Optical Pick-Up and/or Recording Device

摘要

For optical data storage applications a near field optical system can be used. In near field optical systems an accurate control of the distance between the solid immersion lens and the disc surface is crucial. After the correction of a tilt between the lens and the disc, the laser beam may not always be parallel to the optical axis. This has a detrimental effect on the gap signal used for the distance control. The optical head of the invention comprises a gap signal correcting unit to take care of such detrimental effects.