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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1990
Katsuharu Sato, Saitama, JP;
Naoharu Yanagawa, Saitama, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical head wherein a required astigmatism can be obtained readily to facilitate production thereof and the linear distance between a face of an information record medium and a light receiving element is reduced to reduce the overall size and weight of the optical head. The optical head comprises a prism having a parallelogram shape in side elevation. The prism has a reflecting/transmitting face extending at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to an optical axis to the information record face for reflecting light from a light source toward the information record face, first and second reflecting faces extending perpendicularly to the optical axis for successively reflecting light transmitted thereto through the transmitting face, and a transmission face extending in parallel to the reflecting/transmitting face. Light emerging from the transmitting face of the prism is received and converted into an electrical signal by a light receiving element.