Dual optical pickup for accessing both DVD and CD disc

Abstract

A dual optical pick-up for accessing CD, CD-R and DVD discs is provided. The provided dual optical pick-up uses an objective lens and a laser source for DVD discs, and uses another objective lens and another laser source for CD and CD-R discs. Spirit of the invention is that both objective lenses are located in the same lenses holder, which connect to a guide rod, and the lenses hold moves only along a radius of the corresponding disc. Moreover, the laser beam produced by any laser source is transmitted through corresponding objective lens to a disc, and the reflected laser beam is transmitted through corresponding objective lens to a PDIC and then a spot is formed and detected. Hence, the location of each objective lens must satiate the requirement that any spot that corresponds to a specific track of disc does not mix with other spots that correspond to other track of disc.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A dual optical pickup for accessing both DVD and CD disc, comprising: 
 an actuator, said actuator comprising a first objective lens, a second objective lens, a objective lenses holder, and a guide rod, wherein both said first objective lens and said second objective lens are located within said objective lenses holder, said guide rod moving said objective lenses holder along a radius of an accessed disc;    a first light assembly, said first light assembly corresponding to a DVD disc, wherein said first light assembly comprises a first laser source, a first beam splitter, a first collimator and a first photo-detector integrated circuit; and    a second light assembly, said second light assembly corresponding to a CD disc, wherein said second light assembly comprises a second laser source, a second beam splitter, a second collimator and a second photo-detector integrated circuit, moreover, said second light assembly being separated from said first light assembly and the light path in said first light assembly being non-intersecting to the light path in said second light assembly.    
     
     
         2 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said first laser source produces a first laser beam which transmits through said first beam splitter, said first collimator, said first objective lens in sequence and is focused in said DVD disc, then said first laser beam being reflected by said DVD disc and reflected said first laser beam being transmitted through said first objective lens, said first collimator, said first beam splitter in sequence and then being detected by said first photo-detector integrated circuit.  
     
     
         3 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said second laser source produces a second laser beam which transmits through said second beam splitter, said second collimator, said second objective lens in sequence and is focused in said CD disc, then said second laser beam being reflected by said CD disc and reflected said second laser beam being transmitted through said second objective lens, said second collimator, said second beam splitter in sequence and then being detected by said second photo-detector integrated circuit.  
     
     
         4 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , the wavelength of said first laser beam being about 650 nm.  
     
     
         5 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , the numerical aperture of said first objective lens being about 0.60.  
     
     
         6 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , the wavelength of said first laser beam being about 780 nm.  
     
     
         7 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , the numerical aperture of said first objective lens being about 0.45 to 0.5.  
     
     
         8 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said first laser beam is not located over a radius that is parallel to said guide rod.  
     
     
         9 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said first laser beam is located over a radius that is parallel to said guide rod.  
     
     
         10 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said second laser beam is not located over a radius that is parallel to said guide rod.  
     
     
         11 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said second laser beam is located over a radius that is parallel to said guide rod.  
     
     
         12 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein a projection of said first laser beam which from a specific track of said DVD disc should not be mixed with another projections of said first laser beam which from any other track of said DVD disc.  
     
     
         13 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein a projection of said second laser beam which from a specific track of said CD disc should not be mixed with another projections of said second laser beam which from any other track of said CD disc.  
     
     
         14 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein the direction that said first laser beam is transmitted from said first collimator to said first objective lens is vertical to a radius that is parallel to said guide rod.  
     
     
         15 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein the direction that said second laser beam is transmitted from said second collimator to said second objective lens is vertical to a radius that is parallel to said guide rod.  
     
     
         16 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein the direction that said first laser beam is transmitted from said first light assembly to said first objective lens is vertical to a radius that is parallel to said guide rod.  
     
     
         17 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein the direction that said second laser beam is transmitted from said second light assembly to said second objective lens is vertical to a radius that is parallel to said guide rod.  
     
     
         18 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said first objective lens and said second objective lens is fixed in said objective lenses holder.  
     
     
         19 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said objective lenses holder is fixed in a guide rod.  
     
     
         20 . The dual optical pickup of  claim 1 , wherein said first objective lens and said second objective lens is fixed in said guide rod.