Abstract
We developed a signal-readout system suitable for optical pickups with a homodyne detection scheme, which is used to amplify signal lights using optical interference. The system consists of an optical-signal detection circuit and a readout-signal generator. The optical-signal detection circuit, which contains pairs of photodiodes connected in series, successfully cancels out large DC components arising from a reference light. This made it possible to avoid the output signal saturation of current-to-voltage amplifiers and raise the upper limit of signal gain. The readout-signal generator generates a readout signal on the basis of the phase-diversity method, which stabilizes readout signal amplitude. By using this system, a signal gain of 3.6 was obtained on a commercially available disc.
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