Optical memory system.

摘要

An optical memory system comprises light beam generating means for generating a plurality of light beams; a recording medium comprising a plurality of guide grooves for guiding each of the light beams, and ID sections utilised for identifying a guide groove on which each of the light beams is projected; a plurality of photo-detectors for detecting the intensity of the reflected light or transmitted light of each of the light beams projected on the recording medium; a plurality of comparators for converting a signal released from each of the photo-detectors into a binary signal; a majority logic circuit for issuing a signal whose level is equivalent to the levels of the signals released from the majority of the comparators and a moving amount detector for detecting the moving amount of the said light beams by counting the number of pulses in the pulse signal released from the majority logic circuit when the light beams move in a direction perpendicular to the guide grooves. This optical memory system is designed such that at least either the plurality of light beams or the plurality of ID sections of the guide grooves are so arranged that at least more than half of the light beams or more than half of the ID sections are not overlapped in a parallel direction to the guide grooves whereby the number of light beams projected on the ID sections at the same time is limited to less than half of the total number of light beams projected on the recording medium. Accordingly, even when the light beams are moved in a perpendicular direction to the guide grooves, the number of pulses in the pulse signal is not influenced by ID signals or the like but coincident with the number of the guiding grooves through which the light beams have actually passed. With use of the optical memory system having such an arrangement, the accurate moving amount of a light beam is obtained resulting in high accuracy of access operation.