On-the-fly laser beam path error correction for specimen target location processing

K Bruland, C Vandergiessen, K Grant… - US Patent …, 2007 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A laser-based workpiece processing system includes sensors connected to
a sensor controller that converts sensor signals into focused spot motion commands for …

On-the fly laser beam path dithering for enhancing throughput

K Bruland, M Unrath, S Swaringen, HW Lo… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
A laser-based workpiece processing system includes sensors connected to a sensor
controller that converts sensor signals into focused spot motion commands for actuating a …

Uniformly distributed servo data for optical information storage medium

MJBM Monen - US Patent 5,452,285, 1995 - Google Patents
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Method and apparatus for optimizing disk performance by locating a file directory on a middle track and distributing the file allocation tables close to clusters …

SM Jerbic - US Patent 5,422,762, 1995 - Google Patents
US5422762A - Method and apparatus for optimizing disk performance by locating a file
directory on a middle track and distributing the file allocation tables close to clusters referenced …

Optical data recording medium

T Kawase - US Patent 5,511,063, 1996 - Google Patents
An optical disk with clock pits formed on tracks at prede termined intervals extending in a
radial direction of the optical disk. Servo pits are arranged wobbly with respect to the tracks …

Self correcting recording reproducing apparatus for an optical card

K Kentatsu, K Tsuboi, T Ishida - US Patent 5,559,773, 1996 - Google Patents
An optical card recording/reproducing apparatus for record ing/reproducing information
onto/from an optical card by relatively moving the optical card to an optical head is provided …

Optical information recording/reproducing apparatus for performing positioning of recording/reproducing spot by selection of pairs of photo detecting elements

T Sakurada, N Tani, T Sugaya, T Rokutan… - US Patent …, 1995 - Google Patents
A beam-spot control unit is arranged such that a light beam is irradiated onto an optical
recording medium having a plurality of tracks, through an objective lens, to detect reflecting …

Optical disk with buffer area and recording and reproducing apparatus and methods

Y Kanda, M Moriya, M Fujimoto - US Patent 6,751,176, 2004 - Google Patents
An optical disc that has a recognition mark area behind a recorded area and in which the
last data in the recorded area is stably accessed, the recognition mark area can be …

Tracking system in recording/reproducing apparatus

R Imanaka, Y Okazaki - US Patent 5,216,646, 1993 - Google Patents
The present invention generally relates to optical recording/reproducing apparatus, and
relates particularly to a tracking system therefor. Tracking pit rows are provided on opposite …

Seek operation on different recording density regions based on the reflection of a boundary area

K Tanaka, M Saito - US Patent 6,608,809, 2003 - Google Patents
Information recording area of an optical disk is divided radially into a plurality of recording
areas with a boundary area interposed therebetween. The boundary area is formed as …