Optical pick-up device with a multifunctional prism

摘要

The present invention provides an optical pickup device which enables cost reduction and has improved optical characteristics. In the optical pickup device according to the present invention, as a function to shape a light flux outputted from a semiconductor laser chip to a substantially circular beam and a function to separate reflected light from an optical recording medium from the source light are realized with one optical element, a number of required parts can be reduced, which in turn enables substantial cost reduction as well as size reduction of the device.