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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1989
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A focusing error detecting apparatus comprises an objective lens system for focusing a ray flux on a surface of an optical recording disk, two photo detectors, an optical means including the lens system and a beam splitter, for focusing a ray flux reflected from the optical recording disk so that the ray flux comes to the middle of a space formed between the two photo detectors when the focal point is formed on the optical recording disk, a combination of two interruption/deflection elements and a control device for switching the ray flux transmitted from the optical recording disk at the two positions which correspond to said two photo detectors, two sampling/holding circuits respectively hold differences of output of the two photo detectors in correspondence to the switching operations of the interruption/deflection elements and the control device, and a subtracting circuit for outputting a focusing error signal on the basis of the outputs of the sampling/holding circuit.