Abstract

To obtain a small and reliable optical pick-up capable of being mass-produced, it is important to integrate optical components in a small packaged device. Recently several authors reported hybrid integrated optical pick-up devices, using a micro-prism and holograms [1]. However there are few reports of monolithic optical pick-ups [2]. Based on the novel optical device previously reported [3], and we fabricated a monolithic optical pick-up in combination with a plastic lens and an actuator.

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