Optical storage system with head cleaning mechanism based on a position-controllable optical interfacing surface in an optical head

An optical disk drive having a cleaning mechanism to clean the optical head by contact with a selected surface or in close proximity of a surface of the storage medium.

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Main Authors HAJJAR ROGER, NOVOTNY VLAD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.10.2001
Edition7
Subjects
INFORMATION STORAGE
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
PHYSICS
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Summary:An optical disk drive having a cleaning mechanism to clean the optical head by contact with a selected surface or in close proximity of a surface of the storage medium.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19990304527