Optical recording system employing a solid immersion lens
First Claim
1. An optical system including a read/write head assembly for reading or writing information on an adjacent recording medium of the type which includes an objective lens for focusing light energy onto a recording medium, including a solid immersion lens disposed between the read/write head assembly and the recording medium, said solid immersion lens including a spherical surface facing said read/write head assembly and a flat surface closely spaced from said recording medium.
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Abstract
An optical recording system including a read/write optical assembly including an objective lens for reading or writing from an optical medium including a solid immersion lens disposed between the objective lens and having a surface closely spaced from the recording medium.
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- 1. An optical system including a read/write head assembly for reading or writing information on an adjacent recording medium of the type which includes an objective lens for focusing light energy onto a recording medium, including a solid immersion lens disposed between the read/write head assembly and the recording medium, said solid immersion lens including a spherical surface facing said read/write head assembly and a flat surface closely spaced from said recording medium.
- 4. In an optical system including a read/write head assembly for reading or writing information on an adjacent recording medium of the type which includes a laser for providing light energy, an optical system including an objective lens for focusing light energy received from the laser, a solid immersion lens mounted between the objective lens and the recording medium, said solid immersion lens including a spherical surface facing said objective lens and a flat surface closely spaced from said recording medium, a phototransducer for receiving light energy reflected from said surface and polarization components for preventing light reflected from said recording medium to return to and interfere with the laser.
- 7. An optical system including an objective lens for focusing light energy to or receiving light from a sample, a solid immersion lens mounted between the objective lens and said sample, said solid immersion lens including a spherical surface facing said objective lens and a flat surface closely spaced to the sample, and polarization components which act together as an optical isolator, said solid immersion lens including an optically active material in order to function as the quarter wave retarder in said optical isolator.
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