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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Mats Oberg, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zachary Keirn, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Mats Oberg, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zachary Keirn, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/1374 (2012.01); G11B 7/1376 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus. The apparatus includes a collimator configured to have a plurality of positions, and a controller configured to control the collimator to move to a predetermined position associated with a data layer of an optical storage medium to collimate a light beam. The collimated light beam is then focused onto the data layer of the optical storage medium.