disk reproducing apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising: The optical head can be any one of claims 18 to 21, characterized in applying laser beams of different wavelengths and wherein the wavelength of the reference light for reproduction to read the pits for clock generation in a servo area The optical disk reproducing apparatus described. An optical disk reproducing apparatus for reproducing information from a hologram recording layer in which an interference pattern due to interference between information light of a rotating optical disk recording medium and recording reference light is recorded by a reproduction reference light emitted from an optical head,
A follow-up control circuit for controlling the irradiation position of the reproduction reference light so as to follow the rotational movement of the optical disc recording medium for a predetermined time;
A tracking servo circuit that detects a misalignment between the irradiation position and the information recording position on the optical disk recording medium and performs tracking servo while the irradiation position of the reproduction reference light follows the movement of the optical disk recording medium An optical disc reproducing apparatus comprising: 24. The optical disk reproducing apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein the optical head irradiates a laser beam having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the reproduction reference light in order to detect the positional deviation.

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