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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1998
Tsuguhiro Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Hineno, Kanagawa, JP;
Kimihiro Saito, Saitama, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a compact recording and reproducing apparatus capable of playing back DVD and CDs including CD-R. This apparatus comprises a means of focusing a light of a first or second wavelength onto a first or second recording media; a first means disposed off the optical axis of the focusing means to generate a light of the first wavelength; a second means disposed on the optical axis of the focusing means to generate a light of the second wavelength; a means of correcting a coma aberration in the light of the first wavelength and guiding the corrected light along the optical axis of the focusing means, and a means of detecting the light of the first or second wavelength reflected from the first or second recording media.